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Lead: Lane Kiffin, head coach of the No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels, saw public speculation over his 2026 plans quiet after a Friday update that pushed a final decision to after the Egg Bowl. Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter told reporters an announcement on Kiffin’s future will come the day after the Rebels play … Read more
Lead Florida State traveled to Raleigh on Friday night and suffered another road defeat, extending a streak of no wins away from Tallahassee since November 2023. The Seminoles (5-6, 2-6 ACC) staged a late rally but squandered their best chance when they fumbled two consecutive punt returns, turning a realistic comeback into a final, bitter … Read more
Lead: Firefighters and marine responders battled a large electrical fire on the 1,100-foot container ship 1 Henry Hudson at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday evening, Nov. 21, 2025. The blaze, first reported below deck at 6:38 p.m., prompted a major emergency declaration as hazardous materials inside several containers complicated suppression efforts. An explosion … Read more
On 21 November 2025 at the White House, President Donald Trump, 79, met New York mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani, 34, in the Oval Office. The encounter — framed by months of sharp rhetoric from both sides — played out far more amicably than many expected, with public emphasis on shared goals for New York. Both men … Read more
Local and religious leaders said Saturday that 303 pupils and 12 teachers were abducted during an assault on St. Mary’s School in the remote Papiri community of Niger state, Nigeria. The figure updates an earlier count of 215 children after a verification and final census, officials said. Authorities deployed tactical squads and joined local hunters … Read more
Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has found herself at the center of a diplomatic spat with Beijing after remarks about defending Taiwan, less than a month into her tenure. The exchange followed a largely cordial meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Gyeongju, South Korea, in October, but Beijing has since responded with a … Read more
Lead For Saturday, November 22, 2025, readers are advised of a Moon Alert: avoid shopping (except food and gas) and postponing major decisions from 3:15 to 5:00 p.m.; after 5:00 p.m. the Moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn. The day favors practical planning, long-term thinking and clear conversations, with many signs encouraged to organize finances, … Read more
Lead: Delegates at the UN climate summit in Dubai (COP28, 30 November–12 December 2023) remained deadlocked over language on fossil fuels and new financing for vulnerable countries. Negotiators from developed and developing blocs clashed on whether draft texts should call for a fossil fuel phase-out or a managed transition, while talks over operationalising long-promised finance … Read more
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is experiencing a growing jet-fuel shortfall after repeated problems on the Olympic Pipeline, and the disruption is beginning to affect passenger services as the Thanksgiving travel surge approaches. State officials and the pipeline operator say leaks discovered last week led to a shutdown that was briefly reversed and then halted again … Read more
Lando Norris took pole position for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix after a rain-affected qualifying session that reshaped expectations on a drying track. The McLaren driver delivered a decisive final lap to beat Max Verstappen by 0.323 seconds, claiming his third consecutive pole. The session featured mixed tyre calls, on-track incidents and stewards’ checks … Read more
Lead: On Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito granted Texas’s request to pause a lower-court order, temporarily allowing the state to use its 2025 congressional map. The stay reverses a ruling that had required Texas to revert to the 2021 lines, and it takes effect immediately while the Supreme Court considers … Read more
Lead Week 13 serves as a decisive late‑season sweep of pivotal college football games, headlined by No. 15 USC at No. 7 Oregon and No. 22 Missouri at No. 8 Oklahoma on Saturday. The slate also features Michigan at Maryland and a host of bowl‑implication matchups across conferences, with televised windows on ABC, CBS, ESPN … Read more
On Nov. 21, 2025, President Donald J. Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met in the Oval Office and held a joint news conference that many observers found unusually cordial. The encounter — coming after months of mutual criticism — featured smiles, laughter and an exchange in which Mr. Trump told Mr. Mamdani, … Read more
Lead A London court on 21 November sentenced former MEP Nathan Gill to 10½ years in prison after he admitted taking payments to promote Russia-friendly positions while serving in the European Parliament between 2014 and 2020. UK counter-terrorism investigators said Gill accepted money from intermediaries linked to pro-Kremlin networks to deliver scripted interventions, arrange events … Read more
Lead: LSU is reportedly finalizing an offer worth roughly $90 million to hire Lane Kiffin as its next head coach, with an additional roster cash package of about $25 million per year, sources say. The report, attributed to Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger and cited by On3, comes as Ole Miss — Kiffin’s current employer — … Read more
