‘I’ve Lost My Sight’: Everything Elton John Has Said About His Health - Rolling Stone

Elton John revealed he was fighting an eye infection that has caused him to lose his vision this year. Here's everything he's said about it.

Samsung and Google's Top Cyber Monday Deals Think They're Slick - Droid Life

We’ve wrapped up Black Friday and are onto Cyber Monday, if that’s still its own thing. I don’t believe that it is, as the Black Friday shopping period now starts well before Thanksgiving and continues through today, which is Monday. But hey, deals are deals …

Israeli soldier Omer Neutra, from Plainview, was killed in Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Israeli military confirms - Newsday

Omer Neutra, a Plainview native, had been thought to have been taken hostage.

Defense lawyer says veteran 'acted to save' people by using chokehold on erratic subway rider - The Associated Press

Closing arguments have begun in the trial of a Marine veteran charged with recklessly choking to death an irate, homeless man on a New York subway train. Defense lawyer Steven Raiser argued on Monday that Daniel Penny “acted to save” subway riders from threat…

World Labs’ AI can generate interactive 3D scenes from a single photo - TechCrunch

Fei-Fei Li's World Labs has announced its first project: an AI system that can generate video game-like, 3D scenes from a single image.

Visceral Fat May Indicate Alzheimer’s Risk Decades Before Symptoms - Neuroscience News

A new study links visceral fat, a deep layer of abdominal fat, to increased brain amyloid and tau proteins—key markers of Alzheimer’s disease—decades before dementia symptoms arise.

Jammed Thanksgiving Flights Push U.S. Air Travel to Record - The Wall Street Journal

Grijalva drops bid for top panel spot as House Dems confront generational reckoning - POLITICO

The Arizona Democrat said he no longer intends to lead his party on the Natural Resources Committee, with a younger opponent launching a bid last month. Other Democrats are facing similar challengers.

Congress preps for spending sprint amid Biden pardon fallout - POLITICO

While a shutdown isn't atop anyone's holiday wish list, there’s significant disagreement about how long a short-term government funding patch should last into the new President-elect Donald Trump term.

Netanyahu: Will Respond 'Strongly' After Hezbollah Strike - Newsmax

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would respond "strongly" after the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, citing repeated Israeli ceasefire violations, carried out a strike on an Israeli military position.

French lawmakers push through no-confidence motion that could topple government - CNN

French lawmakers said they tabled a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday, setting up a vote that could see the far right topple his government within days.

VW workers go on strike - Ars Technica

VW workers have walked off the job this morning in Germany in reaction to proposed staff cuts and factory closures.

Rebel groups have taken Syria’s second-biggest city. Here’s who they are - CNN

Eight years ago, Syria’s civil war shifted in President Bashar Al-Assad’s favor after a Russian blitzkrieg on Aleppo helped him regain control over the country’s second biggest city.

A galaxy named for its resemblance to a sombrero looks distinctly different in new image - CNN

The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a Mexican hat, it appears more like an archery target.

Georgian president seeks West's support in standoff with her own government - Reuters

Salome Zourabichvili appealed to European countries to confront what she described as a Russian attempt to impose control on her nation.

NFL Week 13 grades: Bills earn 'A+' for snowy win over 49ers, Bengals get 'D' for ugly loss to Steelers - CBS Sports

Here are the grades for every team that played in Week 13