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Month: November 2025

The AP Top 25 Fared

No. 1 Ohio St. (10-0) beat UCLA 48-10. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. No. 2 Indiana (11-0) beat Wisconsin 31-7. Next: at Purdue, Friday, Nov. 28. No. 3 Texas A&M (10-0) beat South Carolina 31-30. Next: vs. Samford, Saturday. No. 4 Alabama (8-2) lost to No. 11 Oklahoma 23-21. Next: vs. E. Illinois, Saturday. No. 5

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SS Rajamouli unveils time-travel adventure film ‘Varanasi,’ with elements of Hindu mythology

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, the blockbuster movie director behind global hits like “RRR” and “Baahubali” that redefined Indian cinema’s scale and caught Hollywood’s attention, has unveiled his most ambitious film yet. Known for blending mythic storytelling with grand action and imaginative choreography, Rajamouli announced his latest film

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College Basketball Scores

Saturday, Nov. 15 EAST Alfred 70, Massachusetts 60 American 115, Central Penn College 50 Anna Maria 74, Gordon College 68 Arcadia 94, Widener 74 Assumption 98, St Thomas Aquinas 90 Bates 95, Plymouth State 87 Bentley 84, Caldwell 71 Boston College 76, Temple 71 Buffalo 80, RIT 64 Castleton 69, St. John Fisher 61 Catholic

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Driver in Sweden released after questioning over crash into Stockholm bus stop that killed 3

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities on Saturday released the driver of a double-decker city bus who had been detained a day earlier after the vehicle slammed into a bus stop in Stockholm, killing three people. The public prosecutor’s office said it ordered the release after the driver was questioned, and an investigation into the incident

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Pope Leo walks on the day of an audience with international filmmakers and actors

Cate Blanchett and Spike Lee join Pope Leo as he hosts star-packed Vatican meeting

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood stars met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, where the pontiff called cinema a “workshop of hope” and lamented declining audiences. The line-up of film stars and directors meeting the first American pope on Saturday included Oscar-winners Cate Blanchett, known for “Aviator” and “Elizabeth”, and Spike Lee, who

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Sports on TV for Sunday, Nov. 16

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Nov. 16 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Motul Grand Prix of the Valencian Community, Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain 11 a.m. FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif. (Taped) 5 p.m. FS1 — NHRA:

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience Saturday celebrating cinema and its ability to inspire and unite. Leo encouraged the filmmakers and celebrities gathered in a frescoed Vatican audience hall to use

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

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — In justifying American military strikes on boats suspected of smuggling drugs, President Donald Trump has asserted that the longtime U.S. strategy of interdicting such vessels at sea has been a major failure. “We’ve been doing that for 30 years,” he said last month, “and

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Nov. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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