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Man shot at In-N-Out drive-thru drove family to safety with bullet lodged in head

Oregon police arrested two men in connection with the shooting of a father struck by a bullet while pulling out of an In-N-Out drive-thru in February.

Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work

State senators in Louisiana have passed a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the previous one.

In new lawsuit, Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers

The Justice Department is challenging efforts to sanction attorneys from the first and second Trump administrations, asserting in a lawsuit that the District of Columbia Bar is unfairly playing politics with the legal disciplinary process.

Texas puts man to death for a retired professor's killing in its 600th execution since 1982

A man who experts said was intellectually disabled has become the 600th person executed in Texas since the state resumed carrying out the death penalty in 1982.

Small plane crashes into Ohio home killing 2 on board, igniting blaze in residential area

A small plane crashed into a home in Akron, Ohio, killing two people on board and sparking a large fire. The FAA and NTSB are now investigating the cause.

Feds could bring charges in Bahamas disappearance case without ever finding body, expert says

A maritime law expert says federal investigators could still file charges in Lynette Hooker's disappearance even if her body is never found.

White House signals Trump, Xi align on key points in conflict with Iran and more top headlines

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Around the world

Hamas used sexual violence 'deliberately and systematically' on Oct 7, commission report finds

Investigators say Hamas perpetrators deliberately used sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon during the Oct. 7 massacres in southern Israel.

Remains recovered of US soldier who went missing in military exercises in Morocco, 2nd soldier still missing

The remains of a U.S. soldier were recovered in Morocco's Atlantic waters after he fell off a cliff during a hike, as the search remains for a second missing soldier.

Inside the Christian border town in Lebanon that says it survived by defying Hezbollah

Residents of Rmeish, a Christian town in southern Lebanon, say they confronted Hezbollah and blocked them from using the village area.

Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.

Taiwan watches Trump-Xi meeting for signs China will test US resolve

Experts say Xi Jinping may seek to influence President Trump to make certain concessions over Taiwan in exchange for cooperation on tariffs, fentanyl and global flashpoints like Iran.

6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.

North Korea updates constitution to require automatic nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated: report

North Korea's revised constitution reportedly requires an automatic nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is killed, according to intelligence briefings.

Technology

WWDC: From NeXTStep for Apple to Apple’s next step for AI

As Apple heads toward next month’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), cast your mind back almost 30 years. That’s when something happened that arguably put events in motion that led to Apple becoming the company it is today.

Anthropic courts mom-and-pop shops with Claude for Small Business

Anthropic on Wednesday launched Claude for Small Business, a new package of agentic workflows, skills, and connectors designed to automate business tasks common to smaller companies.

Microsoft’s new AI system finds 16 Windows flaws, including four critical RCEs

Microsoft has unveiled a new AI-driven vulnerability discovery system that identified 16 previously unknown Windows vulnerabilities, including four critical remote code execution flaws, in what security analysts say could mark a major shift in how software vulnerabilities are discovered and remediat

Capacity markets could reshape cloud computing

An article from AI CERTs reporting on the Anthropic-SpaceX capacity arrangement caught my attention because it highlights a possibility the cloud market has been moving toward for years but has never fully embraced.

Mistral AI SDK, TanStack Router hit in npm software supply chain attack

The TeamPCP threat group has pulled off another big supply chain attack which within a few hours this week was able to successfully compromise 170 Node Package Manager (npm) and PyPI packages.

Meta AI is coming to Threads, and some users aren’t thrilled

Threads is rolling out Meta AI, which will provide real-time context when mentioned in a post or reply. Connor Hayes, head of Threads, posted on the app Tuesday about the thinking behind Meta AI’s new feature.

Apple’s App Store model for AI

Apple has a design for AI life. It hopes to build on the outstanding hardware performance its systems already provide to create a fantastic environment in which AI developers can thrive.

Sports News

NFL announces inaugural Thanksgiving Eve game between Packers and Rams will be streamed on Netflix

The NFL expanded its holiday lineup with an inaugural Thanksgiving Eve game featuring the Green Bay Packers against the Los Angeles Rams on Netflix.

LeBron James may be target of apparently leaked Drake song featuring ‘switching teams’ lyric

Drake's ninth album "Iceman" drops Friday, but a leaked track apparently targets LeBron James and references the Kendrick Lamar feud from 2024.

US lifts costly visa bond requirement for some World Cup travelers, Trump administration says

The State Department says it is waiving visa bonds for qualified World Cup fans from five countries that had faced fees up to $15,000 to enter the U.S.

40-Year-Old Manuel Neuer Extends Bayern Munich Contract At Reduced Wage

Manuel Neuer is set to extend his legendary stay at Bayern Munich after reportedly reaching a total agreement over a contract extension.

NFL announces inaugural Thanksgiving Eve game between Packers and Rams will be streamed on Netflix

The NFL expanded its holiday lineup with an inaugural Thanksgiving Eve game featuring the Green Bay Packers against the Los Angeles Rams on Netflix.

LeBron James may be target of apparently leaked Drake song featuring ‘switching teams’ lyric

Drake's ninth album "Iceman" drops Friday, but a leaked track apparently targets LeBron James and references the Kendrick Lamar feud from 2024.

US lifts costly visa bond requirement for some World Cup travelers, Trump administration says

The State Department says it is waiving visa bonds for qualified World Cup fans from five countries that had faced fees up to $15,000 to enter the U.S.

Politics News

China’s Iran ties complicate Trump-Xi summit as tensions test US leverage

Trump says he expects a long talk with Xi Jinping about Iran this week as the issue looms over a summit originally focused on trade and technology.

Supreme Court revives suit against logistics company

The Supreme Court says man can sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash. The justices' unanimous decision Thursday could have big ripple effects across the trucking industry.

Ex-counterterror chief Joe Kent says Trump was 'poised' to make better Iran deal than Obama-era JCPOA

Ex-counterterrorism chief Joe Kent claims President Donald Trump was positioned to strike a better Iran deal than the JCPOA before the current Middle East conflict.

Need for rent relief remains high; donations going down

Some organizers of rent relief funds say they’re seeing an increase in requests for help as the number of evictions ticks upward and the amount of individual donations drop.

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

Politics Friday: Minnesota lawmakers reach a session-ending deal, now race to get it through

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with four caucus leaders about a session-ending agreement and how they’ll shepherd it through this weekend.

China cozies up as Trump touts delegation of richest business heavyweights at Xi summit

U.S. corporate titans like Musk, Cook and Huang traveled with Trump to Beijing, underscoring China's desire for American business and investment.