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Lead: Cleto Escobedo III, 59, the longtime musical director and bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, died on Tuesday; his death certificate lists cardiogenic shock as the immediate cause. The certificate also cites several underlying and contributing conditions, including vasodilatory shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation and alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. Jimmy Kimmel publicly mourned his close … Read more

Lead: On Nov. 14, 2025, the Trump administration announced exemptions from several of its reciprocal import tariffs — including on beef, tomatoes, bananas and coffee — effective Thursday. The White House said the moves followed progress in trade negotiations with multiple countries and aimed to ease grocery price pressures that have weighed on households and … Read more

President Donald Trump told CBS News on Nov. 14, 2025, aboard Air Force One that he has “sort of” made up his mind about how to proceed on Venezuela after senior aides spent a third day reviewing possible actions at the White House. Top administration, military and diplomatic officials met repeatedly this week to consider … Read more

Lead On Friday, November 14, 2025, former president Donald J. Trump announced via Truth Social that he was withdrawing his endorsement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia’s 14th congressional district. The move followed Greene’s public statement earlier that day urging release of files connected to financier Jeffrey Epstein and criticizing efforts to block them. … Read more

TMZ reported on November 14, 2025 that longtime Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader Cleto Escobedo III died at age 59 and that his death certificate lists cardiogenic shock as the immediate cause. The certificate, obtained by TMZ, cites vasodilatory shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation and alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver as underlying causes, with several additional conditions … Read more

Lead: Disney and YouTube TV announced a multi‑year distribution agreement late Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, ending a nearly 15‑day blackout that had removed Disney‑owned channels from YouTube TV. The deal restores ABC, ESPN and Disney’s linear networks for about 10 million YouTube TV subscribers, with content returning over the next 24 hours, the companies said. … Read more

Lead On Nov. 14, 2025, Beijing urged Chinese nationals to avoid traveling to Japan, marking the first clear retaliation in a diplomatic dispute triggered by comments from Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi. The advisory followed Takaichi’s remarks last week that military force used in any Taiwan conflict could amount to a “survival-threatening situation,” a classification … Read more

Stephen Bryant, 44, was executed by a firing squad in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday and pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m. He had been convicted of three killings in a rural area in 2004. Three prison employees volunteered to serve as shooters and fired from about 15 feet, according to officials; Bryant chose the firing … Read more

Southern California faces its most intense pulse of an atmospheric river this weekend, with the storm expected to peak Saturday across Los Angeles County and surrounding areas. Forecasters say downtown Los Angeles could see nearly 3 inches of rain between Friday morning and Sunday, while burn scars from recent January wildfires are at elevated risk … Read more

Lead On Nov. 14, 2025, the Indiana Senate announced it will not reconvene in December to vote on a congressional map championed by former President Donald Trump, leaving two Democratic-leaning districts intact for next year’s midterms. Senate president pro tem Rodric Bray said there are insufficient votes to advance the proposal, overruling a call for … Read more

Lead Washington state officials have confirmed a human infection with H5N5 avian influenza—the first reported U.S. human case in nine months. The patient, an older resident of Grays Harbor County with underlying health conditions, has been hospitalized since early November 2025. State and local public health and agricultural authorities are investigating potential animal exposure, with … Read more

Lead On Friday, 14 November 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that reduces import duties on a range of food products — including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas — with the changes made retroactive to midnight on Thursday. The move represents a sharp policy reversal for an administration that earlier this year imposed … Read more

President Donald Trump on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, announced exemptions from higher tariffs for a set of staple food imports — including coffee, cocoa, bananas and certain beef cuts — aiming to ease rising grocery costs for U.S. households. The step, framed as a consumer-relief measure, reverses portions of an earlier tariff rollout that had … Read more

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have emerged this season as the league’s premier defensive unit and have compiled a 12–1 start, even while missing key contributors at times. Their star guard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, is averaging 32.5 points—nearly matching his 32.7 MVP season—while Chet Holmgren has returned to deliver 18.7 points and 8.2 rebounds … Read more

Lead The Screen Actors Guild Awards — long known informally as the SAG Awards — will be rebranded as The Actor Awards presented by Sag-Aftra, the union said after a board meeting on Friday. The change was announced ahead of the show’s 32nd edition, scheduled for 1 March 2026. Organizers say the new name aligns … Read more