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Lead: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer was seriously injured during an arrest operation in Houston when a detained man struck him in the face with a metal coffee cup, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. The officer required 13 stitches for a deep facial laceration and suffered multiple facial burns. Authorities … Read more

Lead On Nov. 5, 2025, a UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11 bound for Honolulu suffered the detachment of its left engine while rolling for takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, U.S. safety investigators said. Seconds after the engine separated, the three-person crew’s jet climbed briefly to about 175 feet, then plunged and struck industrial buildings … Read more

The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Wednesday it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high‑volume” U.S. markets starting Friday morning to protect safety as air traffic controllers show signs of strain during the ongoing government shutdown. The agency said the move — designed to prevent safety risks as controllers work without pay and … Read more

Meghan Markle is set to return to on-screen acting in a brief cameo for the Amazon feature Close Personal Friends, industry reporting confirmed. The comedy — filmed in and around Los Angeles — stars Lily Collins, Jack Quaid, Brie Larson and Henry Golding and follows a pair of ordinary travelers who strike up an awkward … Read more

Lead: Alex Ovechkin reached a milestone Wednesday night in Washington, becoming the first player in NHL history to record 900 career goals when he scored against the St. Louis Blues. The marker came early in the second period on a rebound of a missed Jakob Chychrun slapshot that Ovechkin tucked past Jordan Binnington, helping push … Read more

Who: A UPS cargo aircraft and nearby workers and residents. When: the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at about 5:15 p.m. Where: departing UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Kentucky. What happened: a left-wing fire and the detachment of an engine occurred during the takeoff roll; the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crashed, exploded … Read more

Nov. 5, 2025 — Yum Brands, the parent company of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, announced it has begun a formal review of strategic options for Pizza Hut as the pizza chain faces ongoing performance challenges. The review could include a sale, spinoff, or other structural changes intended to improve the brand’s competitiveness. Yum … Read more

Lead Hours before the first major elections since President Donald Trump’s victory last November, Senator Bernie Sanders warned Senate Democrats against accepting a closed-door compromise to end the government shutdown without concrete gains on health care. Sanders, speaking after a tense three-hour Capitol meeting, cited fresh Democratic-aligned polling showing voters would punish the party for … Read more

Actor Miles Teller told reporters at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival that he and his wife, model Keleigh Sperry, are “really happy” for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after being asked whether they’d received an invitation to the couple’s upcoming wedding. The brief exchange — captured in a Parade TikTok — followed questions about Teller’s … Read more

Lead: On Nov. 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard nearly three hours of oral argument over the Trump administration’s use of tariffs under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA). Solicitor General D. John Sauer defended the tariffs as emergency measures to address a trade imbalance and the flow of fentanyl, but justices from … Read more

Lead On November 5, 2025, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani told ABC’s “Good Morning America” he will not be “intimidated” by what he described as President Donald Trump’s threats to send the National Guard to the city. Mamdani, 34, was speaking the day after his Nov. 4 victory in a race that drew more … Read more

Lead: On Nov. 5, 2025, Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said she filed a criminal complaint after a man groped her in Mexico City’s historic center in an episode captured on video. The footage shows the assailant approach, attempt a kiss and place his hands on the president’s chest before aides intervened; authorities later arrested a … Read more

Nov. 5, 2025 — E.l.f. Beauty shares tumbled 29% on Wednesday after the company issued full-year revenue and profit guidance that fell short of Street expectations and outlined continued margin pressure from new U.S. tariffs. Management said the recently acquired cosmetics brand Rhode should add roughly $200 million in sales this fiscal year, but that … Read more

Lead On Nov. 5, 2025, a federal magistrate in the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge William Fitzpatrick, sharply reprimanded prosecutors handling the Trump-era case against former F.B.I. director James B. Comey for failing to produce seized communications from Comey confidant Daniel C. Richman. The hearing focused on whether the office of newly installed U.S. Attorney … Read more

Lead: On November 11, ABC’s Dancing With The Stars will mark its 20th anniversary with a special episode that reunites past contestants and introduces a format twist, Deadline reports. The show’s individual-round assignments for the remaining couples — including dance styles and songs — have been disclosed, and producers are adding a first-ever relay change … Read more