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President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Senate Republicans to redirect the federal funds that now subsidize premiums under the Affordable Care Act toward direct payments to individuals, a proposal he framed as an alternative to Obamacare as the US government entered its 39th day of a partial shutdown. His call came as senators met over … Read more

Lead On Nov. 8, 2025, reality star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian announced via Instagram that she did not pass the California bar exam and vowed to continue pursuing state licensure. The 45-year-old said she has been on a six-year law journey and described the setback as motivation to study harder. Kardashian said she “came so … Read more

Lead: Federal health officials have linked ByHeart Whole Nutrition powdered infant formula to a multi-state cluster of infant botulism, prompting a voluntary recall of two lots with Dec. 1 “use by” dates. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the outbreak spans 10 states and includes 13 hospitalizations since August; no deaths have been … Read more

Lead Salt‑N‑Pepa led a high‑energy moment at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday in Los Angeles, donning the multicolored leather jackets from their “Push It” video and delivering a crowd‑rousing medley of their hits. Cheryl “Salt” James used her acceptance remarks to highlight the trio’s fight to reclaim their master recordings … Read more

Lead: A Miami-Dade County sheriff’s deputy, 27-year-old Devin Jaramillo, was shot and killed Friday afternoon on the 12200 block of Southwest 128th Street after responding to a minor traffic crash, authorities said. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, a dispute at the scene escalated into a physical fight in which a suspect gained control of … Read more

Lead: Ukraine has announced that Russian missile strikes deliberately targeted electrical substations that support its nuclear facilities, raising fresh concerns about the safety and stability of reactors and spent-fuel storage sites. The statement, reported by the Financial Times, says the attacks struck infrastructure that helps deliver power to nuclear sites and the wider grid. Ukrainian … Read more

Lead: Federal agents conducting immigration enforcement in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood came under gunfire Saturday near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. The operation, part of Operation Midway Blitz, prompted crowds and confrontations; a responding Chicago police officer suffered minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle. DHS reported … Read more

Kim Kardashian announced on Instagram Stories that she did not pass the bar exam she sat over the summer, underscoring a setback in a six-year legal apprenticeship that began after she left the reality-TV spotlight. The announcement came as she simultaneously portrays a lawyer on Ryan Murphy’s series All’s Fair, which remains the No. 1 … Read more

November 8, 2025 — A prolonged U.S. government shutdown has disrupted federal economic reporting, imperiling the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ scheduled October consumer price index (CPI) release and compounding earlier delays to two monthly jobs reports. The pause in in-person data collection and the risk that the BLS may skip an October CPI bulletin have … Read more

With 1:51 left on the clock and a frenzied Penn State crowd in Beaver Stadium, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza engineered a pressure-packed, game-winning drive that preserved the No. 2 Hoosiers’ unbeaten season. Mendoza finished the drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr., whose toe-tap catch in the back of the … Read more

Three employees were shot dead early Saturday at a landscape supply company in San Antonio, Texas, law enforcement said. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told reporters and posted on social media that the suspect is ‘down’ with a ‘self-inflicted’ wound. Officials said the victims worked at the business; two were men and one was … Read more

Lead Blue Origin’s second New Glenn rocket is set for no-earlier-than liftoff on Sunday, Nov. 9, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft and a Viasat communications demonstration. The 321-foot (98 m) vehicle will climb on a southeast trajectory during an 88-minute window that opens at 2:45 p.m. EST (19:45 … Read more

Lead On Nov. 8, 2025, No. 4 Alabama welcomed LSU in a high-stakes Week 11 SEC matchup in Tuscaloosa as interim coach Frank Wilson took charge of the Tigers following Brian Kelly’s dismissal. Early play saw turnovers and field-goal trading before Alabama pushed ahead 10-3 on a short Daniel Hill touchdown run late in the … Read more

Kim Kardashian disclosed on Saturday via Instagram that she did not pass the bar exam on her first attempt, but said the setback will not stop her pursuit of a law license. The 45-year-old, who stars in Ryan Murphy’s Hulu legal series All’s Fair, framed the result as part of a six-year legal apprenticeship that … Read more

Lead: Blue Origin’s CEO, Dave Limp, told Ars Technica that the company is ready to press harder to help NASA return humans to the Moon sooner. He spoke on Saturday, roughly a day before Blue Origin’s second New Glenn flight carrying NASA’s ESCAPADE mission; the launch window opens at 2:45 p.m. ET (19:45 UTC) from … Read more