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After Natalia Silva defended Wang Cong in an unanimous decision to win the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship during UFC 332 in early October, the Ultimate Fighting Championship travels from Salt Lake City to Abu Dhabi for UFC 333. For the main event, Australian Alexander Volkanovski (28-4-0) defends his UFC Featherweight Championship belt against Russian fighter […]
Trump said some would "rather not watch" the killing of Nidal Hasan, the first military execution in over 60 years.
Donald Trump said he hasn't decided whether the execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, after the Pentagon announced it would do so. The plan has been criticized by both Republicans and Democrats.
Rights groups and legal experts say the move could endanger minors, who are usually barred from witnessing executions.
The US will livestream the Army's upcoming firing squad execution on December 3 of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in a 2009 shooting spree, a Pentagon official said, in what would be an unprecedented move. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, is set to become the first person to be executed by firing squad by the US military since 1945.
US Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth had said that Nidal Hasan would be executed by firing squad and that it would be done "in public." Hasan's execution will be the first by the US military since 1961.
After Joshua Van defended his flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja in an unanimous decision during UFC 331 in September, the Ultimate Fighting Championship travels from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City for UFC 332. For the main event, Brazilian Natalia Silva (20-5-1) takes on Chinese fighter Wang Cong (30-6-0) for the vacant women’s flyweight title […]
The NHL 2026-2027 season is going to be very exciting to see which of the 32 teams in the league will win their divisions and make it into the playoffs for a chance to hoist the Stanley Cup in the final series. The Carolina Hurricanes returns as champions of the league, while the new season […]
Some of the best athletes in the world are in Japan this week for the 2026 Asian Games, a multi-sport competition held every four years for countries in Asia. This year’s Asian Games take place in Nagoya, located in the Aichi Prefecture in Japan, and Aichi–Nagoya 2026 makes the 20th edition of the event. Almost […]
After Islam Makhachev defended his welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry during UFC 330 in August, the Ultimate Fighting Championship travels from Philadelphia to Los Angeles for UFC 331. For the main event, Burmese fighter Joshua Van (17-2-0) defends his flyweight title belt against Brazilian Alexandre Pantoja (30-6-0) in a marquee match. It’s scheduled for […]
