2023–2024 mpox epidemic California confirms its first case of Clade I mpox in a person who travelled to East Africa, becoming the first confirmed case of Clade I mpox in the United States. (Reuters)
California confirms its first case of Clade I mpox in a person who travelled to East Africa, becoming the first confirmed case of Clade I mpox in the United States. (Reuters)
Two people are killed and nine others are injured in two shooting incidents near a parade route in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. (AP)
Three people are killed in a stabbing spree in Manhattan, New York, United States. The perpetrator is arrested. (CNN)
Twenty-eight suspected gang members are killed by police and residents in Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Al Jazeera) (The Jamaica Observer)
November 2024 Northeast Pacific bomb cyclone Two people are killed and more than 570,000 people are without power when a bomb cyclone makes landfall over the West Coast of the United States and British Columbia, Canada. (CNN) (NBC News)
Two people are killed and more than 570,000 people are without power when a bomb cyclone makes landfall over the West Coast of the United States and British Columbia, Canada. (CNN) (NBC News)
The European Southern Observatory announces that its astronomers in Chile capture the first close-up image of a star outside the Milky Way. (The New York Times)
A Norwegian man working as a guard at the United States Embassy in Oslo is arrested, on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran. (CNN)
Norway–United States relations A Norwegian man working as a guard at the United States Embassy in Oslo is arrested, on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran. (CNN)
An unidentified gunman injures three police officers near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan, before being shot dead. (Reuters)
Death of Zvi Kogan Missing Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan is found murdered in the United Arab Emirates, with three Uzbek nationals later arrested for the murder. (The New York Times) (The Washington Times)
Missing Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan is found murdered in the United Arab Emirates, with three Uzbek nationals later arrested for the murder. (The New York Times) (The Washington Times)
In auto racing, Formula One announces that General Motors will join the grid as a constructor under the Cadillac Team beginning in the 2026 season. (Formula 1) (Front Office Sports)
The Australian House of Representatives passes a bill to restrict social media access for people under the age of 16 years. (NBC News)
Three people are killed and eight others are injured after a mass shooting at a gathering in Gage Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States. (NBC News)
Twelve neo-Nazis are arrested in police raids across Italy. (Ansa)
New Zealand Police presume that two Americans and a Canadian are dead after evidence suggests they fell while attempting to summit Mount Cook (Aoraki), suspending search operations. (CNN)
Over 100 Indian farmers march from Punjab to the capital city New Delhi to demand for the legal assurance of a minimum support price for all crops as well as loan forgiveness for farmers. (DW)
Punjab Police set up barricades and fire tear gas at the marching farmers as they enter Haryana, causing them to turn around and return to Shambhu, Punjab. (Hindustan Times) (Anadolu Agency)
In professional baseball, the New York Mets sign Dominican outfielder Juan Soto to a $765 million, 15-year contract, the largest contract in Major League Baseball history. (Reuters)
In Malibu, California, United States, the Franklin Fire spreads to more than 2,800 acres, prompting over 20,000 people to evacuate. (KABC-TV)
The Federal Foreign Office of Germany announces an additional €8 million (US$8.4 million) in humanitarian aid to Syria following the fall of the Assad regime. (APA)
The United States Department of State approves a $266.4 million sale of F-16 maintenance equipment to Ukraine. (Ukrainska Pravda) (DSCA) (Newsweek)
Two United States foreign nationals from California are killed in a shooting by unidentified gunmen in Angamacutiro, Michoacán, Mexico. (ABC News)
McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million and enter a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve criminal charges related to its advisory work for Purdue Pharma on increasing OxyContin sales, including conspiracy to misbrand a drug and obstruction of justice. (Al Jazeera)
Opioid epidemic in the United States McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million and enter a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve criminal charges related to its advisory work for Purdue Pharma on increasing OxyContin sales, including conspiracy to misbrand a drug and obstruction of justice. (Al Jazeera)
One police officer is killed and at least two others are injured in an explosion in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Ukrinform)
The 24th summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) is held in Caracas, Venezuela. (ALBA-TCP News)
The United States Air Force reports that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio temporarily suspended air operations for four hours on Friday and Saturday after the airbase reported sightings of unidentified "small unmanned aerial systems". (CNN)
Canadian-American anti-whaling activist Paul Watson is released from prison in Greenland after Denmark declines Japan's extradition request. (Al Jazeera)
Three police officers are killed and two more are wounded by a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying polio vaccination workers in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (ABC News)
The state of California, United States, declares a state of emergency over bird flu. (The New York Times)
2024 Kobani clashes The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces vow to fight Turkey and pro-Turkish rebel groups in Kobani, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. (Reuters)
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces vow to fight Turkey and pro-Turkish rebel groups in Kobani, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. (Reuters)
2024 New York City Subway immolation A man is arrested after fatally burning a woman yesterday on a Subway train in New York City, New York, United States. (Al Jazeera)
A man is arrested after fatally burning a woman yesterday on a Subway train in New York City, New York, United States. (Al Jazeera)
Guatemalan police rescue at least 160 children and 40 women held by the Lev Tahor Jewish sect and accuse the group of child sexual abuse, forced marriage, and human trafficking. Members of Lev Tahor broke into the care center in Oratorio, Santa Rosa Department, where the children were being held on Sunday. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel) (The Independent)
The Biden administration officially withdraws two major legislative plans that would have granted student loan forgiveness to more than 30 million Americans. (Forbes) (CNBC)
The United States House Committee on Ethics releases a report on former Florida representative and Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz, revealing that Gaetz paid women for sexual activity, committed statutory rape with a 17-year-old, possessed and used illegal drugs, accepted financial gifts beyond House limits, and assisted a woman in obtaining a passport. (BBC News)
Three people are killed by gunmen in Haiti opening fire at the journalists, police and medical staff at the reopening of the Port-au-Prince General Hospital. (BBC News)
At least 71 people are killed and four are injured when a passenger-carrying truck drives off a bridge into a river in Bona Zuria, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. (The Guardian) (Voice of America)
Three police officers are killed and two others are injured in a gas explosion at the police academy in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters)
A man steals an excavator in Grünsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and rams the excavator against vehicles, injuring four police officers, before being shot dead. (DW)
Puerto Rico experiences a power outage, impacting 1.3 million clients. (The New York Times) (NBC News)
