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Lead On 19 November 2025, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that a single loose electrical wire aboard the 300-metre (984 ft) container ship Dali precipitated the fatal collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The board found that two separate electrical blackouts on 26 March 2024 left the vessel without … Read more
The images and data will be released later this week by NASA, offering fresh views of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passed through the inner solar system. Hubble photographed the object on July 21, 2025, from 277 million miles away, revealing a teardrop-shaped dust cocoon around an icy nucleus. Discovered July 1 by the NASA-funded … Read more
Lead Ja’Marr Chase’s one-game suspension for spitting on Steelers safety Jalen Ramsey during the Bengals-Steelers game was upheld by an appeals hearing officer, the league announced Tuesday night. The discipline, imposed on Monday, removes Chase from Cincinnati’s Week 12 matchup at the New England Patriots. The appeal was decided by hearing officer Jordy Nelson, who … Read more
November 18, 2025 — At a ceremony Tuesday night in Philadelphia, three local restaurants — Her Place Supper Club, Friday Saturday Sunday, and Provenance — were awarded Michelin stars for the first time, marking the first occasion any establishment in the city has received the distinction. Chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp lead Her Place; … Read more
Los Angeles police sources told NBC4 Investigates that singer D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, has been identified as a suspect after the decomposed body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas was discovered in the front trunk of a black Tesla registered to him on 8 September. Rivas was first reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024 … Read more
Federal Border Patrol agents widened their enforcement operations in North Carolina on Tuesday, moving beyond Charlotte to include Raleigh and the Research Triangle area. The actions are part of an intensified nationwide effort by the Trump administration that has targeted cities governed by Democrats. Officials said more than 130 people were arrested in Charlotte over … Read more
With two regular-season games remaining in the 2025 college-football season, the playoff field is beginning to crystallize but not without controversy. The top-six slots look largely settled, and conference champions from the ACC and the Group of 5 appear positioned to claim automatic places. A late-season clash between USC and Oregon carries major implications, and … Read more
Lead LeBron James is set to make his season debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday after missing the team’s first 14 games with sciatica, but his comeback arrives amid a worsening league-wide availability problem. In the days leading up to his return, Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama was ruled out for at least a … Read more
Lead Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday firmly ruled out permitting U.S. military strikes on Mexican soil to combat drug cartels, responding to remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that he was willing to use “whatever it takes” to stop narcotics entering the United States. The statement followed an incident in which contractors placed “Restricted … Read more
Lead The College Football Playoff selection committee published its third Top 25 rankings on Nov. 18, 2025, reflecting games played through Saturday, Nov. 15. Ohio State sits atop the list at 10-0, followed by undefeated Indiana (11-0) and Texas A&M (10-0). The list frames the race for the 12-team CFP field, including implications for first-round … Read more
Lead On Nov. 18, 2025, President Donald Trump confronted ABC News chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce in the Oval Office after she asked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. U.S. intelligence has assessed the killing was carried out on the crown prince’s orders; the … Read more
On Tuesday the House of Representatives voted 427-1 to discharge a bill directing the Justice Department to release its files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The lone dissenting vote came from GOP Rep. Clay Higgins. The tally unfolded with about a dozen Epstein victims, including the brother of Virginia Giuffre, seated in … Read more
Lead: The College Football Playoff selection committee’s third ranking (of six) on Tuesday reshuffled the bubble: Texas tumbled to No. 17, casting serious doubt on its CFP chances even if it wins out and beats No. 3 Texas A&M. Notre Dame climbed to No. 9, sitting ahead of No. 10 Alabama, as the committee rewarded … Read more
Lead: The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing contingency plans after starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a fractured wrist. Coach Mike Tomlin said he has not ruled out Rodgers playing on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, but the team worked out emergency options on Tuesday. The workouts were for Jason Bean and Tanner Mordecai; neither was signed, … Read more
Lead: Federal investigators told attorneys in a recent court filing that criminal charges may be brought against a minor stepsibling after 18-year-old Anna Kepner, a Florida high school cheerleader, was found dead aboard the Carnival Horizon during a family Caribbean vacation. The ship returned to Miami and docked on Nov. 8, 2025, when crew members … Read more
