The 76-foot Norway spruce chosen for Rockefeller Center was cut down in West Edmeston, New York, on November 5 and is expected to reach Manhattan on Saturday.
Walt Z, a Red Baron delivery worker whose response to a phone-payment prank went viral, paused his GoFundMe on November 5 after it raised nearly $800,000. He thanked supporters and asked them to consider helping other people in need.
Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, the first Muslim to win a seat in the U.S. Senate, discussed his November 3 victory and his agenda for the incoming Congress in a November 5 interview.Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed laid out an agenda for the incoming Congress in a November 5 interview, calling for diplomacy, protection from Medicaid cuts and policies aimed at household costs.Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed outlined plans to reshape war policy, end tariffs and oppose Medicaid cuts in a November 5 interview, while calling for Democrats to act quickly after taking office.
On November 4, Dez Bryant’s attorney alleged that Noah Reyes and others provoked the former NFL player before an October 25 parking lot confrontation in Southlake, Texas. Bryant was cited for assault by contact and is due in court on December 2.
Colorado Gov.-elect Phil Weiser said on November 4 that lawmakers may review a ballot measure restricting transgender students’ access to school sports teams. Proposition 134 was leading in unofficial returns, but remained too close to call.On November 4, Colorado Gov.-elect Phil Weiser said lawmakers may review Proposition 134, a measure restricting transgender students’ participation on school sports teams. The proposal was narrowly ahead in unofficial returns but remained too close to call.On November 4, Colorado Gov.-elect Phil Weiser said lawmakers might change Proposition 134, a measure barring male students from female school sports teams. The proposal led in unofficial returns but remained too close to call.
On November 5, Microsoft opened testing of a redesigned Xbox PC app for Insiders, with updated cloud gaming interfaces for the web, smart TVs and VR headsets also in the works.
On November 5, 2026, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told Republican committee chairmen to prepare for investigations Democrats are expected to pursue when they take control of the House next year.On November 5, 2026, Steve Scalise urged House Republicans to prepare for investigations as Democrats get ready to take control of the chamber next year.On November 5, 2026, Steve Scalise called on House Republican committee leaders to prepare for what he warned would be a wave of Democratic investigations next year.
Democrats won sweeping gains in the November 3 midterms, including control of Congress and major victories in Republican strongholds. DNC Chairman Ken Martin said the party’s broad approach could help it build on those gains in 2028, while preliminary voter data show a persistent class divide.Democrats swept the November 3 midterms, with major gains in Congress and red-state contests. The victory shows the power of a broad coalition, but preliminary data warn that Democrats have not rebuilt their standing with working-class voters.Democrats swept the November 3 midterms as voters turned against President Donald Trump, but the result does not prove the party has won over working-class America. Preliminary data show its support remains increasingly concentrated among college graduates.
A freight vehicle loaded with $11.4 million in Nvidia hardware went missing after departing Oakland for Fort Worth, Texas, on August 29. The theft was reported in early September, and no arrests have been announced.
On November 5, Meta made live voice and video conversations with its Muse AI agent available to users across the United States.
Jason Sudeikis will join ESPN’s College GameDay at Notre Dame on November 7, ahead of the game between No. 1 Miami and No. 11 Notre Dame.
On November 5, 2026, the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the 2022 leak of a draft Supreme Court abortion ruling advanced to grand jury subpoenas in Washington, D.C.On November 5, 2026, the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the 2022 Supreme Court abortion ruling leak moved to grand jury subpoenas in Washington, D.C.On November 5, 2026, federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., advanced a criminal investigation into the 2022 leak of a draft Supreme Court abortion ruling, issuing grand jury subpoenas.
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