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US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown 11/20/2025 09:40am • New U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government's first weekly layoffs data since before the government shut down on Oct. 1. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending Nov. 15 fell b Toulouse player Dønnum under investigation for alleged racist gesture 11/20/2025 09:04am • TOULOUSE, France (AP) — The Toulouse public prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation into a controversial gesture made by Toulouse player Aron Dønnum toward Le Havre midfielder Simon Ebonog during a Ligue 1 match. Dønnum, a right winger from Norway, allegedly made a racial ge UN atomic agency demands Iran provide full information about its nuclear stockpile 11/20/2025 07:22am • VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog on Thursday demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency and provide “precise information” about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, as well as grant its inspectors access to Iranian nuclear sites. The development sets the stage for a likel As US debates gender roles, some women in male-led faiths dig in on social and political issues 11/20/2025 07:03am • The U.S. feminist movement’s perpetual quest for gender equality has suffered notable setbacks during President Donald Trump’s second term — including the dismantling of various nondiscrimination programs and the ouster of several high-ranking women in the military. Yet strikingly, outspoken w SEC this week: Sooners look to stay hot vs. Hardy and Mizzou; Vandy fights to stay in playoff mix 11/20/2025 06:10am • Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference: Game of the week No. 23 Missouri (7-3, 3-3 SEC) at No. 8 Oklahoma (8-2, 4-2), Saturday, noon ET (ABC) Oklahoma, riding high after beating Alabama and getting back in mix for the 12-team playoff, needs to avoid a potential trap game here. Miss Giants' Abdul Carter is rushing to get past his public punishment 11/20/2025 06:00am • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Abdul Carter is eager to move past his public punishment. The New York Giants' rookie edge rusher got benched by interim coach Mike Kafka for the first defensive series against Green Bay for missing a walk-through last week. Carter disputed that he was asleep inside th Philippine court convicts former mayor of human trafficking 11/20/2025 05:42am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court on Thursday convicted a former mayor, who officials say is a Chinese national, of human trafficking charges for helping establish an illegal online gaming complex in a northern province where hundreds of Chinese and other foreign nationals were forced Building an emergency fund can feel daunting, but these tips can help 11/20/2025 05:10am • NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe your car broke down, your computer was stolen, or you had a surprise visit to urgent care. Emergencies are inevitable, but you can prepare to deal with them by building an emergency fund. “There are so many things that happen in our lives that we don’t expect and most of NASA unveils close-up pictures of the comet popping by from another star 11/20/2025 03:41am • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA unveiled close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that’s making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the third confirmed object to visit our corner of the cosmos from anoth Volcano eruption forces the rescue of more than 170 climbers on Indonesia's Mount Semeru 11/20/2025 02:19am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Thursday they helped more than 170 climbers who were caught a day earlier by Mount Semeru’s sudden eruption to return to safety as the seismic activity of Java island's highest volcano indicated that the eruption will continue. About 178 peop MLB will comply with Senate's request for gambling investigation documents, commissioner says 11/20/2025 01:01am • NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says it will comply with a Senate committee's request for documents detailing gambling investigations. Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee sent a letter Monday to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred asking for Federal push to break up US Department of Education raises questions among school leaders, policymakers 11/20/2025 12:52am • This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced agreements to shift a number of functions within the department to four other federal agencies. In a statement on the Department of Education's website, the move was described as a way to "break up the federal education bureaucracy" and "ensur Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months 11/20/2025 12:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts. Trump could have chosen to release many of the Leaders press on with G20 summit in South Africa that won't have US and Trump 11/19/2025 11:06pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Leaders and delegates from the world's richest nations and top developing countries are gathering this weekend for the Group of 20 summit in South Africa, an event overshadowed by the boycott of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration. Africa's first G20 summit will Larry Summers takes leave from teaching at Harvard after release of Epstein emails 11/19/2025 10:51pm • Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers abruptly went on leave Wednesday from teaching at Harvard University, where he once served as president, over recently released emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Summers' spokesperson said. Summers had canceled his