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Top News Stories for Saturday, November 22nd 2025
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday cautiously welcomed a U.S. proposal to end Moscow's nearly four-year war in Ukraine, saying it "could form the basis of a final peace settlement." Putin said Moscow had received the plan, which he called "a new version" and "a modernized plan," which he said "could form the basis for a final peace settlement." "But this text has not been discussed ...
Source: npr.org
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
President Donald Trump offered praise for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after the two men met at the White House for the first time. At one point, when Mamdani was asked for the second time about having called Trump a "fascist," the president gave him cover. The democratic socialist Mamdani won a stunning victory in the mayoral race over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, putting him at the center of ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has altered its webpage on vaccine safety and autism to reflect the false anti-vaccine talking points peddled by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The new language contradicts decades of evidence-based research that has found zero link between childhood vaccinations and autism. The original version of the page had included a ...
Source: truthout.org
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Nov. 20 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday called a handful of ex-military Democratic lawmakers "traitors" who should be jailed over a video they published online informing active service members of their oath to protect the Constitution and their responsibility to refuse illegal orders. In a series of statements published on his Truth Social media platform, Trump described their actions as "SEDITIOUS ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Monitoring the mortgage interest rate climate in recent years has often been frustrating for buyers and owners looking to refinance. Not only were rates exponentially higher than they were at the start of the decade but there frequently felt like there was no chance of them declining again anytime soon. But that dynamic has changed a bit over the past year. Not only are mortgage interest rates down ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
A state-by-state AI policy scan from the Council of State Governments offers a clear and comparative view of the AI governance landscape across the U.S., even as the federal government eyes restrictions. States are responding to the rise of AI by enacting policies to ensure innovation includes protective measures for privacy and cybersecurity, a new report finds, even as the federal government continues to ...
Source: govtech.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
on Thursday after weeks of speculation from AI fans who have either tested the unreleased AI image generator or viewed shared on social media. The images created with the test version of Nano Banana Pro teased the improvements Google made to its viral image generator, including support for improved text rendering. In a , Google highlighted Nano Banana Pro's text abilities in the announcement, suggesting ...
Source: bgr.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said he would no longer teach at Harvard University after his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were recently made public. The scandal, however, continues to play out in his old classrooms. A video posted on TikTok on Thursday showed a professor addressing a room full of Summers' former students about his absence. The Harvard Crimson, the university's student-run ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
We'll keep digging -- no matter who wants the truth buried. Become a HuffPost member and fuel reporting they can't silence. Already a member? The U.S. Coast Guard has again classified swastikas and nooses as hate symbols ― and prohibited them. On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that under new guidelines, these items were no longer classified as hate symbols and were instead considered merely ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey on Friday moved to dismiss the criminal case against him, arguing that "fundamental errors in the grand jury process" make the indictment "legally flawed." The motion comes days after Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan told a judge that the full grand jury who heard evidence against Comey never reviewed the final two-count indictment in the case . Instead, she said ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
By Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Offshore oil and gas drilling might resume in federally controlled waters near California and in some waters near Florida after being banned for decades. The Interior Department released a five-year plan Thursday supporting offshore drilling leases, which would include up to 34 lease auctions in federal waters sometime between 2026 and 2031, according to Politico . The auctions would include up ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Spores of moss survived nearly a year outside of the International Space Station and has returned back to Earth alive. The moss survived for the nine month period and returned with more than 80% of its spores able to reproduce once back on Earth, researchers reported in a study published in iScience . "Most living organisms, including humans, cannot survive even briefly in the vacuum of space," ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff could spell the end of the 109 remaining MD-11 airliners that have been exclusively hauling cargo for more than a decade. The fate of the planes won't be determined until after UPS, FedEx and Western Global see how expensive the repairs the Federal Aviation Administration orders will be and learn ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
2 min read A grizzly bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada , injuring 11 people, two of them critically. The attack happened Thursday afternoon in Bella Coola, 700 kilometers (435 miles) northwest of Vancouver. The Nuxalk Nation said the "aggressive bear" remained on the loose Thursday evening and police and conservation officers were on the scene. ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Armed men attacked a Catholic boarding school in northwestern region of Nigeria and abducted several schoolchildren and staff early Friday. It's the latest in a spate of abductions in Africa's most populous country and came just days after 25 schoolgirls were kidnapped in a neighboring state. The latest abduction comes as Lagos is facing scrutiny from the Trump administration amid ongoing concern about ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Kimmel Mocks Trump's Approval Rating After President Says He Should Be Fired Kimmel began his opening monologue by mentioning Trump's Truth Social post, describing the comedian as "a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS," accusing him of "totally biased coverage" and telling ABC to "Get the bum off the air!!!" Kimmel welcomed his viewers from across the country and offered a "special hello to those ...
Source: forbes.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to end the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation's capital. But the ruling is unlikely to be the final word by the courts, the president or local leaders in the contentious duel over the federal district. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put her order on hold for 21 days to allow the Trump administration time to either remove ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Close to 800 air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the more than 40-day shutdown will get $10,000 cash bonuses, the FAA and DOT said. An increase in absences among air traffic controllers during the shutdown, the longest ever, snarled air travel around the U.S. Controllers were required to work during the shutdown even though they weren't receiving regular paychecks. An airplane ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has sued California, challenging laws providing in-state tuition and other financial assistance to undocumented immigrants in the state. The complaint also targets scholarships and subsidized loans for migrants, a DOJ release said . The lawsuit alleges that California's laws are unconstitutional, illegal and discriminate against U.S. citizens who are not provided the same ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
What's the cost of showing up at airport security without a Real ID, besides annoying TSA and possibly missing your flight? Soon, it could be $18 per person, nonrefundable. The Transportation Security Administration is proposing the fee for travelers who show up at airport security without a valid Real ID, which could include an enhanced driver's license or a passport. States began issuing driver's licenses ...
Source: cnet.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Attackers leveraged stolen secrets to hijack integrations and access customer data, highlighting the need for enterprises to audit connected apps and enforce token hygiene. Salesforce has disclosed yet another security incident involving unauthorized access to customer data through compromised third-party applications, this time implicating Gainsight-published apps connected to its platform through OAuth ...
Source: csoonline.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
World awaits fresh Epstein cache – but could Trump officials block full release? Experts say files certain to contain revelations but warn disclosures could still leave critical questions unanswered T hey are the files that America – and the world – has long waited to see: a huge cache of documents at the Department of Justice related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, whom a judge once ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
By A series of proposals aimed at eliminating or reducing non-school homestead property taxes advanced out of a House committee on Thursday, as local-government officials warned about having to decrease services because of potentially billions of dollars in lost revenue. The Republican-dominated House Select Committee on Property Taxes voted along party lines to back seven proposed constitutional amendments that, ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Reading time 2 minutes OpenAI has launched a new feature that is destined to leave some users scratching their heads. This week, the company announced a pilot of a new "group chats" feature in ChatGPT that allows users to get their buddies together and hang out with the company's flagship chatbot. That's what everybody's been wanting, right? "Group chats in ChatGPT are now rolling out globally," the company tweeted ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
A self-portrait by celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said. The sale of Kahlo's 1940 artwork, titled "El sueno (La cama)" — which translates to "The dream (The bed)" — broke the previous record set by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, whose 1932 painting "Jimson ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Nov. 21 (UPI) -- An Indian fighter jet crashed Friday at the Dubai Air Show, which left its pilot dead after the aircraft went up in flames upon impact. The Tejas fighter jet reportedly crashed after 2 p.m. local time during aerial fly demonstrations at Al Maktoum International Airport in the United Arab Emirates as crowds looked on in shock. According to the Indian Air Force, the pilot behind the single-seat light ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
A Florida sheriff's deputy was killed in the line of duty while serving an eviction notice Friday morning, officials said. "It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow, who was killed in the line of duty on November 21st, 2025 while faithfully serving our community," the Indian River County Sheriff's Office in Vero Beach wrote on its social media Friday ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it's unclear if it will be as bad as last winter's , but some health experts are worried as U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Friday shows a new version of the virus has emerged. An early analysis suggests current vaccines may still be somewhat effective against the new version of the flu, which has been the main driver of ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
On Wednesday evening, Nvidia, the chip firm at the center of the world, reported its quarterly earnings. It was by any measure a blowout for the world's largest company: the company made 65 percent more profits than in the same quarter last year, sales were even higher than analysts expected, and leadership is forecasting at least $500 billion in AI chip sales by the end of 2026. Permanently pumped CEO Jensen Huang ...
Source: nymag.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
By Proponents of a cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve in December gained a powerful backer Friday, when a top official said the central bank had scope to lower borrowing costs "in the near term." John C. Williams is president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a close ally of Jerome Powell, the Fed chair. He emphasized in a speech that he was more concerned about the labor market weakening than ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Department of Transportation has introduced new crash test dummies that have a specifically small female design, to "address the trend of higher injury rates for women than men in certain car crash scenarios." Crash testing has used the Hybrid III dummy in the past, but now it will adopt the THOR-05F for women, the department said in a press release . "The Left doesn't want to hear it, but the ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. Michel, 52, declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him. In April ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Nov 21st, 2025 -
Follow Earth on Google Across the savanna, a lion's roar breaks the night silence. The sound is unmistakable, yet the deeper structure behind it has gone unnoticed for decades. A new study now reveals clear layers within each roaring sequence. The research arrives at an important moment, as conservation teams search for better ways to track a species under pressure. How lions roar The researchers identified four ...
Source: earth.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
Revised data for August showed that the employment situation was gloomier than originally estimated, with the economy shedding 4,000 jobs. The US jobless rate crept up in September even as hiring exceeded analyst expectations, according to a delayed employment report published Thursday after a record-long government shutdown. The world's biggest economy added 119,000 jobs in the month — up from August — ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
We'll keep digging -- no matter who wants the truth buried. Become a HuffPost member and fuel reporting they can't silence. Already a member? Neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance was invited to the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney, which took place on Thursday in Washington, D.C., according to multiple reports . Cheney, who served as vice president under George W. Bush, "died due ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
Federal prosecutors in Chicago on Thursday dropped one of the most high-profile criminal cases to result from the Trump administration's aggressive deportation campaign, one the feds have pointed to while insisting agents on the ground were under attack. Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, have faced an assault charge since early October for allegedly tailing a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Border ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
Officials in North Carolina have signalled that the federal immigration crackdown in the city of Charlotte has wound down, ending five days of immigration raids and protests. On Thursday, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said that the United States Border Patrol had seemingly ended its crackdown on the Democrat-led city. "It appears that U.S. Border Patrol has ceased its operations in Charlotte. I'm relieved for our ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
The handling of the federal investigation into Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California is being reviewed by Justice Department investigators, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. A Republican congressional candidate who lives in California, Christine Bish, submitted a tip to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, alleging fraud in Schiff's mortgage documentation. She told CBS News that she was ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
The Israeli military's forced displacement of Palestinians from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank earlier this year amounts to war crimes and a crime against humanity, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. In a 105-page report released on Thursday, the rights group said the Israeli military forced 32,000 Palestinians out of their homes in the Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams refugee camps, starting in ...
Source: aljazeera.com