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Universal Pictures propelled Wicked: For Good to a $147 million domestic opening and a $223 million global debut this weekend using a reported $330 million in global promotional media value from more than 400 brand partners, a campaign that generated roughly 15 billion impressions. The studio’s partner-driven push ranks second only to last year’s original … Read more

Lead Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region, erupted for several hours on Sunday morning, 24 November 2025, sending ash across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. The long-dormant vent expelled a plume up to 14 km (nine miles) high and coated the nearby village of Afdera in ash. Local officials reported no … Read more

Lead: Major streaming platforms have launched Black Friday promotions this week as companies vie for subscriber growth ahead of the holidays. Disney is offering a year-long bundle of Disney+ and Hulu for $4.99 per month, while HBO Max is discounting its Basic with Ads tier to $2.99 per month for the first 12 months. Peacock, … Read more

Lead: On Nov. 24, 2025, U.S. health officials confirmed the first known human fatality from an H5N5 avian influenza infection — an older Washington state resident with underlying conditions who kept a backyard flock. On the same day astronomers reported that Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has broken apart after a close pass by the Sun, … Read more

November 24, 2025 — Scientists from NOAA and NASA report that the Antarctic ozone hole in 2025 reached a maximum one-day area of 8.83 million square miles, making it the fifth-smallest since 1992. The measure is roughly 30% smaller than the largest recorded extent in 2006. Researchers credit decades of global restrictions on ozone-depleting chemicals … Read more

An 18-year-old passenger, Anna Kepner, has been officially classified as a homicide after dying aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship, according to a death certificate provided to ABC News on Nov. 24, 2025. The certificate lists the cause as mechanical asphyxia and records the date of injury as Nov. 6, though the specific time is … Read more

Viola Ford Fletcher, long recognized as the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, died Monday, November 24, 2025, her grandson Ike Howard told CNN. Fletcher was 111 and remained publicly engaged in efforts to win recognition and redress for survivors in recent years. She spoke several times with national media as she … Read more

November 24, 2025 — Xbox and Crocs have unveiled an exclusive, gaming-themed take on the classic Crocs clog that reimagines the Xbox controller as wearable design. The new pair translates fixed buttons and joysticks into molded details and adds cushioned footbeds labeled Player Left and Player Right for added comfort during extended sessions. The release … Read more

Lead Senior diplomats convened in Geneva after a US push to secure a Ukraine peace deal by Thanksgiving produced a revised proposal that Kyiv finds more acceptable than an earlier, heavily pro-Russian draft. The United States, Ukraine and European advisers spent a day shuttling between two venues in intense negotiations; Kyiv dispatched its negotiating chief … Read more

Lead: After guiding the Cleveland Browns to a 24-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 12, quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been named the starter for Week 13 when Cleveland hosts the San Francisco 49ers at Huntington Bank Field. Head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed Sanders will get his second start of the season and … Read more

U.S. markets saw a split performance today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped while major technology names climbed, driven in part by continued investor interest in Google and AI-related gains. The shift occurred during regular trading hours and was reported by Investor’s Business Daily, which noted sector rotation and company-specific catalysts. Market participants pointed … Read more

November 24, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Justice asked two judges in the Southern District of New York to authorize release of grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The filing, signed by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton at Attorney General Pam Bondi’s direction, invoked a newly enacted … Read more

Actress Tara Reid, 50, says she was allegedly drugged in the early hours of Sunday and later taken to a nearby hospital after being found unconscious. The incident, which Reid says occurred at a hotel bar outside Chicago, is captured in video obtained by TMZ showing her placed in a wheelchair and then loaded onto … Read more

Lead NASA announced on Monday that Boeing’s next Starliner flight to the International Space Station will carry only cargo, ending months of speculation about whether the vehicle’s next trip would be crewed. The agency and Boeing are now aiming for an uncrewed Starliner-1 launch no earlier than April 2026, contingent on finishing required tests, certifications … Read more

Lead Shedeur Sanders will be the Cleveland Browns’ starter in Week 13, coach Kevin Stefanski announced Monday, giving the rookie his first home start against the San Francisco 49ers. Sanders took over the lineup after Dillon Gabriel suffered a concussion in Week 11 and led the Browns to a 24-10 victory over the Las Vegas … Read more