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Lead Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell addressed reporters Wednesday after the NFL trade deadline, explaining why the team made no roster trades despite scouting upgrades at the offensive-line spot. Campbell said the club explored options late Tuesday but concluded that no offer justified surrendering assets. Instead of swapping picks or players, the Lions signed … Read more
Week 10 fantasy managers face a mix of headline-grabbing starters and borderline options. This column focuses on the trickier WR decisions rather than the obvious plays—yes, elite starters exist, but the value is often in the margins. We evaluate matchup data, recent usage and quarterback situation to recommend who to start and who to bench … Read more
Lead Federal officials announced on Wednesday that the United States will reduce scheduled air traffic by 10% across 40 high-volume markets beginning Friday, citing staffing shortfalls tied to the ongoing government shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the move aims to ease pressure on air traffic controllers, who have been … Read more
Lead: Astronomers led by Prof Young‑Wook Lee of Yonsei University report on 6 November 2025 that a reanalysis of distant type Ia supernova data implies the universe’s expansion may already be decelerating at the present epoch, rather than accelerating. The team measured host‑galaxy ages for 300 supernova hosts and argue that stellar population differences make … Read more
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
