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Los Angeles probate judge Mitchell L. Beckloff on Nov. 10 largely dismissed Paris Jackson’s challenge to the administration of Michael Jackson’s estate, finding most of her claims are protected petitioning activity under California’s anti‑SLAPP law. The ruling left only a few narrow allegations intact and directed that Paris may be responsible for the estate’s attorneys’ … Read more

Newly released emails — disclosed on 12 November as part of the House oversight committee’s review of Jeffrey Epstein files — show a July 2010 exchange in which Epstein and an associate discussed “girls” and travel logistics, including mentions of Ibiza and Paris. The correspondence includes a 23 July 2010 note from Epstein asking about … Read more

Lead: U.S. equity futures moved modestly higher after hours on Thursday even as the cash market suffered a sharp pullback, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 breaching key technical levels. The retreat was led by major growth names including Tesla, Nvidia and Palantir, while late reports from Applied Materials and Nu Holdings added … Read more

Lead: Thursday Night Football at Gillette Stadium on Nov. 13, 2025, featured the 8-2 New England Patriots hosting the 2-7 New York Jets in a Week 11 AFC East showdown. Drake Maye continued his breakout second season, while the Jets rode a two-game win streak after a rocky start. Key plays, injuries and a short … Read more

Lead Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said Thursday that two federal officials told him U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents could begin an enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, as early as this weekend or early next week. The sheriff’s office declined to identify the officials and said it has not been asked to … Read more

Lead Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees has been named the 2025 American League Most Valuable Player, claiming his third career AL MVP and his second consecutive award after a razor-thin vote against Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. Judge received 17 first-place votes to Raleigh’s 13, the smallest margin in an AL race since … Read more

Lead: The White House on Monday unveiled a package of new trade agreements and understandings designed to reduce prices for American households. Officials framed the moves as targeted steps to ease supply-chain bottlenecks and lower tariffs on key consumer goods. The measures were announced in Washington and will involve talks with trading partners across several … Read more

Lead: Shohei Ohtani was a unanimous National League Most Valuable Player winner on Thursday, securing his third straight MVP award and fourth in five years, while Aaron Judge edged Cal Raleigh to claim the American League MVP in a tight BBWAA vote. The results, revealed on MLB Network, confirmed Ohtani’s unique two-way value for the … Read more

November 13, 2025 — House Speaker Mike Johnson moved to accelerate a floor vote compelling the Justice Department to release all Jeffrey Epstein-related case files after Republican leaders concluded the effort could not be blocked. The bipartisan measure, led by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, has secured enough signatures to force … Read more

Verizon Communications is weighing a major workforce reduction that could be announced next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan under discussion would cut as much as 20% of the company headcount—roughly 15,000 to 20,000 roles out of about 100,000 employees—under a transformation pushed by new Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman. The … Read more

In a last-minute decision on Nov. 13, 2025, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Tremane Wood, 46, to life without parole hours before a scheduled 10 a.m. lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Wood, who had been sentenced to die for his part in a 2002 motel stabbing that … Read more

Lead Germany’s coalition government has approved a plan to expand the Bundeswehr, requiring all 18-year-olds to complete suitability questionnaires from next year and, from July 2027, medical screening for 18-year-old men. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the package by the end of 2025. The move aims to raise troop strength from roughly 182,000 by … Read more

Lead: On Thursday, selling intensified across U.S. equities as renewed pressure in technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq composite down by more than 2% and sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average nearly 800 points lower. The decline marked the market’s worst daily session in over a month and came a day after the Dow reached a … Read more

Israeli authorities announced on Thursday that militants returned the body of one of the last four people taken captive in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the Gaza war. The returned remains were identified as those of Meny Godard, abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel; his wife, Ayelet, was killed in the same … Read more

Lead On Nov. 13, 2025, the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee filled a sudden vacancy after Baylor athletic director and committee member Mack Rhoades took a leave of absence for “personal reasons.” With less than a month until the final selection show and a new set of rankings due Tuesday, the Big 12 Conference … Read more