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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

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s chief of staff, Dana Williamson, was arrested on federal fraud and tax-related charges in a case that surfaced publicly on Nov. 13, 2025. The 23-count indictment alleges Williamson and associates siphoned money from a dormant campaign account, misstated business expenses and falsified documents tied to a COVID-era loan; two other aides have … Read more

Lead: On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, Blue Origin successfully landed the booster of its New Glenn mega-rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic and, about 34 minutes after liftoff, deployed twin NASA spacecraft bound for Mars. The launch from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 lifted off at roughly 3:55 p.m. ET and marked only … Read more

On Nov. 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM ET in Foxborough, Mass., the New England Patriots (8-2) prepare to host the New York Jets (2-7) in a Week 11 Thursday night matchup that will pit two streaking teams against each other. The Patriots enter on a seven-game win run and sit among the league leaders; the … Read more

Lead: California announced on Wednesday it will revoke about 17,000 commercial driver licenses (CDLs) issued to noncitizen drivers after finding the licenses’ expiration dates extended beyond the drivers’ federally authorized periods of stay. The move follows heightened scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy after a fatal August tractor-trailer crash … 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

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