El‑Sissi Renewed Call for U.N. Security Council Reform to Give Africa Greater Voice

• El‑Sissi Calls For U.N. Security Council Reform To Boost Africa's Role
• African Union Has Sought Two Permanent Seats With Vetoes Since 2005

Netanyahu to Present Trump With Options for New Strikes as Iran Rebuilds Missile Capabilities

• Netanyahu To Brief Trump On Iran Missile Resurgence
• Options Range From Israeli Action Alone To U.S.-Led Strikes

Brown, MIT Shootings Linked to One Suspect Raise New Questions About Campus Security

• Two Shootings Linked To One Suspect
• Two Brown Students Killed, Nine Wounded At Barus And Holley
• No Interior Surveillance Footage Reportedly Captured The Attacker

How to Watch the Ursid Meteor Shower Tonight — Final Sky Show of 2025

• Ursid Shower Peaks Sunday Night Into Early Monday
• Peak Times: Midnight–5 A.M. ET (9 P.M.–2 A.M. PT)
• Expect About 5–10 Meteors Per Hour During Peak

How People Walked Away From 'MAGA Christianity' — And What It Cost Them

• Politics And Patriotism Became Central In Some Churches
• Former Members Describe Both Sudden Epiphanies And Slow Erosion

Democratic Despotism? Courts Push Back Against Efforts To Compel Speech

• Ninth Circuit Allowed Professor Stuart Reges’s Free-Speech Suit To Proceed
• Federal Judge Enjoined Washington Law Requiring Clergy To Report Certain Confessions

Hezbollah’s Growing Foothold on Margarita Island: U.S. Officials Warn of a Strategic Base

• Hezbollah Has Established A Major Foothold On Margarita Island
• Authorities Allege Over 10,400 Passports Were Issued To People From Lebanon, Syria And Iran (2010–2019)

Congress Adjourns Without ACA Subsidy Deal — 22 Million Face Higher Premiums; House Vote Expected Jan. 5

• Congress Adjourned Without An ACA Subsidy Deal
• About 22 Million Americans Face Higher Premiums Next Month

US Airstrikes Kill At Least Five IS Militants In Central Syria; Jordan Confirms Participation

• US Struck More Than 70 Targets Across Central Syria
• At Least Five Islamic State Members Killed In Deir Ezzor
• Operation Employed Over 100 Precision Munitions

Cassini Revisited: JPL Analysis Suggests Titan Has Slushy Layers, Not a Global Ocean

• JPL Reanalysis Of Cassini Radio Data Suggests No Global Subsurface Ocean
• New Noise-Reduction Processing Revealed Subtle Internal Signals

Former Hamas Hostage Says He Warned Australian Leaders About Rising Antisemitism Before Deadly Bondi Beach Attack

• Eli Sharabi Warned Australian Leaders About Rising Antisemitism During June Meetings
• Sharabi Spent 491 Days As A Hostage And Was Released On Feb. 8, 2025

U.S. Proposes First In‑Person Ukraine–Russia Talks in Six Months as Diplomats Meet in Miami

• U.S. Proposed First In‑Person Ukraine–Russia Talks In About Six Months
• Diplomatic Talks Held In Miami With Russian, Ukrainian And European Delegations

Who — and What — Republicans Fear Most as 2026 and 2028 Approach

• JD Vance Emerges As A Strong GOP 2028 Contender
• Democrats Pivot Toward Moderate, Bread-And-Butter Messaging
• Winning 270 Electoral Votes Remains The Central Objective

After a Massive Stroke, 79-Year-Old 'Santa' Reclaims His Ho Ho Ho Through Determination and Rehab

• 79-Year-Old Brent Rasmussen Suffered A Massive Cerebellar Stroke In December 2023
• Initial Misdiagnosis Delayed Treatment For 19 Hours, Preventing Clot-Busting Medication

California's Clean‑Energy Surge: How the Golden State Rebuilt Its Grid and Countered Federal Rollbacks

• California Added ~30,800 MW Of Clean Generation And Storage Since 2019
• Clean Energy Accounted For 67% Of Retail Electricity Sales In 2023

Father Arrested After Toddler Found Unresponsive in Hot Tub; Authorities Say He Fell Asleep Holding the Child

• Toddler Found Unresponsive In Hot Tub At Airbnb
• Child Pronounced Dead Shortly After Hospital Arrival

“No Sleep for ICE”: Columbus Protesters Blast Music Outside Embassy Suites as Police Watch

Protesters in Columbus blasted drums, horns and heavy electronic dance music for hours outside an Embassy Suit...

Leaked UIUC Slides: Race, Class and 'Belonging' Taught to Future Teachers

• Leaked EDUC 201 Slides From UIUC
• Week Nine Focused On Cultivating Belonging And Intersectionality
• Slides Cite Research That Nearly 40% Of High School Students Feel Disconnected

Lawyers Say AG Pam Bondi's Death-Penalty Push Was Compromised By Lobbying Ties To UnitedHealth

• Defense Claims Bondi Had A Conflict Due To Ballard Partners Ties
• Defense Seeks To Bar Death Penalty And Dismiss Certain Charges

The Disturbing Case of Armin Meiwes: Online Ad, Cannibalism and a Landmark German Murder Trial

• Armin Meiwes Posted An Online Ad Seeking A Man For "Slaughter And Consumption"
• Bernd-Jürgen Brandes Responded, Signed A Written Agreement And Consented To Mutilation

New Satellite Map Reveals Earth's Seasons Often Fall Out of Sync — With Big Ecological Consequences

• 20 Years Of Satellite Data Produced The Most Detailed Global Seasonal-Timing Map
• Seasonal Cycles Often Differ Locally Even At Similar Latitudes Or Altitudes

Democratizing Space: Inclusion, Sustainability and Who Decides Our Cosmic Future

• India’s 2023 Lunar Landing Was Both Technical And Cultural
• More Countries And Non-State Actors Are Entering The Space Economy

Holiday Boycotts Surge: Shoppers Avoid Retailers Seen As Backing Trump-Era Policies

• We Ain't Buying It Coalition Mobilized 220+ Organizations
• Campaign Says It Secured Over 40,000 Conscious-Consumer Pledges

Renaissance Gallows Unearthed in Grenoble: Dozens of Executed Remains Found Beneath Boulevard de l'Esplanade

• Renaissance-Era Gallows Discovered Beneath Boulevard De L'Esplanade
• Site Located At The Confluence Of The Isère And Drac Rivers