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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
Lead: President Donald Trump announced on Nov. 28, 2025 that he will grant a full pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president convicted in Manhattan in 2024 of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States. Hernández, extradited to the U.S. in 2022, was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison after prosecutors … Read more
Lead Airbus has instructed operators to apply an immediate software update to roughly 6,000 aircraft after a September–October incident revealed that intense solar radiation can corrupt flight-control data. The call for changes, issued to regulators and airlines on 28–29 November, affects large numbers of A320-family jets worldwide and comes amid a busy US holiday travel … Read more
Lead: Current reports indicate that if Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin departs before the postseason, quarterbacks coach Joe Judge would be the “likely” interim head coach for the Rebels’ College Football Playoff run. The development was reported via Mark Schlabach of ESPN and relayed by NBC Sports. Judge, 43, brings prior NFL head-coaching experience … Read more
Lead Former US president Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will grant a “full and complete pardon” to Juan Orlando Hernández, the ex-president of Honduras who is serving a 45-year US prison sentence on drug trafficking and weapons charges. Hernández was convicted in March of last year and sentenced in June; Trump made … Read more
On Nov. 28, 2025, a technical failure at a data center in a Chicago suburb prompted CME Group to halt futures and options trading, briefly unsettling markets worldwide. The first indication of disruption arrived at 9:41 p.m. Eastern as many U.S. traders were still observing the Thanksgiving holiday and regular equity trading was closed. CME … Read more
Lead: Megan Thee Stallion spent her first Thanksgiving with boyfriend Klay Thompson and his family, sharing a home-video recap on Instagram on Nov. 28 after preparing the meal the day before. The 30-year-old Grammy winner cooked a Southern-style spread — including greens, dressing, turkey and macaroni — and captured the preparation and delivery to the … Read more
Multiple cities and villages across southern Wisconsin announced snow emergencies tied to a winter storm expected over the weekend, beginning Friday night and extending into Sunday and beyond in some jurisdictions. Municipal orders — ranging from overnight parking bans to multi-day even/odd rules — aim to clear streets and keep main roads passable for plows … Read more
Nov. 28, 2025 — In Austin, No. 3 Texas A&M entered a high-stakes rivalry night at 11-0 aiming for a College Football Playoff berth while No. 16 Texas sought to derail the Aggies and keep postseason hope alive. The game featured key momentum swings — a blocked kick, a 30-yard punt return by KC Concepcion … Read more
LINCOLN — On Black Friday, Nebraska (7-5) fell to Iowa (8-4) in a rivalry game that swung on field position, big runs and late-game control. Early special-teams miscues and a sequence of long, sustained Iowa drives tilted momentum in the Hawkeyes’ favor. Nebraska produced standout individual performances — most notably Emmett Johnson’s career-high 217 rushing … Read more
Lead Airbus on Friday, November 28, 2025, urged operators to apply an immediate software update across the A320 family after an investigation linked an in-flight control anomaly to corrupted data. The manufacturer said its analysis of JetBlue Flight 1230 — which experienced a sudden altitude loss on Oct. 30, 2025, causing several injuries — showed … Read more
Lead: President Donald Trump announced from West Palm Beach, Florida, that he intends to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted in 2024 of drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in U.S. prison. Trump framed the decision on social media, saying people he respects view Hernández’s treatment as … Read more
Lead On Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 at Lincoln Financial Field, the Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-15, using a dominant rushing attack and a pivotal defensive turnover to seize control. Chicago improved to 9-3 with its fifth straight victory while Philadelphia fell to 8-4 and saw its division cushion shrink. The Bears outgained the … Read more
Lead: Airlines and regulators warned of possible delays and cancellations after Airbus ordered immediate software and hardware changes to some A320-family aircraft following an October incident in the United States. The issue—linked to intense solar radiation corrupting data in ELAC flight-control computers—affects about 6,000 aircraft, roughly half Airbus’s global fleet. Airbus and European regulators said … Read more
