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US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth defends controversial second strike on alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.Published On 3 Dec 20253 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUS Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has denied seeing any survivors from a military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea in September, before the second deadly strike, which has prompted calls for an investigation into possible war crimes.Speaking at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Hegseth said he watched the initial strike on September 2 in real-time but did not witness the controversial follow-up strike.Recommended…

Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch authorized a plan for Fox News to embrace Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020 in a bid to win back viewers angry with the network, a lawyer for the voting technology company Smartmatic argued on Tuesday.“The conservative viewers, their bread and butter, abandoned them,” J Erik Connolly told the New York state supreme court judge David B Cohen. “So what do they do? They return back to what they know best: they return back to disinformation, pro-Trump propaganda and xenophobia. The election story and the election fraud claims was the perfect vehicle for…

The top drug regulator at the Food and Drug Administration, Richard Pazdur, has decided to retire from the agency just three weeks after taking the leading position, according to multiple media outlets. Pazdur, an oncologist who has worked at the FDA since 1999, was seen as a stabilizing force for an agency that has been mired in turmoil during the second Trump administration. He took over the role of leading the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research on November 11, after the previous leader, George Tidmarsh, left the agency amid an investigation and a lawsuit regarding allegations that he…

David Matalon, a founding member of TriStar Pictures and producer of films like “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” and “Hear No Evil,” died on Dec. 2 in his Beverly Hills home, Variety has learned. He was 82. Born in 1943, Matalon began his career at Columbia Pictures International. He worked his way up to executive vice president of the company before leaving to co-found TriStar Pictures. He served as president of TriStar Pictures during his tenure. Matalon led strategic direction for TriStar and was integral in shaping the company’s early identity. After leaving TriStar, Matalon went on to lead day-to-day operations…

The Farooqi family have a chaotic Christmas in Lapland after a surprise bonus for Dad.

December 2, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNot-Quite-a-Bomb-Cyclone Brings Messy Winter WeatherA rapidly intensifying low-pressure system off the coast is keeping the worst of the snow away from Boston, New York City and Washington, D.C.By Stephanie Pappas edited by Andrea ThompsonA cargo plane takes off from a runway after a winter snowstorm affected the area at O’Hare International airport on November 30, 2025, in Chicago, Ill. Jim Vondruska/Getty ImagesA winter storm that will likely not quite reach “bomb cyclone” status is nonetheless bringing messy weather to the eastern part of the U.S. today, with snow totals of a…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureWells says it is ‘outright weird’ YouTube warning its own platform won’t be as safe for kids after under-16s banAnika Wells, the communications minister, said she finds it “weird” that YouTube is warning the under-16s ban will make kids less safe.She just told the National Press Club: I find it outright weird that YouTube is always at pains to remind us all how unsafe their platform is. In a logged out state. If YouTube, even this morning, is reminding us all that it is not safe and there’s content…

How to solve today’s Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIt’s Wordle Wednesday which means I have another riddle for you to solve. Every week we spice things up on Wednesdays with an extra riddle, brain-teaser or logic puzzle before solving the Wordle. Here’s today’s:I’m surrounded by water, but I never drink. I can swim for miles, but I never breath. I have only one eye, but I never blink. What am I?I’ll post the answer tomorrow. Now let’s solve this Wordle!Looking for Tuesday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.Today’s Bonus WordleNow that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m…

The upside-down is still the right way for Netflix – Stranger Things 5 is now the company’s biggest English-language debut ever.The fifth season of the streaming company’s flagship sci-fi series achieved 59.6m views in its first five days on the platform, making for the best premiere week for an English-language series ever on Netflix, and the third biggest debut overall behind the second and third seasons of the Korean sensation Squid Game.The huge debut, which saw the first four of the final eight episodes drop at once, also marks a significant jump in viewership from the fourth installment, which opened…

Kyle BonaguraCloseKyle BonaguraESPN Staff WriterCovers college football.Joined ESPN in 2014.Attended Washington State University.Dec 2, 2025, 07:27 PM ETCal is targeting Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi to become its next football coach, with a process expected to lead to his hiring in the coming days, sources told ESPN.Lupoi was widely expected to be the front-runner for the job after Justin Wilcox was fired last week. Lupoi played at Cal from 2000 to 2005 before starting his coaching career with the Bears in 2008 under former coach Jeff Tedford. It was during that time Lupoi first developed a reputation as an elite…