Antony Blinken is the first U.S. official to confirm contact between the Biden administration and the rebel coalition that ousted Bashar al-Assad from power. Source

Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney’s office for years before entering private practice. Source

Isak Andic founded clothing retailer Mango, one of Europe’s largest fashion groups, in 1984. Source

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement after an injury in Europe. Source

Drone activity forced runways at New York’s Stewart Airfield to shut down Friday night, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Source

The shooter was taken into custody, and an “all clear” was given less than an hour after Fort Eisenhower went into lockdown, the installation’s operations center said on social media. Source

A generation of Syrians has never known freedom and so when it swept over them, last Sunday, there was shock, then joy, and desperate hope that it might last. This Sunday, Scott Pelley reports from Damascus on what’s next for the country. Source

Wyatt Flores started playing guitar at 13, and in 2020 he dropped out of college to pursue music full time. Two years later, he released his first EP, which included his breakout hit “Please Don’t Go.” Now, the country singer-songwriter who was named “Breakout Artist of the Year” by Amazon, is on a national headlining tour and has released his first album, “Welcome to the Plains.” Now, from “Welcome to the Plains,” here is Wyatt Flores with “Don’t Wanna Say Goodnight.” Source

Philadelphia is home to the Liberty Bell and the iconic statue of Rocky Balboa, but it’s also the birthplace of the popular holiday drink Pennsylvania Dutch eggnog. The drink is made in Philadelphia, but despite it’s reputation, the company behind the beverage has always been something of a mystery. Source

Lizzie Clark was 13 when she started hearing a constant ringing in her ear. Doctors found a tumor on her facial nerve. Source