Today is Tuesday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2025. There are 50 days left in the year. Today is Veterans Day.

Today in history:

On Nov. 11,1938, Irish-born cook Mary Mallon, who’d gained notoriety as the disease-carrying “Typhoid Mary” blamed for the deaths of three people, died on North Brother Island in New York’s East River at age 69 after 23 years of mandatory quarantine.

Also on this date:

In 1620, 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed the Mayflower Compact, creating a local government for the colony that called for a “civil body politick, for our better ordering and preservation.”

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In 1918, fighting in World War I ended as the Allies and Germany signed an armistice aboard a railroad car in the Forest of Compiègne (kohm-PYEHN’-yeh) in northern France.

In 1921, the remains of an unidentified American service member were interred in a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in a ceremony presided over by President Warren G. Harding.

In 1966, Gemini 12 blasted off on a four-day mission with astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. aboard; it was the 10th and final crewed flight of NASA’s Gemini program.

In 1987, following the failure of two Supreme Court nominations, President Ronald Reagan announced his choice of Judge Anthony M. Kennedy, who went on to win confirmation.

In 2020, Georgia’s secretary of state announced an audit of presidential election results that he said would be done with a full hand count of ballots because the margin was so tight; Democratic President-elect Joe Biden led Republican President Donald Trump by about 14,000 votes out of nearly 5 million votes counted in the state. (The audit would affirm Biden’s win.)

In 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange platform filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid a collapse of its assets; Bankman-Fried was convicted in November 2023 of seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Today’s Birthdays:

Music producer Mutt Lange is 77.
Actor Stanley Tucci is 65.
Actor Demi Moore is 63.
Actor Calista Flockhart is 61.
TV personality Carson Kressley is 56.
Actor David DeLuise is 54.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is 51.
Musician Jon Batiste is 39.
Retired American figure skater Adam Rippon is 36.
Actor Tye Sheridan is 29.

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MARGERY BECK

It’s up to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries as the financial pressures mount on families in some states.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule Tuesday on a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to keep blocking states from providing full benefits, arguing the money might be needed elsewhere.

The seesawing rulings so far have created a situation where beneficiaries in some states, including Minnesota, Hawaii and New Jersey, have received their full monthly allocations and those in others, such as Nebraska and West Virginia, have seen nothing.

The legal wrangling could be made moot if the U.S. House adopts and Trump signs legislation to end the federal government shutdown quickly.

SNAP has been the center of an intense fight in court

The Trump administration chose to cut off funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after October due to the shutdown. That decision sparked lawsuits and a string of swift and contradictory judicial rulings that deal with government power — and impact the food access for 42 million Americans.

The administration went along with a pair of rulings from Oct. 31 from judges who said the government must provide at least partial funding for SNAP. It eventually said that recipients would get up to 65% of their regular benefits. But it balked last week when one of the judges said that it must fund the program fully for November, even if itt means digging into funds the government said need to be maintained in case of emergencies elsewhere.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to pause that order.

An appeals court said Monday that full funding should resume — and that requirement is set to kick in Tuesday night unless the top court takes action again.

It’s also a point in Congressional talks about reopening government

The U.S. Senate on Monday passed legislation to reopen the federal government with a plan that would include replenishing SNAP funds.

Speaker Mike Johnson told members of the House to return to Washington to consider the deal a small group of Senate Democrats made with Republicans.

Trump has not said whether he would sign it if it reaches his desk, but told reporters at the White House on Sunday that it “looks like we’re getting close to the shutdown ending.”

If the deal is finalized, it’s not clear how quickly SNAP benefits might start flowing.

Still, the Trump administration said in a filing Monday with the Supreme Court that it shouldn’t be up to the courts. “The answer to this crisis is not for federal courts to reallocate resources without lawful authority,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer said in the papers. “The only way to end this crisis — which the Executive is adamant to end — is for Congress to reopen the government.”

The impact is urgent for beneficiaries

The cascading legal rulings — plus the varying responses of each state to the shutoff — means people who rely on SNAP are in vastly different situations.

Some have all their benefits, some have none. In states including North Carolina and Texas, beneficiaries have received partial amounts.

In Pennsylvania, full benefits went out to some people on Friday. But Jim Malliard, 41, of Franklin, said he had not received anything by Monday.

Malliard is a full-time caretaker for his wife, who is blind and had a series of strokes earlier this year, and his teenage daughter, who suffered severe medical complications from surgery last year.

That stress has only been compounded by the pause in the $350 a month he receives in SNAP for himself, his wife and daughter. He has yet to receive any SNAP payment for November, and he’s down to $10 in his account and is relying on what’s left in the pantry — mostly rice and ramen.

“It’s kind of been a lot of late nights, making sure I had everything down to the penny to make sure I was right,” Malliard said. “To say anxiety has been my issue for the past two weeks is putting it mildly.”

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The Timberwolves continued their roll Monday in Utah, downing the Jazz for the second time in four days.

This one was more competitive than Friday’s drubbing, but Monday’s 120-113 victory in Salt Lake City was comfortable nonetheless, with Minnesota seizing control in the third quarter and never surrendered it from there.

Here are takeaways from Minnesota’s latest victory

Another avalanche

Minnesota’s victories of late have all featured signature quarters in which the Wolves pulled away.

A 40-29 second quarter in Sacramento on Sunday provided Minnesota with plenty of cushion. Friday’s 43-15 first quarter ended all doubt against Utah. The Wolves utilized a 34-21 third quarter in Brooklyn to down the Nets and outscored Charlotte 36-18 in the third nine days ago.

It was again the third frame where Minnesota did the bulk of its damage on Monday, as the Wolves outscored Utah 40-25 in the quarter to turn a halftime deficit into a 13-point lead.

Anthony Edwards was the star of the run. He scored 21 points in the third quarter alone, going 7 for 9 from the field while also setting a defensive tone.

Edwards finished with 35 points, six assists and six rebounds.

McDaniels’ run

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) posts up against Utah Jazz guard Svi Mykhailiuk (10) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

Jaden McDaniels has been a critical offensive piece for Minnesota this season, but he was quiet for three quarters in Utah.

The forward was heard from in the final frame. McDaniels scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, all in a five-minute span that helped Minnesota keep Utah at an arm’s length.

Offense in different ways

Minnesota entered the game as the NBA’s best shooting team, leading the league in true-shooting percentage (62.7%) and effective field-goal percentage (59.4%).

The shots didn’t fall at the same clip Monday, as the Wolves shot 47% from the field and just 30.3% from distance. But the Wolves found offense in other ways, tallying 54 points in the paint while going 26 for 28 from the free-throw line.

Julius Randle was again the conductor of Minnesota’s offensive show. He had 27 points — on the strength of a 12-for-13 showing at the free-throw line — to go with eight rebounds and seven assists. Minnesota won Randle’s 34 minutes by 22 points.

Energy deficient

On the second-half of a back to back, the Timberwolves didn’t have the same bite they displayed in their two previous victories. The defensive intensity was evident in spurts, but not as consistent throughout.

And Minnesota was beaten up on the glass by Utah, who tallied 16 offensive rebounds that resulted in 22 second-chance points. The Wolves’ best brand of basketball involved tenacious defense that generates opportunities in transition going the other way.

It’s highly effective, but also draining. It’s also possible a lack of legs contributed to the subpar shooting performance.

That’s something to watch over the weekend, when Minnesota hosts Sacramento on Friday, and then welcomes the Denver Nuggets to Target Center on Saturday in a big-time Western Conference duel.

Minnesota now gets three days off — a rare break in the grueling NBA regular season — before that NBA Cup group play tilt with the Kings on Friday.

 

Como Zoo officials said Monday they were saddened to report that Ulysses, a 25-year-old plains zebra, had died overnight.

The zebra also known as “Uly” was born on April 13, 2000 at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and came to Como Zoo in January 2002. Zoo officials said during his 23 years at the zoo he “became one of the most familiar and recognizable residents at Como. If you’ve visited in the last 20 years, chances are you’ve met Ulysses. He roamed between both African Hoofstock habitats and made friends with whatever species he was living with at the time, including giraffe, tortoise and ostrich. Keepers often joked that he was the ‘surrogate weird uncle’ to many giraffe calves through the years.”

He weighed around 550 pounds, enjoyed carrots and yam, and loved to nap in the sunshine. He sired 10 offspring during his lifetime, continuing his legacy beyond Como. Uly was the second oldest male plains zebra in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums population, according to Como Zoo.

Zoo officials said they are waiting to learn if there is more information about the cause of his death but that right now the focus remains on supporting one another and the animals at the zoo.

“Ulysses was part of Como for more than two decades, and his calm nature and steady presence made him a favorite among visitors and staff alike. He will be greatly missed,” zoo officials posted on the zoo website.

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