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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
On Nov. 24, 2025, a federal judge in South Carolina dismissed separate criminal indictments against former F.B.I. director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the cases had been unlawfully installed. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie found that Lindsey Halligan—appointed in rapid succession by President Trump and … Read more
November 24, 2025 — The Pentagon has opened a formal review into allegations against Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former NASA astronaut, after he appeared in a video urging active-duty military and intelligence personnel to decline what the participants said would be “illegal orders.” The Defense Department said the allegations … Read more
Lead: This Black Friday, major retailers including Amazon, Walmart, Target and Best Buy are discounting a wide range of Apple hardware, from AirPods and iPads to MacBooks and Apple Watches. The sales — live now in many cases — deliver the steepest prices tracked this season, including new lows on several models. Apple’s own store … Read more
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer and actor whose work helped introduce reggae to international audiences, died on Nov. 24, 2025, at age 81. His wife, Latifa Chambers, announced his passing and said a seizure was followed by pneumonia. Cliff’s seven-decade career included two Grammy wins and the starring role in the 1972 film The Harder … Read more
November 24, 2025 — The Pentagon said it has initiated a review into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a former U.S. Navy captain, after he joined five other lawmakers in a video last week urging service members and intelligence personnel to “refuse illegal orders.” The Department of Defense said it received “serious allegations of … Read more
On Nov. 24, 2025, Bitcoin inched above $88,000 as markets recovered from a sharp pullback the prior week, but the token lagged a broader rebound in U.S. equities and remained under pressure. The cryptocurrency had hit a seven-month trough of $80,554 on Friday and was still carrying losses after sliding more than 20% over the … Read more
Federal Judge Cameron Currie on Monday dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding the prosecutor who presented both cases, Lindsey Halligan, was not lawfully appointed. The rulings stem from Currie’s finding that Halligan, a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience, … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 24, 2025, the Department of Defense announced it has opened a review into “serious allegations of misconduct” involving Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona. The statement, posted on X, did not identify the complainant or detail the specific charges but linked the inquiry to remarks Kelly made about service members refusing unlawful orders. … Read more
Nov. 24, 2025 — Russian President Vladimir V. Putin has given a stark appraisal of a newly revealed 28-point peace proposal authored with input from Washington and Moscow: it can serve as a basis for settlement if Russia’s demands survive “substantive and meaningful discussion,” or Moscow can continue military operations. Over the weekend, Ukrainian and … Read more
Nov. 24, 2025 — A federal judge on Monday set aside indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding the interim appointment of Lindsey Halligan in Alexandria, Virginia, was invalid. The ruling said actions taken by Halligan, who was handpicked amid pressure to pursue cases against political … Read more
An interstellar visitor known as 3I/ATLAS is on a fast, highly eccentric path through the solar system and is expected to make a near-Earth pass in roughly four weeks at about 170 million miles, before approaching Jupiter three months later. Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has suggested that recent non-gravitational acceleration could have nudged the object … Read more
Lead: Verizon will offer a major Black Friday promotion starting November 26 that effectively gives new customers a Pixel 10 Pro XL, a Pixel Watch 4 and a Galaxy Tab S10 FE 5G at no additional cost. The bundle — presented as free devices with qualifying new lines — runs through December 1 and requires … Read more
Lead Two members of the House of Lords — former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord David Evans of Watford — face suspensions after a standards watchdog found they breached conduct rules following an undercover Guardian investigation. The commissioner recommended four-month and five-month suspensions respectively; the sanctions will take effect if the House … Read more
