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New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on Friday postponed sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump’s business records case indefinitely in light of Trump's election win. Merchan also granted Trump’s request to file a motion to dismiss the case, given that his team submit paperwork by Dec. 2.

A second powerful wind storm is on track to hit the Pacific Northwest Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. This is while the region is still dealing with hundreds of thousands of power outages from an earlier storm this week. 

NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks next Tuesday after Russia attacked a central Ukrainian city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile on Thursday. Ukraine’s parliament canceled a session as security was tightened following Russia's launch of the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, as well as top Hamas leaders, over the Israel-Hamas war. Netanyahu condemned the arrest warrant against him, saying Israel “rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions.”

Ukraine claimed Thursday that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at one of its cities, without providing any evidence. But American officials said an initial U.S. assessment indicated the strike was carried out with an intermediate-range ballistic missile, not an ICBM.

TSA expects a potentially record-breaking Thanksgiving travel season, with some of the busiest travel days in US history next week. TSA Administrator David Pekoske said Thursday, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Dec. 1, is expected to be the busiest day of the year with over 3 million air passengers nationwide.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO. In a statement, Trump said Whitaker was "a strong warrior and loyal Patriot." He said Whitaker would advance and defend the interests of the United States while strengthening existing relationships with America's NATO allies.

The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been convicted of murder, according to a ruling today.

Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv after the United States shut its embassy there due to "specific information of a potential significant air attack." It told U.S. citizens in Ukraine to be ready to seek shelter.

Moscow on Tuesday said Ukraine fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, in what would be Kyiv's first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war. The reported use of the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, marked a worrying new escalation in the conflict.

Leaders of the world's 20 major economies gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday for the second day of the G20 summit. The leaders called for more aid for Gaza, the end of the war in Ukraine, reform of the U.N. Security Council, a global pact to combat hunger, and a future global tax on billionaires.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg faces a deadline Tuesday to propose the next steps in President-elect Donald Trump's New York criminal case. The case in which Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records is in limbo following his election victory.

Opening statements began Friday in the trial of the man accused of killing 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley in February. Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, is charged with murder and other crimes in a case that helped fan the immigration debate during the last election cycle.

The family of Malcolm X, a civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1965, filed a $100-million federal lawsuit on Friday that accuses the FBI, the CIA, and the New York Police Department of allowing his murder to be carried out. The lawsuit alleges the law enforcement agencies concealed evidence that they had known of the plot to kill him, but did nothing to stop it.

Jeffrey Tucker, the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute, is weighing in on President-elect Donald Trump's pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Tucker explores what U.S. health policy will be like under Kennedy, and what challenges the former independent presidential candidate will face.

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva told reporters on Thursday that Moscow is open to negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine if initiated by President-elect Donald Trump. However, he added that any such negotiations would need to be based on what he said were the realities of Russian advances on the ground.

The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones's Infowars at a bankruptcy auction on Thursday, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax. Jones vowed to challenge the sale and the auction process in court.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody sued FEMA officials on Thursday for conspiracy to discriminate against hurricane victims who expressed support for Trump in the presidential election. According to whistleblower reports, FEMA workers in parts of Florida were directed to ignore storm victims in households that displayed Trump signs or flags.

President-elect Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for an Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden. The two men committed to a smooth transition of power in a meeting that is seen as a traditional courtesy.

Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the next Senate Majority Leader on Wednesday, replacing long-time leader Sen. Mitch McConnell as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. In a secret ballot vote, Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida.

A U.S. government worker has been charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran, according to court papers filed Wednesday. The man, identified as Asif William Rahman, was arrested by the FBI this week in Cambodia and was due to make his first court appearance in Guam.

New York State Justice Juan Merchan has paused proceedings in President-elect Donald Trump's already-decided criminal case, according to a document made public on Tuesday.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the crises in Gaza and Lebanon.

The 118th Congress returned on Tuesday for its final session after a long recess that began in September. It is the first time the legislature has met since the Nov. 5 election, in which Republicans gained control of the Senate. The House Republican leadership, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, held a news conference at the U.S. Capitol.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Trump said in a statement on Monday. The House Republican Conference chair, 40-year-old Stefanik has been a fierce Trump ally.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony on Monday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Biden also delivers remarks at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington.

Police in Amsterdam said on Friday that five people were hospitalized and 62 arrested after anti-Semitic rioters attacked Israeli supporters after a soccer match. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said he was "deeply ashamed" about the attacks, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Dutch government must ensure the well-being of all Israelis in the Netherlands.

Following President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory, top European leaders, including European Council President Charles Michel and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, called on Trump to continue aiding Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Other European leaders, however, such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, expressed their hope for Trump to broker a peace deal that would bring an end to the conflict.

Southern California firefighters have made progress against a wildfire that has destroyed 132 structures, allowing some people to return to sort through the charred remains of their homes. The Mountain Fire started on Wednesday morning in Ventura County, and had grown to 32 square miles. It was 7 percent contained by Friday morning.