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WASHINGTON — Newly filed court documents show that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem instructed officials to send hundreds of Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador in March, after a federal judge had ordered the planes transporting them back to the United States. The information appears in a Justice Department filing submitted late Tuesday in […]
The Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy has a new home. Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and professional dancer Witney Carson secured the top spot in the season 34 finale of “Dancing with the Stars,” broadcast live on Nov. 25, 2025. The pair outperformed four other finalist couples during a three-round showdown that blended judges’ scores and real-time […]
Asia-Pacific share markets climbed on Wednesday, following a positive U.S. session and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in December. Optimism intensified after a Bloomberg report indicated that White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has emerged as the leading contender to become the next Fed chair, a move investors […]
The S&P 500, which has historically delivered its strongest monthly returns in November, is falling short of that record this year. Data going back to 1980 show November as the benchmark index’s best-performing month, but the current period is marked by declining enthusiasm for artificial-intelligence-related equities and a series of repositioning moves among institutional investors. A […]
A federal court in California has invalidated a Department of Homeland Security policy that had barred the vast majority of undocumented immigrants from requesting bond while their removal cases move through immigration courts. The ruling, issued Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, by U.S. District Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, opens the door for thousands of detainees nationwide to […]
Laboratory testing across the United States is detecting a sharp uptick in norovirus, with the nationwide positivity rate nearly doubling in three months, according to the latest surveillance figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For the week ending Nov. 15, 13.9% of reported tests were positive for the gastrointestinal pathogen, up […]
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media have reached a financing and distribution pact that clears the way for a fourth installment in the “Rush Hour” franchise, according to multiple industry reports. The agreement follows private encouragement from former President Donald Trump, whose outreach to Hollywood figures has included public calls to restore what he terms “classical […]
Brighthouse Financial, Inc., a United States–based supplier of life insurance and annuity products, remains under close watch from equity researchers evaluating the company’s share-price prospects. Interest in the insurer has persisted since its separation from MetLife, Inc. in August 2017, an event that created a stand-alone enterprise focused exclusively on the protection and retirement-income market. The company […]
Russia launched a fresh wave of missiles against Kyiv on 25 November 2025, striking the Ukrainian capital while high-level talks aimed at ending the conflict continued abroad. The attack came shortly after a senior U.S. official said a Ukrainian delegation had reached a preliminary agreement with Washington on the framework of a peace deal, underscoring […]
Authorities in southwest Virginia are looking for a high school football coach who disappeared five days ago and is now wanted on multiple counts related to child sexual abuse material and online solicitation of a minor. The Virginia State Police (VSP) on Tuesday identified the suspect as Travis Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia. Turner, a […]
President Donald Trump may announce his choice to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve within the next several weeks, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is overseeing the selection process. Speaking in a televised interview on Tuesday, Bessent indicated that only one more candidate interview remains and that a decision could arrive before the Christmas […]
Drivers in much of the United States are paying less than $3 for a gallon of regular unleaded as the busy Thanksgiving travel period gets underway. While the national average remains slightly higher, persistent declines in crude oil and seasonal factors have pushed pump prices lower in 28 states, most of them in the Midwest […]