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Lead: Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque — commonly called the Blue Mosque — during a four-day trip to Turkey, marking his first public visit to a Muslim place of worship since assuming the papacy in May. The Pontiff was seen bowing upon entry but reportedly did not perform a prayer inside, a … Read more
President Donald J. Trump on Nov. 29, 2025 posted that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed, a move the White House framed as part of an intensified campaign against drug trafficking. The message, directed at airlines, pilots, drug dealers and human traffickers, followed earlier remarks this week that the United States … Read more
Lead On Nov. 22, 2025, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) hosted its first father-daughter dance, organized by the nonprofit God Behind Bars, bringing nearly 30 selected inmates together with their daughters in an emotional reunion. One participant, Leslie Harris, reunited with his 17-year-old daughter while serving a decades-long sentence with nine years remaining. The event — … Read more
Lead: A team led by astronomer Tomonori Totani of the University of Tokyo reports what they describe as the first direct detection of dark matter, based on a 15-year analysis of data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope near the center of the Milky Way. The results, published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle … Read more
When 2-year-old Malachi became unusually tired and developed a persistent cough in March 2021, his mother, Meghan Jenkins, rushed him to a Miami emergency room. Tests and a bone marrow biopsy led to a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and an initial prognosis that he might live only two and a half to three … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 29, 2025, Pope Leo XIV visited the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the 17th‑century Blue Mosque in Istanbul, as part of his first international trip. Observers had expected a visible act of prayer alongside Muslim clerics, following practices by his immediate predecessors, but the pope did not appear to pray publicly during the visit. … Read more
Lead Black Friday 2025 remains active across major retailers, with many doorbuster-priced tech items still available as of this weekend. Deals running through Cyber Monday include discounts up to 50 percent on hardware, subscriptions and accessories from brands such as Apple, Amazon, Disney+, LEGO and Dyson. Prominent offers include subscription bundles (Disney+ & Hulu for … Read more
Michigan Snowstorm Saturday: Warnings Expand; Detroit, Ann Arbor Shift to Snow Nov. 29, 2025 — An on-schedule snowstorm moving across Michigan prompted updated watches and warnings early Saturday after forecasts were adjusted. Winter Storm Warnings were expanded along the Sunrise Side shoreline from Saginaw Bay north to Alpena and Rogers City, and part of Mackinac … Read more
On 29 November 2025, former US president Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed. His message came amid an ongoing US military buildup in the Caribbean and repeated US strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels. The Federal Aviation Administration had earlier warned airlines about a potentially … Read more
Oscar Piastri retained the lead from pole at the start of the Qatar Sprint, with George Russell and Lando Norris keeping position immediately behind. Early moves saw Yuki Tsunoda and Max Verstappen pass Fernando Alonso in the opening corners, before Alonso reclaimed a spot from Verstappen to rise to P4. The 19-lap sprint settled quickly: … Read more
Lead Black Friday weekend has passed, but hundreds of notable discounts remain live across major retailers as of late November 2025. Our deals team checked listings and confirmed many top tech bargains — from AirPods and Pixel Watch to Kindle e-readers and MacBooks — remain in stock at advertised prices. Availability varies by model and … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 29, 2025, two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot while deployed in Washington, D.C. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died; Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in very critical condition. Police arrested 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal and prosecutors have upgraded charges to first-degree murder. The incident has prompted a rapid … Read more
Lead President Donald Trump has announced that Venezuelan airspace will be closed, a move described by the Financial Times as an explicit intention by the White House. The statement raises immediate questions about which flights would be affected, how the measure would be enforced and what legal basis would be invoked. The announcement comes amid … Read more
Nov. 28, 2025, 15:49 UTC — Two large, ocean-going tankers that were under heavy sanctions for carrying Russian crude were struck by near-simultaneous explosions off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, leaving one vessel taking on water and another billowing smoke. Turkish authorities said an “external intervention” was a possible factor and reported that one ship was … Read more
Lead On Nov. 29, 2025, more than 230 surgeons and trainees gathered at the second annual meeting of Women in Thoracic Surgery to confront a stark statistic: fewer than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. The conference combined practical training, career development and candid conversations about bias and … Read more
