From ancient cats to modern airlines: Seven stories that changed everything this week

Donald Trump picked Brendan Carr as FCC chair nominee – a pro-tech-regulation Republican whos part of Project 2025 (a next-term plan). Meanwhile Pete Hegseth‚ picked for Defense role faces questions about body-art and past settlement with an accuser; though he dont agree with allegations

President Biden changed his mind on Ukraineʼs weapon-use rules: now letting them hit deeper into Russia. This shift happened cause North-Korean soldiers joined Russian forces. Russia wants its Kursk area back but Ukraine keeps saying no

The head of Catholic Church brought up a serious topic: asking to check if theres genocide in Gaza. The Popeʼs words came from a soon-to-be-published book; while Lebanon looks at peace plans Israel keeps hitting Beirut spots

A nation-wide carrot recall hit 18 states this fall: one person died‚ fifteen got sick from e-coli in store-bought organic veggies. In other bad news California found a worse type of mpox – the same kind thats hurting Africa real bad

Spirit Airlines went broke early this year (after JetBlue couldnt buy them). But dont worry if youve got tickets: the low-price airline says everythings still good to use

Scientists found something cool in Siberian ice: a baby saber-tooth cat from 35000 years back. Its got fur still on – and its neck muscles are super-big compared to todays cats

Airbnb made Rome officials mad with their new thing: letting people play gladiator at the Colosseum. Its for a movie but locals say it makes their old building look like some fun-park