Talk 1370

Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $9.6 billion worth of its own shares in the third quarter, but Geico's numbers got worse as it invested more in ads and its overall profit fell more than 28% as the value of its investments changed. spr.ly/6016BHAtn2

Texas A&M (4-5, 1-5), which started the season at No. 8, fell for the third time in its past four games and guaranteed itself a losing league season a year after reaching the College Football Playoff. audacy.com/talk1370/sports/s…

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary had to deliver food to one of its 200 apes by drone this week because the property was swamped by heavy rain. But the animals stayed safe, and the water finally was receding significantly on Saturday, the organization said. spr.ly/6013BHAgzc

Want to fly to the moon and help build a permanent lunar base? NASA is accepting applications for a new astronaut class that will help grow the Artemis program. spr.ly/6014BHAnta

House Democratic leaders are placing an early emphasis on healthcare as they discuss their immediate priorities upon the swearing-in of the new Congress on Jan. 3. spr.ly/6010BHAnUM

It would seem difficult to miss a 15,000-pound (6,804-kilogram) baby, but for months scientists who study rare whales did just that, and now they couldn't be happier. spr.ly/6012BH4iSA

Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting outside a celebrity boxing match in Miami. spr.ly/6019BH4iqR

Tropical Storm Pena formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean, well south of the Hawaiian islands. spr.ly/6019BH4imZ

The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot killed alongside eight others in a Florida Learjet crash said Friday he has repeatedly listened to her final radio transmissions, searching for answers and finding pride in how she handled the crisis. spr.ly/6015BH4i9L

The top federal prosecutor in Miami who had been tasked with overseeing an investigation into foes of President Donald Trump has resigned spr.ly/6017BH4idh

Cornell University's Faculty Senate approved a resolution Friday declaring “no confidence” in the school's top leaders spr.ly/6013BH4ibh

A storm system that caused what the National Weather Service calls a catastrophic, 1,000-year flood along the Tennessee-Georgia state line moved up the Eastern Seaboard on Friday spr.ly/6019BH4iwW

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday requested to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens until their immigration statuses could be verified. spr.ly/6010BH4eDq

Police in a Denver suburb on Friday mourned an officer killed in a shootout on a city bus that also killed a gunman, wounded three other officers and injured a bystander. spr.ly/6017BHNfY9

Houston’s mayor on Friday directed police to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, signing an order that he called a result of Democrats reclaiming power in Texas for the first time in decades. spr.ly/6015BHNf5U

President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections spr.ly/6019BHNfXV

Florida, Alabama and Indiana all carried out executions Thursday, putting to death three people on a day when California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would commute hundreds of death sentences before leaving office. spr.ly/6011BH2VIV

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is vowing that Democrats will not allow President Donald Trump to put “a right-winger” on the Supreme Court once they take power spr.ly/6016BH2VcQ

An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died after contracting measles, the state’s first death from the disease in 36 years, state officials announced Thursday. spr.ly/6016BH2VoQ

TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL: Voice of the Texas A&M Aggies Andrew Monaco recently appeared on Talk 1370's "The Thing About Sports" to discuss the team's approach ahead of a demanding four-game stretch in November. spr.ly/6012BH2e88