News for November 15, 2025

Kenny Easley, the Hall of Fame safety known as “The Enforcer,” has died at 66.

Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong has died at 51, leaving behind a major legacy of disability justice work and writing.

Sen. John Fetterman says he is back home and fully recovered after a cardiac episode caused him to fall and get hospitalized.

Todd Snider, the alt-country singer-songwriter known for his sharp and funny writing, has died at 59.

Todd Snider, the Americana and alt-country singer-songwriter known for his witty and freewheeling songs, has died at 59.

YouTube star Jack Doherty was arrested in the Miami area on drug possession and resisting arrest charges.

A major Southern California storm has eased, but Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and the Los Angeles Fire Department are still urging people to stay alert as flood and debris-flow risks remain, while rescuers search for a missing 5-year-old girl.

PJM Interconnection and other utilities are facing growing scrutiny over whether their big electricity forecasts for data centers are realistic, because bad estimates could leave regular customers paying for unneeded power projects.

President Donald Trump said he has “sort of” decided what to do about Venezuela as his top national security officials weigh possible military options.

A federal grand jury indicted nine people in connection with the July 4 attack on an ICE detention center in North Texas, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson and the Justice Department.

The U.S. has reopened a former naval base in Puerto Rico as it expands military operations in the Caribbean amid rising tension with Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuela.

Cameran Drew, a 19-year-old in Surry County, Virginia, won a local board election by defeating his mentor and civics teacher, Kenneth Bell.