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On the third anniversary of the Nov. 13, 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, an Ada County judge ruled that convicted killer Bryan Kohberger must pay for the urns for two of the victims as part of his restitution obligations. Kohberger, who pleaded guilty over the summer, is serving four consecutive life sentences … Read more

On December 1, 2017, Taylor Swift left a brief, handwritten message for Liam Payne ahead of London’s Jingle Bell Ball; that note — signed, sealed and bearing a Nashville reverse — is now listed for auction and is expected to sell for several thousand dollars. The note praises Payne’s solo single “Bedroom Floor,” offers encouragement … Read more

In recent days several Republican senators whose phone data were sought during the probe that produced special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation have publicly stepped back from a last-minute provision in the government funding bill that would allow senators to sue the federal government for not notifying them when their records were accessed. The … Read more

Lead On Thursday, November 14, 2025, Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and delivered two NASA science probes on a deep-space trajectory while the 320-foot (98 m) first-stage booster performed a precision propulsive touchdown on an offshore recovery platform 375 miles (600 km) east of Florida. Liftoff occurred … Read more

Lead: With release just weeks away, Nintendo released a new seven-minute overview trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond that offers the clearest look yet at the game’s scope. The footage highlights the alien world Viewros, showcases Samus’s newest abilities alongside familiar tools, and introduces several Galactic Trooper NPCs players will encounter and rescue. The trailer … Read more

Lead: On November 14, 2025, a Los Angeles court formally dissolved the marriage of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, ending a relationship that had been publicly fracturing since their June 2023 separation. Court documents reported by TMZ show Tori retains full interest in several of her television and non‑scripted projects while the pair agreed to … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump increased direct lobbying of House Republicans this week to prevent the Justice Department from making its Jeffrey Epstein investigative files public, ahead of a pivotal floor vote next week. A belated swearing-in of Democratic representative Adelita Grijalva provided the final signature to reach the 218 needed for a discharge petition, forcing … Read more

Lead On Nov. 2, 2025, wildlife photographer Charvet Drucker recorded a pod of at least eight orcas pursuing a harbor seal in the Saratoga Passage, between Camano and Whidbey Islands, roughly 40 miles northwest of Seattle. While on a rented 20-foot boat, Drucker watched the seal leap repeatedly as the whales coordinated beneath the surface. … Read more

Lead In mid-November 2025, multiple consumer-facing companies reported quarterly results showing a shift in spending: higher-income shoppers are trading down, younger cohorts are cutting back, and lower-income households remain strained. Those patterns surfaced in earnings calls and private card-data analyses and could pressure some large retailers as they enter the holiday season. At the same … Read more

Lead: D.R. Horton, the largest U.S. homebuilder, has begun using Prophetic’s artificial‑intelligence zoning platform to accelerate land analysis and speed project decisions. The move, announced in a company release and covered by CNBC, comes as the U.S. faces a housing shortfall of roughly 4 million homes since the Great Recession and price growth of more … Read more

Lead Reports in late 2025 indicate Samsung is shifting priorities for its next flagship family, the Galaxy S26, favoring steady pricing over more aggressive thinning and battery increases. Insiders say the company aims to keep the base S26 at $799, matching the Galaxy S25 entry price and Apple’s iPhone 17 starting cost. Early design targets … Read more

Lead: Early on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, Kyiv was struck by a large coordinated Russian missile-and-drone assault that authorities say left multiple people dead and dozens wounded across the capital and surrounding region. Ukrainian officials reported widespread damage to apartment blocks and infrastructure as emergency teams fought fires and cleared debris. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said … Read more

Lead: On November 13, 2025, U.S. equities sank as a sudden bout of risk aversion rattled investors after a partial government shutdown deprived Federal Reserve policymakers of timely economic data. The data blackout heightened uncertainty about the timing of interest-rate cuts, pushing the S&P 500 down 1.7% and the Nasdaq 100 lower by 2%. High-growth … Read more

Lead: A fast-moving wildfire known as the Pack Fire in Mono County has burned an estimated 3,400 acres and remains 0% contained as of the latest official updates. Mandatory evacuations were issued Thursday for Crowley Lake, Long Valley and McGee Creek before some orders were later downgraded or lifted; residents began escorted returns to Crowley … Read more

Lead: Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Friday after a planned November 5 landing was postponed for nine days when the return capsule they had been scheduled to use sustained tiny cracks likely from a hit by space debris. The crew left their Shenzhou-20 vehicle in orbit and used the newly arrived Shenzhou-21 spacecraft to … Read more