Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment
[Several veteran correspondents questioned how Ms. Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, had handled the segment, after she defended her decision on a call with the newsroom.
Month: December 2025
CDF Munir receives KSA’s highest honour
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has received Saudi Arabia’s highest national honour, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence. A statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said Field Marshal Asim Munir met Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defence, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, … Read more
Punjab LG polls to be held on party basis, LHC told
LAHORE: The Punjab government has informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) that the upcoming local bodies elections in the province will be held on party basis, in accordance with the Section 68 of the Punjab Local Government Act 2025. The statement came during a hearing on a case challenging the legality of the Act. The … Read more
F.D.A. Approves Wegovy Weight-Loss Pill
The agency greenlit an oral version of the obesity drug Wegovy.
Sindh objects to NFC terms shifting costs to provinces
The 7th award in 2010 attempted to rectify anomalies by increasing the aggregate allocation to provinces to 57.5% and reducing the weight of population to 82%. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has raised concerns over the inclusion of three out of seven terms of reference of the National Finance Commission … Read more
Trump Administration Loosens Protections for Iconic Greater Sage Grouse
[The government moves to make it easier to drill, mine and graze on 50 million acres of land in the West.
Trump Administration Oil Tanker Seizures Are Meant to Force Maduro Out, Officials Say
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ship seizures were meant to force Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro from power.
LHC puts brakes on DC-led property dispute law
Refers petitions against ordinance to full bench Says under new law even Jati Umra can be vacated LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Aalia Neelum has issued an interim order, suspending the operation of the newly enacted Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance, 2025, which empowers deputy commissioner-led committees to decide property … Read more
Reading ‘A Christmas Carol’ Aloud, and Leaning Into Its Dark Side
An actor at the Dickens Museum in London is delivering dramatic performances of the classic holiday tale, just like the writer himself once did for sold-out crowds.
What to Know About Norovirus: Symptoms, Transmission and More
The virus, sometimes called the stomach bug, is incredibly contagious. Here’s how to stay safe this season.