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November 15, 2025.

Lisa Nordstrum, a history teacher at Santa Fe Preparatory School, asks questions during a field trip with her seventh-grade history class Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Stacy Thacker)

From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women’s history out of the shadows

A program in New Mexico highlights the contributions of women through historical markers. Seventh grader Raffi Paglayan recently learned about figures like Katherine Stinson Otero, a pioneering pilot and architect. The initiative, started by the International Women’s Forum – New Mexico, has placed nearly 100 markers across the state. These markers feature women from various periods, including well-known figures like Georgia O’Keeffe and lesser-known local women. The program is now developing a school curriculum based on its research. The goal is to ensure all students recognize the significant contributions women have made to the state’s history.

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FILE - A man supporting restrictions on abortion holds a sign as abortion-rights supporters hold signs behind him outside the South Carolina Statehouse on Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits

A group of South Carolina senators plans to consider a proposal that could introduce the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation. The bill, which faces a long legislative process, highlights ongoing divisions in conservative states over abortion. It proposes banning all abortions unless the woman’s life is at risk and could criminalize those who assist in abortions. The proposal has split anti-abortion groups, with some opposing punishment for women. The bill’s future is uncertain, with Senate leaders expressing no commitment to advancing it further. The debate underscores the complex dynamics surrounding abortion legislation.

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BYU forward Kennard Davis Jr. drives to the basket guarded by Holy Cross guard Joe Nugent (30) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. suspended indefinitely for rules violation following arrest

BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. has been suspended for violating team rules after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Davis was held out of the seventh-ranked Cougars’ 86-84 loss to No. 3 UConn on Saturday night, two days after he was involved in a car crash in Utah. After the game, coach Kevin Young announced Davis was suspended indefinitely. The 6-foot-6 junior was with the team in Boston but sat on the bench in street clothes. A Provo police department release said Davis suffered minor injuries in the crash and was charged with DUI after being taken to the police station. BYU issued a statement saying the school was aware of the allegations and looking into the situation.

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South Carolina guard Ta'Niya Latson, left, looks to pass the ball against Southern California during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner)

No. 2 South Carolina beats No. 8 Southern California 69-52 in ‘The Real SC’ matchup

Joyce Edwards had 17 points and 10 rebounds as No. 2 South Carolina defeated eighth-ranked Southern California 69-52. Raven Johnson and Tessa Johnson added 14 points each for the Gamecocks, who lost to UConn in last season’s national title game. Kennedy Smith led the Trojans with 12 points. JuJu Watkins, the Trojans’ star player, watched from the bench. South Carolina took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Trojans 23-15. The Gamecocks improved to 4-0, while USC fell to 2-1.

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Willy Aceituno, left, makes a police report with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer N. Sherill, after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers broke his window during an enforcement operation, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Immigration enforcement surge begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials confirm

Federal officials have started a surge of immigration enforcement in Charlotte, North Carolina. Agents were seen making arrests on Saturday. Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin says the move aims to ensure public safety. Local officials including Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles are criticizing the arrests, saying they cause unnecessary fear. Residents of North Carolina’s largest city are reporting agents seeking to arrest people outside businesses and in front yards. Observers say they have seen an increase in stops by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents since Friday.

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UConn forward Tarris Reed Jr., center, celebrates in front of BYU forward Khadim Mboup, left, and guard Robert Wright III after scoring in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Silas Demary Jr. scores 21 to help No. 3 UConn hold off AJ Dybantsa and No. 7 BYU 86-84 in Boston

Silas Demary Jr. scored 21 points and made a crucial steal to help third-ranked UConn hold off a late rally by No. 7 BYU for an 86-84 victory. Tarris Reed Jr. added 21 points and eight rebounds. Alex Karaban also had 21 points for the unbeaten Huskies, who began a five-game stretch that features four ranked opponents. Demary finished with seven assists, five rebounds and two steals. The game was played at TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics, as part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series. Highly touted BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa, who grew up just outside Boston and is considered a potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft next summer, led the Cougars with 25 points.

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United States' Gio Reyna controls the ball during the second half of an international friendly soccer match against Paraguay, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Gio Reyna passes father for international goals, then gets teased for scoring his first header

Gio Reyna has surpassed his father, Claudio Reyna, in career international goals. Reyna scored Saturday night in his first international start in 16 months. He then assisted on Folarin Balogun’s tiebreaking goal, leading the United States to a 2-1 victory over Paraguay. Reyna was once a prodigy who faced challenges with injuries and controversy. He now aims to redefine himself. Coach Mauricio Pochettino recalled him for the November friendlies, and Reyna has seized the opportunity. He brings a new dimension to the U.S. attack and he hopes to play in next year’s World Cup.

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Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko celebrates after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Texas A&M announces new 6-year contract for coach Mike Elko after historic comeback

Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko has a new six-year contract. The school announced the deal for Elko hours after the third-ranked Aggies mounted the biggest comeback in school history to remain undefeated. Elko and the Aggies trailed 30-3 at halftime before rallying to beat South Carolina 31-30 on Saturday to improve to 10-0 and 7-0 in Southeastern Conference play. Texas A&M is 10-0 for the first time since 1992 and is seeking to make its first College Football Playoff appearance. Elko’s new deal replaces the six-year contract he signed when joining the Aggies before last season after Jimbo Fisher was fired. It runs from 2026-2031.

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Oklahoma wide receiver Jer'Michael Carter (84) celebrates a 23-21 win over Alabama after an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

No. 11 Oklahoma travels with its defense again and upsets No. 4 Alabama 23-21

Oklahoma’s playmaking defense traveled great again, this time coming up with 17 points off three turnovers for a 23-21 upset of Alabama. The Sooners’ win on Saturday throws more chaos into the Southeastern Conference and College Football Playoff pictures. The 11th-ranked Sooners backed up their win two weeks ago at Tennessee with an even bigger shocker — this time taking down the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide. Eli Bowen returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown, Kip Lewis had two sacks and OU snapped Alabama’s 17-game home winning streak while handing its second-year coach, Kalen DeBoer, his first loss at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

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United States' Gio Reyna plays the ball during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against Paraguay, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Reyna scores in 1st international start in 16 months, surpasses father, as US beats Paraguay 2-1

Gio Reyna scored in his first international start in 16 months to surpass his father in career goals and then set up Folarin Balogun’s tiebreaking goal in the 71st minute to lead the United States over Paraguay 2-1 in a friendly between World Cup-bound teams that sparked a late brawl. American defender Alex Freeman and Paraguay captain Diego Gómez both tried to pick up a ball at the rolled out. They started scrapping and both benches joined in. Playing two days after his 23rd birthday, the oft-injured Reyna scored in the fourth minute of his first start for club or country since Sept. 14 and just his second since March 1. Álex Arce took advantage of a defensive lapse to equalize in the 10th minute.

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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart poses for a photo with fans before the start of an NCAA college football game against Texas, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

No. 5 Georgia and No. 10 Texas battle to protect their postseason hopes in SEC showdown

A rematch of last season’s Southeastern Conference championship game finds No. 5 Georgia and No. 10 Texas battling to protect their postseason hopes on Saturday night. Texas took a four-game winning streak into the game. Georgia has won five straight games since its only loss, a 22-19 overtime decision at home against Alabama on Sept. 27, That loss ended Georgia’s 33-game home winning streak, which was the longest active streak in FBS. Gunner Stockton came off the bench to lead the Bulldogs to a 22-19 overtime win over Texas in last year’s SEC championship game in Atlanta.

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Southern California quarterback Jayden Maiava gestures to teammates during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

No. 17 Southern California scores final 19 points, keeps CFP hopes alive with 26-21 win over Iowa

Makai Lemon made 10 catches for 153 yards and a second-half touchdown, and No. 17 Southern California scored 19 unanswered points to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 26-21 victory over Iowa. Jayden Maiava passed for 254 yards and Bryan Jackson rushed for two touchdowns for the Trojans, who faced their largest deficit of the season when they trailed 21-7 late in the second quarter at a rain-soaked Coliseum. USC mounted five consecutive scoring drives, capped by Jackson’s go-ahead TD run with 13:36 to play.

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FILE - Milwaukee Bucks' Patrick Beverley dribbles during the first half of Game 4 of the first round NBA playoff basketball series against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley arrested on felony assault charge in Texas

Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley has been arrested and charged with felony assault in what police in Texas are calling a “family violence” incident. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office says the 37-year-old was arrested early Friday at a home in Rosharon. Beverley is asking for people not to “believe everything you see on the internet.” He has also reposted an unsigned statement saying he had unexpectedly found his minor sister alone with an 18-year-old man. Beverley is a 12-year veteran of the NBA who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024. He previously was with the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Clippers and several other teams.

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Texas A&M wide receiver Ashton Bethel-Roman (3) looks back at South Carolina defensive back Jalon Kilgore (24) after catching a pass for a first down during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

No. 3 Texas A&M pulls off biggest comeback in school history to beat South Carolina 31-30

Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards and three touchdowns and No. 3 Texas A&M rallied from a 27-point halftime deficit to remain undefeated with a 31-30 victory over South Carolina. It’s the biggest comeback in school history, eclipsing a 21-point rally by a Johnny Manziel-led team in a 52-48 win in the 2013 Chick-Fil-A Bowl over Duke. Entering Saturday, teams were 0-286 in Southeastern Conference play since 2004 when trailing by 27 points or more. The win keeps Texas A&M on track for its first trip to the College Football Playoff.

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Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51

Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author who championed people with disabilities, has died. She was 51. She died Friday in a hospital in San Francisco because of an infection, said Sandy Ho, a close friend. Wong was diagnosed as a small child with a progressive neuromuscular disability. She used a power wheelchair and an assistive breathing device. She was a funny person and humorous writer who wanted people with disability to have independence and a voice for themselves, her friend said.

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This photo provided by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation shows a crime scene truck parked in front of the home where a domestic violence incident resulted in multiple casualties, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Carbondale, Kan. (Kansas Bureau of Investigation via AP)

4 law enforcement officers shot in rural Kansas

Four officers were shot while responding to a rural residence south of Topeka, Kansas. The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Three Osage County sheriff’s deputies and one Kansas Highway Patrol trooper were shot, Kansas Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Melissa Underwood said. A male suspect died from gunshot wounds, leaders from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and state Highway Patrol said. One other male was injured and taken to a hospital and is in stable condition, officials said. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded immediately to the call of the shooting, officials said. The shooting occurred in a rural area near U.S. Highway 75 south of Topeka.

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Denver Broncos running back J.K. Dobbins, right, runs for a first-down as Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu makes the stop in the second half of after an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Broncos’ J.K. Dobbins needs foot surgery and is likely done for season, AP source says

A person familiar with the diagnosis tells The Associated Press that Denver Broncos running back J.K. Dobbins is heading to injured reserve and needs surgery on his left foot that likely will end his season. Dobbins was injured last week against the Raiders. He later posted a rant on social media calling for penalties on hip-drop tackles. Dobbins has been a key offensive player for the Broncos. Rookie R.J. Harvey is set to take over as lead running back. Denver hosts the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The Broncos are also missing several other starters because of injuries.

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South Carolina wide receiver Nyck Harbor (8) runs for a touchdown after catching a pass as Texas A&M cornerback Dezz Ricks (2) defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Texas state trooper who had run-in with South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor was sent home from game

A Texas trooper who had an altercation with South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor after his touchdown was sent home from the game, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Harbor scored on an 80-yard reception in the second quarter and ran into the tunnel limping following the score on Saturday. As he and three other players were walking back to the field, the trooper walked in between Harbor and another player and bumped into them as they passed each other. The trooper and Harbor turned around and the trooper pointed at Harbor with both hands and said something to him.

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New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green, left, confers with guard Jeremiah Fears, center, as assistant coach James Borrego looks on in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Pelicans fire coach Willie Green 12 games into his fifth season, name James Borrego interim coach

The New Orleans Pelicans have fired coach Willie Green on the heels of a 2-10 start to his fifth season in charge. Pelicans first-year basketball operations chief Joe Dumars named assistant James Borrego as interim coach for the Pelicans, who play at home on Sunday night against the Golden State Warriors. Green was hired to his first head coaching job in 2021 by previous Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin. Green has gone 150-190 in four-plus seasons. His teams made the playoffs twice, losing in the first round to Phoenix in 2022 and Oklahoma City in 2024. Borrego was formerly the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets for four seasons from 2018 to 2022.

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Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) gets past Pittsburgh linebacker Kyle Louis (9) en route to a 65-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Jeremiyah Love and No. 9 Notre Dame overwhelm No. 23 Pittsburgh in 37-15 victory

No. 9 Notre Dame extended its winning streak to eight with a decisive 37-15 win over No. 23 Pittsburgh. Irish running back Jeremiyah Love ran for 147 yards and a score for the Irish, who improved to 8-2 with the victory. Malachi Fields added two touchdown receptions for Notre Dame. Pitt saw its five-game winning streak snapped on a day true freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel struggled. Heintschel passed for just 126 yards with an interception as Pitt fell to 7-3. Notre Dame hosts Syracuse next week while the Panthers visit No. 14 Georgia Tech.

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FILE - President Donald Trump arrives and walks by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to address a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

MAGA rift grows as Trump feuds with Greene before key 2026 midterm elections

President Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene have fallen out in a public feud. The Republican congresswoman from Georgia has criticized Trump’s foreign policy focus and his reluctance to release more documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has responded by supporting a primary challenge against her and he’s calling her “Wacky” Marjorie. Greene was once a staunch Trump supporter, but now she’s hinting that she might be the true champion of the “America First” agenda. Their split could signal more rifts within the Make America Great Again movement before next year’s midterm elections.

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Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza throws before an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Fernando Mendoza throws 4 TDs to lead No. 2 Indiana over Wisconsin 31-7

Fernando Mendoza completed 91.7% of his passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns as No. 2 Indiana took another step toward clinching a spot in its first Big Ten title game and likely a second straight playoff berth with a 31-7 victory over Wisconsin. Mendoza threw his school-record-breaking 30th TD of the season on a 5-yarder to Omar Cooper Jr. He continued to make his Heisman Trophy case by going 22 of 24 despite being sacked five times. The Hoosiers are undefeated through 11 games the first time in school history and have tied last season’s record-setting victory total.

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FILE - Former NFL player Kenny Easley poses with a bust of himself during an induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

Kenny Easley, Seahawks’ Hall of Fame safety, dies at 66

Former Seattle Seahawks safety Kenny Easley, who was nicknamed “The Enforcer” for his hard hitting, has died at the age of 66. Easley died Friday night, his family told the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is just one of four players in franchise history to spend his entire career with the Seahawks and be named to the Hall of Fame, which he was inducted into in 2017. The Chesapeake, Virginia, native was a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro across his seven seasons in Seattle. His best season was in 1984, when Easley led the NFL with 10 interceptions and was named defensive player of the year by The Associated Press.

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New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) takes the final shot in overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Devils leading scorer Jack Hughes out 2 months after finger surgery

New Jersey Devils leading scorer Jack Hughes is expected to be out two months after undergoing surgery to repair a finger injury. The team announced Saturday that Hughes had the operation at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Hughes’ expected return-to-play timeline is eight weeks, and he’ll be reevaluated at the six-week mark. It wasn’t clear which finger or which hand Hughes had surgery on. He injured his hand Thursday night and didn’t travel with the Devils to Washington, where they play the Capitals on Saturday night. In a statement, they called it a non-hockey-related injury.

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FILE - A police officer inspects the exterior of a federal courthouse with the aid of a canine on Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Court-appointed lawyers and their clients face fallout from government shutdown, funding crisis

The longest U.S. government shutdown in history is officially over, but the fallout will continue to hit federally funded defense lawyers and the people they represent. Thousands of court-appointed lawyers, paralegals, investigators, expert witnesses, and interpreters haven’t been paid since June after federal funding ran out in July. They had been told they would receive deferred payment once Congress passed a new budget. The resolution wasn’t passed until Nov. 12. Lawyers say they haven’t been able to bring cases to trial or communicate with some clients due to the funding shortage. Defendants’ lives have been put on hold as they wait for their day in court.

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Feds charge more people in connection with July shooting at Texas detention center

Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged six more people with a new terrorism-related charge in the July shooting outside an immigration detention center near Dallas. They also say six others are scheduled to enter guilty pleas. The new indictment Friday relies on President Trump’s recent declaration that deems the decentralized movement known as antifa a domestic terrorist organization. The case stems from the July 4 shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas that injured a police officer. Patrick McClain, a lawyer for defendant Zachary Evetts, on Saturday said he has seen no evidence to support the government’s view of the case.

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Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59

A beloved figure in American roots music, Todd Snider has died at 59. His record label announced Saturday that Snider died Friday. Known for his cosmic-stoner songwriting and freewheeling tunes, Snider’s career spanned three decades. He combined folk, rock, and country, creating songs recorded by artists like Jerry Jeff Walker and Tom Jones. Snider was diagnosed with pneumonia after a violent assault led to a canceled tour. He was later arrested in Salt Lake City for threatening hospital staff. Snider’s albums showcased his unique style and humor. His last album released in October.

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FILE - Alina Habba speaks after being sworn in as interim US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 28, 2025. (Pool File via AP, file)

FBI arrests New Jersey man for alleged property damage in office of federal prosecutor Alina Habba

Federal officials have arrested a New Jersey man accused of destroying property while trying to confront acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba. FBI spokesperson Emily Molinari on Saturday confirmed the arrest of 51-year-old Keith Michael Lisa. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the FBI, U.S. Marshals and Homeland Security worked together to find Lisa. The FBI says Lisa tried to enter a federal office building in Newark on Wednesday with a bat and was turned away. Investigators say Lisa returned without the bat, went to the office where Habba works, and destroyed property. Habba was previously President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. Trump named her as interim U.S. attorney in March.

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Virginia House of Delegates, Del.-elect, Nicole Cole, left, speaks with constituent Kaitlyn Sapp, at a convince store Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Fredericksburg, Va. (Steve Helber)

Voters in Virginia and New Jersey send a message: It’s Trump’s economy now

The economy and rising prices were high on the minds of voters on Election Day, and those concerns contributed to a Democratic sweep of statewide offices in Virginia and New Jersey. The voting pattern in two traditionally Republican counties in each state is evidence of how strongly Democrats campaigned on pocketbook issues. Spotsylvania County in Virginia and Morris County in New Jersey backed Donald Trump and Republican candidates for governor in earlier elections. This month, voters in those counties went with Democrats up and down the ballot. With congressional midterm elections in 2026, the November results have sent a message to conservatives who hold power in Washington.

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after making a free-throw for the team's win over the San Antonio Spurs in an NBA Cup basketball game in San Antonio, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Curry ties Jordan’s record, torches Spurs with 49 points to rally Warriors to 109-108 victory

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry stood at the free-throw line with six seconds remaining and the chance to make history, clinch a come-from-behind victory and silence the deafening roars of the opposing fans. Curry could not stop smiling. This was his element and he loved it. The 37-year-old point guard drained two free throws to cap a late rally and Golden State outdueled Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 109-108 on Friday. Curry scored 31 of his season-high 49 points in the second half as Golden State improved to 1-1 in the NBA Cup.

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FILE - President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump says stopping suspected drug boats doesn’t work. But the US reports record cocaine seizures

President Donald Trump has justified American military strikes on boats suspected of smuggling drugs by saying the longtime U.S. strategy of interdicting such vessels has been a major failure. Trump’s comments came around the same time that the U.S. Coast Guard announced a record year for cocaine seizures. That milestone, however, hasn’t stopped the Republican president from upending decades of U.S. counternarcotics policy with a series of military strikes in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Veterans of the drug war say U.S. resources would be better spent doubling down on the traditional approach of interdicting drug boats.

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FILE - President Donald Trump holds a chart as he discusses the economy in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

The ‘eerily similar’ ways how Trump and Biden tried to ease anger about the high cost of living

President Donald Trump’s problems with fixing the high cost of living might be giving voters a feeling of déjà vu. Just like President Joe Biden, Trump says lower prices are just around the corner. But Biden-era officials say that argument doesn’t work with impatient voters. Republicans pushed the case that Biden’s policies made inflation worse. Democrats are using that same framing today. They say Trump’s tariffs are getting passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices and that mass deportations have made the construction of homes more expensive. Trump says Republicans need to do a better job explaining his policies. But he also blames Biden for the economic problems.

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