New details revealed in Brown University investigation

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85-year-old graduates college decades after starting

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Trump touts progress in address to the nation

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Watch full coverage as President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House, highlighting his achievements and outlining future objectives. He announced a “warrior dividend,” stating that more than 1 million military service members will receive a bonus payment. NBC News' Tom Llamas and Peter Alexander provide analysis of Trump’s remarks.

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President Trump announces a “warrior dividend” for members of the military, saying more than 1 million service members will receive a check for $1,776.

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Small plane crashes in residential N.H neighborhood

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Oscars to stream on YouTube in 2029

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The U.S. is now taking responsibility for the deadly crash between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet last January over the Potomac River. NBC News’ Tom Costello has that breaking news.

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President Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that would fast-track the reclassification of cannabis. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin stopped by "Here's the Scoop" to talk about what that could mean for medical use.

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In the ongoing series “The Vaccine Divide,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the frightening spread of whooping cough cases nationwide. Cases in Texas are at levels not seen in more than a decade.

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An NBC News analysis found that the Trump administration has filed more than 117,000 requests to reopen cases immigration judges had deemed low priority.

1. Michigan to 'act swiftly' if findings warrant firings  ESPN
2. Sherrone Moore had ‘long history of domestic violence’ against Michigan staffer, lawyer alleges - The Athletic  The New York Times
3. Mike Bianchi: Michigan, the dirtiest program in college football, has betrayed its players, fans and proud history  Yahoo Sports
4. Former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh: Sherrone Moore scandal a 'tragedy'  The Detroit News
5. Sherrone Moore Allegedly Confronted Michigan Staffer as She Packed to Leave Town After Filing Formal Report: Police  People.com

1. Thursday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session  CNBC
2. Nick Reiner Was Reportedly Asked To Leave Conan O’Brien’s Party After Asking Guests Bizarre Questions Shortly Before His Parents Were Murdered  Yahoo
3. Nick Reiner Had Strange Interaction With Bill Hader at Party Before Parents' Murders  E! News
4. Rob Reiner's son Nick asked A-listers these three strange questions at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party  Page Six
5. Bill Hader's 'extreme sadness' as he breaks cover after tense chat with Nick Reiner at party just hours before grisly murders  Daily Mail

1. BP names new boss as current CEO leaves after less than two years  BBC
2. BP names Meg O'Neill CEO as Auchincloss steps down in Big Oil shakeup  Axios
3. BP Makes O’Neill Big Oil’s First Female CEO in Bid for Revival  Bloomberg.com
4. BP p.l.c. Announces Leadership Transition | News and insights | Home  BP Global
5. BP replaces CEO Murray Auchincloss after less than two years in the role  Financial Times

Bongino's tenure was at times tumultuous, including a clash with Justice Department leadership over the Epstein files. But it also involved the arrest of a suspect in the Jan. 6 pipe bomber case.

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1. Stock Market Today: Tech Slide Weighs on Nasdaq; Oil Prices Gain  The Wall Street Journal
2. Review preview: Reining in risk  MSN
3. Stock market today: Nasdaq sinks, leading Dow, S&P 500 lower as Oracle shares plummet  Yahoo Finance
4. Wall Street closes lower as AI funding jitters drag tech stocks  Reuters
5. S&P 500 posts four-day losing streak, Nasdaq tumbles 1.8% as Oracle sells off: Live updates  CNBC

1. An open letter from President & CEO Kevin Warren regarding the Chicago Bears stadium project  Chicago Bears
2. Bears expand stadium search to include Indiana  ESPN
3. Bears Threaten Move To Northwest Indiana After State Leaders Balk At Arlington Heights Stadium Aid  Block Club Chicago
4. Gary Bears? Packers archrival looks to Northwest Indiana if stadium plans fall through  Channel 3000
5. ‘Slap in the face:' Pritzker, Arlington Heights react to Bears' stadium pivot  NBC 5 Chicago

1. Discovery of ancient bee nests in fossils points to a never-before-seen behavior  CNN
2. When the Bones Were Good, These Bees Buried Their Babies  The New York Times
3. Fossilized Bee Nests Inside Skeletons Are Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before  Gizmodo
4. Ancient burrowing bees made their nests in the tooth cavities and vertebrae of dead rodents, scientists discover  Live Science
5. Ancient Bones Hid a Buzzing Secret  Scientific American

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire nominated twice to lead the agency, may draw some lessons from the tenure of another NASA leader in the 1990s.

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he will leave his post in January  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

1. Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship  The New York Times
2. Trump administration seeks to ramp up denaturalization of some US citizens, New York Times reports  Reuters
3. The U.S. Seeks to Increase Denaturalizations  The New York Times
4. Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their citizenship, internal documents obtained by The New York Times show, marking an aggressive new phase in President Trump’s immigration crackd  facebook.com
5. Immigrants live in fear as administration moves to strip legal status  CaloNews.com

1. Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder  AP News
2. The Philippines’ long battle against Islamist extremism is back in the spotlight following Bondi attack  CNN
3. 'Maybe she's an angel now' says aunt of 10-year-old Bondi victim  BBC
4. Opinion | Australia Can’t Recover From This  The New York Times
5. Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 15 counts of murder, police say  ABC News

1. High-fat cheese, cream linked to lower risk of dementia: Study  ABC News
2. A Study Linked Cheese to Lower Dementia Risk. Is That Too Good to Be True?  The New York Times
3. This Everyday Food Was Linked to Better Brain Health  SciTechDaily
4. Could cheese protect your brain health? Study links high-fat cheese and cream to lower dementia risk  Medical Xpress
5. Dementia: How might cheese consumption affect risk?  Medical News Today

1. NFL Fantasy 2025 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Quarterbacks for Week 16  NFL.com
2. Week 16 fantasy football matchup rankings: Upgrade Herbert, Judkins, downgrade Prescott, Etienne Jr.  ESPN
3. Thorman’s Snaps and Pace: Week 16  Establish The Run
4. Fantasy football rankings Week 16: Sleepers, starts, surprise best playoff performances  The New York Times
5. Fantasy Football Trust Meter: Who can we confidently put in our Week 16 playoff lineups?  Yahoo Sports

1. New footage shows Brown University shooting person of interest as suspect remains at large  Fox News
2. Stumbles in the search for a Brown University shooter led to the wrong man  CNN
3. 100 hours, no suspect: After a blur of screams and shots, a manhunt turns eerily quiet  The Boston Globe
4. Providence police ask for help identifying person seen near 'person of interest' in Brown University case  abc6.com
5. Search for Brown University shooter continues into 5th day. Live updates  The Providence Journal

1. Heavy rains compound dire conditions of displaced Gazans, UN warns  BBC
2. Winter storms worsen Gaza humanitarian crisis as UN says aid still blocked  Al Jazeera
3. UN, aid groups warn Gaza operations at risk from Israel impediments  Reuters
4. Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 people  AP News
5. Dire weather causes misery for Gaza homeless  Vatican News

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that National Guard troops can remain in the city for now. That decision comes after a different federal appeals court ruled that troops must leave Los Angeles earlier this week.

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1. Jack Smith makes his case against Trump in closed-door deposition  Politico
2. Jack Smith testifies in closed-door hearing that it was his decision to charge Trump, according to testimony obtained by CNN  CNN
3. Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump  AP News
4. Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election  NBC News
5. Jack Smith Defends Trump Prosecutions in House Deposition  The New York Times

The former Justice Department special counsel told the House Judiciary Committee that his team developed "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump took part in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election.

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Guan Heng sailed to the U.S. by boat from the Bahamas after publishing footage he filmed of purported detention camps in China. He has been held in immigration detention since August.

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1. Jake and Romy Reiner Are in ‘Unimaginable Pain’  The Cut
2. Nick Reiner makes first court appearance after parents’ killings  The Washington Post
3. See the scene outside Rob Reiner's home, Hollywood star  USA Today
4. New Details Emerge About How Rob and Michele Reiner Were Found  The New York Times
5. Rob Reiner's Daughter Didn't Know Mom Was Also Dead in House After Finding Dad's Body: Report  People.com

1. Oscars to stream on YouTube starting in 2029, leaving ABC  BBC
2. What the Oscars moving to YouTube means for broadcast TV  Los Angeles Times
3. Academy Awards to leave ABC for YouTube in 2029  The Washington Post
4. The Oscars will abandon broadcast TV for YouTube starting in 2029  CNN
5. THE ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH YOUTUBE FOR EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL RIGHTS TO THE OSCARS® AND OTHER ACADEMY CONTENT STARTING IN 2029  Academy Press Office

1. Watch: Trump to address the nation as economic concerns drag on his approval ratings  NPR
2. Trump addresses nation from the White House  CNN
3. Watch Live: Trump addresses the nation in prime-time speech on accomplishments, plans  CBS News
4. WATCH LIVE: Trump addresses the nation from the White House  PBS
5. Live updates: President Trump addresses the nation  NBC News

1. Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels After Trump’s Blockade Threat  The New York Times
2. Venezuela’s Navy Begins Escorting Ships as U.S. Threatens Blockade  The New York Times
3. Trump demands Venezuela pay for seized U.S. oil assets after calling for 'blockade'  The Hindu
4. Trump orders ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving Venezuela  CNN
5. ‘We want it back’: Trump asserts U.S. claims to Venezuelan oil and land  Los Angeles Times

1. Two Massachusetts Men Charged with Large-Scale SNAP Benefits Trafficking  Department of Justice (.gov)
2. Two Mattapan store owners charged in alleged $7 million SNAP fraud scheme  The Boston Globe
3. Mass. men charged with fraud for alleged $7 million SNAP scam, prosecutors say  Boston.com
4. 2 Massachusetts store owners charged in $7 million SNAP fraud case  CBS News
5. Watch live: Mass. US Attorney announces charges in $7M SNAP benefits trafficking case  Boston 25 News

1. NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Ready to Roll for Miles in Years Ahead  NASA (.gov)
2. Perseverance Looks Down At Itself  astrobiology.com
3. Pia26645 Nasas Perseverance Breaks Own Rover Driving Record  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
4. Pia26694 Perseverance Looks Toward Lac De Charmes  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
5. Hi ya! Hyha  NASA Science (.gov)

1. All the countries affected by Trump’s expanded travel ban  The Washington Post
2. Trump expands travel ban list to 39 countries  CNN
3. Trump's expanded travel ban hits Africa the hardest but reactions are muted  ABC News
4. Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries  NPR
5. Trump expands U.S. travel ban to include two Caribbean countries  Miami Herald

1. Another billionaire just announced a donation to "Trump accounts"  Axios
2. Administration asks the ultra-wealthy for ‘Trump accounts’ donations  The Washington Post
3. How to get $1,000 for your child through the new Trump account program  USA Today
4. Ray Dalio joins Michael Dell in backing 'Trump accounts' for kids  CNBC
5. Chime Joins Firms Matching Worker ‘Trump Account’ Contributions  Bloomberg.com

1. Senate passes defense bill that defies Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos  Politico
2. Sweeping US defense bill passes, with Ukraine, Venezuela provisions defying Trump  Reuters
3. Congress passes $901bn defense bill that includes support for Ukraine and Europe  The Guardian
4. Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video  NPR
5. Senate Passes Defense Policy Bill, Clearing It for Trump  The New York Times

1. 'Buck Rogers' star Gil Gerard dies at 82  NBC News
2. Gil Gerard, Star of TV Series ‘Buck Rogers,’ Dies at 82  The New York Times
3. ‘Buck Rogers’ star Gil Gerard dead at 82  Fox News
4. '80s TV Star Leaves Purest Message To Fans After His Death  HuffPost
5. Gil Gerard Dies At 82: Star Of ‘Buck Rogers’ Leaves Posthumous Message For Fans  Deadline

1. Republicans Clinch Democrats’ Bid to Force Vote on ACA Subsidies  The New York Times
2. GOP centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare  CNN
3. Speaker Johnson ekes out healthcare bill victory after House GOP Obamacare rebellion  Fox News
4. New Senate momentum  Axios
5. Johnson denies he's 'lost control' of House after Republican health care revolt  ABC News

1. Surprise! Saturn's huge moon Titan may not have a buried ocean after all  Space
2. Titan’s strong tidal dissipation precludes a subsurface ocean  Nature
3. Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as suspected, study suggests  PBS
4. New Views of Saturn’s Moon Titan and Jupiter’s Moon Europa Complicate Ocean Worlds Theory  Scientific American
5. NASA Study Suggests Saturn’s Moon Titan May Not Have Global Ocean  NASA (.gov)

1. iOS 26.3: New features for your iPhone  9to5Mac
2. Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching  9to5Google
3. First iOS 26.3 beta arrives as launch of new Siri nears  Macworld
4. Apple Releases First iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 Public Betas  MacRumors
5. I Won't Use This Potential iOS 26.3 Feature, but You Can if You're Craving an Android  CNET

1. Google’s vibe-coding tool Opal comes to Gemini  TechCrunch
2. Build interactive mini apps with Opal in the Gemini app.  blog.google
3. Gemini can now build you custom mini apps with this experimental Gem  Android Central
4. How to Create Custom AI Workflows with Gemini Gems Manager on Desktop – Step-by-Step Guide  Blockchain News
5. Alphabet's Google Integrates Opal Tool Into Gemini Web App  富途牛牛

1. US CDC ends guidance that all newborns should get hepatitis B vaccine, in major policy shift  Reuters
2. CDC approves major child vaccine change, rejects controversial one  The Washington Post
3. CDC adopts advisers’ recommendation against universal hepatitis B vaccines for babies  CNN
4. CDC ends recommendation for all US newborns to receive hepatitis B vaccine  The Guardian
5. RFK Jr. has turned the CDC into ‘a zombie organization’  thehill.com

1. Inside the Fractious WBD-Paramount Deal Talks Between Ellison, Zaslav  Variety
2. Warner Bros. Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Takeover Bid, Saying Ellisons ‘Misled’ Them  The New York Times
3. Warner Demands Larry Ellison’s Personal Guarantee in Paramount Bid  The Wall Street Journal
4. WBD Calls Out “Pressure Tactic” – How Paramount’s Hardball Legal Letter Backfired On Eve Of Final Bids  Deadline
5. WBD tells shareholders Netflix deal is superior to Paramount offer: 'It was not a hard choice,' chairman tells CNBC  CNBC

1. Starting 5: Knicks rally past Spurs to take Emirates NBA Cup  NBA
2. Sources: Knicks will not hang Cup banner at MSG  ESPN
3. Dwight Howard thinks Knicks are making mistake by not hanging NBA Cup banner: ‘Second hand embarrassed’  New York Post
4. NBA Cup championship: Knicks come back vs. Spurs to win 2025 title  Yahoo Sports
5. Four Takeaways From the NBA Cup Final  The Ringer

1. ‘Super flu’ variant is circulating and raising concern. Here’s what to know about it  Dallas News
2. The New Flu Variant Could Spread Widely This Year. Here’s What to Know.  The New York Times
3. Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 49, ending December 6, 2025 | FluView  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
4. New Flu Variant May Be Triggering Spike in Severe Disease  Scientific American
5. Flu cases are on the rise in the US. Here's what you need to know  ABC News

1. SC measles outbreak could soon reach Charlotte, health director warns  Charlotte Observer
2. Measles outbreaks won't end in 2025 as cases mount in Utah, Arizona and South Carolina  NBC News
3. A Measles Outbreak Brings With It Echoes of the Pandemic  The New York Times
4. US hot spots see more measles cases as national total nears 2,000  CIDRAP
5. South Carolina measles outbreak grows to 135 cases  WLOS

1. Rob Reiner’s lesson on power for Trump | Brief letters  The Guardian
2. Opinion | Let’s Go Beyond Trump’s Vile Words About Rob Reiner  The New York Times
3. Trump approval rating after comments about Rob Reiner death  Bergen Record
4. Donald Trump’s Remarks on the Death of Rob Reiner Are Next-Level Degradation  The New Yorker
5. Trump doubles down on Rob Reiner criticism after killing; director's son in custody  CNBC