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Lead: A new AidData analysis shows that over the past quarter-century Chinese state-owned banks have directed roughly $200 billion into U.S. businesses, making the United States by far the largest single recipient. Much of that financing was obscured through offshore shell companies in places such as the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Delaware, hiding the true … Read more
Lead: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to visit the United States on Nov. 18–19, 2025, marking his first trip since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The White House meeting with President Donald Trump is expected to focus on deepening defense, trade and technology ties, including cooperation on artificial intelligence, security … Read more
Lead: A new AidData analysis published after Nov. 18, 2025, finds that Chinese state-owned firms have deployed roughly $2.2 trillion in loans and grants worldwide from 2000 through 2023, far larger than earlier tallies. Much of more than $1 trillion in lending went to developing countries for infrastructure projects, but the single largest country recipient … Read more
On Monday the United Nations Security Council adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution that endorses a blueprint to stabilize and govern Gaza after two years of war. The measure authorizes an international stabilization force, approves a transitional Board of Peace envisioned to be overseen by President Donald Trump, and sets out a conditional pathway that could eventually … Read more
Harvard economist and former U.S. Treasury secretary Larry Summers announced he will step back from public commitments after newly released documents made public by the House oversight committee exposed a series of email exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The disclosures, covering messages from 2013 to early 2019, prompted Summers to tell Politico he … Read more
On the morning of Nov. 5 in Whitestown, Boone County prosecutors say 62-year-old Curt Andersen shot and killed 32-year-old house cleaner María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez after she and her husband arrived at his locked house by mistake. Authorities allege Andersen fired one shot through his front door; medics pronounced Ríos Pérez dead at … Read more
Lead On November 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging two California laws that restrict federal agents from masking their faces and require visible identification during operations in the state. The suit, filed in Los Angeles, argues the measures violate the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and endanger federal officers. … Read more
Nov. 17, 2025 — A Tennessee judge on Monday issued a temporary injunction blocking the state deployment of National Guard troops in Memphis after a group of state and local elected officials argued Governor Bill Lee exceeded his constitutional authority. The ruling pauses the governor’s order while the court considers the legal challenge and gives … Read more
At the New York City premiere of Wicked: For Good on Monday night, Ariana Grande stepped in as the primary on-camera voice after costar Cynthia Erivo lost hers ahead of the red carpet. Organizers had told press earlier that the pair would avoid formal interviews because Erivo needed vocal rest, but the duo still appeared … Read more
On November 17, 2025, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick issued a terse opinion finding significant investigative and procedural errors in the Justice Department’s indictment of former FBI director James Comey. The judge concluded that those errors—by at least one FBI agent and a prosecutor—could have compromised the integrity of the grand jury process and may … Read more
Lead Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai told the BBC that people should not “blindly trust” information produced by AI tools, warning the models remain “prone to errors.” In an interview published on the BBC website, Pichai urged users to combine AI outputs with other information sources and pointed to products such as Google Search as … Read more
In Week 11 the Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-19 on Sunday, putting Denver at 9-2 and leaving Kansas City at 5-5 and facing the real possibility of losing the AFC West for the first time in a decade. The victory ended a run of Chiefs dominance in the division that extended nine … Read more
Nov. 17, 2025 — In a sudden reversal that stunned Washington, President Donald J. Trump on Sunday night signaled he would not block a House Republican bill to compel the Justice Department to turn over its investigative files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move came after partywide pressure and the threat of widespread … Read more
Former Treasury Secretary and ex-Harvard president Larry Summers announced he will step back from public commitments after emails showing his communications with Jeffrey Epstein were released by the House Oversight Committee last week. In a statement issued Monday, Summers said, “I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,” and … Read more
On November 18, 2025 (reported 03:28 UTC; updated 04:06 UTC), bitcoin slid beneath the $90,000 mark for the first time in seven months, intensifying a month-long decline that has wiped out the cryptocurrency’s gains for 2025 and unsettled digital-asset markets worldwide. The largest token dropped as much as 2.4% during Asia trading hours, extending a … Read more
