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Federal lawyers on Thursday asked a judge to block California’s newly approved plan to redraw congressional boundaries, escalating a fight that could alter the balance of the U.S. House before the 2026 midterm elections. The Justice Department intervened after last week’s passage of Proposition 50, which allows state Democratic lawmakers to replace maps produced by … Read more
Lead The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for an edited Panorama clip that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech, saying the cut created a misleading impression. The corporation has refused demands for compensation and said it will not rebroadcast the documentary. Trump’s lawyers have threatened a $1bn (£759m) defamation claim … Read more
On Nov. 13, 2025 at 02:23 PM, a range of national and team analysts published their Week 11 selections for the New England Patriots hosting the New York Jets. Nearly every outlet favored the Patriots, citing New England’s streak, matchup advantages and short-week preparation; several staffers provided score forecasts that clustered in the mid-20s for … Read more
Lead A senior housing official in President Donald Trump’s administration has referred California Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department for a potential federal criminal investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter. The referral, conveyed in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday, alleges mortgage and related tax and insurance fraud … Read more
Lead On Nov. 13, 2025, a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, told lawyers she would rule before Thanksgiving on whether Lindsey Halligan was lawfully appointed when she obtained indictments against former F.B.I. director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The question concerns the validity of Halligan’s role as U.S. attorney for … Read more
Lead In Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season, ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio and Chris Simms publish their head-to-head picks. The two tied last week at 10-4 straight up and report they agree on every straight-up winner again this week, while differing on seven spread calls. Florio carries a narrow season straight-up edge, 99-49-1 to Simms’s … Read more
Lead An atmospheric river moving into Southern California this week prompted evacuation warnings across parts of Los Angeles County beginning Thursday evening, as forecasters warned of both destructive mudflows and a chance to materially reduce fire risk. The National Weather Service’s central scenario has downtown Los Angeles receiving about 2.62 inches of rain from Friday … Read more
Emerald Fennell’s full-length trailer for her adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel frames the story as an expansive, contentious romance. Released alongside fresh music by Charli XCX, the trailer follows Catherine (Margot Robbie) and Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) from childhood into a turbulent adult love affair on the West Yorkshire moors. The footage emphasizes epic emotion … Read more
Lead: Law enforcement officials are seeking a man who appeared outside the Newark office of the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey on Wednesday evening carrying a baseball bat, then returned without it and entered the building. After gaining access, the man went to the floor where Alina Habba’s office is located, smashed property and … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will announce a plan to provide $10,000 bonuses to TSA officers who continued working through the recent 43-day federal government shutdown, scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at a Houston airport. Administration officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters the awards will go to “several thousand” agents who earned high … Read more
On Thursday, more than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers walked off the job at 65 stores in over 40 U.S. cities during the chain’s annual Red Cup Day promotion, the union said. The action, organized by Starbucks Workers United, was designed to press the company for better hours, higher pay and the resolution of hundreds of … Read more
Lead Sen. John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat, was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital on Thursday after falling during an early-morning walk near his Braddock home. His office said the episode followed a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that left him light‑headed and caused a fall in which he sustained minor facial injuries. Medical staff placed him under … Read more
On Thursday at the Singapore red carpet for Wicked: For Good, singer-actor Ariana Grande was unexpectedly accosted when a fan broke through the perimeter and lunged at her. Multiple videos circulating online show the individual rushing the cast, throwing his arms around Grande and smiling as security and entourage scrambled. Cynthia Erivo was the first … Read more
Federal lawmakers, as part of the spending agreement that ended the recent government shutdown, approved a new restriction that effectively bars most consumable hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products nationwide. The funding package was passed by the U.S. House and signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday; it limits hemp products to no more than … Read more
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence of 46-year-old Tremane Wood minutes before a scheduled lethal injection on 13 November 2025, accepting the state pardon and parole board’s recommendation to convert the death sentence to life imprisonment without parole. The decision follows a same-day U.S. Supreme Court denial of a last-minute stay sought by Wood’s … Read more
