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Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed to him there was a second US strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September — an attack that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny on Capitol Hill. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said he expects his committee to have full access to the audio and video of the strikes as part of its ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Cyber Monday at Best Buy has officially ended, but there are still a few amazing deals live today, giving you an advantage to save on a great range of TVs , headphones , laptops and more. And Best Buy isn't the only place you can shop these extended deals: Amazon and Walmart are also keeping discounts going. Our intrepid shopping team here at CNET is tracking the biggest discounts as they remain available, ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Mandela Barnes, who served four years as Wisconsin's lieutenant governor and narrowly lost a 2022 U.S. Senate bid, jumped into the battleground state's open Given his prominent name recognition and statewide funding network, Barnes enters the 2026 race as the presumptive front-runner in a crowded primary of lesser known candidates who have no built-in network of support. ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday, after the White House said it was "very optimistic" about reaching a deal to end the Ukraine war. US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has acted as an outside adviser in diplomatic talks, is also expected to attend. The summit comes after two days of negotiations in Florida between Ukrainian and US ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Prosecutions by the US attorney's office in New Jersey are poised to advance despite a federal court decision that the office's acting leader isn't lawfully serving in the role, legal scholars said. A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday said the Trump administration unlawfully named Habba as acting US attorney after her 120-day interim appointment expired. The ruling, which ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
New agents accelerate investigations through external AI integrations and analyst-centric automation , the leading Intelligent Operations Platform, announced new advancements to Sumo Logic Dojo AI, its agentic AI platform for security operations. This expansion of Dojo AI introduces new agents, including SOC Analyst Agent, Knowledge Agent, and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. These new agents help security ...
Source: aithority.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
The storm is expected to bring snow to northwestern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania, as well as New York and into New England. New Jersey's governor declared an emergency for some counties. After winter weather caused crashes and closed schools in Missouri, dumped more than a foot of snow in Iowa and left drivers struggling to see in Buffalo, New York, the East Coast is bracing for its own dangerous winter weather ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
John Giannandrea, the current senior vice president for machine Learning and AI strategy, will be replaced by former Microsoft AI executive Amar Subramanya. Apple's head of artificial intelligence and machine learning has stepped down from the company. John Giannandrea, the current senior vice president for machine Learning and AI strategy, will be replaced by former Microsoft AI executive Amar Subramanya. Mr ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
NEW YORK – Luigi Mangione is due back in court on Tuesday for in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using evidence that they say links him to last year's killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The pretrial hearing in Mangione's state murder case kicked off Monday with prosecutors playing surveillance videos of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing and security footage of his at a McDonald's in ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Armed men entered through a window to ambush Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada , the most elusive of the Sinaloa cartel's leaders, who was then loaded onto a plane, drugged and spirited across the border to the United States, according to details revealed Monday in the plea hearing of the drug trafficker who abducted him. Joaquín Guzmán López, the 39-year-old son of former Sinaloa cartel kingpin ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
People across the world enjoy watching supermoons as they appear larger and brighter than usual, making the night sky feel more alive. While it's quite a common phenomenon, it often attracts hordes of photographers, stargazers, or even people who just want to soak in the peaceful view. So, if you are one of those, you are in for a celestial treat this week as the final supermoon of 2025 is all set to light up the ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Other companies which have sued for refunds include motorbike maker Kawasaki and cosmetics titan Revlon Costco has sued the Trump administration over its flagship tariffs policy , joining a growing list of companies vying in court to ensure they are refunded if the Supreme Court ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and other authorities about the shooting of two National Guard members on November 26, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard. Displayed on the right pictures of two National Guard members who were shot, along with a picture of the Afghan suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal. TPX IMAGES OF THE ...
Source: rawstory.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for treating obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease. Obesity affects people in every country and was associated with 3.7 million deaths worldwide in 2024. Without decisive action, ...
Source: news-medical.net
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
This newsroom tells stories that reflect real lives and real stakes. Your support ensures that work continues. Join as a member today and close the year by strengthening independent reporting for all. Already a member? The Canadian-owned publisher of Paulette Bourgeois' "Franklin the Turtle" children's book series condemned Defense Secretary "unauthorized" use of the fictional reptile to . Hegseth has faced ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Northeast was getting ready Tuesday for its first major snowstorm of the season, just as the Midwest began to escape snow and ice that snarled travel after the Thanksgiving holiday. Some parts of northern New England were expecting up to 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) of snow. A windy, potentially icy storm was headed to the region and could soak some parts of the area's six states ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A faith-based pregnancy center will come before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to challenge an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions. The facilities often known as "crisis pregnancy centers" have been on the rise in the U.S., especially since the Supreme Court's conservative majority overturned abortion as a nationwide right in 2022. Most Republican-controlled ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Almost all of those to have provoked the president's wrath recently have been women, yet the White House has insisted that the insults are 'nothing to do with gender' For the past month Donald Trump has launched blistering and rude attacks on multiple journalists – ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Two conservative challengers were practically tied for the lead in Honduras' with votes from about 55% of polling places counted early Monday, according to preliminary and partial results. The previous day's vote had come just days after U.S. President The National Electoral Council said that fewer than 5,000 votes separated Nasry "Tito" Asfura of the National Party who had 40% of ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin charging passengers $45 if they show up at airport checkpoints without an acceptable form of identification, such as a passport or Real ID. The policy will be implemented starting Feb. 1, 2026, following a proposed rule published in the Federal Register that noted a previous amount of $18. After careful ...
Source: foxnews.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Cyclones and extreme weather have killed at least 334 people in Sri Lanka, 502 in Indonesia, and 176 in Thailand, according to authorities. Rescue and recovery and efforts are underway in parts of South and Southeast Asia where the number of those killed in devastating flooding continues to rise. The extreme weather last week has killed at least 334 people in Sri Lanka , 502 in Indonesia , and 170 in Thailand , ...
Source: news.sky.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
LSU coach Lane Kiffin vowed on Monday to make his new team "the best program in all of college football" after walking away from playoff-bound Ole Miss. Kiffin said that he tried hard to convince Ole Miss officials to let him coach the Rebels in the postseason, but the school wouldn't let him stay on the job once he committed to LSU, a move that has led to widespread criticism of Kiffin. "That was ... excruciating ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Netflix subscribers who have been using the mobile app on a smartphone or tablet to cast a show onto a TV are in for a surprise. The streaming service has quietly removed casting support for most users. It's almost impossible to start playing a show or movie from the A person responded to the thread over the weekend, saying that Netflix customer support gave them the general rule for the change: "if the ...
Source: bgr.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
(BPT) - Muchos padres se preocupan por las alergias alimentarias, y los productos derivados del cacahuete ocupan un lugar destacado en la lista. La buena noticia es que la introducción temprana de estos alimentos es un enfoque que ya está marcando la diferencia, lo que reduce drásticamente la incidencia de alergia al cacahuete en niños durante los últimos años. (CHOP) de ...
Source: tbnweekly.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally requested a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing it was in the "public interest." In a letter addressed to President Isaac Herzog, Netanyahu wrote that his trial has become "a focal point of fierce controversy" for which he bears "broad public and more responsibility, with an understanding of the overall ramifications of these events." Netanyahu ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Michigan jumped to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll on Monday as rival Michigan State and Iowa State both climbed into the top 10. No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Arizona remained atop the rankings. The Boilermakers received 40 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel, Arizona got six and Michigan got 15 after its dominating run through the Players Era Championship. Duke and UConn held their ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Global arms revenues surged to an all-time high of $679 billion in 2024, up 5.9% in real terms, according to the latest SIPRI Top 100 ranking. While Europe and the US drove most of the increase, Asia and Oceania stood out as the only region to post a decline—largely due to a dramatic drop in Chinese arms company revenues, the SIPRI report said. India, though still far from being a global arms giant, posted a ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Even if you don't know the meaning of the Oxford University Press ' word of the year for 2025, you've probably been a victim of it on social media. The publisher for the Oxford English Dictionary said on Monday it chose "rage bait" as its top word for the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The word of the year is selected by lexicographers at Oxford University Press who analyze new and emerging words, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
A trial starting Monday in a Charlotte courtroom will pit NASCAR against two racing teams—including one co-owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan—in a case that could reshape how stock-car racing operates in the United States. Those teams argue that NASCAR violated antitrust laws by exploiting its dominant position in stock-car racing to restrict teams' independence and earning potential. The ...
Source: abajournal.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court was set to hear arguments Monday on a case questioning the extent to which Internet service providers are responsible for policing music piracy. The case pits Cox Communications against Sony Music Entertainment and more than 50 other record labels that represent artists such as Sabrina Carpenter, Givēon and Doechii. The outcome could have large ramifications for both ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Police in Australia have charged four men following an investigation into what they called an "international satanic child sex abuse material ring" in the city of Sydney. The New South Wales (NSW) police said on Monday they had charged the four with dozens of criminal offences after executing six search warrants at several addresses in Sydney last week. The men – aged 26, 39, 42 and 46 – were arrested ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Hong Kong — As the confirmed death toll from the Hong Kong apartment complex fire climbed to at least 151 on Monday, officials said their investigation into the blaze had found that mesh used to cover scaffolding for ongoing renovations was not up to fire-safety codes. Frustration over what appears to have been clear safety lapses ahead of the devastating fire — which took more than two days to ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Virgin Media fined £23.8m for putting vulnerable customers at risk Company failed to protect thousands of people switching from analogue to digital landline, Ofcom rules Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m for putting thousands of vulnerable people "at risk of harm" when switching them from an analogue to a digital landline. The media watchdog, Ofcom, found the company failed to protect people who relied ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Gentile, who was the CEO and a co-founder of GPB Capital Holdings, was convicted of wire and security fraud charges brought by the Justice Department during the Biden administration. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has commuted the seven-year sentence of former private equity CEO David Gentile days after he reported to prison, a White House official confirmed. Gentile was sentenced in May to seven years ...
Source: nbcnews.com