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908 storiesDisney+ to stream Super Bowl LXI in February 2027 alongside ESPN and ABC
Disney announced that its streaming service Disney+ will carry Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027, airing simultaneously with the ESPN and ABC broadcasts, including the Spanish-language ESPN Deportes telecast in the U.S. and 55-plus internatio…
Paramount closes Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, creating Skydance
Paramount Skydance closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, creating a company named Skydance led by CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz. The merged company brings CNN, CBS News, HBO Max and Paramount+ under one roof…
Le Monde: Metro asked Russia to put its Russian assets under temporary management
German retailer Metro itself asked the Russian authorities to place its Russian assets under temporary management, Le Monde reported, citing a source, as carried by RBC, Kommersant and Vedomosti. The source said Metro acted “in the hope of …
Two killed in Ukrainian drone attack on car in Kherson region, governor says
A Ukrainian drone struck a passenger car near Rykovo in the Genichesk district of Kherson region, killing local baker Alexander Kolotun and his 15-year-old daughter Anna, regional governor Vladimir Saldo said. The car was destroyed about 12…
Pennsylvania measles cases pass 1,000, largest state outbreak in decades
Pennsylvania has reported 1,004 measles cases in 2026, the state Department of Health said Monday, including at least 198 hospitalizations and five deaths. State health officials say it is the largest outbreak in any U.S. state in more than…
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after extended Middle East deployment
The USS Abraham Lincoln is coming home to San Diego after an extended deployment to the Middle East supporting operations against Iran, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcoming the crew. The deployment drew congressional and family scr…
Pentagon withdraws all bombers from UK's RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot
The Pentagon said all U.S. bombers deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford in England have returned to their home stations in the United States, after a suspected terror plot against the base; the New York Times reported the withdrawal followe…
Russia's defense ministry says overnight strikes hit data centers in major Ukrainian cities
Russia's defense ministry said Russian forces struck data centers in several major Ukrainian cities during overnight attacks, according to Russia's RIA Novosti news agency. The reports, carried by Chinese business outlets, gave no detail on…
Man seriously injured in Ukrainian drone strike on car in Belgorod region
A man was seriously injured when a Ukrainian FPV drone struck a car near Laptevka in Russia's Belgorod region, the regional operational headquarters said, according to Interfax. He was in serious condition and was being taken by ambulance t…
Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin over suspected plague death in Siberia
President Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled with Vladimir Putin about the suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia, after saying Monday the US was willing to help Russia. The case follows the death of Darya Shipilova, 28, a worke…
FlyDubai co-pilot intended to crash jet into Ben Gurion, investigators say
Investigators believe the FlyDubai co-pilot who attacked his captain aboard a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight intended to crash the plane into Ben Gurion International Airport, according to NPR, Fox News and ABC News. The attacker was subdued by crew…
Houthis say they struck targets across Saudi Arabia; coalition claims Red Sea gains
Yemen's Houthi movement said it fired missiles and drones at airports, oil and military sites across Saudi Arabia, naming Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco refinery at Rabigh, and warned international airlines to stop…
Supreme Court hears Boulder climate suit as justices question both sides
The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of arguments Monday on whether the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, can sue Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy in state court to recover costs tied to climate change. Conservative justices questioned…
LG Electronics Q3 revenue 23.8 trillion won, operating profit up 13.5% but below consensus
LG Electronics reported preliminary third-quarter revenue of 23.827 trillion won, up 8.9% from a year earlier, and operating profit of 781.8 billion won, up 13.5%. Both figures fell short of the average analyst consensus, and the shares dro…
Trump says US ready to help Russia after pneumonia case in Irkutsk region
US President Donald Trump said Washington could support Russia after a case of pneumonia of unknown etiology was detected in the Irkutsk region. Russia's Rospotrebnadzor said the sanitary situation in Irkutsk and Shelekhov is stable, and th…
Russia quarantines hospital as lab worker’s death puts nearly 200 under observation
A female employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week of pneumonia of unknown cause, Russian authorities said, and a hospital in the town of Shelekhov was placed under quarantine. Officia…
Boston Dynamics names former Amazon AI executive Rohit Prasad as CEO
Boston Dynamics, described by Korean outlets as Hyundai Motor Group's robot affiliate, said it has appointed Rohit Prasad, a former Amazon executive who led work on the Alexa voice assistant, as its new chief executive. The company said the…
Russian anti-plague lab technician dies of unknown pneumonia; nearly 200 monitored
A 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East in Shelekhov, Russia, died of “pneumonia of unknown etiology,” according to the public health agency Rospotrebnadzor. The hospital…
Houthis claim strikes on Saudi airports and military sites as fighting escalates
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they attacked military facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, where tracking data showed flights disrupted; a Houthi spokesman gave no evidence for the clai…
Paramount Skydance closes $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition
Paramount Skydance completed its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery for $110bn, and the combined company is named Skydance. Its shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SKYD, while WBD shares stopped trading on Nasd…