17+ min ago (568+ words) One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson wears a burqa in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Credit: AP/MICK TSIKAS MEBOURNE, Australia " An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burqa ban was barred Tuesday from Parliament for the rest of the year for wearing the Muslim garment in the chamber. Pauline Hanson, the 71-year-old leader of the anti-Muslim, anti-immigration One Nation minor party, was accused of performing a disrespectful stunt on Monday when she walked into the Senate shrouded in the head-to-ankle garment to protest fellow senators" refusal to consider her bill that would ban the burqa and other full-face coverings in public places. Senators suspended her for the rest of the day on Monday. In the absence of an apology, they passed a censure motion Tuesday that carried one of the harshest penalties against…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago (632+ words) BANGKOK " Asian shares mostly gained on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices also declined. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was nearly unchanged at 48,628.85, after reopening from a holiday. A plunge in technology giant SoftBank's shares weighed on the market. It fell 10.3% on concerns that returns from its heavy investments in OpenAI may be threatened by the next generation Gemini artificial intelligenc e model that Google launched last week. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 0.3% to 3,859.12. Taiwan's Taiex jumped 1.5%. Chinese markets also advanced. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng climbed 0.4% to 25,821.47, while the Shanghai Composite index jumped 0.9% to 3,872.45. E-commerce giant Alibaba, which was due to report its earnings late Tuesday, gained 1.6%. Australia's S&P/ASX rebounded to edge 0.1% higher, closing at 8,537.00. U.S. markets will be closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (57+ words) The EPA will propose a new, looser health standard for fine particulate matter, which experts say could impair air quality on Long Island. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. The EPA will propose a new, looser health standard for fine particulate matter, which experts say could impair'air quality on Long Island. NewsdayTV's'Virginia Huie reports.' Credit: Newsday/Newsday Staff...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago (260+ words) Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. looks to pass around New York Knicks guard Miles McBride (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in New York. Credit: AP/Adam Hunger Karl-Anthony Towns had 37 points and 12 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 27, and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-100 at Barclays Center on Monday night. Towns shot 14 for 20 from the field and made each of his six free throws to lead the Knicks to their 12th consecutive victory over Brooklyn. New York's last loss to the Nets was Jan. 28, 2023, when they were defeated 122-115. Mikal Bridges finished with 16 points and Jordan Clarkson added 12 off the bench for the Knicks. New York shot 45 for 88 from the field while limiting Brooklyn to 33 for 87 shooting. Noah Clowney scored a career-high 31 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 16 for Brooklyn, who are 0-8 at Barclays…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago (455+ words) Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer (10) celebrates his goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. Credit: AP/George Walker IV NASHVILLE, Tenn. " A.J. Greer scored twice and added an assist, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and two assists apiece, and the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 8-3 on Monday night. Gustav Forsling, Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist and Sam Bennett also scored and Daniil Tarasov made 36 saves for Florida, winners of three of their last four games. Filip Forsberg, Fedor Svechkov and Nick Blankenburg scored and Juuse Saros and Justus Annunen combined to make 17 saves for Nashville, losers of eight of nine and in last place overall in the NHL. Florida scored a season-high eight goals for the second time in a week. Reinhart extended his point-scoring streak…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago (433+ words) Portland Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara looks to pass from the floor against Milwaukee Bucks' Ryan Rollins (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Milwaukee. Credit: AP/Aaron Gash MILWAUKEE " Jerami Grant scored a season-high 35 points and the Portland Trail Blazers rolled to a 115-103 victory while handing the Milwaukee Bucks their fifth consecutive loss on Monday night. Portland won for just the second time in its last seven games and bounced back one night after losing 122-95 at Oklahoma City. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a third straight game due to a left adductor strain. Portland didn't have Jrue Holiday (right calf strain), Scoot Henderson (torn left hamstring), Shaedon Sharpe (right calf strain), Matisse Thybulle (torn left thumb ligament) and Blake Wesley (fractured right foot). Deni Avdija scored 22 points for Portland, while Donovan Clingan added 14 points and 12 rebounds....

4+ hour, 31+ min ago (400+ words) Could the Rangers" early season form be about to turn around? After struggling at home, but tearing it up on the road through the first 20 games, the Blueshirts went winless on their three-game road trip, then returned to the Garden Monday and got only their second home win of the season, beating the St. Louis Blues 3-2 to snap their four-game losing streak. Alexis Lafreniere tipped in a shot by Vladislav Gavrikov to break a 1-1 tie 40 seconds into the third period and Adam Edstrom banged in a pass from Gavrikov at 8:56 of the period to provide some welcome insurance. Edstrom"s goal turned out to be the game-winner when Brayden Schenn scored with 1:15 left in regulation. That goal came after the Rangers had killed off a four-minute power play by St. Louis after Brett Berard, called up Sunday from AHL Hartford,…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago (428+ words) Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) celebrates his goal with teammates during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. Credit: AP/Nick Wass WASHINGTON " Jakob Chychrun scored twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Monday night. Tom Wilson and John Carlson each had a goal and assist, and Martin Fehervary also scored for the Capitals, winners of four of the last five. Denton Mateychuk scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets, who have now dropped three of their last four. Chychrun kicked off the scoring for Washington 6:05 into the first, jumping on a loose puck and cutting to the inside before wiring a quick shot past Elvis Merzlikins. He now has goals in three straight games and is also on an eight-game point streak. Washington then…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago (689+ words) The AP first reported that Patel gifted plastic 3D-printed replica revolvers as part of display stands given to New Zealand's police and spy chiefs, along with two cabinet ministers in July. Police documents released this week identified the model as the Maverick PG22, a working revolver modeled on the brightly colored toy gun of the same name. Pistols are tightly restricted under New Zealand law, requiring a permit beyond a standard gun license. Law enforcement agencies didn't say whether the officials who met with Patel held such permits, but without them they couldn't have legally kept the gifts. After the officials surrendered the revolvers, emails between police leaders and firearms specialists confirmed the gifts met the legal definition of firearms under New Zealand's strict laws. 3D-printed weapons are treated the same as other guns in New Zealand. Patel, the highest-ranking Trump…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago (169+ words) People watch as emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. Credit: AP/Dan Bashakov KYIV, Ukraine " Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv early Tuesday, striking residential buildings and energy infrastructure, according to video footage and local authorities. A residential building in the central Pechersk district and another in Kyiv's eastern district of Dniprovskyi were badly damaged, Mayor Vitalii Kitschko said. Video footage posted to Telegram showed a large fire spread through multiple floors of the nine-story building in Dniprovskyi. At least four people were injured, the head of Kyiv city administration, Tymor Tkachenko, said. Ukraine's energy ministry said that energy infrastructure had been hit, without specifying what type or the extent of the damage. The Russian attack followed talks between U.S. and Ukraine representatives in Geneva on…...