LA Zoo hatches first ever perentie lizards, one of largest lizard species in the world

USC to close its first Big Ten season by playing Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl

USC will close it season in the same venue it kicked off, taking on Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 27.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 8

Omnicom and Interpublic in merger talks to become largest advertising group

A $30bn-plus deal would come as most of the money in the industry is being siphoned off by big tech companies

Financial Times - Dec. 8

2024 Hero World Challenge scores: Justin Thomas one shot in front of Scottie Scheffler entering final round

Two of the biggest names in golf are battling atop the leaderboard entering Sunday in the Bahamas

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

Adames' reported contract tops Posey's as largest in Giants history

Buster Posey's $167 million extension no longer is the biggest deal in San Francisco Giants franchise history.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

NFL international expansion: League set to return to Germany during 2025 season with first-ever game in Berlin

The Berlin game is expected to be the only one played in Germany next season

CBS Sports - Dec. 7

Museum exhibit focuses on largest crypto seizure in U.S. history

President-elect Donald Trump is calling himself the "crypto president," even tapping a former Paypal executive as his "crypto czar." Meanwhile, the value of one Bitcoin is right around $100,000 — ...

CBS News - Dec. 7

Skip the Viral Hatch Restore 2 for This Brighter, Cheaper Clock

After testing many, many sunrise alarm clocks, I recommend the Lumie Bodyclock Shine 300 for your perpetually sleepy loved one.

Wired - Dec. 7

AP PHOTOS: An Indian state prepares for a Hindu festival that's the largest such gathering on Earth

Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges. The faithful believe that a dip in its waters will cleanse them of their past sins. Wherever other sacred rivers flow into the Ganges, the ...

ABC News - Dec. 6

La Rochelle withstand Bath fightback at a soggy Rec

Bath fall short of completing a thrilling comeback in torrential conditions at the Rec as La Rochelle hold on to claim an opening-game victory in the Champions Cup.

BBC News - Dec. 6

Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country's third-largest city

Thousands of people have fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday

ABC News - Dec. 6

Bath comeback thwarted as La Rochelle sparkle in the rain in first-half blitz

Bath 20-24 La Rochelle French side run in three first-half tries Ronan O’Gara enjoyed plenty of wet and wild rugby nights during his playing days with Munster and this sodden contest would have ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

World's oldest known wild bird lays her first egg in four years at age 74

The world's oldest known wild bird is hatching a plan to continue her legacy.

NBC News - Dec. 6

Environmental Sensing Is Here, Tracking Everything from Forest Fires to Threatened Species

The internet of things turned every device in your house into a smart something. Now it’s coming for nature—to track forest fires and tree health or to listen out for threatened animals.

Wired - Dec. 6

Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists

Hunting bigger, more experienced animals eradicates memories and knowledge crucial to group survival, research suggests. It’s not just humans who get wiser as they age – animals do too, according ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

The A’s Near Agreement for $1.75 Billion Las Vegas Stadium

A groundbreaking on the new A’s stadium is likely by the 2028 season.

Inc. - Dec. 6

UK’s largest estates pay an average of £9mn in inheritance tax

Wealthiest estates face prospect of higher rates of liability following the Budget

Financial Times - Dec. 6

Neuer gets two-game ban after first-ever red card

Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer has been given a two-game German Cup ban for 'unsportsmanlike conduct' in Tuesday's match against Bayer Leverkusen.

ESPN - Dec. 5

San Francisco Zoo, some schools evacuated amid temporary tsunami warning

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake temporarily triggered a tsunami warning for parts of California on Thursday. CBS News correspondent Danya Bacchus has more.

CBS News - Dec. 5

Lung cancer ‘could be detected by world-first urine test’

Scientists hope for earlier detection after creating injectable sensor that releases compound into urine. Scientists have created a world-first urine test that could indicate the first possible ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

1,300 miles to an away game? On the road with Las Palmas

The Canary Islands' club's first win at Barcelona in 53 years was part of a journey, in more ways than one.

ESPN - Dec. 5

Flu cases make NHS busier than ever with 95% of beds full

NHS England medical director warns hospitals under strain after sharp rise in flu cases.

BBC News - Dec. 5

Mexico announces largest fentanyl seizure in its history

Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said it was increasing the reward for the top leader of the Jalisco cartel to $15 million.

CBS News - Dec. 5

Australia beat India by five wickets: first women’s one-day international – live reaction

Debutant Georgia Voll steers Australia to victory after Megan Schutt tears through India with her first ODI five-wicket haul. Australia has first blood! That wide ball from Schutt has indeed caught ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Bitcoin price reaches $100,000-mark for first time ever

This comes just two years after Bitcoin's price dropped below $17,000 following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Protesters, politicians and the largest labor union call for South Korean president's resignation

Opposition lawmakers in South Korea filed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yoel on Wednesday over his stunning decision to declare martial law. The martial law order lasted about six hours ...

CBS News - Dec. 4

Hayes: Retiring Naeher 'greatest' USWNT GK ever

United States coach Emma Hayes said retiring veteran Alyssa Naeher leaves the team as the "the greatest goalkeeper" the country has produced after Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Netherlands.

ESPN - Dec. 4

Mexico makes largest fentanyl bust as Trump’s tariff threat looms

Drugs seizure comes after US president-elect says he will impose levies if flow of narcotics is not halted

Financial Times - Dec. 4

'I was 19 when I first lost someone close; one reaction was of extreme anger at movies'

'A future without my parents was something I could not control, but in film, I could,' writer-director Azazel Jacobs writes of his Netflix film.

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 4

Mira Murati Quit OpenAI. She’s as Optimistic as Ever About AGI

At WIRED’s The Big Interview event, the ex-OpenAI CTO said she’s still in the midst of setting up her startup, but AGI is top of mind.

Wired - Dec. 4

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund loses one of first partners to emeritus role

Brian Singerman said on Tuesday that he's stepping down as a general partner of Founders Fund after 13 years.

CNBC - Dec. 3

One Of The Best Puzzle Games Ever Is Coming To Switch Online

Nintendo continues to build up the Switch Online library game by game, or in this case, tetrimino by tetrimino. The original Tetris for NES will arrive on the subscription service December 12. On ...

GameSpot - Dec. 3

Will Elon Musk Ever Collect His Full Tesla Pay Package?

The electric vehicle maker vowed to appeal after a Delaware judge rejected the tech mogul’s massive compensation deal for a second time.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

Neil Wagner: ‘That Test, just one run in it, will stay with me for ever’

New Zealand fast bowler recalls the feelings before and after he took England’s final wicket in 2023. The Basin Reserve was built on land thrown up by an earthquake in 1855 and England’s return to ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

Van Dijk 'the best ever'? Rank great Premier League centre-backs

Where does Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk rank amongst the best Premier League centre-backs ever?

BBC News - Dec. 3

Scientists dissect ‘world’s rarest whale’ for clues on little-known species

Only seven spade-tooth whales have ever been documented, now work is beginning on a specimen that washed ashore in New Zealand in July. A spade-tooth whale – thought to be the world’s rarest whale ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3