Iranian advisers killed aiding Russians in Crimea, says Kyiv  —  Top security official says Tehran military personnel in occupied areas will be ‘targeted’  —  Ukraine's top security official has confirmed that Iranian military advisers have been killed in Crimea, and warned that any other Iranians …

Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola win Alaska races, defeating Trump-backed opponents  —  Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola on Wednesday became the first Alaska Native to win a full term in Congress, securing reelection along with Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who both defeated challengers endorsed …

There is a growing shadow campaign to defend Joe Biden from House Republicans  —  WASHINGTON — As Republicans prepare to use their new House majority to probe the Biden administration and the business dealings of the president's son Hunter, Democrats are assembling a constellation of groups to respond.

US Confronts Iran on Protests, Ukraine and Nuclear Enrichment  —  The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on Tehran and expressed support for protesters, as the Iranian government aids Russia in the Ukraine war and continues nuclear enrichment.  —  Over the past few days …

FDR Served Up a Critique of Capitalism With His Thanksgiving Proclamations  —  The 32nd president regularly decried “greed and selfishness and striving for undue riches.”  —  Franklin Delano Roosevelt wasn't a socialist.  But, like Abraham Lincoln before him, the 32nd president enjoyed …

Trump Hosts Holocaust Revisionist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago  —  Fuentes and West are the latest figures with known histories of extremism and explicit antisemitic remarks to meet with Trump since he announced his 2024 presidential candidacy earlier this month

Herschel Walker Committed ‘Election Fraud’ With Texas Residence: Analysts  —  Herschel Walker has been accused of committing “election fraud” following reports he received a primary residence tax exemption for his home in Dallas, Texas, whilst running for the Senate in Georgia.

‘An explosion’: what is behind the rise in girls questioning their gender identity?  —  As the NHS reviews gender referrals, parents, clinicians and young people reveal the social, medical and emotional challenges they face  —  Earlier this year, a team of NHS researchers was asked …

After 3 Mass Shootings, a Thanksgiving With 14 Empty Chairs  —  The victims' lives paint a picture of a uniquely American holiday's ideals.  Their deaths reveal how routinely those dreams are dashed.  —  A janitor working his shift at a Virginia Walmart.  A 40-year-old woman returning home to Colorado Springs for the holidays.

Russia's parliament passes law banning ‘gay’ and ‘pedophilia’ propaganda  —  Russia's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a new law banning all forms of “gay propaganda,” as well as the “propaganda of pedophilia and sex change” among adults.  —  The bill passed unanimously …

Biden says he will try to move on gun control during lame-duck session  —  President Biden on Thursday said he would try to pass a bill banning assault rifles during the lame-duck session before the next Congress forms, despite long odds due to Republican opposition.

European Parliament declares Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism  — Russia is committing war crimes and uses “means of terrorism”  — MEPs call for the further international isolation of Russia  — Close and ban Russian state-affiliated institutions in the EU spreading propaganda

Thank You to the Greatest Civil Rights Attorneys in the Nation!  —  Carroll v Trump  —  Dearest friends, tonight, a few minutes after midnight, we filed the rape suit against the former president.  —  The new suit may ruin the former president's Thanksgiving, but it will be nourishing …

Two Americas Index: No politics at Thanksgiving, please  —  The overwhelming majority of Americans say they don't want to talk politics at the Thanksgiving table, according to the Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index.  —  Yes, but: 41% of Democrats and 29% of Republicans said they'll probably do it anyway.

Over 20,000 died in western Europe's summer heatwaves, figures show  —  This year's temperatures would have been virtually impossible without climate crisis, scientists say  —  More than 20,000 people died across western Europe in this summer's heatwaves, in temperatures …