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On Nov. 12, 2025, Representative Adelita Grijalva of Arizona was sworn into the House and immediately provided the 218th signature required to force a floor vote on a discharge petition demanding release of Justice Department files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The signature ended weeks of delay in seating Ms. Grijalva, which she … Read more

Nov. 12, 2025 — A Global Carbon Project analysis projects that global fossil carbon dioxide emissions will hit about 38.1 billion tonnes in 2025, roughly 1.1 percent higher than 2024. The increase, driven by rises in the United States and other regions, comes even as researchers detect a possible recent flattening of emissions in China. … Read more

Lead: Boudylam “Lam” Simmavanh, a 48-year-old welder and father of four who arrived in the United States as a child refugee from Laos in 1986, was detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement appointment on Oct. 28 after roughly 18 years of regular check-ins. His family and the small Orrville, Ohio community mounted a campaign … Read more

Lead: On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia struck the final circulating penny after a presidential directive earlier this year asked the Treasury to stop producing new one-cent coins. Major U.S. chains told CBS News they are already adapting: some stores are rounding cash totals to the nearest five cents, others are asking … Read more

Lead: Federal prosecutors unsealed a 23-count indictment on Nov. 12, 2025, accusing former Gov. Gavin Newsom aide Dana Williamson and associates of funneling money from Xavier Becerra’s dormant 2026 campaign account and falsely claiming luxury items and travel as business expenses. The charges allege roughly $225,000 was diverted from the campaign account and that about … Read more

Lead Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers has been named the 2025 American League Cy Young Award winner for the second consecutive season, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) announced. Ballots were submitted before postseason play and Skubal finished with 26 first-place votes and 198 points under the BBWAA 7-4-3-2-1 scoring system. Garrett Crochet … Read more

Congress returned to the Capitol on Nov. 12, 2025, for the final House floor debate and an expected late-evening vote on a Senate-passed funding package that could end a 43-day federal government shutdown. Lawmakers traded blame during the final hours as Republicans pushed to adopt the Senate measure and Democrats pressed to extend expiring Affordable … Read more

Authorities on Wednesday confirmed the identities of all 14 people killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed and erupted in flames during takeoff at UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport last week. The Jefferson County coroner completed recovery and identification work eight days after the aircraft struck businesses near the runway, and officials … Read more

Lead Since Democrats’ Nov. 4 election sweep, President Donald Trump has rolled out a set of high-profile measures aimed at addressing voter concerns about the cost of living: a floated 50-year mortgage, proposals for $2,000-per-person tariff rebate checks, and direct health-care payments to consumers. Each idea is pitched as a way to lower monthly costs … Read more

Lead Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn into the U.S. House on Nov. 12, 2025, seven weeks after she won a special election. House Speaker Mike Johnson administered the oath as Democrats applauded, and Grijalva immediately signed a discharge petition that pushes for release of the full Department of Justice files on Jeffrey Epstein. Her … Read more

Nov. 12, 2025 — Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and senior military commanders on Wednesday condemned a large, masked settler assault on Palestinian communities in the West Bank, saying the “shocking” violence in villages near Tulkarm must stop and that state authorities must act decisively to stop future attacks. The incidents on Tuesday in Beit Lid … Read more

Lead President Donald Trump drew sharp criticism from prominent corners of his MAGA base after telling Fox News that the United States sometimes needs to “bring in talent” via H-1B visas because it lacks people with “certain talents.” The remarks, aired during an appearance with Laura Ingraham on Tuesday night, prompted vocal backlash from influencers, … Read more

Lead: On Tuesday night a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the Sun and crossed the 92-million-mile gap to Earth in under two days, producing vivid auroras and prompting Blue Origin to stand down the New Glenn launch. Forecasters at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center said the incoming blast included fast-moving charged particles and … Read more

Over the past year the multinational pop group Katseye says it has been subject to a sustained campaign of online harassment, including thousands of death threats and one allegation that a member was reported to U.S. immigration authorities. The six-member act — formed through Geffen Records and HYBE’s The Debut: Dream Academy and launched publicly … Read more

Valve unveiled a compact, desktop-style Steam Machine that aims to bring Steam Deck’s Linux-based ecosystem to TVs with far greater performance. Announced ahead of a planned early-2026 ship window in the same regions that sell the Steam Deck today, the 3.8‑liter, 6‑inch cube pairs a six‑core Zen 4 CPU and a semi‑custom RDNA 3 GPU … Read more