News for December 6, 2025

A U.S. admiral told lawmakers that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered deadly strikes on a suspected drug boat because everyone aboard was on a military target list.

President Trump urged the Baseball Hall of Fame to elect Roger Clemens, saying the former pitcher deserves a place in the Hall.

Released 911 calls show how Camp Mystic and nearby Camp La Junta faced deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country, with callers begging for helicopter rescue as water trapped campers and staff.

California’s public health agency warned people not to eat wild foraged mushrooms after a cluster of poisonings caused one death and severe liver damage.

New York said it will keep recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns after a CDC panel voted to delay the first dose for some babies.

California officials are warning people not to forage wild mushrooms after a poisoning outbreak killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several others.

Sydney Sweeney said she is “against hate and divisiveness” and regretted not speaking sooner about the backlash to her American Eagle ad.

Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell’s 2819 Church has become a fast-growing Atlanta congregation, drawing thousands of mostly young adults with intense worship and direct, hard-edged preaching.

Playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris was arrested in Japan after customs officials said he was carrying ecstasy in his luggage.

Russia launched a huge overnight attack on Ukraine as U.S. adviser Steve Witkoff joined talks aimed at finding a path to peace.

Former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves says Europe is at a “crunch time” on Ukraine, with internal division and U.S. pressure slowing its response.

Ed Bambas, an 88-year-old Michigan grocery worker, is set to retire after a viral fundraiser led by Samuel Weidenhofer raised more than $1.7 million for him.