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Lead: The Leonid meteor shower will reach its peak the night of Nov. 16 into the morning of Nov. 17, offering a favorable viewing window across the Northern Hemisphere. The shower is active in November and is associated with comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle; this year’s peak coincides with a waning crescent moon about 9% illuminated, limiting lunar … Read more

Lead An Indiana man has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after authorities say he shot and killed a house cleaner who went to the wrong front door on Nov. 5. Curt Anderson (also referenced as Andersen in court filings), 62, faces 10 to 30 years in prison and a possible $10,000 fine if convicted. The … Read more

Lead: The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a US-drafted resolution endorsing former President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza. The measure passed with 13 votes in favour, none against, and two abstentions by Russia and China. The resolution endorses creation of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) and a newly trained Palestinian police while reaffirming … Read more

Lead Actor Liev Schreiber, 58, was hospitalized in New York City after experiencing a sudden, severe headache over the weekend, according to an entertainment report published November 17, 2025. The report says Schreiber called his doctor on Sunday and was advised to seek immediate care; he spent the night at a NYC hospital and remained … Read more

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday announced what government briefings described as the biggest reforms to the UK asylum system in modern times, proposing temporary refugee status, stricter appeal rules and new sanctions for countries that refuse returns. The package, modeled on Denmark’s tighter approach, would review asylum permissions every 30 months and extend the … Read more

Lead: A Boone County man was charged on Nov. 17, 2025 with voluntary manslaughter after a cleaning worker was fatally shot through a front door in Whitestown, Indiana. The victim, 32-year-old María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez, was struck by a single bullet on Nov. 5 after she and her husband approached a house they … Read more

Lead: Wall Street is watching whether Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang can spark buying after the company’s fiscal third-quarter report due late Wednesday. Nvidia shares are trading near a key technical support level as analysts digest lofty expectations tied to the AI boom. The stock shot to a record 212.19 on Oct. 29 after Huang announced … Read more

Lead: A 62-year-old Indiana homeowner, Curt Anderson, was arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter after a house cleaner who mistakenly arrived at the wrong home was shot and killed outside that door on Nov. 5 in Whitestown, an Indianapolis suburb in Boone County. Authorities say the victim, 32-year-old Guatemalan immigrant Rios Perez, was shot in … Read more

Lead: Disney released the first trailer for its live-action adaptation of Moana, unveiling Catherine Lagaʻaia as the title wayfinder and Dwayne Johnson returning as the demigod Maui. The remake, directed by Thomas Kail from a script by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller, is scheduled to reach theaters on July 10, 2026. The preview features … Read more

Nov. 17, 2025 — David Richardson resigned as acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, leaving the agency’s future unclear as the administration prepares a broad review of FEMA’s role. The Department of Homeland Security said Karen Evans, a senior political appointee, will serve as acting administrator beginning Dec. 1. Both Richardson and Evans … Read more

Lead Ariana Grande will return to Saturday Night Live as host on Dec. 20 at Studio 8H, with Cher as the musical guest — Cher’s first SNL appearance since 1987. The show’s December run also includes Melissa McCarthy hosting Dec. 6 with musical guest Dijon, and Josh O’Connor hosting Dec. 13 with Lily Allen as … Read more

Published 17 Nov 2025 — Ethiopian health authorities have confirmed three deaths from Marburg virus in the country’s south, officials said, after the government declared an outbreak in the Omo region bordering South Sudan. Health Minister Mekdes Daba announced the fatalities on Monday, saying laboratory tests verified the cause and that three other recent deaths … Read more

Lead On Nov. 17, 2025, a federal magistrate in Alexandria, Va., concluded that prosecutor Lindsey Halligan may have engaged in misconduct when presenting the James B. Comey case to a grand jury, and ordered disclosure of certain grand-jury materials to the defense. The 24-page ruling by Magistrate William E. Fitzpatrick criticized the way legal standards … Read more

Lead: On Sunday night the Detroit Lions’ aggressive fourth-down strategy cost them against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Lions went for it five times on fourth down and converted none, a contrast to praise Dan Campbell drew after Detroit’s Week 3 win at Baltimore when ESPN’s Troy Aikman lauded the coach’s “big onions.” In a low-scoring, … Read more

Poland’s prime minister described an explosion on a rail line to the Ukraine border on Sunday as an ‘unprecedented act of sabotage’ and pledged to find those responsible regardless of their sponsors. The damaged section of track near Mika, about 100km south‑east of Warsaw, was discovered at around 07:30 local time (06:30 GMT) by a … Read more