The rate of homicides has plummeted across the nation, and 2025 is on track to reach its lowest level in decades. Homicides are down nearly 20% this year in 52 major U.S. cities. That drop is one of the sharpest year-over-year declines in decades.
The rate of homicides has plummeted across the nation, and 2025 is on track to reach its lowest level in decades. Homicides are down nearly 20% this year in 52 major U.S. cities. That drop is one of the sharpest year-over-year declines in decades.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has agreed to work on a new peace plan drafted by the U.S. and Russia and expects to speak with President Trump in the coming days about the proposal.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is calling on travelers to bring more civility back to air travel — and maybe leave the pajamas in your luggage.
Is it time to limit all screens in school, not just smartphones? Dr. Jean Twenge’s recent New York Times opinion essay, “The Screen That Ate Your Child’s Education,” is reigniting a heated conversation about whether putting a laptop or Chromebook in every student’s hands has actually helped — or quietly harmed — American education.
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Speed Read
Thursday, November 20
🚨NATION
White House crafting executive order to thwart state AI laws (CNBC)
Trump says Democratic lawmakers’ video is ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’ (NPR)
Texas redistricting case turns ugly as judge dissents 15 times (ABC)
Former GOP staffer charged with fabricating anti-MAGA assault (THE HILL)
Reagan-appointed judge torches colleagues in Texas map fight, calls ruling ‘fiction,’ ‘judicial activism’ (FOX)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Fire prompts evacuations at UN climate talks in Brazil, but officials say no one hurt (AP)
IDF launches airstrikes across Gaza after troops come under fire (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
Mount Semeru volcano eruption in Indonesia prompts evacuations (GUARDIAN)
Alleged mastermind behind Mexican mayor’s murder arrested (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Walmart reports a strong quarter, showing Americans are still spending (FOX)
Verizon is laying off over 13,000 workers (THE VERGE)
Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season (AP)
Trump moves to strip protections for endangered and threatened species (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour surpasses $1 billion and becomes the top-earning tour by a male solo artist (VARIETY)
Kevin Spacey says he is homeless and working as a night club singer in Cyprus (NBC)
Novelist Rabih Alameddine and poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards (AP)
Dolly Parton says she was forced to skip her Hall of Fame honor as doctors tell her to ‘take it easy’ (FOX)
