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Dec. 6, 2024 — BYU (11-1, 7-1 Big 12) has clinched a spot in the Big 12 Championship and will meet No. 5 Texas Tech (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. MST (ABC). The Cougars’ berth was confirmed after Arizona defeated Arizona State 23-7 … Read more

iBuyPower is selling an Element SE prebuilt gaming PC for Black Friday that includes 32GB of DDR5 memory alongside a midrange GPU and a Ryzen processor, offering a rare bundled value for buyers entering the PC market. The Walmart listing drops the system to $999 — $300 off — and pairs AMD’s Ryzen 7 8700F … Read more

Nov. 29, 2025 — South African authorities are investigating how at least 17 citizens who answered recruitment calls promising security work instead found themselves on front-line positions supporting Russian forces in Ukraine. A man who traveled in July for what he was told would be a yearlong bodyguard program says he was issued military gear … Read more

At the Season 5 premiere of Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour publicly presented a united front after recent media reports alleging on-set bullying. The pair attended the red carpet together and stressed their long-standing friendship as the series concludes. Producers and the show’s creators reiterated that creating a safe workplace was a … Read more

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin has said he will make a decision on whether to remain at Ole Miss on Saturday, and sources say he is already lining up a coaching staff at LSU. The report, first circulated Friday night, describes preliminary approaches to potential assistants but does not confirm hires. That activity is common when … Read more

Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires Hong Kong entered a formal three-day mourning period on Saturday after a fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po killed 128 people. City leader John Lee, senior ministers and dozens of top officials observed a three-minute silence outside government headquarters … Read more

Police are investigating a Friday evening shooting at Westfield Valley Fair Mall in the Santa Clara/South San Jose border area on November 28, 2025, that injured multiple people. San Jose police located victims inside the mall and transported them to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Local reporting and police statements describe the … Read more

Nov 28, 2025 — In Logan, Utah, Dylan Riley ran for 120 yards and scored a game-winning touchdown with 2:26 left to give Boise State a 25-24 victory over Utah State in each team’s final regular-season game. The Broncos erased an 11-point second-half deficit and improved to 8-4 overall and 6-2 in Mountain West play, … Read more

Lead: Macy’s 2025 Thanksgiving Day Parade drew a combined 34.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock on Thanksgiving, marking the largest total audience on record and an 8% increase from 2024 (about 2.5 million more viewers). The program’s 8:30 a.m. ET NBC broadcast alone attracted 25.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched entertainment telecast in … Read more

Hong Kong began three days of official mourning on Saturday after a devastating fire at the Wang Fuk Court estate in Tai Po left 128 people dead, including a firefighter. Authorities say rescue operations continued into a fourth day as officials opened condolence books across all 18 districts and flew the national and Hong Kong … Read more

Lead On Friday at Lincoln Financial Field, the Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-15 on Black Friday, improving to 9-3 and extending a remarkable run of form. Chicago’s offense rushed for 281 yards and two rushing touchdowns while the defense created two takeaways and limited the Eagles to two TDs. The win pushed the … Read more

Lead Black Friday shopping continued through 27–29 November 2025 with multiple UK and US retailers running Nintendo Switch 2 bundles and steep game discounts. Major bundles include Switch 2 + Mario Kart World at Argos for £399.99 and a Switch 2 + Mario Kart World + Donkey Kong Bananza package at Very for £439 (was … Read more

Nov. 28, 2025 — Updated 10:56 p.m. ET President Donald Trump announced a suspension of all U.S. asylum adjudications and the State Department halted visa processing for Afghan nationals on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, as federal agencies open a wide review of immigration procedures. The moves followed a shooting on Wednesday, Nov. 26, in Washington, … Read more

Researchers used phylogenetic mapping to trace mouth‑to‑mouth kissing back through primate evolutionary history and conclude the behavior likely existed in the common ancestor of all apes about 21 million years ago. The finding, published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, treats kissing as nonaggressive mouth‑to‑mouth contact that does not involve passing food. Lead author … Read more

Lead: Jessica Simpson spent Thanksgiving at her mother Tina’s house with her children and her estranged husband, Eric Johnson, the singer told TMZ. The gathering included multiple grandparents and took place amid a separation the couple announced in January after nearly 10 years of marriage. Simpson, 45, said she prioritised her children and described the … Read more