The UConn Huskies‘ return to the pinnacle of women’s college basketball last season has bettors and bookmakers alike high on them headed into the 2025-26 campaign, but the South Carolina Gamecocks and UCLA Bruins are lurking just behind, looking for opportunities to dethrone them. UConn is the consensus favorite to win its second consecutive national…
Koh Ewe and Mahfouz Zubaide,BBC Producer Afghans dig through rubble after earthquake destroys houses At least 20 people have died after an earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, local authorities say, with the toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. Hundreds have also been left injured, local officials told the BBC. The earthquake struck near Mazar-e-Sharif,…
ABC’s Shifting Gears will celebrate the holidays with Better Things creator and star Pamela Adlon. The Tim Allen-led comedy has cast Adlon in a guest role as Gabriel’s (Seann William Scott) opinionated single mother. The episode is scheduled to air Dec. 10. The logline for the episode, titled “Nutcracker,” reads, “This holiday season, the Parkers…
Using drones, satellite mapping, and heavy machinery, authorities eradicated cannabis fields hidden in rugged terrain The Excise and Taxation Department of Balochistan has intensified its anti-narcotics operations, destroying more than 2,054 acres of illegally cultivated cannabis under the province-wide cannabis elimination drive. According to official sources, the latest phase of the operation targeted the Gulistan…
Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter PA Media There will be increased visible patrols at mainline stations over the coming days, the Transport Secretary said There will be a review of rail security in the UK following a mass stabbing on a train, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said. A man has been charged with 10 counts of…
OpenAI has signed a $38bn (£29bn) contract with Amazon to access its cloud computing infrastructure, as the start-up continues its run of major partnerships to secure computing power. In 2025, the ChatGPT maker has signed deals worth more than $1tn with Oracle, Broadcom, AMD and chip-making giant Nvidia. Its latest deal reduces its reliance on…
Afghan Taliban were never our darlings, those advocating talks with Taliban regime should go to Afghanistan: DG ISPR Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has dismissed reports of any Pakistan-US understanding on drone operations in Afghanistan, terming them “completely baseless.” “Pakistan has no agreement with the United States, and no…
It’s Monday, the 2025 NWSL regular season is now in the rearview mirror, which means it’s time for ESPN’s playoff Power Rankings. Who’s best positioned for a deep postseason run? Our writers studied the action from the weekend to come up with the order of all eight playoff teams. Let’s dive in. Next match: Sunday…
In a quiet village on the outskirts of Peshawar, 30-year-old Shahid Khan moves door to door, helping vaccinators administer polio drops to every child in his community. For Shahid, this is more than a campaign, it is a personal mission born of pain and love. “My own daughter is a patient of polio,” he said,…
