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San Antonio — On Nov. 15, 2025, a flashpoint during an NBA Cup game between the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs crystallized a budding rivalry. After Draymond Green rejected Victor Wembanyama at the rim, Wembanyama immediately threw down an alley-oop over Green — a dunk later waved off for a foul — … Read more
Lead US lawmakers this week released more than 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted late sex offender, revealing a wide roster of people who appear in correspondence or notes. The newly published material includes references to figures from politics, finance, media and academia, though mention in the files does … Read more
Lead In a revisit of the site where C.H. Sternberg first unearthed an Edmontosaurus in 1908, a University of Chicago–led team led by Paul C. Sereno recovered two exquisitely preserved Edmontosaurus annectens “mummies” in east-central Wyoming. The discoveries, published in Science (2025; DOI: 10.1126/science.adw3536), preserve sub-millimeter clay masks of skin and soft tissues and provide … Read more
Lead: Sydney Hardeman, who became widely known after her stunned reaction to Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance was shown in the 2019 Netflix film “Beyoncé: Homecoming,” has died at age 25, her family told TMZ on November 15, 2025. Her mother, Jamie Hardeman, said Sydney died by suicide; family members report the death occurred the prior … Read more
In January 2024 a persistent back ache and a lingering cough led 36-year-old endurance athlete and father Kevin Humphrey to medical testing that culminated in a May 2024 diagnosis of Stage IV non-small cell adenocarcinoma. After targeted genomic testing identified a driver mutation, physicians combined immunotherapy and chemotherapy to shrink the tumor, making surgery possible … Read more
Lead: Cecil Michael Stratton, 46, was taken into custody at 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, after a multi-day manhunt in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Authorities say Stratton fled the Berwick Police Department Jail during a lockdown by throwing a chemical substance into an officer’s face, enabling his escape alongside another inmate. The other … Read more
Updated November 15, 2025 Lead: On the night of Friday, November 14, 2025, two law-enforcement vehicles supporting Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade collided in Maryville, Tennessee, about 17 miles south of Knoxville. The crash involved a Tennessee state trooper vehicle and a Maryville Police Department motorcycle officer; the officer was taken to the University of … Read more
Lead: On Friday night, November 15, 2025, at The Greenbrier Tip-Off, West Virginia defeated No. 15 Duke 57-49 after a bench-clearing melee at the end of the first half resulted in seven total ejections. Officials ruled that six Mountaineers were among those tossed — including multiple starters — leaving WVU with only five players to … Read more
Lead Edgar Wright’s 2025 film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novella The Running Man, starring Glen Powell as Ben Richards, returns the story to its bleaker roots. The movie follows Richards as he enters a deadly televised hunt to pay for his daughter’s medical care, joining a fictional media empire known as The Network. Wright’s … Read more
Lead: On the evening of Friday, November 15, 2025, Kim Kardashian posted Instagram Story photos showing her and sister Khloé Kardashian spending time with Britney Spears and Spears’ longtime manager, Cade Hudson. The images—two selfies shared by Kim—show the group in casual, pajama-like attire and conveyed a relaxed, private reunion. The meeting was widely circulated … Read more
On November 15, 2025, Iran confirmed it seized the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Talara after intercepting the ship in the narrow Strait of Hormuz, state media reported. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the vessel was taken into Iranian waters on a court order over alleged violations, including an unspecified “illegal consignment,” and that the … Read more
Lead: President Donald Trump has signaled that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s hold on power may end soon and has not ruled out strikes on Venezuelan soil. CNN reported on Nov. 15, 2025, that Trump received a briefing this week and has approved some covert measures, while the Pentagon announced Operation Southern Spear and moved more … Read more
Lead: Thousands of pages of newly released Jeffrey Epstein files were circulated this week after a federal disclosure, prompting fresh debate over the late financier’s ties to powerful figures. Right-leaning hosts and influencers largely dismissed the material or framed it as exculpatory for former President Donald Trump, while others called for further probes. The disclosures … Read more
Late Friday in Nowgam, a neighborhood of Srinagar, an explosion inside a police station killed at least nine people and injured 32 others while a forensic team examined seized explosives, police said. The region’s director-general of police, Nalin Prabhat, described the incident as an accidental detonation of confiscated material brought from Faridabad, and he dismissed … Read more
Lead On Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, Iran confirmed that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intercepted and took control of a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in Gulf waters after alleging violations related to an unauthorized petrochemical cargo bound for Singapore. U.S. and maritime security sources said the vessel, identified as the Talara, was diverted into Iranian territorial … Read more
