Zoo staffers are "cautiously optimistic" that Nhi Linh will deliver a healthy calf early next year. www.huffpost.com/entry/baby-e...

Koko Kondo was just 8 months old when a U.S. nuclear bomb obliterated her community. She wants to ensure history doesn’t repeat itself, and sees Americans as allies in her quest. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Thousands across New England could become homeless under Trump administration reforms, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. The nonprofit projects that New Hampshire will lose over 400 beds as a result of the new rules. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/01/m...

DID YOU KNOW?: Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash, and they are 17% more likely to be killed in a car crash, than men. www.huffpost.com/entry/female...

HIV diagnoses increased across New York City in 2024, part of a multi-year surge after years of decline. The spike comes as the Trump administration has moved to cut federal funding to test, treat and prevent the disease. @thecity.nyc and @katiehonan.bsky.social

Trees are often priced based on their size and height, ranging from $50 for a small tree up to $300 for one that might light up a town common. A typical tree costs around $85. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.

It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍

Today's close race to replace retired GOP Rep. Mark Green’s seat in Tennessee’s deep-red 7th District has become a national test for both parties. The result will portend Dems’ odds of pulling off a blue wave next fall, whether their nominee wins or not.

The sea turtle rescue begins before dawn, right after high tide www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/01/m...

NEW -- LOOK IF ANYONE DID ANY WAR CRIMES IT WAS THAT ADMIRAL GUY OVER THERE WE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Zillow, the nation’s largest real estate listing website, has removed extreme weather risk data meant to help buyers figure out if the biggest purchase of their life is particularly susceptible to floods, high winds or wildfires. https://cnn.it/48gR0A5

The networks that had been broken into were protected with names and passwords that were “found to be simple, consisting of repeated characters or combinations of sequential numbers or letters” apple.news/AUcgKwyvwRry...

Cynthia not only lovingly cares for her daughter and sister, she fights for a better future for caregivers and their loved ones. Home care workers are not a budget number — they’re real people. Their work deserves our respect and support.

If we can make vaccines less distressing to individuals who fear needles, we may be able to protect more people from infectious diseases apple.news/AwEfWKO8bR-G...

In this week's issue of The End Files, learn about the impacts of war on death, the latest notable obituaries and famous deaths in history theendfiles.substack.com/p/remember-e...

The number of people being held in federal immigration custody in New Hampshire has doubled in the past six months, climbing to a new high of 338 in November, according to the latest data from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...

A campaign called The Right to Night aims to overturn a Michigan law prohibiting the establishment of dark sky preserves on state land in the U.P., which includes 18 state parks. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...

Have you put up the Christmas Tree yet? 🎄😺

A day after a mass shooting at a 2-year-old’s birthday party… A woman picked up a child’s shoe, which had ended up between a bouncy house and a wall splattered with blood. A father began to gather birthday presents, remarkably untouched by the gore and carnage strewn around them

In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of food stamps are employed, half of them full-time. Nearly 2,500 work for Amazon and another 2,300 work for Walmart. Uber, DoorDash and Tempus Unlimited each have more than 1,400 workers who rely on SNAP www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

“I’ve been through a lot worse in service to my country. The president and Pete Hegseth are not going to silence me,” Kelly, a retired astronaut and U.S. Navy veteran, said at a press conference. www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-k...

Israeli forces are continuing to launch strikes in response to what it says are violations of the truce. However, on Saturday, two brothers aged 10 and 12 were killed by an Israeli airstrike as they gathered firewood. san.com/cc/2-childre...

Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

We have donated over $1 million to our foundation just with "tell your dog i said hi" merch proceeds ❤️‍🩹

The vaquita, a tiny porpoise found in the northern Gulf of California, is the most endangered marine mammal species in the world. Populations have declined by 98% in the last 30 years. www.cnn.com/science/vaqu...

The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...

We received our first counterproposals from management today with disappointing language — including no guaranteed wage increases this year and rollbacks of hard-fought language on diversity and severance. We stand united and ready to fight for the contract we deserve.

NEW — Admiral Bradley? Allow us to introduce you to the underside of this large bus. Large bus? This is Admiral Bradley. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

The holiday season brings a range of traditions, not the least of which are the holiday villages and Christmas markets that pop up in cities and towns all over the world. www.huffpost.com/entry/best-c...

BIG NEWS! So excited to announce my new role as senior enterprise editor @ms.now, where I’ll work alongside @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social to build on our incredible coverage at the intersection of politics, extremism and culture. This is a dream team, I can’t wait to get started. Watch this space!

Academic freedom being eroded at Texas universities, diminishing quality of education www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...

Homeland Security officials ignored multiple requests to release a complete list of alleged assaults. apple.news/AkbxgHpWTT--...

CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.

Hong Kong authorities said at least 30 people were still missing on Monday, and recovery teams were still sweeping the seven charred buildings to find victims who failed to escape. www.cbsnews.com/news/hong-ko...

Newspapers are closing at an emergency-level rate—over the past 20 years, America has lost more than 3,000. For the past six years, the photographer Ann Hermes has been documenting the lives lived in these dying places across the country. See more images: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/059DXx

I'm old. If you're not, listen to this. Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder. Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever. It's literally never been more important.

Monday is the last for our sale. Get 25% off the new books with promo code Small biz at checkout. Pictured are some of the science fiction and fantasy books we have in stock. carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...

Since the start of the year, the Forest Service has lost nearly 6,000 staffers through firings, resignations and retirements encouraged by the Trump administration www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. www.huffpost.com/entry/cosmic...

According to court docs, from about 2004 to 2022, Hernández, the former 2-term President of Honduras was at the center of one of the largest & most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world. Donald wants us to think he was innocent & plans to pardon him. 😐 www.justice.gov/archives/opa...

Why? So many of these "old" TV shows Told us the truth Even warned us We were entertained But we should have been listening Paying attention

Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...

The designation means the international human rights group must stop all work in Russia, and opens those who cooperate with or support the organization to prosecution. www.huffpost.com/entry/russia...

This week's issue of The Moonlight Reader Society has been published. Read about the case of the felonious bookbinder, a cool new library card, romantic books for the holidays and the latest writerly birthdays moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/all-the-re... 💙📚

When times are tough and the future seems grim, it helps to remember that there is still good in the world. That's why I publish "A Bit of Good News." In the latest issue, learn about a momentous musical moment, a lovely adoption tale and this week's fun holidays

10 people were recently honored with the Henry L. Shattuck City Champion Award, which highlights “everyday heroes in public service.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...

Whenever I see news from Mars, I just know @hankgreen.bsky.social will discuss it on the next podcast episode :) www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...

i’m so happy for him