Authorities said that two National Guard soldiers deployed to Washington as part of President Trump’s crime crackdown were shot in a targeted attack. Two U.S. officials said the suspect has been identified as an Afghan national. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports. source https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/sources-afghan-national-shot-two-national-guard-soldiers-in-targeted-attack-253116485623

New Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva was thrown into the national spotlight and has become an unexpected but unwavering voice for sexual assault victims. source https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrat-rep-adelita-grijalva-voice-sexual-assault-survivors-epstein-rcna245140

Hong Kong police have arrested three people after a massive fire tore through a high-rise housing complex, leaving at least 55 people dead in the city’s deadliest blaze in three decades. source https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/hong-kong-high-rise-fire-death-toll-rises-arrested-construction-bamboo-rcna246180

The suspect in the Washington, D.C., shooting that critically wounded two National Guard members was an Afghan national who served alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan, officials and a relative say source https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-national-guard-shooting-served-us-troops-afghanistan-relative-rcna246170

The 45-person list includes Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who both co-chaired the transition, as well as GOP megadonors. source https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-transition-team-discloses-donors-one-year-pledged-release-rcna246131

The best early Black Friday deals to shop at Walmart include cookware, tech, gifts and more from brands like Apple, Ninja and La Roche-Posay. source https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/early-walmart-black-friday-2025-rcna244820

Thirty balloons, 28 floats and 11 marching bands are getting ready for the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. NBC News’ Steven Romo reports on what it’s like to see the balloons inflated in-person and what the new additions to this year’s line-up are. source https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/thirty-balloons-are-inflated-for-macy-s-thanksgiving-day-parade-253089861717

When you throw something in the recycling bin, where does it really end up source https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/quiz-objects-actually-get-recycled-rcna241691

New evidence suggests there may be a critical window for hormone replacement therapy use in women to maintain estrogen levels and protect against cognitive decline. source https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/estrogen-dementia-prevention-hormone-replacement-women-perimenopause-rcna245664

Dozens killed after fire engulfs Hong Kong high-rise source https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/dozens-killed-after-fire-engulfs-hong-kong-high-rise-253158981975