- About 1.2 million people packed Madrid’s Cibeles Square for Pope Leo’s outdoor Mass, waving flags, shouting greetings and tossing petals in a festive atmosphere.
- The pope urged Catholics to help the poor and forsaken, saying God “identifies with” migrants and the marginalized and calling for a more inclusive, humane society.
- His week-long Spain visit — including meetings with migrants, a youth vigil of roughly 600,000 and stops in Barcelona and the Canary Islands — is his first trip to an EU country outside Italy.
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- Multiple people were shot near the Old West End Festival in Toledo; many victims have been taken for medical treatment, but authorities haven’t released exact numbers.
- Toledo police are actively searching for the suspect(s) and are investigating scenes around Delaware and Robinwood avenues.
- The Old West End Festival — a two-day community event with live music, food and house tours — has prompted officials to ask residents and visitors to avoid the area.
- King Charles attended a parade at Larkhill for the new King's Gurkha Artillery, praising the troops' "determination and commitment" — he received a 21‑gun salute, a traditional mala garland and posed for an official portrait.
- The unit, formally established in April 2025, revives a long Gurkha artillery tradition and will allow Gurkhas to serve "across the full spectrum" of the British Army, with about 400 personnel joining over the next three years.
- Gurkha gunners will serve in multiple Royal Artillery regiments and be trained on modern kit (Archer, Light Gun and remote Howitzer 155) — a striking blend of historic ties and high‑tech roles.
- Cactus Bowl is returning to Arizona State’s campus — the game will be played at Mountain America Stadium.
- Fiesta Sports Foundation announced the game will be held Dec. 26.
- The move ends a nine-year run at Chase Field; during that stretch the bowl had several title sponsors and was most recently called the Rate Bowl.
- Washington is ramping up security for the 250th anniversary celebrations — think extra National Guard, high-visibility patrols, drones, K-9s and tightened coordination between federal, state and local agencies.
- Recent shootings — including one outside the White House and the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — have heightened worries about safety at large and outdoor events.
- Organizers say they’re working closely with law enforcement, but officials are still deciding which events (and whether the president) will be safe to hold outdoors.
- A Texas roller coaster stopped during its vertical climb, leaving riders stranded nearly 100 feet in the air.
- All eight passengers were safely rescued and no injuries were reported.
- NBC News covered the dramatic-but-safe rescue — a great icebreaker story about unexpected amusement-park mishaps.
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