News for November 15, 2025

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.

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.