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Lead On Nov. 24, 2025, Chinese leader Xi Jinping phoned U.S. President Donald Trump in a call that Xi initiated, according to official accounts. The leaders spoke for about an hour and discussed Taiwan, the war in Ukraine, and sluggish Chinese purchases of U.S. farm goods. Mr. Trump said he accepted an invitation to visit … Read more
Lead After the final seconds of the San Francisco 49ers’ 20-9 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, a postgame confrontation between 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings and Panthers safety Tre’Von Moehrig drew attention and could lead to league discipline. Video shown on broadcast outlets captured Moehrig striking Jennings during the final play and Jennings responding … Read more
Lead Three-year-old Oliver Chu of California became the first person worldwide to receive a newly developed gene therapy for Hunter syndrome after a treatment sequence carried out in Manchester, UK. The intervention—built on more than 15 years of research—used genetically modified stem cells harvested last December and reinfused in February; by May follow-up tests showed … Read more
Lead: Jason Kelce told hosts on New Heights on Nov. 24 that one of the “coolest” outcomes of his brother Travis Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift is the way it has changed who watches NFL games. Speaking with Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson, Jason highlighted how Swift’s presence at Chiefs games—the pop star is a … Read more
Lead: On the night of November 24–25, 2025, a large Russian missile barrage struck Kyiv, hitting energy infrastructure and prompting shelter orders from city officials. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported local outages of power and water and said a residential building caught fire after falling debris. Ukrainian authorities said the strikes followed intense drone and … Read more
Los Angeles authorities obtained a court order this week preventing the county medical examiner from releasing information about a 15-year-old girl whose body was discovered inside an impounded Tesla registered to singer d4vd. The body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found Sept. 8 in Los Angeles, days after her birthday, and county officials say the … Read more
Lead: In late November 2025 central Vietnam experienced one of its deadliest stretches of seasonal rain, with more than 90 people killed and about a dozen reported missing after days of intense storms and landslides. Heavy rains inundated coastal cities including Nha Trang and Hoi An, flooded at least 200,000 homes and forced officials to … Read more
Lead This rivalry weekend features a roster of high-stakes matchups across college football that could rearrange the College Football Playoff pecking order. Across Friday and Saturday, games such as Ohio State–Michigan (Noon ET Saturday in Ann Arbor) and Texas A&M–Texas (7:30 p.m. ET Friday in Austin) carry conference, seeding and résumé implications. Several contests will … Read more
Nov 25, 2025 — A report on Nov. 25, 2025 said Meta Platforms is in talks to buy and rent Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs), prompting Alphabet shares to rise and Nvidia stock to slide. The Information, citing an unnamed person, said Meta may deploy TPUs in data centers in 2027 and could rent chips … Read more
Lead: A strong storm arriving during Thanksgiving Week will bring rapidly changing conditions across Michigan, with the Upper Peninsula seeing early impacts Tuesday and most of the Lower Peninsula facing the worst of the system Wednesday into Thursday. Rain is expected to switch to snow by midday Wednesday, followed by lake-effect bands and falling temperatures … Read more
Lead — The cast and creator of the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond reunite for a one-night, 90-minute special airing Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. The program arrives 29 years after the show’s 1996 debut and 20 years after its 2005 finale, which concluded nine seasons and 210 episodes. Ray Romano and creator Phil Rosenthal cohost … Read more
Lead Tyson Foods announced it will close its Lexington, Nebraska beef plant in January, a facility that employs about 3,200 people in a city of roughly 11,000 and can slaughter about 5,000 cattle per day. The company also plans to cut one shift at its Amarillo, Texas plant, eliminating about 1,700 jobs; together those actions … Read more
Health officials and hospital clinicians are warning that influenza activity is starting earlier than usual in parts of the United States, raising concerns that cases could rise sharply as millions travel and gather for Thanksgiving and other holidays. The uptick is linked to an H3N2 variant known as subclade K, which has already triggered large … Read more
Lead On Nov. 18, six congressional Democrats posted a 90-second video urging U.S. military and national security personnel to refuse unlawful orders; two days later, President Donald Trump called their remarks “seditious” and demanded prosecutions. Legal scholars contacted by FactCheck.org say the statements reiterate established law that service members must obey only lawful orders and … Read more
On Nov. 24, 2025, U.S. stock futures were essentially flat after major benchmarks staged a broad rebound led by technology and artificial‑intelligence (AI) names, while investors continued to price in a likely Federal Reserve rate reduction. Dow futures added 13 points (under 0.1%), S&P 500 futures rose about 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained a … Read more
