News from October 4, 2025

Technology

Japan's ruling party has elected Sanae Takaichi as new leader, and she's likely to become country's first female prime minister - CBS News

An admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi is a protege of the ultra-conservative vision of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

CBS News 3 days ago

Sports

Week 6 College Football Picks, Predictions: Stuckey’s 4 NCAAF Noon Spots for Oct. 4 - Action Network

Read for Week 6 college football picks and predictions, including Stuckey's four NCAAF noon spots for October 4.

Stuckey 3 days ago

World

Windows 11’s annual ’25H2′ update arrives, and it’s a weird one - pcworld.com

Windows 11's big annual '25H2' update arrives today, but you'll get the new features even without upgrading. Here's why.

Brad Chacos 3 days ago

Mom, 37, diagnosed with cancer after push for early screening: "I was just stunned" - CBS News

Michaela Del Barrio was worried about her family's history with breast cancer, but she didn't expect an early assessment to find anything.

Kerry Breen 3 days ago

Sports

College football schedule, games 2025: What to watch in Week 6, TV channels, streaming, Saturday kickoff times - CBS Sports

Here's how to follow Saturday's action as the 2025 college football season rolls along

Will Backus 3 days ago

Technology

At least 30 injured in Russian strike on railway station, Zelensky says - BBC

Preliminary reports indicate that train staff and passengers were at the site of the strike, he says.

BBC News 3 days ago

Politics

New Supreme Court term confronts justices with Trump's aggressive assertion of presidential power - AP News

A monumental Supreme Court term is set to begin with major tests of presidential power on the agenda. There also are important cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people. The court’s conservative majority has far been receptive, at least in preliminary ru…

Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst 3 days ago

Technology

IDF shifts to solely defensive operations in the Gaza Strip - The Jerusalem Post

Gaza City will remain under siege, but the IDF will not move from the lines it has already reached, N12 reported.

The Jerusalem Post 3 days ago

Technology

Jeff Bezos agrees with OpenAI’s Sam Altman: We’re in an AI bubble. But Amazon's founder says the benefits will be ‘gigantic’ - Fortune

“That doesn’t mean anything that is happening isn’t real. AI is real, and it is going to change every industry.”

Nino Paoli 3 days ago

Technology

Here's how the fashion industry is using AI to predict the next big trend - NPR

Once the province of elite fashion editors and forecasters, the art of figuring out what's likely to fly off future racks is getting an assist from AI algorithms.

NPR 3 days ago

British police arrest 6 after deadly Manchester synagogue attack - CBS News

Police have arrested six people on suspicion of terror offenses after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England.

CBS News 3 days ago

Entertainment

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced to over 4 years in prison after day-long court hearing. How we got here - CNN

A federal judge sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to 4 years and 2 months in prison Friday afternoon, telling the disgraced music mogul that his crimes were serious but there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for him.

Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown 3 days ago

Technology

This Billionaire Built A $50 Million Golf Course So His Wife Had A Place To ‘Swing Like An Idiot’ - Forbes

Forget the fancy Ferraris and precious Picassos. Instead, new Forbes 400 member David D. Halbert chose the ultimate flex: convincing Tom Fazio to build him a “no-budget” 18-hole golf course in Texas.

Christopher Helman 3 days ago

Technology

A high-schooler with hip pain, then a life-threatening diagnosis - The Washington Post

One doctor told her the hip pain was a twisted pelvis. Another said the pain was just in her head.

Rachel Zimmerman 3 days ago

Science

International Observe the Moon Night 2025: 4 things to see on the lunar surface on Oct. 4 - Space

International Observe the Moon Night 2025 takes place on Oct. 4.

Anthony Wood 3 days ago

Science

ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia - European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) has expanded its capability to communicate with scientific, exploration and space safety missions across our Solar System with the inauguration of a new 35-m diameter deep space antenna – the fourth for Estrack, ESA’s deep spac…

Esa.int 3 days ago

Politics

Israel prepares for hostage release after Hamas agrees to parts of Trump’s peace plan - Financial Times

US president ordered Israel to cease bombing but Gaza residents report scattered explosions

Mehul Srivastava, Andrew England, Heba Saleh, Neri Zilber 3 days ago

Technology

North Carolina governor signs criminal justice bill into law after Ukrainian refugee’s death - CNN

North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that the state’s Republican-controlled legislature approved in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train, even while opposing p…

Associated Press 3 days ago

Technology

Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister - The Washington Post

The new leader will take the helm of the world’s fourth-largest economy at a time of unusual political instability, rising prices and increasing regional tensions.

Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Chie Tanaka 3 days ago

Amorim faces crunch clash, Premier League buildup and more – matchday live

Join us for news, previews and discussion as we get ready for another big day of football action

Dominic Booth 3 days ago