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Top News Stories for Monday, December 8th 2025
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
Cotton, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, also argued that the president doesn't need to seek congressional approval if he continues the strikes past the window designated by law. WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., defended the Trump administration's Sept. 2 strike that killed the survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat, telling NBC News' "Meet the Press" that the survivors "were ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
Notre Dame announced Sunday that it would not play in a bowl game this season, hours after the ninth-ranked Fighting Irish were left out of the College Football Playoff. "As a team, we've decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season," Notre Dame wrote in a statement posted to its official X account. "We appreciate all the support from our families and fans, and we're ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
In tears and almost rendered speechless by the sheer weight of emotion, what winning his debut Formula One world championship meant to Lando Norris was writ large across every inch of his face. What had begun as a childhood dream and at one point this season had seemingly slipped from his grasp was, finally, a reality he clearly found hard to take in, as he sealed it with third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
Benin's president has appeared on television to reassure citizens of the West African nation that the situation was now "totally under control" following an attempted coup earlier in the day. "I would like to commend the sense of duty demonstrated by our army and its leaders, who have remained... loyal to the nation," Patrice Talon said, looking calm during the live evening broadcast. The government said it had ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signalled that Israel is preparing to move "soon" into the second phase of the US-sponsored Gaza ceasefire plan while adding that he's set to meet US President Donald Trump this month. Speaking at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after their meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said, "We discussed how to bring an end to the Hamas rule in Gaza. We finished the ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
A massive fire tore through a nightclub in one of India's most popular beach resorts, killing at least 25 people including tourists. Musicians were playing on stage when the fire broke through the ceiling and engulfed the club in a matter of minutes. Guests were heard screaming as they fled the venue in video recorded inside the club as the fire took hold. The blaze started at just after midnight on Sunday ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting the show , the first time a president will command the stage instead of sitting in an Opera House box. Since returning to office in January, Trump has made the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which is named after a Democratic ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
Her daughter is only 6 weeks old, but Eleanor Trenary is already worried that it could be difficult to secure childhood immunizations over the next several years, given shifting vaccine guidance from the federal government. It was something she and her husband fretted about throughout the pregnancy. "What if we can't protect our second baby as well as we could our first?" said Trenary, 35. For many parents, rapidly ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
A few days after President Donald Trump issued a preemptive pardon to embattled Democratic , the Texas congressman for reelection. The president is not happy about it. Though seen as one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House, Cuellar is . In a post to social media on Dec. 7, Trump slammed the congressman for "continuing to work with the same Radical Left Scum." "Such a lack of LOYALTY, something that ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
Chinese military fighter jets twice locked their radar on Air Self-Defense Force aircraft over international waters southeast of Okinawa Prefecture over the weekend, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said Sunday, an account Beijing disputed as ties between the neighbors continue to fray. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told reporters Sunday that the "dangerous acts" were "extremely regrettable," adding that Japan had ...
Source: japantimes.co.jp
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
As we approach the end of the year, it is fairly safe to say that when it came to brand advertisements, American Eagle's Sydney Sweeney campaign was the most talked-about in 2025. Released back in July to instantaneous discourse that has still found its way into public discussion five months later, the jeans campaign featured the actress modeling several pieces from the label's denim line, with the slogan, "Sydney ...
Source: harpersbazaar.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
The Liverpool star says he has invited his family to come and watch the Brighton match next Saturday, in case it's his last for the club. Liverpool star Mohamed Salah says he has been "thrown under the bus" by the club, and his relationship with manager Arne Slot has broken down. The 33-year-old player also suggested that next Saturday's match against Brighton could be his last for the Reds, who are the reigning ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missile, drone and shelling attacks overnight and Sunday killed at least four people in Ukraine, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials wrapped up a third day of talks aimed at ending the war. A man was killed in a drone attack on Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region Saturday night, local officials said, while a combined missile and drone attack on infrastructure in the central city of ...
Source: military.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
The State Crown forms part of the Crown Jewels, a priceless collection considered to be the most famous of the nation's treasures. Part of the Tower of London has been closed following reports of criminal damage to a display case containing the Imperial State Crown, part of the Crown Jewels. Police said four protesters had been arrested following the incident just before 10am on Saturday. They said it was ...
Source: news.sky.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
The Trump administration has changed which days Americans can visit national parks for free next year, removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding President Donald Trump's birthday, which falls on Flag Day. The Department of the Interior made the changes last month, designating those 2026 dates "resident-only patriotic fee-free days." Other changes include adding the Fourth of July weekend and ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
CAPE TOWN – A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 12 people dead, police said. The victims included three children aged 3, 12 and 16. Another 13 people were wounded and being treated in the hospital. Police didn't give details of the ages of those who were injured or their conditions. Police adjusted the death toll after ...
Source: news4jax.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
By Everything looked rosy for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami from the opening whistle as they faced the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday afternoon in the MLS Cup Final, the biggest game in club history. Chase Stadium was packed with pink-clad fans. " La Familia ", the club's most diehard supporters, bounced shoulder to shoulder in the north stands, belting out chants and banging drums. They were there at the lowest ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Dec 6th, 2025 -
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix announced Friday that it planned to buy Warner Bros. Discovery in an $82.7 billion deal that could redefine Hollywood and the broader media landscape. Bringing the century-old Hollywood studio under Netflix's umbrella would give the world's largest paid streaming service expansive power over theater owners and entertainment-industry unions. It would also give Netflix access to more content ...
Source: bostonglobe.com