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Oct 13, 2026
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, resigned on Tuesday amid allegations of improper conduct while denying the claims and vowing to "vigorously defend" herself.
In a lengthy post on her personal X account on Tuesday morning, Guilfoyle thanked President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for "entrusting me with the extraordinary privilege of representing the greatest country in the history of the world."
Guilfoyle also denied the "recent allegations" against her. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to pay off a $100,000 American Express credit card bill ahead of her confirmation as ambassador in exchange for access to administration officials.
"These allegations are false, and I intend to vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity," Guilfoyle wrote. "I have dedicated my professional life to fighting for justice, standing up for what is right, and defending the values that make America exceptional. I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service."
Earlier Tuesday, Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, announced during her first briefing that the administration had asked Guilfoyle to resign.
"We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign," Zacharia said when asked about the
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Oct 13, 2026
A 42-year-old man died after being ejected from a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia, police said.
The man -- Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, of Atlanta -- was found dead beneath the ride at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, according to the Cobb County Police Department.
"Preliminary information gathered through witness and employee interviews indicates Kariem was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling beneath the attraction," the Cobb County Police Department said in a statement on Tuesday. "Investigators continue to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident."
WSB - PHOTO: The Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Cobb County, Georgia, is seen on Oct. 12, 2026.The state's Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire, which is responsible for the safety of amusement park rides in Georgia, also said it is "actively investigating" the incident.
"Our investigative team is conducting an in-depth and comprehensive review to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and to ensure full compliance with all applicable policies and procedures," Garrison Bennett, the agency's press secretary, said in a statement on Tuesday.
State officials investigating after woman injured on alpine coaster in ColoradoSeveral people were also injured in the incident, which occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Monday at the Atlanta-area amusement park, according to police.
Distraught witnesses described the horrific incident to a local station, saying
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Oct 13, 2026
Elon Musk elevated a false conspiracy theory about Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico over the weekend, lifting a fringe claim concerning the Texan's mental health to the forefront of users' X feeds, where it garnered hundreds of thousands of impressions.
"The Talarico campaign is hiding something big that voters ought to know about," Musk wrote Sunday afternoon, replying to a post alleging that Talarico had been checked into the Lindner Center of Hope, a mental health facility in suburban Cincinnati. Musk's reply amassed over 870,000 views, more than double the impression count of the post to which he was responding.
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The theory had been circulating online for days, fueled by Talarico's absence from the campaign trail, which his team has consistently said was due to the flu. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton promoted a "Tala-Freak-Out Tip Line" on Friday, which was still active as of Monday night. President Donald Trump weighed in, arguing the Democrat's convalescence was too long to be the "flu bug."
Musk's engagement with the theory gave it a much wider audience - and the flurry of attention ultimately prompted the treatment center in Mason, Ohio, to publicly refute the allegations.
"Rep. James Talarico has never received treatment from Lindner Center of Hope," the facility wrote in a statement posted to X, five hours after Musk's initial posts on the subject. Talarico replied to the post Monday, saying he had "never even been to Ohio," with a laughing emoji.
A day earlier, he described the conspiracy theory as "the craziest thing I've ever heard" in an interview with MS NOW. Talarico's spokesperson, JT Ennis, said the claims w
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Oct 13, 2026
After months of rumors, Apple is officially (and finally) making its biggest effort yet to grab a piece of the smart home pie. The iPhone maker announced the $299 HomeView on Tuesday, its first smart hub designed to put Siri front-and-center in people's homes. HomeView comes as a countertop device, or a slab you can mount to the wall, both with touchscreens, cameras and the ability to hear and execute Siri voice commands.
This is Apple's first dedicated smart home hub ever, and it supports the numerous reports suggesting the company wants to make inroads in the home space. HomeView is designed to be stationary, and it not only connects all of your compatible devices together — things like smart lights, door locks and sensors (including the new Apple Home Collection) — but also lets you control them using either the on-screen interface or Siri voice commands.
But Apple may have a hard time convincing people to add yet another iPad-like screen to their homes, particularly one that emphasizes Siri. The new Siri, known as
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Oct 13, 2026
After months of rumors, Apple is officially (and finally) making its biggest effort yet to grab a piece of the smart home pie. The iPhone maker announced the $299 HomeView on Tuesday, its first smart hub designed to put Siri front-and-center in people's homes. HomeView comes as a countertop device, or a slab you can mount to the wall, both with touchscreens, cameras and the ability to hear and execute Siri voice commands.
This is Apple's first dedicated smart home hub ever, and it supports the numerous reports suggesting the company wants to make inroads in the home space. HomeView is designed to be stationary, and it not only connects all of your compatible devices together — things like smart lights, door locks and sensors (including the new Apple Home Collection) — but also lets you control them using either the on-screen interface or Siri voice commands.
But Apple may have a hard time convincing people to add yet another iPad-like screen to their homes, particularly one that emphasizes Siri. The new Siri, known as
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Oct 13, 2026
Apple (AAPL) is reinventing its smart home strategy with its new HomeView hub, the HomePod Mini 2, and Apple TV 4K.
Sporting a seven-inch Liquid Retina Display, the HomeView is designed to sit on a counter in its built-in speaker mount or be mounted to a wall. The $299 HomeView is designed to serve as the home base for your smart home and goes on sale Nov. 13.
According to Apple, HomeView can recognize up to six household users via facial recognition and serve up their specific apps, notifications, and more. It can also play music and podcasts, make FaceTime calls, or look up quick video recipes in the kitchen.
Users can control smart home devices ranging from lights and locks to thermostats and more, check their calendars, and interact with Siri AI to do things like find their keys via AirTags.
Apple has dipped its toes into the smart home space over the years, including with the original HomePod, HomePod mini, and Apple TV, as well as software like its Home app, but has never offered a full-fledged hub like the HomeView before.
Read more: 'I'm going to keep winning by innovating': Ring founder Jamie Siminoff isn't sweating Apple's smart home push
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Oct 13, 2026
Officials are reviewing the off-base code of conduct for U.S. troops in Japan following the killing of an Okinawan woman, allegedly by a U.S. Marine, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday.
Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-runs and drunk driving by U.S. military personnel have long triggered protests on the southern Japanese island, which has for years urged other regions of the country to share the burden of hosting U.S. troops.
"We plan to hold discussions including whether the existing rules are effectively functioning," Motegi said, adding that "matters such as patrols and curfew management" would be under review in talks with the United States.
The high-level bilateral consultations will examine off-duty conduct and the "liberty" policy governing off-base private activities of U.S. military personnel, he said.
The existing policy, updated in 2024 following a string of sexual assaults by U.S. military personnel in Okinawa, includes a ban on them drinking in public off-base between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. or going to bars during those hours.
Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine stationed on Okinawa early this month on suspicion of killing a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Orefecture. Word of the arrest drew outrage.
The U.S. military
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Oct 13, 2026
After the third day of squirting an experimental drug up his nose, Dylan Meetze felt horrible.
"It was like I was underwater, like it took the most to do anything," he said.
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Meetze stopped taking the drug, but he endured fatigue and anxiety for months afterward, and his eyes and muscles twitched, he said.
He had taken BPC-157, a peptide drug popularized by podcasts about wellness, longevity and what's called "body optimization." Peptide is a general term for substances that are smaller than proteins but composed of the same building blocks. Dozens of peptide drugs, including insulin and GLP-1 weight loss medicines, have garnered approval by the Food and Drug Administration. But BPC-157 and many others have not because they haven't undergone clinical trials.
This fact hasn't stopped online influencers from promoting them as remedies for muscle injuries, gut issues, covid and more. Use of BPC-157 is growing in the United States, particularly among White males, according to a new analysis of millions of de-identified electronic health records. Since 2020, the analysis, which hasn't yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal, found that more than 1,000 people told doctors they had used the drug.
Meetze said he decided to take BPC-157 after listening to Andrew Huberman, a Stanford neuroscientist with more than 16 million followers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, who talks up peptides frequently on his podcasts. Studies in mice suggest that BPC-157 helps muscles hea
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Oct 13, 2026
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Six Flags said it has temporarily closed nine rides across the country after a man died and several others were injured Monday in a roller coaster incident at an amusement park in Georgia.
Police did not say how the man died or how many people were injured, but witnesses say a man fell from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, around 10 miles west of downtown Atlanta.
"He fell and hit the car three different times" before falling onto the roof of a haunted house attraction below, a witness told CNN affiliate WXIA.
The 210-second ride reaches a top speed of 70 mph and an elevation of 200 feet, according to the Six Flags website.
The park, one of the largest in Georgia and a popular attraction for families and kids, operates on weekends in October but was open Monday for the Columbus Day holiday - a time when many schools in the Atlanta area celebrate fall break.
Nine roller coasters across six other Six Flags have been temporarily closed "out of an abundance of caution," a Six Flags spokesperson said Monday evening.
Detectives from the Cobb County Police's Major Crimes Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, police said in a statement.
"We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today," Six Flags Over Georgia said in a statement. "Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the guest's family, friends, and loved ones."
Monday's incident comes nearly two weeks after S
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Oct 13, 2026
[BBC]Americans head to the polls on 3 November to decide how the rest of Donald Trump's presidency will play out.
Thousands of races are taking place across the US, at different levels of government. But the main event for voters will be electing members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the two chambers that make up Congress.
Both of them are currently controlled by the Republicans, the president's party. The success or failure of Trump's final two years in office could rest on the outcome.
Here's our visual guide to where the battle for power will be won and lost - from approval ratings, to key races and issues and the huge amount of money being spent.
Midterms come at bad time for TrumpOne of the reasons the opposition Democrats have a chance to take back Congress is the president's low approval rating, which is a good indicator for how well his party could perform.
He began his second term as president with an approval rating of just over 50%, according to polling resource website Silver Bulletin, but it quickly fell into the 40s.
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Oct 12, 2026
By Joyce Lee and Kyu-seok Shim
SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a defence industry museum displaying an intercontinental ballistic missile capable ?of reaching the United States, state media KCNA showed on Tuesday.
The report came a ?day after US President Donald Trump said he might meet Kim during a planned trip to Asia. Trump is ?expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China in mid-November.
Kim, accompanied by his daughter known as Ju Ae and wife Ri Sol Ju, attended the opening of the newly opened Defence Revolution Museum on Sunday, KCNA said.
The museum displayed weaponry developed under Kim's leadership ranging from ?drones to the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ?ballistic missile (ICBM), KCNA photographs showed.
A display in front of the Hwasong-20 launcher appeared to show a multiple warhead design and a world map depicting ?ranges extending beyond the US mainland to the Middle East, Australia and South America, said Shin Jong-woo, Secretary General of the Korea Defence and Security Forum.
"The exhibition appears intended to highlight the achievements ?of Kim's ?defence science development programme," Shin said. "It gave the ?impression of propaganda aimed at gaining ?a strategic advantage ahead of potential a North Korea-US summit."
Analysts said the museum also reflected a broader effort by Kim to elevate North Korea's weapons displays into lasting symbols of the regime's military accomplishments.
"By turning what were once temporary weapons exhibitions into a permanent museum, Kim is institutionalising his military achievements and portraying North Korea's nuclear and missile buildup as a completed ?and enduring legacy," said Lim Eul-chul, a professor at ?Kyungnam University's Institute for Far Eastern Studies.
Separately, North Korea ?said it test-fired a tactical ballistic missile ?on Monday to confirm the
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Oct 12, 2026
President Donald Trump went after Rep. Ilhan Omar hours after federal agents searched her home in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)Chants of "deport" rang out Monday night as President Donald Trump criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, at a rally for Republican candidates in Youngstown, Ohio.
"I don't know what they're doing with it, but I can tell you this: She's a disaster," Trump said of Omar, whose home in Washington, D.C., was searched hours earlier by federal agents, two people familiar with the investigation told NBC News.
A Justice Department spokesperson said in a statement that Homeland Security Investigations "executed a judicially authorized search warrant" as "part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation." The statement did not specify that the investigation was related to Omar, nor did it provide more information about the search.
"She comes in from a country without laws, without police, without military, where all they do is shoot each other, and she comes into our country and she says, ‘I have a constitutional right,'" Trump said. "She's telling us about the Constitution, and she comes from one of the worst countries anywhe
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Oct 12, 2026
President Donald Trump answered he's "looking at" firing Kimberly Guilfoyle when asked about the embattled U.S. ambassador to Greece on Monday.
Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a campaign rally that his administration is "looking at it" and added that it's "not happy" over reports alleging that she used her official position and links to the Trump family to get money from a donor.
A Trump donor told ABC News last week that Guilfoyle offered access to top Trump officials in exchange for cash.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Trump's nominee to be the US ambassador to Greece, speaks alongside President Donald Trump, during a Greek Independence Day celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 24, 2025. Eric Deters, a former lawyer, conservative media personality and Trump donor, alleged that Guilfoyle asked him to pay her $100,000 credit card bill in July 2025 -- days before her Senate confirmation hearing.
Trump donor accuses Kimberly Guilfoyle of asking him to pay her $100K credit card bill: 'It was all quid pro quo'"It was all quid pro quo," Deters claimed about the request from Guilfoyle, who is the former wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and ex-fiance of Donald Trump Jr.
The Wall Street Journal first reported on Deters' accusations.
Deters provided messages to ABC News he says he exchanged with Guilfoyle on the subject. In one message from that period
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Oct 12, 2026
Lawyers for one of the men named in a civil lawsuit brought by a former Cornell University student who alleged she was sexually assaulted at a school fraternity in 2024 is asking a New York judge to impose a gag order in the case, arguing the publicity surrounding the case risks tainting potential jurors.
Attorneys for Diego Sarabia on Monday asked for "narrowly tailored restrictions" that would prevent lawyers and parties in the civil case from commenting on the allegations outside of court.
"Since this action began, Plaintiff's counsel has repeatedly addressed the merits through widely disseminated media statements," the motion said. "These statements present disputed allegations and interpretations of evidence to the public before discovery and trial."
Attorney says Jane Doe facing threats, calls out alleged 'failures' of Cornell, law enforcementA then-undergraduate student identified only as Jane Doe made a complaint to campus police in November 2024, three weeks after the incident occurred, that she had been raped by a group of men at the Chi Phi fraternity house. She has filed a civil suit against the men and the university alleging that she had been drugged and raped.
No criminal charges have been filed, but an investigation by the New York attorney general is ongoing.
The case has rocked the university and started conversations about
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Oct 12, 2026
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to violate US law barring imports of Russian energy until Moscow ?ends its aggression against Ukraine.
Trump has said the deal to lift sanctions on Russian oil exports would help bring down high fuel ?prices. However some analysts doubted the amount of diesel Trump has said Russia would provide over the next three months would do much to bring down prices, since it ?is equal to about 12 hours of global consumption of the fuel.
On Friday, Trump said Russia had agreed to supply diesel to global markets, and his administration temporarily lifted US sanctions on Russian fuel designed to deprive Moscow of revenue for its war on Ukraine. On Monday, Trump said the deal would help American farmers and ranchers.
The price of diesel has surged more than 60% since Trump launched a war against Iran seven months ago, and high prices ?have jeopardized Republican chances to maintain thin majorities ?in the US Congress in the November 3 midterm elections.
On Sunday a group of Republican and Democratic US senators called on Trump to "reverse course" on the diesel supply deal with Russia. They said his deal may violate a ?2022 law designed to support Ukraine in its bid to repel Russian invaders.
"We should be tightening sanctions further, not undercutting them by allowing the import of Russian diesel and risking erasing our leverage, damaging our credibility with allies, and emboldening our adversaries," said Republican Senator Jerry Moran in a social media post.
Trump has ?blamed ?Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries as a leading factor for higher
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Oct 12, 2026
Washington — President Trump said he and his administration are "looking at" firing Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece, after an associate of Guilfoyle's alleged she asked him to wire $100,000 to pay her American Express bill in exchange for her help with the Trump administration ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing.
"Well, we're looking at it," the president told reporters on his way to Ohio when asked if he's considering firing Guilfoyle. "We're not happy."
Guilfoyle is aware that Mr. Trump is debating firing her, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. She has been talking to her lawyer and asking Trump administration aides for advice, the sources said.
Businessman Eric Deters told CBS News last week he has "no doubt it was pay-to-play" when Guilfoyle asked for funds. Deters also provided CBS News with screenshots of his texts with Guilfoyle, including one message in which she appeared to ask him to wire money. Deters said he never gave her the money.
"Unfortunately for Kimberly Guilfoyle, at that time, at that moment in time, I didn't have $100,000 to spare to give to Kimberly Guilfoyle, or I actually would have been a dumbass enough to do it."
White House officials were told that the text messages between Guilfoyle and Deters were authentic, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News last week. Some Trump aides expressed displeasure about Guilfoyle's actions, they said.
Guilfoyle's lawyer disputed the authenticity of the texts to The Wall Street Journal, which was first to report on them.
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Oct 12, 2026
The Cobb County Police Department said in an email that one person died and several were injured. The incident happened at about 3:58 p.m. local time, the department said.
Atlanta television stations WSB and 11 Alive reported that the man died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at the park. WSB reported that four others were injured.
The man was ejected from his car, fell and hit the ride three times, 11 Alive reported, citing witnesses.
In a statement to USA TODAY, Six Flags said it was "deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today" and that it was cooperating with local authorities' investigation.
"Out of respect for the family's privacy, we will not be sharing additional details at this time," the statement said.
Goliath reaches speeds of up to 70-miles-per-hour and is 200 feet tall, according to the park's website.
Latest death at Six Flags Over Georgia
According to findings published by The Doan Law Firm injury attorneys, there have been at least eight deaths tied to Six Flags Over Georgia customers or employees.
The park opened in 1967, and the first death at the park came in 1989 when an 11-year-old boy became unresponsive after riding the park's Z-Force rollercoaster. The cause of death was undetermined.
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Oct 12, 2026
This screen grab taken from CCTV footage released by the Saudi media ministry shows the moment King Khalid International Airport was hit by a strike (-)A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a "painful response" if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington's help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks.
Yemen's civil war -- in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Iran-backed Houthis -- reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into risis.
The Houthis quickly began targeting Saudi oil facilities, tankers and transport hubs, including a string of lethal strikes on Riyadh's airport, rocking the world's top oil exporter.
Blasts resounded over the capital again on Monday night, with the Saudi coalition saying it had intercepted a Houthi missile and the group saying it had again targeted the airport.
Later, the coalition announced that it had intercepted two ballistic missiles in the south of the kingdom, near the border with Yemen.
In a statement posted on X, the coalition said it had "intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait", a city where a Saudi military base has previously come under attacks.
Following an attack at the Riyadh airport on Saturday that killed 13 people, US President Donald Trump said he was considering joining Saudi strikes against the group, after having reportedly rebuffed previous requests for help from the kingdom.
"The Houthis are misbehaving very badly. They're misbehaving very badly. No good," Trump said on Monday.
"If the US becomes involved in the aggression agai
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Oct 12, 2026
This screen grab taken from CCTV footage released by the Saudi media ministry shows the moment King Khalid International Airport was hit by a strike (-)A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a "painful response" if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington's help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks.
Yemen's civil war -- in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Iran-backed Houthis -- reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into risis.
The Houthis quickly began targeting Saudi oil facilities, tankers and transport hubs, including a string of lethal strikes on Riyadh's airport, rocking the world's top oil exporter.
Blasts resounded over the capital again on Monday night, with the Saudi coalition saying it had intercepted a Houthi missile and the group saying it had again targeted the airport.
Later, the coalition announced that it had intercepted two ballistic missiles in the south of the kingdom, near the border with Yemen.
In a statement posted on X, the coalition said it had "intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait", a city where a Saudi military base has previously come under attacks.
Following an attack at the Riyadh airport on Saturday that killed 13 people, US President Donald Trump said he was considering joining Saudi strikes against the group, after having reportedly rebuffed previous requests for help from the kingdom.
"The Houthis are misbehaving very badly. They're misbehaving very badly. No good," Trump said on Monday.
"If the US becomes involved in the aggression agai
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Oct 12, 2026
Emergency services responded to a Russian drone strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, north-eastern Ukraine on Monday [EPA]
Russia struck six Ukrainian energy facilities hours after US President Donald Trump announced the two countries had agreed to an energy ceasefire, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Despite Trump stating on Sunday the truce would be "effective immediately", the Ukrainian president said Russia had hit "our gas stations, energy infrastructure, and other facilities".
There were blackouts in the city of Izyum after a Russian strike destroyed power grids, Ukraine's state news agency Ukrinform said, while energy and railway infrastructure in western Ukraine was also targeted overnight.
On Monday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine does not deserve the "respite" a ceasefire would bring.
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Zelensky said 33 people had been injured in the strikes on energy facilities across the country.
He told Fox News: "We did not attack, while Russia attacked our gas stations, energy infrastructure, and other facilities."
"I think it was Putin's answer to President Trump," he added.
Global conflicts have pushed fuel prices higher ahead
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Oct 12, 2026
Rep. Ilhan Omar takes questions during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on January 13, 2026. - J. Scott Applewhite/AP/File
Federal officers executed a search warrant early Monday at the Washington, DC-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota Democrat who has been the persistent target of ire from President Donald Trump's administration, according to a Justice Department spokesperson and a source familiar with the matter.
The congresswoman is running for reelection and the search warrant was executed only weeks before the midterms.
It is unusual for the Justice Department to take such an aggressive investigative step toward a candidate so close to an election. Voting is well underway in Minnesota, with more than 127,000 people having already voted, according to data from the secretary of state.
The Department of Justice said in a statement Monday that investigators from Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security that handles criminal investigations, "executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice."
"This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation," a DOJ spokesperson said.
The statement did not indicate what the investigation entailed.
Omar called the search "the latest escalation" in Trump's "campaign of political intimidation."
"I'm ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weapo
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Oct 12, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings.
The recordings, obtained Monday by The Associated Press through a public records request, show that precious minutes elapsed as officials and responders tried to figure out whether a request for emergency help in the execution chamber was legitimate.
The initial 911 call came in at 8:40 p.m. on Sept. 30, just over an hour after the attempted lethal injection got underway. But the caller was unable to provide a code that would help verify the legitimacy of the request.
"Per supervisors here at the DEC (Department of Emergency Communications) we have been informed it is a false call," a dispatcher says at 9:03 p.m. "There is no medical assistance needed at Riverbend Prison."
It wasn't until about half an hour after the initial call — close to 9:11 p.m. — that prison officials affirmed it was real and began letting responders through the gates.
Neither the Tennessee Department of Correction nor Pike's legal team immediately responded to requests for comment.
The prisoner becomes a patient
Pike, 50, was hospitalized after surviving two doses of pentobarbital as the state tried to execute her for the 1995 stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. She was 18 when she t
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Oct 12, 2026
President Trump has been appearing around the US in the run-up to the midterm elections, announcing economic development projects — from a possible pipeline in Alaska to a steel plant in Iowa to an aluminum smelter in Oklahoma — that he says will transform the country.
"In the real economy, we are blowing it away," he said at a weekend stop in Tennessee.
Trump's message of confidence comes as the ultimate shape of these projects remains far from certain and often directly echoes his pitch at this stage in the 2018 midterm elections, a Yahoo Finance review found.
That election eight years ago was the last time Trump faced midterm voters and also saw him tout projects — most notably a Foxconn electronics manufacturing plant planned for Wisconsin — that turned out to be less than advertised.
President Trump shakes hands with then-Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker at a groundbreaking for a Foxconn plant on June 28, 2018, in Mount Pleasant, Wisc. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Chicago Tribune via Getty Ima
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Oct 12, 2026
Ads promoting Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) appeared to target the wrong city of Portland in a Republican super PAC mix-up, running the advertisements in Oregon instead of Maine.
"During a recent independent expenditure, our media vendor mistakenly placed approximately $25,000 in digital advertising in the Portland, Oregon media market instead of Portland, Maine," a spokesperson for Republican Main Street Partnership (RMSP), the nonprofit affiliated with GOP super PAC Defending Main Street, told The Hill.
"The error was identified, the ads were immediately stopped and corrected, and the vendor is refunding Defending Main Street the full amount of the misplaced spend," the spokesperson said. "No donor funds will be lost as a result of the vendor's error."
The mix-up was first reported by NBC News, which identified a Portland, Ore., resident writing on social media Sunday that she received "5 anti-Troy Jackson ads in the last 24 hours."
According to Google Ads Transparency Center, the advertisements ran for four days and targeted various zip codes around the Portland, Ore., area. Before the ad was taken down, it was shown more than 1 million times to people across all demographics in Oregon.
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Oct 12, 2026
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, on Monday said he does not approve of the Trump administration's decision to livestream the military execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, warning that it could "imitate the terrorists."
Broglio said in a statement released by the Archdiocese for the Military Services that he sends his sympathy to the families and friends of Fort Hood shooting victims, noting that he presided over the funeral of one of those killed, Michael Grant Cahill.
He added that he sides with the Catholic Church's opposition to capital punishment, "and Pope Francis made it even clearer."
"Thirdly, do we really want to imitate the terrorists of this world and make a public spectacle of barbarically killing our adversaries?" he continued. "The crime committed by Nidal Malik Hasan was heinous, but does exposing the public to his execution serve any purpose?"
"Has the potential moral injury, which the members of the firing squad might experience, been considered?" Broglio inquired. "Will the exposure of a livestream to the young and impressionable during the 250th anniversary year of our independence be able to be repaired?"
He asked if there was any "value" in having the U.S. military thrown "in the same boat with terrorists by broadcasting the image of the execution of a man in a whee
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Oct 12, 2026
Multiple people were seen dropping into a Manhattan manhole early Sunday morning, according to police, marking yet another incident in recent weeks involving people entering or exiting manholes across New York City.
Police are searching for three men seen entering a manhole on West 141st Street, in New York City's Hamilton Heights neighborhood, shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday, New York Police Department sources told ABC News.
By the time police arrived, the men were gone, the sources said.
New manhole mystery in Upper West Side of Manhattan The manhole incident follows a separate incident just days earlier on Oct. 9, when police say four men and a woman were spotted emerging from a manhole on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The group drove away in a black SUV and left behind shovels and other tools, according to police sources.
Joel Carillet/istockphoto/Getty Images - PHOTO: Manhole cover for the New York City sewer.Police believe these urban scavengers pose no threat and instead are looking for valuables dropped or swept away after it rains.
The events over the weekend follow similar recent instances of individuals seen entering or exiting the manholes found across New York City streets.
Last month, in a separate incident, police arrested two individuals in connection with a sighting of people climbing out of a manhole near a hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stayed briefly during the U.N. General Assembly in September.
The NYPD and federal agents conducted additional sweeps of the area out of an abundance of caution given the U.N. General Assembly an
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Oct 12, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Selma Blair was arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. She was also accused of kicking a police officer taking her to the hospital and kicking a nurse once she got there.
She pleaded not guilty Monday night to two counts of assault for state charges involving the officer and the nurse. And she faces separate federal charges based on what happened on the flight, which her representatives say was brought on by a severe medical emergency.
Blair, 54, was detained by police at around 11 p.m. Sunday after the Delta Air Lines jet parked at the gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement.
Blair and one of the flight attendants were taken to a hospital for evaluation, the Port Authority said.
A police officer taking her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center said in charging documents that while she was securing Blair to a stretcher, Blair pulled a leg from the straps and kicked her repeatedly around the face, neck and chest, causing serious pain and substantial swelling. Later, a nurse moving Blair said the actor kicked her in the chest, causing substantial pain.
She was arraigned on two counts of second-degree assault late Monday at a court in Queens, where her lawyer entered a not guilty plea on her behalf. She appeared to cry as she stood in court in handcuffs, wearing jeans and a white hooded sweatshirt.
Her attorney Shawn Barnes told a judge her actions were not intentional. He said the actor, who has multiple sclerosis, missed several doses of "a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms," according to the New York Daily News and New York Post.
He said she had gotten on the flight in Los Angeles af
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Elon Musk has given millions to the Republican Party ahead of the midterm elections.
Since July, the world's richest man, 55, has given more than $276 million to Republican groups and his own super PAC, making him the largest donor in the midterm elections, according to The New York Times.
Representatives for Musk shared the figure with the outlet ahead of a federal filing deadline on Thursday, October 15.
Musk's giving this summer included $158 million to the main super PAC for Senate Republicans, the Senate Leadership Fund, his team told the publication.
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"In sum, that is one of the largest political donations in American history, and more than the group's Democratic rival raised from all of its donors that quarter," according to The New York Times.
Additionally,
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It's crunch time. With less than a month to go until the 2026 midterm elections, Democratic and Republican candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives nationwide are making one last push to persuade voters in their districts — and help their party win or retain control of the chamber on Nov. 3.
The stakes are high. President Trump has enjoyed complete Republican control of Congress for the first half of his second term. Flipping the House would give Democrats the power to block parts of the president's agenda, investigate his administration and even impeach him (again).
Historically speaking, a president's party almost always loses seats when voters return to the polls to judge his first two years in office. (The average number lost since World War II? Twenty-six.) Sometimes, the backlash is so pervasive that the president's party loses seats across a wide range of competitive districts — a phenomenon known as a "wave" election.
But the past doesn't necessarily predict the future, and Republicans have certain advantages today that they didn't have before. Here's what needs to happen for each party to come out on top.
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Oct 12, 2026
Sean "Diddy" Combs was transported from federal prison for medical treatment early Saturday after suffering a head injury, according to TMZ, while his representative told Newsweek that Combs' team was working to confirm the circumstances.
"We are aware of the reports concerning Sean Combs and are working to confirm the circumstances. Sean's health and well-being are our immediate concern, and we appreciate everyone who has reached out," the representative said Monday.
Sources at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey told TMZ that an ambulance carrying Combs left the prison grounds at around 1 a.m. The outlet reported that it was unclear how Combs sustained the injury and said it had not confirmed whether he was taken to a hospital. Combs was conscious and speaking when he was returned to the prison before sunrise, TMZ said.
When reached for comment by Newsweek, the Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to discuss Combs' medical status. "For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not comment on the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual, including quarters assignment or medical status," the agency said in an email.
Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, May 15, 2022.The reported medical incident comes shortly after NBC News published an investigation into Combs' life at Fort Dix, citing four men who had spent time in his unit and photos and videos reviewed by the outlet. NBC reported allegations that Combs had access to contraband cellphones and alcohol and paid other inmates to perform tasks for him. Combs' spokesperson downplayed the report, while the B
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Oct 12, 2026
Sean "Diddy" Combs was transported from federal prison for medical treatment early Saturday after suffering a head injury, according to TMZ, while his representative told Newsweek that Combs' team was working to confirm the situation.
"We are aware of the reports concerning Sean Combs and are working to confirm the circumstances. Sean's health and well-being are our immediate concern, and we appreciate everyone who has reached out," the representative said Monday.
Sources at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey told TMZ that an ambulance carrying Combs left the prison grounds around 1 a.m. The outlet said it was unclear how Combs sustained the injury and that it had not confirmed whether he was taken to a hospital.
Combs was conscious and speaking when he was returned to the prison before sunrise, TMZ said.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to discuss Combs' medical status with Newsweek. "For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not comment on the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual, including quarters assignment or medical status," the agency said in an email.
The reported medical incident follows shortly after an NBC News investigation into Combs' life at Fort Dix, citing four men who spent time in his unit, along with photos and videos the outlet reviewed. NBC reported allegations that Combs had access to contraband cellphones and alcohol and paid other inmates to perform tasks for him.
Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, on May 15, 2022.Combs' spokesperson downplayed the report, while the Bureau of Prisons declined to comment on his conditions. NBC
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Oct 12, 2026
ERIE, PA - Authorities identified the adult victims and the suspected gunman who were found dead after what police described as a "horrific" mass shooting at a home near Lake Erie.
Police say on Oct. 9, a gunman fatally shot eight people, most of them relatives, including two young children and a pregnant woman. Authorities say the suspected shooter took his own life before police arrived. The victims included the suspect's wife, children and grandchildren, according to officials.
Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook on Oct. 12 identified the adult victims as Twila Tanner, 51; Angelina Stone, 24, who was eight months pregnant; Jonathan Stone, 19; Matthew Stone Jr., 21; Michelle Stone, 44; and Lora Roberts, 37, reported the Erie Times-News, part of the USA TODAY Network.
Cook identified the suspect as Matthew Stone Sr., 45.
Cook told the Erie Times-News he is not permitted to release the names of the other two shooting victims, a 5-year-old boy and a girl who was 22 months old, because they are under 18. Erie police also did not release the names of the children.
Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the suspect shot and killed six people inside the house on the evening of Oct. 9. The gunman then allegedly met two other women, including a family friend, outside the home after they arrived in a "state of distress," Lorah said, citing surveillance video. The gunman allegedly shot the two women before he reentered the home and shot h
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By Jan Wolfe
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A US judge said on Monday that she was "furious" with Justice Department lawyers for their conduct in a lawsuit seeking to halt the Trump administration's takeover of a historic golf ?course in Washington, saying it was "inexcusable" that hundreds of trees were removed from the course over the weekend.
"More ?than being upset and furious right now, I am just deeply disappointed in the government," US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington told government lawyers during ?a court hearing. "On what universe did anyone in your office think this was acceptable?"
Reyes said the abrupt removal of about 500 trees at East Potomac Golf Links, which began on Friday afternoon, was unacceptable because in May she had demanded that the government provide advance notice of any substantive construction work at the golf course.
The Justice Department's failure to notify the preservationist group that filed the ?lawsuit of the tree removal work "has cost the ?government all of its credibility" in the case, the judge said.
Justice Department lawyer Marissa Piropato said during the hearing that government attorneys had done their best to gather details on tree removal so ?they could share them in a court filing.
"You did not do your best," Reyes replied. "You did your absolute worst."
Since taking office in January 2025, US President Donald Trump has targeted US cultural and historical institutions - from museums and monuments to national parks and arts centers - in ?an ?attempt to reshape them.
The president announced plans last year to overhaul East ?Potomac Golf Links, a century-old public golf course ?owned by the federal government and managed by the National Park Service, part of the Interior Department.
Trump, a frequent golfer who owns several courses, has said he hopes the renovation will allow the course to host major tournaments.
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Oct 12, 2026
A person was sexually assaulted early Sunday morning at an off-campus party near the University of Chicago, officials said.
The victim reported the assault at 2:10 a.m., roughly 30 minutes after it occurred, and did not know the suspect, according to a university incident report. The party was held at 5625 S. University Ave. in Hyde Park, an address listed on social media as the home of the Lambda chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, a Jewish fraternity with chapters on hundreds of college campuses around the world.
On Monday morning, the street outside the fraternity was quiet apart from the chatter of passersby and the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot. A red flag bearing the organization's Greek letters fluttered in the wind outside the house, where curtains were drawn tightly across the windows.
The AEPi chapter at UChicago was told to halt all programming while university officials and local law enforcement investigate the reported assault, according to the fraternity's national organization. Jonathan Pierce, a spokesperson for the organization, said it learned of the assault on Sunday afternoon and has been working with the university's chapter leadership since then.
Pierce told the Tribune that all AEPi members are required to undergo sexual assault and harassment prevention training and could face expulsion for violating the fraternity's policies. Prohibited conduct includes repeated propositioning, coercive pressure, unwanted touching and physical violence, he said.
AEPi, like other Greek-letter organizations, is not officially recognized by the University of Chicago, though its students are still subject to the university's code of conduct and disciplinary procedures. Pierce said the fraternity's national headquarters provides the same oversight and support to all chapters, regardless of whether their universities officially recognize them.
"Most importantly, all of AEPi hurts for the person who was the victi
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Oct 12, 2026
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) trading near a record high doesn't mean all is fine and dandy in the US economy. Quite the contrary for many households as they battle higher costs for gas, fuel, and medical insurance this year.
Consumer sentiment fell to 46.3 in October, down 1.8 points from September's reading of 48.1, according to the latest from the University of Michigan. The result represented a five-month low.
Pressured household finances have appeared in the crop of third quarter earnings reports from packaged food companies. Food and beverage giant PepsiCo (PEP) slashed its
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Oct 12, 2026
Democrats may be discovering the political power of calling something rigged.
They're leaning hard into anti-corruption messaging in the final weeks of the campaign as new research suggests that linking corruption to Americans' economic struggles can boost Democrats into the home stretch.
Messaging from Democrats that tied corruption to housing, health care and the cost of living increased voter support for Democratic congressional candidates by about 3 percentage points, according to a national survey last month conducted by Blue Rose Research and Democratic-aligned Winning Jobs Narrative Action, which was obtained by POLITICO.
The findings align with a shift in how Democrats are talking about corruption — and help explain why that message has exploded on the campaign trail. From Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia to James Talarico in Texas and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Democrats have zeroed in on a common argument: Washington is rigged to benefit the wealthy at the expense of everyday Americans.
"We have a corruption crisis in this country, and it is leading to an affordability crisis," Iowa Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek said during his Senate debate against Rep. Ashley Hinson last week.
It's a message that is reverberating across campaigns. In a recent presentation delivered to Democratic groups on Capitol Hill, longtime Democratic strategist Jesse Ferguson offered a succinct playbook: "Corruption is why your costs are high," according to the presentation viewed by POLITICO.
His presentation also encouraged Democrats to lead with the acknowledgement that costs are high and then go into corruption, acknowledge that it happens across parties and avoid making President Donald Trump the sole focus of their attacks. "Trump works as an example of corruption that raises costs, not as the whole case," the presentation said.
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Oct 12, 2026
ROME and NEW YORK -- Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to a hospital in Rome on Tuesday morning, the Vatican said on Monday, a day after the pontiff said he would undergo surgery for a nodule found on his lung.
The operation was to take place in the "next few days," Leo said on Sunday.
Pope Leo to undergo surgery after nodule discovered on his lung, he saysPope Leo addressed the planned surgery in a statement on social media Sunday morning.
"The doctors believe that it is best to intervene, so, following their advice, I have decided to undergo surgery to remove it," the pope said. "The operation is already scheduled to take place in the coming days. I thank you for your spiritual closeness and entrust myself to your prayers."
Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media via Reuters - PHOTO: Pope Leo walks as he meets members and volunteers of the Circolo San Pietro at the Vatican, October 12, 2026. A lung nodule, also known as a pulmonary nodule, is a small mass of dense tissue on the lung, according to the American Lung Association (ALA).
Nodules can be caused by a variety of factors including scar tissue, lung irritants, inflammatory conditions, current or past infections, or cancer. Most nodules are benign, according to the ALA. They are diagnosed with imaging tests including an X-ray or a CT scan.
Depending on the size, appearance,
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Oct 12, 2026
NANTERRE, France (AP) — DNA left on a protective painting cover helped investigators recover two stolen Renoirs and uncover what they suspected were preparations for another art heist, a French prosecutor said Monday.
Four men were given preliminary charges in the investigation into the Sept. 8 theft from the small Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera. The charges include organized theft and criminal association, Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said.
One painting, "Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano," suffered a tear. The other, "Young Woman at the Well," had slight damage to its frame, Bessone said. He estimated their combined value at 4.2 million euros ($4.7 million).
The thieves used an electric saw to cut through a fence, entered the museum through the ground floor and cut clips securing the frames of four paintings. An alarm sounded and police officers arrived four minutes later, a swift response that "apparently caused the perpetrators to panic," Bessone said.
"As they fled, they were unable to take all four paintings and abandoned two of them, which were later found in a protective sleeve," he said.
Vehicle tracking led to the suspects
The DNA found on the abandoned cover matched that of a 29-year-old already under investigation in a drug trafficking case in which police were tracking his vehicle, Bessone said.
Vehicle-tracking data showed that the suspect, accompanied by a 41-year-old man, went to the home of a third man shortly after the theft, Bessone said.
Police surveillance also showed that the 29-year-old on Oct. 3 visited the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence — home to a large modern art collection.
The suspect then met wit
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Oct 12, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's home on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation, according to people familiar with the matter.
The search was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations agents, said the people, who were not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. More details about the investigation were not immediately clear.
An email seeking comment was sent Monday to a representative for Omar.
The Justice Department said in a statement Monday that HSI agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the department in the Washington, D.C., area but provided no other details.
"This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation," the department said.
Omar, 44, represents Minnesota's 5th District, including Minneapolis. She was first elected to the House in 2018 and has been known as a member of what's called The Squad of female lawmakers known for their progressive views and pointed opposition to the Republican president.
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Associated Press writers Kathy McCormack in Concord, N.H., and Mike Catalini in Morrisville, Pa., contributed.
This article originally appeared on Associated Press at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/federal-agents-searched-minnesota-rep-121754172.html
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Oct 12, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed focus to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection bid.
The search of the Minnesota congresswoman's home so close to next month's midterm contests that will determine control of the House and the Senate was swiftly condemned by top Democrats in Congress, who raised questions about the timing given longstanding Justice Department protocol to avoid overt investigative steps involving political candidates in the direct run-up to an election. Omar, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, said separately that she was being targeted as one of the Republican's "political enemies."
The nature and scope of the investigation were unclear, though Trump and officials in his administration have repeatedly referred in recent months to the existence of an inquiry into Omar, a Somali-born Democrat whose status as an immigrant to the U.S. and left-wing views have drawn scrutiny from the White House and other Republicans.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin last month cited an "ongoing investigation" that he suggested was examining potential fraud on her family's immigration paperwork. "Something's going to happen," he said.
In a statement on X on Monday, Omar called the search an "attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement."
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Oct 12, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed scrutiny to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection bid.
The search of the Minnesota congresswoman's home so close to next month's midterm contests that will determine control of the House and the Senate was swiftly condemned by top Democrats in Congress, who raised questions about the timing given longstanding Justice Department protocol to avoid overt investigative steps involving political candidates in the direct run-up to an election.
The Justice Department confirmed in a statement that Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant in the Washington, D.C., area in connection with an ongoing federal criminal investigation but provided no other details.
The nature and scope of the investigation were unclear, though officials in President Donald Trump's administration have repeatedly hinted at the existence of an inquiry targeting Omar, a Somali-born Democrat whose status as an immigrant to the U.S. and left-wing views have repeatedly drawn criticism from Republicans and senior Trump officials.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said last month that there was an "ongoing investigation" related in part to whether Omar lied on her immigration forms and that "something's going to happen."
Omar responded to the s
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Oct 12, 2026
Voters in Massachusetts, Idaho, and Houston are reconsidering marijuana legalization, who controls it, and how existing laws are enforced.
gettyTen years after Massachusetts voters legalized recreational marijuana, they're being asked to reverse course. Meanwhile, voters in Idaho and Houston will weigh in on who gets to decide marijuana policy and how existing laws should be enforced.
The November 3 election offers an interesting snapshot of how the marijuana debate is changing. And for employers, the results could have implications for everything from workplace accommodations to drug testing and criminal background checks.
Massachusetts: Could Legalization Go Into Reverse?Massachusetts voters approved recreational marijuana in 2016, and the industry has grown considerably since then. In September, the state's Cannabis Control Commission reported that recreational marijuana businesses had surpassed $10 billion in cumulative sales.
Now, voters are being asked whether to dismantle that market.
Question 8 would eliminate recreational marijuana sales, the associated tax and regulatory framework, and home cultivation. Adults 21 and older could still possess up to one ounce, subject to limits on concentrates, without penalties. Medical marijuana would remain legal.
If approved, the measure would take effect January 1, 2028. Massachusetts would become the first state to repeal a voter-app
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Oct 12, 2026
US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks during a dedication ceremony at the chancery of the US Embassy in Athens, on October 7. - Mark Schiefelbein/AFP/Pool/Getty Images
President Donald Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as US ambassador to Greece after a string of reports about misconduct, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.
Trump has been monitoring reports claiming Guilfoyle, who was engaged to Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr. for four years, accepted lavish gifts as ambassador and sought money in exchange for providing access to administration figures before she was confirmed.
Lawyers for Guilfoyle have denied the allegations about seeking money and said reports about her travel were misleading, adding that she complied with federal gift and reporting requirements.
The reports have irked senior administration officials, particularly since they emerged when Secretary of State Marco Rubio was visiting Athens for a high-profile speech on Western democracy delivered from the Acropolis.
Trump is expected to decide soon whether to fire Guilfoyle, the person said. The president offered no defense of Guilfoyle when questioned by CNN about the allegations Friday.
"I just heard about it. Too bad. I mean, I don't know," Trump said. "I just heard a little bit about it. I don't know too much, but she was always very nice."
CNN has reached out to the
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Oct 12, 2026
US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks during a dedication ceremony at the chancery of the US Embassy in Athens, on October 7. - Mark Schiefelbein/AFP/Pool/Getty Images
President Donald Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as US ambassador to Greece after a string of reports about misconduct, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.
Trump has been monitoring reports claiming Guilfoyle, who was engaged to Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr. for four years, accepted lavish gifts as ambassador and sought money in exchange for providing access to administration figures before she was confirmed.
Lawyers for Guilfoyle have denied the allegations about seeking money and said reports about her travel were misleading, adding that she complied with federal gift and reporting requirements.
The reports have irked senior administration officials, particularly since they emerged when Secretary of State Marco Rubio was visiting Athens for a high-profile speech on Western democracy delivered from the Acropolis.
Trump is expected to decide soon whether to fire Guilfoyle, the person said. The president offered no defense of Guilfoyle when questioned by CNN about the allegations Friday.
"I just heard about it. Too bad. I mean, I don't know," Trump said. "I just heard a little bit about it. I don't know too much, but she was always very nice."
CNN has reached out to the
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Oct 12, 2026
(NewsNation) — Fort Polk in western Louisiana is where soldiers go to "play war." It's home to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), where troops prepare for combat, especially before deploying. The goal of the Army's combat training centers is to replicate real-world warfare, and that increasingly means preparing for conflict shaped by drones and artificial intelligence.
Bryan Pickens, a veteran who served 14 combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq and has more than 20 years of military service in U.S. Special Operations, said the United States has a lot of catching up to do.
"I often say we are on a rowboat while our enemies are escaping us on a jet ski," Pickens said. "The Global War on Terror skills prepared us to fight dirt farmers. Not our peer enemies."
Pentagon clears way for anti-drone tech: Hegseth memo
Having also supported Ukraine's current war effort against Russia, Pickens now focuses on training U.S. and NATO forces on current warfare and modernizing the force.
The Pentagon announced a new Autonomous Warfare Command, led by a four-star general to scale AI, robotics and low-cost drone capabilities across the military.
NewsNation has learned exclusively that another goal of that push is the launch of an integrated technology system for the Army that works across equipment from d
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Oct 12, 2026
Signing up for a workplace 401(k) plan helps you build retirement savings efficiently. With a traditional 401(k), contributions are made on a pretax basis, and investment gains are then tax-deferred, which means there's no yearly tax bill to pay. Roth 401(k)s are funded, meanwhile, on an after-tax basis, but investment gains and withdrawals are tax-free.
In either case, your money needs to grow in accordance with your needs, and that means you need to choose the right investments. On a broad level, there's no data pointing to the percentage of 401(k) savers who actively pick funds for their savings. Among savers in Vanguard retirement plans specifically, only 31 percent choose their own investments.
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Many 401(k) savers may not actively choose investments because they don't realize they're supposed to choose specific assets or they find the task daunting (or they like what's been chosen for them). If you don't log in to your account to choose investments, your employer might choose them for you, which is legal. And much of the time, in the absence of picking funds yourself, your money will be routed to a target date fund.
Vanguard reports that 96 percent of its retirement plans offered target date funds at year-end 2025. And among plans in which employers chose default investments for 401(k) savers, 98 percent of those investments were target date funds. But financial advisers say target date funds aren't always the best choice.
How target date funds work
When you invest for retirement, your strategy usually needs to change over time. When retirement is decades away, the strategy can be to chase growth and take on more risk by putting m
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Oct 12, 2026
Rancher Yvette Mannon was already dealing with a destructive wildfire and rising fuel costs before the US announced new foreign beef imports [Yvette Mannon]
Nebraska rancher Yvette Mannon was already having a rough year.
In April, a wildfire destroyed 1,600 grazing acres and 13 miles (21 km) of fence along the ranch she bought in 2002. The ranch is nestled in a corner of Nebraska that's home to rolling green hills under sweeping Midwestern skies, the landscape dotted with grain silos and feedlots alongside fields and fields of bovines.
Mannon's 300 cattle survived the blaze - but the fencing needed to be replaced, and the herd still needed to be fed.
With steel prices at their highest levels in years, heavily affected by tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, that meant spending $4.89 a foot - for a total exceeding $300,000.
On top of that, because so much good grazing land had been destroyed, Mannon also needed a tractor out every day delivering hay to her cattle - at a time when diesel prices, spiking due to the Iran War, were up more than 40% from the previous year.
Then in August, the Trump administration announced it would import 300,000 metric tons of duty-free foreign beef in a bid to lower consumer prices. The news hit right before the September-November window when most US calves are weaned and sold.
The cattle market tanked immediately.
'It felt like a betrayal'"So we're 'Buy American', 'Let's Make America Great'," said Mannon, 63, who voted for Trump. "But for you guys over here, sorry."
"It just felt like a betrayal," she said.
Many farmers and ranchers across the US say they are being hit from all
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Oct 12, 2026
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen under construction in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2026. - Mehmet Eser/Anadolu/Getty Images
Four years ago, with inflation at multi-decade highs, then-Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a blunt message to Americans: Getting inflation under control would come at a cost.
The Fed needed to act "forcefully," Powell told attendees at a key central banker conference that August. Doing so, he cautioned, would bring "some pain" for consumers.
Now, with the Fed back to raising interest rates for the first time in three years, a familiar warning about the economic fallout is resurfacing.
Inflation across the country is being driven primarily by fuel prices, which have skyrocketed since the war with Iran broke out in February. The Fed has little control over oil production, but by raising interest rates, it is seeking to prevent higher energy costs from spilling over into other parts of the economy and fueling broader inflation.
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Oct 12, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he intends to serve as GOP leader if Republicans lose their House majority in November — but he remains bullish about the party's chances despite significant headwinds.
"In the unlikely scenario where we lost the majority, I would expect my colleagues would ask me to continue leading this conference, even if we have divided government," Johnson told CBS News' Robert Costa in an interview near Johnson's hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana.
Johnson, who has led House Republicans as speaker since 2023, has repeatedly pushed back on questions about his plans if the GOP loses the majority in the lower chamber in November. Known for his optimistic outlook, the speaker has expressed confidence that Republicans will hold on to the chamber, or even grow their narrow majority. But midterm dynamics traditionally boost the party opposing the party in control of the White House, and the unpopular war in Iran, high gas and diesel prices and other controversial Trump administration policies have added to those challenges for the GOP.
Last week, a comment Johnson made to Fox News on his plans for his future fueled speculation that he could retire from politics, as he suggested that he could go back to his hometown of Shreveport and start a lawn business if the GOP loses the House majority.
"It's just hilarious," Johnson said of the interest the comment spurred, telling Costa that the remark was "tongue in cheek."
"What I was trying to say to them is that throughout my whole life, my number one objective is to be of my highest and best use to God and to my country, and that's always what I've thought," Johnson said. "And I was trying to make the point that if God has a different design, then we'll follow that. But what I believe is, I'm going to be the speaker of the House for at least two more years."
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President Donald Trump's whirlwind travel itinerary this month reflects a careful calculation as Republicans brace for midterm losses: where he can mobilize his most devoted supporters, where his low approval ratings make him a liability and where he can simply have a good time.
His packed agenda reflects political strategy, travel logistics and the reality that the president - despite being far more active on the campaign trail than his predecessor - is an 80-year-old man with a country to run, people around him say. Trump insists on signing off on the list of places he is visiting each week, according to two people with knowledge of the process.
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Trump has publicly floated a visit to Maine, where GOP Sen. Susan Collins is in a tight reelection fight, but White House and outside advisers to the president say such a trip is highly unlikely. Two people involved in planning his schedule said there are no trips scheduled to Maine or New Hampshire.
Last week's stops included deep-red Nebraska, where the Senate race is closer than once expected; Texas, for the second time in seven days; Upstate New York, to stump for his friend, gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, who trails by double digits in many polls; and Tennessee, for a rally near a military base.
While in Syracuse, New York, Trump brought former professional boxer Mike Tyson onto the stage to speak.
Bad weather forced him to cancel a trip to Alabama for a college football game, which would have been his second visit to the state in just over a week. Football games are more fun for him than rallies, said one Trump adviser, who like others working on the president's midterm strateg
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Donald Trump has claimed that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an "energy ceasefire", with Kyiv saying it would support such a move but Moscow yet to comment.
The US president insisted that it was "effective immediately" but provided no details.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky initially expressed surprise at the announcement, before saying Kyiv would support it if Moscow did. He also accused Russia of striking Ukrainian energy facilities after Trump's post.
Trump has been urging Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian oil infrastructure - which Kyiv says are vital to curtailing revenue for Moscow's war machine - so Russia can fulfil a recently-struck deal to release diesel to the US and the global market.
The diesel deal, temporarily undoing sanctions on Russian imports, is attracting growing criticism. Zelensky called it a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin. European officials and some US politicians, including from Trump's Republican party, have said they do not support it.
The deal is Trump's latest effort to lower domestic fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections, having spent months grappling with the political consequences of the war with Iran which has pushed up global fuel prices, particularly those for diesel.
That has soured Trump's standing with the American public, who have been stung by the higher pump prices and knock-on effects that led to across-the-board inflation.
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Oct 12, 2026
STOCKHOLM (AP) — American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners in Stockholm, saying the two were being honored for work that has helped policymakers deal with economic fluctuations.
"The laureates have helped us smooth out the economy's peaks and troughs," the academy said in a statement.
Hall is affiliated with Stanford University in California, and Woodford with Columbia University in New York.
Woodford spoke to the committee by phone Monday from New York, saying: "It's a tremendous honor, it's a surprise."
"The laureates' work has provided us with a stable theoretical foundation for the models that are now used by central banks and governments around the world," John Hassler, chair of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences, said in a news release.
"With them, we are better equipped to deal with shocks in the economy, such as energy crises or sudden changes in how much households consume."
For decades, governments responded to economic shocks by following the Depression-era prescriptions of the British economist John Maynard Keynes: intervene in the economy by lowering taxes and hiking government spending, thereby encouraging consumers and businesses to spend and invest themselves and help growth get restarted.
"This is the Keynesian recipe and it worked well - until it didn't,'' said Timo Boppart of the Nobel economics prize committee. Policymakers had thought economic management involved simple tradeoffs - unemployment, for instance, would stay low at a time of high inflation and rise when inflation fell. But the "stagflation''
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Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in Austin, Texas, on July 22. (Brandon Bell / Getty)Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico addressed his recent absence from the campaign trail Sunday, saying it was nothing but a "nasty case of the flu."
"I was in bed, drinking lots of liquids. Unfortunately, the campaign made me work from home, so I didn't even get full days off. But I didn't want to be out on the trail, and I didn't want to get anyone else sick. It's important, I think, for leaders to be responsible in these moments. And I'm glad to be back. I'm feeling much better," he told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth in an interview.
Talarico returned to the campaign trail Friday; his last in-person event in the state had been Sept. 26, and on Sept. 30, he spoke at a forum virtually, saying he wasn't feeling well.
In his absence, some conservatives speculated that he was taking a break for mental health reasons. One right-wing influencer falsely claimed Talarico was receiving treatment at the Lindner Center of Hope, a facility in Ohio.
Asked about those theories, Talarico said, "The internet's doing its thing."
"That's not true," Talarico said. "I just had the flu, and I feel much better. But it's a good reminder that you can't believe everything you read on the internet."
The Lindner Center also shot down the speculation Sunday,
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Oct 11, 2026
The road to Christa Pike's botched execution was paved with determination.
Dating back more than 20 years, government officials in Tennessee have been dogged in their efforts to carry out lethal injections despite serious concerns about their ability to do so and waning public support. Those concerns turned into red flags in the months leading up to Pike's execution date, death penalty observers say.
Most notably: The state botched another execution in May, and Pike's attorneys repeatedly warned Tennessee officials that her medical conditions would make lethally injecting her particularly difficult. Nearly 10 months before Pike's botched execution, they warned that personnel would have a hard time gaining access to her veins and properly delivering a fatal dose of pentobarbital.
The result, they said in January, was that Pike, 50, would "experience unnecessary and superadded pain and suffering, terror, and disgrace."
That's exactly what her attorneys say happened in the death chamber in Nashville on Sept. 30 after Tennessee repeatedly dismissed concerns from her attorneys, medical professionals and death penalty observers.
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US Senate candidates Democrat Annie Andrews and Republican Sen. Darline Graham take notes before a debate in Columbia, South Carolina, on October 11. - Sam Wolfe/Reuters
South Carolina has emerged as perhaps the most surprising Senate race to be competitive late in the 2026 midterm elections. And on Sunday night, appointed GOP Sen. Darline Graham, Democrat Annie Andrews and Libertarian nominee Kasie Whitener took part in the only debate currently scheduled in the race.
The debate was often contentious, with both Graham and Andrews taking aim at each other.
Andrews focused on the idea that Graham — the late former Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister, whom President Donald Trump plucked from obscurity to succeed him — is the choice of political insiders and not running a serious campaign. She at one point alluded to an embarrassing moment at a primary runoff debate in which Graham said, "National security is not my thing."
"If your surgeon said that appendectomies aren't really his thing, would you still hand him a scalpel? No," Andrews said. "So why would we hand Darline Graham a full term in the US Senate? She is unserious and unqualified."
Graham also hit Andrews early and often, seeking to tie her to the political left. And she repeatedly took offense to the attacks that Andrews lodged, accusing Andrews of going after her family.
Below are some takeaways from the debate.
Graham avoided another major flub
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Oct 11, 2026
By Luc Cohen
Oct 11 (Reuters) - A US judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from using taxpayer money to pay for political advertisements, after ?publicly funded television ads glorifying US President Donald Trump began airing in ?late September and sparked a bipartisan backlash.
Manhattan-based US District Judge Jennifer Rochon temporarily barred the advertisements after ?plaintiffs including watchdog group Common Cause brought a lawsuit alleging the ads were political propaganda designed to help Republican candidates in the November 3 midterm elections, not public service announcements.
The Trump administration was already planning to stop running the ads before Rochon's order, ?according to a separate statement ?filed with the court on Saturday.
The decision caps days of controversy over the taxpayer-funded advertisements, which were aired in the final weeks ?before the midterm elections.
"We won't stop until this administration is held fully accountable, and no president from any party can waste and abuse taxpayer funds for propaganda ever again," said ?Common ?Cause President and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón.
Trump on ?Monday said he considered the ?ads to be a "positive promotion for our great U.S.A." but that they would no longer be funded by taxpayers, and the White House said this week that the president's political action committee, MAGA PAC, would fund the ads going forward.
The White House said Trump's political action committee will not reimburse taxpayers for the ads that have already ?run. The ads end with a disclaimer saying they ?were paid for by the US government. The ?Justice Department did not immediately respond ?to a request for comment about the judge's order.
The plaintiffs, which ?also included a public employee union ?and a candidate for ?Alabama state representative, had asked Rochon to temporarily block the ads by Friday so that they could not air du
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Oct 11, 2026
By Jana Choukeir, Maha El Dahan, Timour Azhari and Yasmine Ghania
DUBAI/RIYADH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen said an unidentified ?projectile had targeted Riyadh's international airport Terminal 4 on Sunday, causing a fire. Eleven people were wounded in addition to the fatality, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.
Coalition forces also said Saudi ?air defences had intercepted a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport. They later added that a drone had been intercepted and destroyed in the country's Eastern Province, and a ballistic missile launched towards Khamis Mushait had been intercepted. Emergency alerts were ?also issued in Abha, in the south, early on Monday but the danger had since passed, the Saudi Civil Defense said.
The strikes have exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi defence capabilities as the kingdom wages an air campaign against the Houthis, who are fighting a ground war in Yemen against the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.
Footage released by Saudi state television of the Saturday attack on the Riyadh airport showed scores of religious pilgrims lined up at a gate as they prepared to travel to Islam's two holiest sites. A bright orange flash sent people running in panic, while parts of the roof appeared to cave in.
The airport was closed after the attack, the deadliest in the kingdom in ?more than a decade.
HOUTHIS CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHER ATTACKS
In a televised speech ?on Sunday, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack and said the group had also struck the airport in Dammam in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province and two facilitie
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Oct 11, 2026
A tiger is shown at the Saint Louis Zoo in St. Louis on Dec. 3, 2012. Officials at a wildlife park in Britain said Sunday a tiger that mauled a man to death after he entered its enclosure would not be euthanized. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A British zoo where a man was mauled to death by a tiger over the weekend said Sunday it will not euthanize the animal.
The tiger, named Altai, will not be put to death after the incident in which police said the man was killed after entering the big cat's enclosure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, England.
"We would like to thank everyone who has expressed their concern following yesterday's tragic incident," the zoo said in a social media statement issued Sunday. "Our thoughts and heartfelt sympathies remain with the family and loved ones of the man who sadly lost his life."
Park officials said the facility would remain closed to give its staff time to recover from the incident.
"Many, many people have contacted us about Altai, the tiger," they added. "We can reassure everyone that he is safe and well and will not be euthanized as a result of this incident."
South Yorkshire Police said they received reports of a man entering Altai's enclosure at 1:35 p.m. local time on Saturday.
"The tiger subsequently attacked the man, resulting in serious injury," they said
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Oct 11, 2026
The Secret Service is working out how to handle threats that have evolved beyond a lone gunman to attack drones.
Deputy Director Matthew Quinn is leading the agency's new multimillion-dollar program to develop offensive and defensive drone capabilities. Among the new tools in the agency's arsenal is an artificial intelligence and radar-guided drone hunter, which disables enemy drones and captures them with a net.
"Swarms are a huge problem and a big threat," Quinn said. "I'd love to tell you the swarm problem is solved. It's not. I will tell you that at the White House, White House is the safest place on Earth."
Drones and the Secret Service The war in Ukraine has become a testing ground for the weaponization of drones. And that hasn't gone unnoticed by the Secret Service.
"We know that technology is going to hit the homeland at some point," Quinn said. "So we're using lessons learned there to build our program and make sure we're ahead of it before it gets here."
It's about planning ahead, Secret Service Director Sean Curran said.
"We have to assume that it's possible," Curran said. "The second we're not, we're going to get caught flat-footed."
The concern is that a small, rudimentary drone could be weaponized with explosives and do serious damage to a large concert, sporting event or campaign rally. 60 Minutes has learned the Secret Service used electronic jamming equipment to take down a drone at the December Arm
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Oct 11, 2026
A bipartisan group of senators is calling on President Donald Trump to "immediately reverse course" on his decision to allow Russian diesel imports, accusing the administration of violating federal law and handing Moscow a financial lifeline as it wages war against Ukraine.
"President Trump's decision to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. runs directly counter to that law," the senators said in a statement released Sunday, citing Congress' 2022 ban on Russian energy imports. "The Administration has also failed to consult with Congress or submit any explanation to justify its decision as required by statute."
The rebuke includes four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Thom Tillis (N.C.) and John Curtis (Utah) — along with Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.). Shaheen is the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Trump announced Friday that Russia would supply hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel "to the American and Global Marketplace" following a discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Treasury Department subsequently issued a general license allowing Russian diesel imports into the U.S. through April 2027.
The move comes as Trump scrambles to try to bring down fuel prices ahead of the midterms, with the Iran war — now in its seventh month — contributing to the surge in costs. In September, the average price of diesel hit a record $6.53 per gallon, according to AAA.
"The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia co
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Oct 11, 2026
A bipartisan group of senators is calling on President Donald Trump to "immediately reverse course" on his decision to allow Russian diesel imports, accusing the administration of violating federal law and handing Moscow a financial lifeline as it wages war against Ukraine.
"President Trump's decision to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. runs directly counter to that law," the senators said in a statement released Sunday, citing Congress' 2022 ban on Russian energy imports. "The Administration has also failed to consult with Congress or submit any explanation to justify its decision as required by statute."
The rebuke includes four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Thom Tillis (N.C.) and John Curtis (Utah) — along with Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.). Shaheen is the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Trump announced Friday that Russia would supply hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel "to the American and Global Marketplace" following a discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Treasury Department subsequently issued a general license allowing Russian diesel imports into the U.S. through April 2027.
The move comes as Trump scrambles to try to bring down fuel prices ahead of the midterms, with the Iran war — now in its seventh month — contributing to the surge in costs. In September, the average price of diesel hit a record $6.53 per gallon, according to AAA.
"The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia co
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Oct 11, 2026
Saudi Arabia said Sunday that it would "respond decisively" against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen a day after a strike on Riyadh's international airport brought the expanding Middle East conflict home to the Saudi capital. The Houthis later claimed responsibility for the attack and warned airlines against flying to Saudi airports, calling them "potential targets."
Saturday's attack killed at least 12, according to Saudi officials, and the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said another person had died the following day from injuries sustained in that attack. More than 300 were wounded.
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The attack revealed the vulnerability of the U.S. ally and the ramifications of the Trump administration's reluctance to openly help fight the Houthis more than seven months into Washington's war with Iran.
Riyadh's airport is Saudi Arabia's second-largest for civilians and is frequently used by royals and visiting dignitaries, including President Donald Trump in his last visit to the kingdom. The airport was attacked again Sunday, igniting a fire and killing one person and injuring 11, Saudi aviation authorities said. Officials also confirmed a separate attack on another major airport on the country's east coast.
The United States is providing Saudi Arabia with intelligence support, analysts and U.S. officials say. But the administration has stopped short of the direct military assistance that officials in the kingdom and its allies in Yemen's internationally recognized government have sought.
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Oct 11, 2026
Saudi Arabia said Sunday that it would "respond decisively" against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen a day after a strike on Riyadh's international airport brought the expanding Middle East conflict home to the Saudi capital. The Houthis later claimed responsibility for the attack and warned airlines against flying to Saudi airports, calling them "potential targets."
Saturday's attack killed at least 12, according to Saudi officials, and the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said another person had died the following day from injuries sustained in that attack. More than 300 were wounded.
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The attack revealed the vulnerability of the U.S. ally and the ramifications of the Trump administration's reluctance to openly help fight the Houthis more than seven months into Washington's war with Iran.
Riyadh's airport is Saudi Arabia's second-largest for civilians and is frequently used by royals and visiting dignitaries, including President Donald Trump in his last visit to the kingdom. The airport was attacked again Sunday, igniting a fire and killing one person and injuring 11, Saudi aviation authorities said. Officials also confirmed a separate attack on another major airport on the country's east coast.
The United States is providing Saudi Arabia with intelligence support, analysts and U.S. officials say. But the administration has stopped short of the direct military assistance that officials in the kingdom and its allies in Yemen's internationally recognized government have sought.
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Oct 11, 2026
The spike in oil prices since the Iran war began this year has attracted more thieves, and they are increasingly professional criminals.
West Texas Intermediate crude is up 60% so far this year, and fuel prices have risen even more as global refining capacity has fallen due to the Mideast and Russia-Ukraine wars.
While oil theft has long been a part of the industry, the problem has become prevalent enough for the Dallas Fed to ask about in its quarterly surveys.
The latest one showed that nearly half of firms that are primarily focused in the Permian Basin said their operations have been impacted by theft in oil fields. By contrast, 86% of firms operating mostly outside the Permian said they were not impacted.
The Permian is the heart of the oil patch and the epicenter of the shale revolution that has transformed the U.S. into an energy superpower.
It stretches across the vast expanses of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico—and is dotted with drilling rigs, pipelines, trucks and other infrastructure necessities.
That's made the Permian a target-rich environment. And now that U.S. oil prices have been hovering around $100 a barrel lately, criminals can't resist the payoff.
According to the Dallas Fed survey, 32% of executives who were impacted by oil theft said it had increased slightly over the last 12 months, while 47% said it remained the same, and 22% said it decreased slightly or significantly.
Nearly half of the oil executives (47%) said the most common form of theft was targeted and organized, while 42% described it as opportunistic petty theft.
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Oct 11, 2026
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A man whose toddler was among eight people killed in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, said Sunday that the gunman was a grandfather who never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary.
"I think that was a front for him," Julius Windham said as he stood at a memorial to victims of Friday's shooting, including his 1-year-old daughter Amarianna, her pregnant mother and the woman's 5-year-old son and unborn baby.
"Him every day, him smiling and being just — you would think of nothing like that would happen," Windham said.
The 45-year-old gunman took his own life. Authorities have not released his name, but Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said he was related to seven of the victims. The eighth was a friend of the pregnant woman, he said. Police have not made their names public, either.
Those killed include 2 women outside the home
Mourners on Sunday placed candles, flowers and stuffed animals outside the home where the man opened fire shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. Windham wore a T-shirt with pictures of the women and children and the words, "Forever In My Heart."
"Words can't even explain what I'm going through right now," Windham said. "But I gotta be strong for my community, you know what I'm saying? My family, my daughters, my sons, everybody."
Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two "distressed" women arrived and began pounding on the door, Lorah said. The gunman then came out and shot them as they ran toward him, before returning inside.
Responding officers found the two women dead outside. After deploying a drone and robot, they went inside and found the bodies of the 5-year-old
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Oct 11, 2026
About 70 runners and volunteers participating in Utah's Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated from the rugged outdoor race course on Sunday after being stranded overnight by a heavy rainstorm that hit the area, authorities said.
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office said on Sunday that it coordinated with race organizers to assist the stranded runners, who had been unable to safely leave the affected areas.
Jon G. Fuller/VWPics via AP Images - PHOTO: Canyonlands National Park, Utah, where about 70 runners participating in the Moab 240 ultramarathon became stranded, Oct. 10, 2026, due to heavy rain. Destination Trail, which organizes and manages the race, said in an update on Sunday afternoon that buses were evacuating the final group of affected participants, who were stuck at an aid station near the Bridger Jack Mesa in the Bear Ears National Monument.
"We know this isn't how anyone hoped Moab 240 would go," Destination Trail said in a social media post to the stranded participants. "So many of you trained for months and traveled a long way to be here, and we're truly sorry the race ended this way. Sometimes the weather has other plans, and when it does, everyone's safety has to come first."
ABC News - PHOTO: The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel are fueling flood threats, October 11, 2026, along the Southern California coast and in several Western states.Race officials said additional suppli
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Oct 11, 2026
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed growing confidence that his party will regain control of the House in November, as he visited two battleground districts in recent days to help Democratic candidates unseat Republican incumbents.
Jeffries campaigned Friday in New Jersey's competitive 7th Congressional District alongside Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett, a Navy veteran seeking to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. The following day, he traveled to Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District to rally with Democrat Bob Harvie, a Bucks County commissioner challenging Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
The two districts are heavily suburban, fairly affluent and politically divided — and they've caused heartburn for Democrats in recent years. The moderate Fitzpatrick has a long history of outrunning other Republicans and winning crossover support since he was first elected in 2016. Control of Kean's seat has flipped twice since 2018, but he narrowly won a competitive reelection two years ago.
Democrats have invested in both races this year and view both of them as highly competitive, as they hope to take advantage of an unfavorable political environment for President Trump's party.
"We're running through the finish line
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Oct 11, 2026
A businessman wanted for years in the U.S. for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts in Venezuela has been taken into custody.
Alvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021 as part of an investigation into his longtime business partner, Alex Saab, a one-time ally of ousted President Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and State Department had been offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest.
Pulido was taken into U.S. custody after an investigation led by the DEA, FBI and Homeland Security Investigations agencies, Nicole Navas Oxman, a Homeland Security Task Force spokesperson, said Sunday.
Oxman didn't say how Pulido ended up in U.S. custody but said he will make his initial court appearance Tuesday in Miami.
Venezuelan authorities have so far been silent about the arrest, reflecting the challenge acting President Delcy Rodríguez faces in appeasing elements of the ruling coalition that want her to resist attempts by the Trump administration to round up scores of Venezuelan insiders wanted by the U.S., sometimes for years, for serious crimes ranging from corruption to drug trafficking.
The Colombian-born Pulido was arrested in Venezuela in 2023 as part of a sprawling crackdown on corruption inside state-run oil company PDVSA that was led by Rodríguez while she was serving as Maduro's vice president. She took over as Venezuela's acting president following the U.S. military's ouster of Maduro in January.
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Oct 11, 2026
A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle driven by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was allegedly pursuing him and another man on Saturday, Texas law enforcement officials and ICE said.
Maj. Anthony McConnell of the Harris County Sheriff's Office's Special Investigation Bureau told reporters that around 7:20 a.m. local time, law enforcement officers were called to Clay Road near Highway 6 just outside Houston after the unidentified ICE agent called 911 for an ambulance for the man, later identified by ICE as Miguel Parra-Hernandez, who was struck.
KTRK - PHOTO: Law enforcement officials are at the scene after a man was struck by a vehicle driven by an ICE agent during chase, according to the Harris Courty Sheriff's Office, on Oct. 10, 2026, in Harris County, Texas.An ICE spokesperson said in a statement that the agency was attempting to arrest another man, Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, a Mexican national who they allege had a criminal record and a final order of removal by a judge.
New surveillance footage shows ICE confrontation in NYC street before shootingThe ICE agent allegedly observed Mendoza-Cervantes and Parra-Hernandez, who the agency alleged was undocumented, enter a car and attempted a car stop, according to ICE.
McConnell said the ICE agent allegedly was pursuing the man and another person in their car and during the chase, the driver and the passenger left their vehicle on foot.
Surveillance video of the incident reviewed by ABC News appears to show the agent maneuvering his vehicle in the direction of the man running and striking him with the vehicle.
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Oct 11, 2026
Communities are beginning to assess the damage left behind by a powerful hurricane that tore through the region, leaving homes damaged, roads flooded and neighborhoods littered with debris.
Photos from some of the hardest-hit areas show the scale of the destruction as residents and emergency crews begin the long process of cleaning up and rebuilding.
How The Violent Category 2 Storm Unfolded Across Florida And Gulf Coast
Isaias slammed into the Florida Panhandle near Destin on Friday, Oct. 9, as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, bringing destructive winds, dangerous storm surge and widespread flooding.
The hurricane tore roofs from buildings, uprooted trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers across Florida and Alabama before pushing inland.
Stunning Footage Captures Hurricane Isaias From Inside The Storm's Eye
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Alex Dean cleans out his home that was severely damaged during Hurricane Isaias. Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday, October 9 along the U.S. Gulf coast.Isaias marked the first hurricane to make landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast since Hurricane Milton battered Florida in October 2024, nearly two years earlier.
The storm also be
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Oct 11, 2026
Communities are beginning to assess the damage left behind by a powerful hurricane that tore through the region, leaving homes damaged, roads flooded and neighborhoods littered with debris.
Photos from some of the hardest-hit areas show the scale of the destruction as residents and emergency crews begin the long process of cleaning up and rebuilding.
How The Violent Category 2 Storm Unfolded Across Florida And Gulf Coast
Isaias slammed into the Florida Panhandle near Destin on Friday, Oct. 9, as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, bringing destructive winds, dangerous storm surge and widespread flooding.
The hurricane tore roofs from buildings, uprooted trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers across Florida and Alabama before pushing inland.
Stunning Footage Captures Hurricane Isaias From Inside The Storm's Eye
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Alex Dean cleans out his home that was severely damaged during Hurricane Isaias. Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday, October 9 along the U.S. Gulf coast.Isaias marked the first hurricane to make landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast since Hurricane Milton battered Florida in October 2024, nearly two years earlier.
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Oct 11, 2026
Gavin Newsom has rarely shied away from a fight with Donald Trump, especially over immigration.
He didn't hesitate last year to sign into law a ban on federal immigration agents wearing masks in the state. And when he put his name on a package of legislation this year further clamping down on immigration enforcement, he said he was doing so to "push back on Trump's Orwellian immigrant tactics."
But when it came to a bill that would have required the state's public universities and community colleges to make undocumented immigrant students eligible for campus employment, Newsom balked.
Trump officials, he wrote in a message explaining his vetolast month, are "quick to wreak destruction for political spectacle." The risk of them seeking retribution against the schools was too great.
Newsom's decision to avoid confrontation prolongs a yearslong student-led push to persuade skeptical university officials to enact a first-in-the-nation policy that would benefit the roughly 60,000 undocumented students enrolled in the three school systems. And it has deflated immigrant rights activists in his home state ahead of Newsom's likely presidential run.
"There's disappointment that on this issue, the governor hasn't been willing to take a risk for a very important part of the California popula
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Oct 11, 2026
YARDLEY, Pennsylvania — Republican Brian Fitzpatrick sailed to reelection in Pennsylvania's first congressional district two years ago. But now, with just over three weeks to go until Election Day and public opinion continuing to sour on Donald Trump's presidency, Democrats smell blood in the water.
Their optimism that Fitzpatrick's Democratic opponent, Bucks County commissioner Bob Harvie, can defeat the five-term incumbent was on display on Saturday afternoon, as Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries and Pennsylvania's Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro hit the campaign trail in the leafy Philadelphia suburbs to drum up support for Harvie.
"A lot of people look at this race and think, ‘Well, this is not really one that Democrats can win,'" Harvie told POLITICO after a rally in a middle school gym in Lower Bucks County, where supporters waved red signs emblazoned with the slogan: "Fire Fitz."
"Clearly they are wrong because Leader Jeffries thinks we can win it," Harvie said. "Governor Shapiro thinks we can win it."
Jeffries' decision to campaign alongside Harvie in the final stretch underscores Democrats' growing bullishness heading into next month's midterms, when they aim to retake control of the House of Representatives and usher in a 2018-style "blue wave."
But it also illustrates the potentially risky bets party operatives are willing to place in the final stretch of campaigning, as they deploy relatively thin resources to try and expand their electoral map, including in districts that were previously seen as out of reach.
In recent days, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has committed to spending $900,000 in its bid to unseat Fitzpatrick. House Majority PAC, the House Democrats' main super PAC, has spent more than $6 million to reserve television advertisements in the race, accordi
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Oct 11, 2026
Russia has attacked a power plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv despite President Donald Trump's statement earlier Sunday that both sides had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," according to Ukrainian officials.
A local official told ABC News the thermal power plant CHP-5 was struck at least twice, causing a fire. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a statement confirmed Russia had attacked the plant, as well as another in Kyiv, saying it had taken place after Trump's announcement.
Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: A local resident walks through the ruins of his home following a Russian guided aerial bomb attack in Kharkiv, which killed one person and wounded eight, October 11, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Announcing the energy ceasefire earlier on social media, Trump said both Russia and Ukraine had agreed and that it would immediately come into effect, but Zelenskyy has said Ukraine was caught off guard by the announcement. Russia has yet to comment.
"Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!" Trump's post said.
MORE: President Zelenskyy: 'We will stop' strikes on Russian diesel if Russia pauses attacksZelenskyy was surprised by Trump's announcement and only learned about it from social media, a senior source in Ukraine's presidential office told ABC News. Ukraine, however, was ready to accept it immediately if Russia agrees, Zelenskyy said.
Shortly before Trump's declaration, Zelenskyy told Jon Karl on "This Week" that Ukraine wanted an immediate "energy
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Oct 11, 2026
Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Sunday defended the Pentagon's plan to livestream the execution of an ex-Army major who was convicted of the 2009 killing of 13 people at Fort Hood, while saying that he doesn't see an "elevated risk" to U.S. security amid criticism.
"I think people need to understand, if you attack America, we will come after you and we will make sure that the punishment fits the crime," Mullin said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that the Pentagon planned to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, who is set to die by firing squad on Dec. 3 in what will be the first military execution since 1961. The announcement sparked intense criticism, including from some Republicans, like Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who urged the Pentagon to reverse the "gruesome decision," saying there is "no need to livestream any execution, including this one."
"I would expect this from terrorists and dictators, but not here in America," Murkowski wrote in a post on X. "It would give this individual, who deserves no further notoriety, the martyrdom he seeks."
While Mullin defended the Pentagon's move, he said, "No one has to watch it if they don't choose to."
"I follow President Trump. He's the commander in chief of the country, and he does a phenomenal job," Mullin said. "He leads this country with a very, very, very direct, forward, straight
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Oct 11, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump's administration to "immediately reverse course" on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices.
Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call. He said Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the American and global market, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons "immediately thereafter." Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons "within a short period of time" after that, he wrote.
Four Republican senators and two Democratic senators signed onto the statement released Sunday in protesting the deal. They said the administration failed to consult with Congress or submit any explanation to justify its decision as required by statute.
"The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians. The Administration must immediately reverse course," they wrote.
The Republican senators who signed onto the statement are Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Curtis of Utah. The Democratic senators are Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
Tillis, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," said there's a legitimate case for saying the president is not following the law if the administration goes through with its diesel purchase plan.
"We were very clear that Russia is the aggressor. Russia is the one who can end this war by backing out of territory that they occupied," Tillis said.
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Oct 11, 2026
Senator Roger Marshall listens as US Vice President JD Vance speaks during an event at Webco Manufacturing on September 14, in Olathe, Kansas. - Mark Schiefelbein/Pool/Getty Images
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall settled his debts this weekend with a bakery in Kansas after a bill for hundreds of treats his campaign ordered for a 2020 event sat unpaid for six years.
Holly Thomas, the owner of the shop that made cookies, brownies and cupcakes for Marshall's primary election watch party, said in a social media post on Friday that she will not vote for the senator in this year's election, where he is facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from Democrat Adam Hamilton, after he failed to pay the $678.75 he owed her small business.
"This isn't about political parties or policy disagreements. It's about my personal experience as a small business owner and the importance of honoring financial commitments," Thomas said. "That experience is why Roger Marshall will never get my vote."
Thomas said she reached out several times but never heard back, noting that the lack of payment came as her business was just beginning and at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. "Six years later, I haven't forgotten," she said.
Marshall posted a screenshot of a payment for $1,300 on Saturday, showing that he had paid the half-a-d
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Oct 11, 2026
By Andrew MacAskill
LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, as he warned voters in France and ?Germany about Moscow-backed efforts to influence their politics.
Burnham, who took over as Britain's ?leader in July and said last month that Britain could consider rejoining the European Union in the future, ?is the first British prime minister to say openly there was evidence of Russian interference in the referendum a decade ago.
"I asked the question coming to Downing Street, was there interference in the 2016 referendum from Russia? And I've had the clear answer that yes, there was," Burnham ?said in an interview with ?The Rest Is Politics podcast released on Sunday.
Burnham did not spell out how he believed that Russia interfered in the referendum and gave no ?details on what evidence this statement was based.
The Russian embassy in London did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Russia has previously denied meddling in the Brexit vote, casting Britain as ?gripped by ?anti-Russian hysteria.
Burnham's comments mark a departure from those ?of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, ?who campaigned to leave the EU, and said in 2020 there was no evidence of Russian interference in the referendum.
Britons voted 52%-48% to leave the EU in 2016, plunging the country into its biggest political crisis since World War Two.
Burnham said voters in European democracies needed to be better informed about efforts to disrupt their politics.
"I mean, these things are ?important now to put clearly on the record, and ?I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand ?that some of this politics is ?instigated via our enemies, namely Russia," he said.
Britain's government failed to establish ?whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum ?on membership of the ?EU, according to a report by p
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Oct 11, 2026
Angelina Stone (right).
Credit: gofundmeNEED TO KNOWAngelina Stone was among the nine people killed in a mass shooting in Pennsylvania on Friday, Oct. 9A family friend said that Stone was just days from giving birthInvestigators believe that the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the incident, during which two children also diedA pregnant woman was among the nine people killed in a mass shooting in Pennsylvania.
Angelina Stone and her loved ones were identified as victims of the shooting that occurred at a home in Erie, Pa. around 5 p.m. local time on Friday, Oct. 9, according to CBS News.
The news outlet reported that Stone was just four days from giving birth. The victims also included her two children, brothers and a friend.
Family friend Lisa Simmers told CBS News, "Her two babies were on the spectrum. Innocent children, couldn't have told on that man if they wanted to, and he still killed them."
She added, "It's mind-blowing to me to understand what was happening in that house while we were standing outside. The feeling of helplessness and knowing we couldn't do anything and she was right there."
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The messages told him he should "rot in hell" and be thrown in jail.
His friends and family received a barrage of menacing threats.
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Strangers found his cellphone number and peppered his phone with abusive texts. His face was plastered across angry videos online. Even TMZ called him.
The messengers had wrongly concluded that the man was one of the seven Chi Phi fraternity members accused of participating in a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University, a case that has commanded public attention since the accuser, known as "Jane Doe," filed a civil lawsuit last month.
But the man, a graduate student in engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, never attended Cornell - he merely shares a first and last name with one of the accused men. To make matters clear, he recently changed his LinkedIn bio to read, "I do NOT go to Cornell."
As the Cornell case has fueled public debate, it has inspired a frenzy of online sleuths, who are racing to identify and expose personal information about Jane Doe and the men she has accused, a phenomenon called "doxing."
Since Jane Doe filed the lawsuit, she has faced death threats and been confronted at her home by armed police after someone made a false report, an action called swatting, according to Thomas Giuffra, her attorney.
In their rush, the digital vigilantes have made errors - falsely identifying a slew of people who are not connected to the case.
At least three other women have been misidentified as Jane Doe on social media, Giuffra said, prompting a wave of videos in which women declare, "I am Jane Doe," to show solidarity with the accuser and attempt to
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Oct 11, 2026
Deadly storm Isaias is forecast to bring heavy rains, potential flash flooding and possible tornadoes along its path Sunday, Oct. 11, as the former hurricane makes its way through the Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region.
The storm came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane near Destin, Florida, late on Oct. 9, tearing down trees and snapping power lines. At least four people have been reported killed in the storm, two each in Alabama and Florida, authorities said.
The storm is now a post-tropical cyclone moving northeast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
What is Isaias' storm track and threat today?
The National Hurricane Center predicts Isaias will drop heavy rain across the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic on Sunday, Oct. 11, bringing potential isolated and urban flooding. There's also a chance for some tornadoes in the Piedmont and coastal plain area of Virginia and North Carolina.
The storm will also bring strong wind gusts across the southeast, particularly near the southern Appalachians, the center forecast. Scattered power outages and downed trees remain likely, the center said. Additionally, ocean swells continue affecting the Gulf and so
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Oct 11, 2026
By Andrea Shalal
BANGKOK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Finance officials from around the world will gather in Bangkok this week under the shadow of a widening war in the Middle East, the biggest-ever energy supply shock and rising interest rates that together pose daunting risks to already-sluggish global economic growth.
The US-Israeli-led war with Iran, now in its eighth month, and its inflationary impact, will dominate the agenda and sideline conversations during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, being held ?outside of Washington for the first time in three years.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters during a tour of the 300,000 square-meter Queen Sirikit National Convention Center on Sunday evening that 18,000 people were registered to attend the meetings, 4,000 more than the ?last off-site meetings held in Morocco in October 2023.
SEVERAL FINANCE MINISTERS STAYING AWAY
Notably absent will be US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who dispatched two senior officials in his stead while he handles some "domestic engagements," a US official said. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh will attend and is slated to participate in a public event with Georgieva on October 16.
Several other ?finance ministers were also staying home due to domestic budget and election duties, but most central bankers would attend, Georgieva said.
Bessent's decision to skip the high-profile gathering and a meeting of the Group of 20 major economies, which the U.S. leads this year, may frustrate counterparts amid rising tensions over the Iran war, Ukraine's battle against Russia's invasion and the U.S. move to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters that while global growth had held up better than feared when Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, shutting off some 20% of the world's oil, pressures were buil
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Oct 11, 2026
President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to an "energy ceasefire" as part of the ongoing conflict. There was no immediate confirmation from Moscow, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly said this "was news for me."
Trump made a similar announcement a month ago, only for the two sides to continue their aerial attacks on each other's energy facilities.
"Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine," Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday morning. "Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!" He did not elaborate further on what the ceasefire might include.
Zelenskyy told Axios that he knew nothing about a ceasefire deal.
"But if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire Ukraine will agree," Zelenskyy said, according to Axios. "If President Trump negotiated it with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin — please tell us when the ceasefire begins — we are ready and we will accept it."
NBC News has reached out to Zelenskyy's office for further comment.
It follows a dramatic few days in which Trump agreed to a diesel deal with the Kremlin, demanded Kyiv halt attacks on Russian oil refineries and called for Zelenskyy to be replaced. The shift left Kyiv and its European allies reeling.
The U.S. agreed Friday to lift sanctions on Russian fuel in a deal that Trump said would see Russia "immediately" release 300,000 tons of diesel "to the American and global marketplace," followed by 500,000 tons in November and another million after that.
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Oct 11, 2026
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing whether to remove U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle from her role as new allegations emerge that wealthy Greek businessmen paid for her luxury travel while she used her diplomatic position to lobby their business interests.
According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, senior Trump administration officials are discussing Guilfoyle's future and a decision from President Trump is expected soon.
During January's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Guilfoyle allegedly boasted about her connections to the wealthy businessmen while trying to secure an invitation from an American businessman to a dinner honoring the president's son, Eric Trump, according to an audio recording reviewed by the Journal.
"You know, I can deliver the world to you. Which you deserve," Guilfoyle told the American businessman in the audio. "I'm going to make you a lot of f—ing money."
The State Department's inspector general is also investigating whether the ambassador accepted gifts or favors from private businessmen, according to the Journal, who cited a person familiar with the matter.
The Hill has reached out to the White House and the State Department for comment.
The government watchdog's probe comes after former attorney and longtime Trump ally Eric Deters accused her o
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Oct 11, 2026
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — People in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama cleaned up after Hurricane Isaias swept through as the storm's remnants caused flooding in North Carolina on Sunday, while powerful Pacific Ocean waves stirred up by Rachel, a former tropical storm, battered the coast of Southern California.
In western North Carolina, rivers overflowed as heavy rainfall raised the risk of flash and urban flooding, according to the National Weather Service. It said tornadoes were possible in parts of Virginia and North Carolina as well as dangerous surf and rip current conditions along the Gulf and southeastern Atlantic coasts.
At least four deaths were linked to Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, which came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast vacation spot filled with high-rises and tourist shops. The storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before heading farther north.
In Florida's Escambia County, Sheriff Chip Simmons said a woman was killed when a tree fell on her home and a man died of carbon monoxide fumes from a generator running in his garage.
One person died when a tree fell on a house in Birmingham, said Cory Moon, the city's fire chief. A second storm-related death in Alabama was attributed to a motor vehicle crash involving a downed tree in Barbour County, said Josh Johnson of the state's emergency management agency.
Heavy rains cause problems in North Carolina
In Burke County, North Carolina, an unhoused male and female were camping when floodwaters from the Catawba
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Oct 11, 2026
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — People in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama cleaned up after Hurricane Isaias swept through as the storm's remnants caused flooding in North Carolina on Sunday, while powerful Pacific Ocean waves stirred up by Rachel, a former tropical storm, battered the coast of Southern California.
In western North Carolina, rivers overflowed as heavy rainfall raised the risk of flash and urban flooding, according to the National Weather Service. It said tornadoes were possible in parts of Virginia and North Carolina as well as dangerous surf and rip current conditions along the Gulf and southeastern Atlantic coasts.
At least four deaths were linked to Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, which came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast vacation spot filled with high-rises and tourist shops. The storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before heading farther north.
In Florida's Escambia County, Sheriff Chip Simmons said a woman was killed when a tree fell on her home and a man died of carbon monoxide fumes from a generator running in his garage.
One person died when a tree fell on a house in Birmingham, said Cory Moon, the city's fire chief. A second storm-related death in Alabama was attributed to a motor vehicle crash involving a downed tree in Barbour County, said Josh Johnson of the state's emergency management agency.
Heavy rains cause problems in North Carolina
In Burke County, North Carolina, an unhoused male and female were camping when floodwaters from the Catawba
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Oct 11, 2026
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed, holding a handheld mic and wearing his signature V-neck black shirt, slowly shook his head as a woman at his town hall described how she burned through her savings after undergoing emergency brain surgery.
"I'm really sorry for your experience, and I hope that you're on the mend," said El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, after outlining proposals for guaranteed health care and paid leave.
Later that night, while talking to reporters in the basement below the theatre, his tone was far different. El-Sayed called his Republican opponent Mike Rogers a "coward," said President Donald Trump was "afraid" to visit the state and dismissed as "dumb" a question about whether Iran or Israel posed a greater threat to the United States.
The exchanges captured two sides of a candidate who is the central figure in one of the nation's most consequential Senate races. El-Sayed would be the country's first Muslim senator, and he's crisscrossing the state to counter a Republican effort, fueled by tens of millions of dollars, to portray him as a dangerous radical. But he has also embraced his confrontational side by mocking and taunting Trump and Rogers.
"If they want to make me the main character in the midterms, I'm not shying away from it," El-Sayed said in an interview. "Run against me. See how well that works out for you."
El-Sayed's brash, swaggering confidence rubbed some Democrats the wrong way during a divisive primary against Rep. Haley Stevens. The former public hea
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Oct 11, 2026
VATICAN CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that doctors had detected a small ?growth on his lung during a recent ?health check and he would be undergoing surgery this week to ?remove it, in the first health scare of the 71-year-old pontiff's tenure.
Leo told pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for his weekly Sunday prayer that the growth was "well-contained" ?and caught at ?an early stage.
"Recently, during some medical examinations, doctors found a localized nodule in my ?lung," said the pontiff. "It was detected at a very early stage and is well contained."
"The doctors believe it ?is advisable ?to intervene, so, following ?their advice, I have ?decided to undergo surgery to remove it," he said. "The operation is already scheduled for the next few days."
Leo, elected pope by the world's cardinals in May 2025, is relatively young for a Church leader. He ?enjoys sports, including tennis, and is ?not known to previously have ?had health issues.
The ?late Pope Francis, Leo's predecessor, died at ?age 88 and was increasingly ?frail in ?his later years.
The Vatican press office said Leo's recovery from surgery was expected to take about ?a week. It ?did not immediately provide further details about the ?pope's health.
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee, Francesca LandiniEditing ?by Tomasz Janowski, Alexandra Hudson)
This article originally appeared on Reuters at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/pope-leo-says-undergo-surgery-104303066.html
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Oct 11, 2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has tapped Attorney General Letitia James (right) to be the special prosecutor in the Cornell University sexual assault case. They attended a press conference on October 2 in New York. - NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx/AP
When New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James to take over the investigation into an alleged gang rape at a fraternity house at Cornell University, she asked for a "fresh and thorough" review of all the evidence.
And there is a lot of evidence.
Far from the two-party "he said-she said" structure of many sexual assault allegations, the Cornell case features seven men accused of wrongdoing in a civil suit filed by the woman known as Jane Doe. There are interviews with Doe, the accused men and other witnesses; scores of texts and Snapchat posts; secretly recorded phone calls; and lengthy, conflicting reports from the police, district attorney and university investigators about who knew what when.
In all, it's a far cry from the
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Oct 11, 2026
Election Day 2020 was fast approaching, and Alexander Kolodin wanted a spot inside the Arizona Republican Party's war room.
Kolodin, an attorney who had lost a GOP primary for the state Senate that summer, was seen as something of a gadfly by some in the state GOP and hardly seen at all by others. But the Republicans running the show allowed him into an auxiliary war room on another floor of the hotel, distanced from the real action, one party leader recalled. People there "could say they were in the war room," he said. "If we needed something, then we'd call."
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Kolodin didn't wait to be summoned. On Election Day, complaints began flooding in about ballots marked with Sharpie markers. Soon, supporters of President Donald Trump were blaming Sharpies for what looked like a loss in Arizona.
The Arizona Republican Party had investigated the matter and determined that Sharpies had not in fact caused problems. So its leaders were surprised when they learned that Kolodin was filing a lawsuit demanding that voters who used Sharpies be given a chance to vote again.
The suit was filed the day after the election, the first of several challenges Kolodin championed over the 2020 results. Each failed in court, and they led to sanctions from the state bar association. But Kolodin's embrace of these claims catapulted him from a little-known attorney who badly lost his first campaign for office to a leading figure in Arizona politics and this year's Republican nominee for secretary of state.
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Oct 11, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an "energy ceasefire" without offering specifics on terms. Neither side immediately commented on such an agreement.
The announcement comes a day after Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for attacking diesel facilities in Russia and contributing to a global shortage. Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly attacked each other's energy infrastructure during the war.
Trump's brief post said only that the ceasefire takes effect immediately and that both sides had agreed to it. "Do not break it!" he said in his social media post.
The White House did not immediately clarify the president's post or add detail.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back for updates. AP's earlier story follows below.
Only Russia is responsible for the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday as he vowed to press ahead with strikes on Russian oil refineries, despite criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, who blamed him for high diesel prices and said he should be replaced.
The exchange came as Kyiv pressed its campaign against infrastructure deep inside Russia, with a drone attack on Sunday shutting down a data center run by Russian technology giant Yandex, the third strike on the company's facilities in four days. Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line, more than 4 1/2 years since Moscow's full-scale invasion.
"Ukraine will be ready to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia stops striking our energy infrastructure," Zelenskyy wrote on X.
"It i
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Oct 11, 2026
CAIRO (AP) — A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said. The Houthis claimed responsibility for those attacks and others.
Saudi authorities said there were injuries in the latest attack on the King Khalid International Airport complex for terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights. Saturday's missile attack was the deadliest in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began, with another 300 people wounded, some critically. The airport was still closed Sunday.
The sharp escalation in the new front in the war threatens to draw in greater U.S. military involvement, as President Donald Trump has said he is weighing joining the fight against the Houthis. There was no immediate White House comment Sunday.
The latest strike in Riyadh came shortly after the Houthis said the airport in the rebel-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa had been struck again, and blamed the Saudis.
At stake, again, in this escalation are global supplies and prices of oil as well as commercial shipping through a crucial alternative waterway to the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz — along with civilians and aviation throughout the region.
Trump said he planned to speak to Saudi crown prince
Trump on Saturday also said he planned to speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been seeking assistance.
A U.S. intervention could prompt the Houthis to halt shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the sout
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Oct 11, 2026
CAIRO (AP) — Saudi authorities said Sunday that King Fahd International Airport in Dammam has been attacked, with few details. The city is on the Persian Gulf near Bahrain and Qatar.
The statement came hours after authorities said the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, had been attacked once again. The Flightradar24 monitor noted at least one flight diverting from the airport in Dammam.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen have been claiming a series of attacks in the past week on Saudi airports and military and oil facilities.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back for updates. AP's earlier story follows below.
A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said. The Houthis claimed responsibility for those attacks and others.
Saudi authorities said there were injuries in the latest attack on the King Khalid International Airport complex for terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights. Saturday's missile attack was the deadliest in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began, with another 300 people wounded, some critically. The airport was still closed Sunday.
The sharp escalation in the new front in the war threatens to draw in greater U.S. military involvement, as President Donald Trump has said he is weighing joining the fight against the Houthis. There was no immediate White House comment Sunday.
India's embassy in Saudi Arabia said one of its citizens died
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Oct 11, 2026
CAIRO (AP) — A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said. The Houthis claimed responsibility for those attacks and others.
Saudi authorities said there were injuries in the latest attack on the King Khalid International Airport complex for terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights. Saturday's missile attack was the deadliest in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began, with another 300 people wounded, some critically. The airport was still closed Sunday.
The sharp escalation in the new front in the war threatens to draw in greater U.S. military involvement, as President Donald Trump has said he is weighing joining the fight against the Houthis. There was no immediate White House comment Sunday.
India's embassy in Saudi Arabia said one of its citizens died Sunday of injuries sustained in Saturday's attack, which would bring the toll to 13. Saudi authorities later said King Fahd International Airport in Dammam also had been attacked, with few details. The city is on the Persian Gulf near Bahrain and Qatar.
The latest strike in Riyadh came shortly after the Houthis said the airport in the rebel-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa had been struck again, and blamed the Saudis.
At stake, again, in this escalation are global supplies and prices of oil as well as commercial shipping through a crucial alternative waterway to the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz — along with civilians and aviation throughout the region.
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Oct 11, 2026
(NewsNation) — Americans taking popular GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound may be facing a new financial dilemma: save for retirement or pay for the drugs helping improve their health. A new survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute found that 51% of current GLP-1 users worry they may have to choose between medication costs and retirement savings.
The survey suggests those concerns are already affecting financial decisions. According to Nationwide, 54% of current users have changed their financial behavior to afford the medications, including 17% who have taken on debt, 14% who have withdrawn money from savings or retirement accounts and 14% who have reduced retirement contributions.
Counterfeit Ozempic scheme traced to China, feds say
Out-of-pocket costs remain a major challenge, especially for patients whose insurance does not fully cover treatment. According to InvestmentNews, users without full coverage spend an average of $203 a month out of pocket, even as many expect to remain on the drugs long term to maintain weight-loss and metabolic benefits.
Yet many users believe the health benefits may outweigh the financial sac
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Oct 11, 2026
By Timour Azhari and Enas Alashray
RIYADH, Oct 10 (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in an attack on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade, as the Iran-backed Houthis escalate a campaign they launched this summer.
The ?dead from the third attack this week on the airport included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, ?Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority said. At the latest count, 309 were wounded, officials said.
President Donald Trump said Washington was considering joining Saudi strikes on the Houthis in the conflict, a spillover ?from the war on Iran that the US and Israel launched in February.
Hospitals were flooded with wounded brought by ambulance and helicopter, some in critical condition after the attack, which occurred without warning.
CONFLICT ESCALATES AFTER YEMEN WAR CEASEFIRE UNRAVELS
The two previous attacks on King Khalid International Airport this week killed four and caused heavy damage to a Saudi commercial plane parked on the tarmac. The strikes have exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi defence capabilities as it wages an air campaign against the Houthis to support a ground war by the Yemeni government against the Iran-backed group.
The Houthis ?have not claimed responsibility for the attack, but a Saudi-led ?military coalition vowed to respond.
Trump, asked whether the US planned to join Saudi strikes on the Houthis, told reporters: "We may. We're going to look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we'll make a decision. We move very quickly."
US Secretary of State ?Marco Rubio condemned the attacks on the airport, saying they "demonstrate a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life". UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also condemned Saturday's strike, reiterating that attac
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Oct 10, 2026
Erie police are investigating mental health issues as they look for a motive in the mass killing in which a 45-year-old suspected gunman killed nine people, eight of whom were related, before killing himself at a residence on Perry Street on Oct. 9.
"I think mental health is at play here, but I think it is too soon to really go into a motive," Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said at a news conference at City Hall on Oct. 10.
He said police are looking at the mass shooting as "a domestic situation" because eight of those killed were related to one another.
Lorah said the eight people who were killed were relatives and were all living at the house at 722 Perry St. He said the ninth victim was a family friend.
The family friend, a 51-year-old woman, was fatally shot outside the house along with a 37-year-old sister-in-law of one of the deceased, Lorah said.
Police detail sequence of killings
The other people were killed inside the residence, police said. The Erie County Coroner's Office has yet to release the names of those killed, but Lorah described the people found inside as a 5-year-old boy, a 22-month-old girl, a 24-year-old woman, a 44-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 21-year-old man.
The 24-year-old woman was eight months pregnant, Lorah said. He said the suspected shooter, a 45-year-old man, was found dead inside the house with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Oct 10, 2026
Midterm elections often punish the sitting president's party, and Trump's popularity isn't helping the GOP's cause. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty)CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Even as he makes a case that Republicans should win the midterm congressional elections, President Donald Trump is bracing for the fallout should they lose.
Someone is bound to get blamed, and Trump said at a rally in Tennessee on Saturday that he expects it will be him.
"If we don't win the midterms, they're going to blame me," Trump said. "You know that. And if we do win them, I will get no credit whatsoever. It's true. I won't get any."
"But I'm working my ass off," he added. "You better get out there and vote."
Trump is in "grind it out mode" ahead of the midterms, a person familiar with the matter said, and is prepared for the worst-case election outcome.
Midterm elections often punish the sitting president's party, and Trump's popularity isn't helping the GOP's cause. Only 38% approve of his performance in office, compared with 59% who disapprove, according to an NBC News average of polls.
Trump is looking to defy historical trends by motivating core supporters who might be inclined to sit out the elections, and by offering voters an unusual sweetener if they preserve the Republican majority in the House and Senate.
He closed his hour-and-a-half-long speech with a reminder that "with your vote on November 3rd, you'll get $5,000."
That's the size of the check he's promising to send adults if Republicans win the midterms. The total price tag is estimated at
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Oct 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department said on Saturday it is investigating whether ?television networks violated federal antitrust laws over ?their decision to boycott covering the White House following its ?decision to pull the credentials of reporters from three news organizations, including CNN.
The networks under investigation, according to the New York Times, are ABC, CBS, CNN, ?NBC and Fox ?News.
"Group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act," a Justice Department ?spokesperson said.
"The Antitrust Division is simply investigating to determine whether these news organizations have violated the ?antitrust laws."
The ?networks did not ?immediately respond to requests ?by Reuters for comment.
The television networks had briefly stopped providing pool coverage of Trump after he banned CNN, Politico and MS Now from the White House.
They later reinstated coverage of the Republican ?president.
CNN is one of the ?five news organizations — along with ?ABC, CBS, Fox ?News and NBC — that make up ?the primary White House ?television pool. They ?share the costs of covering the president, take turns organizing coverage and share the ?footage with outlets ?around the country.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward in ?Washington and Erin Banco in New York; ?Editing by Matthew Lewis)
This article originally appeared on Reuters at https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/justice-department-probes-tv-networks-230958845.html
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Oct 10, 2026
By Timour Azhari and Enas Alashray
RIYADH, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The third attack this week on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday left at least 12 people dead and more than 300 wounded, Saudi authorities said, and the Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike, a major escalation of their ?campaign against the Saudis.
The dead included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, ?the Saudi civil aviation authority said. At the latest count, they said 309 were wounded.
Hospitals were flooded with wounded brought by ambulance and helicopter, people briefed on the matter said. Some were in critical condition.
Saturday's ?attack occurred without warning, with no alert issued by Saudi Arabia's threat warning system. This week's two previous attacks on King Khalid International Airport left four people dead and caused heavy damage to a Saudi commercial plane parked on the tarmac.
This week's deadly strikes exposed vulnerabilities in the kingdom's self-defence capabilities as it wages an air campaign against the Houthis to support a ground war by the Yemeni government against the Iran-backed group.
Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government have claimed hundreds of strikes on targets in Houthi-held territory. The Houthis have ?said these killed civilians including women and children.
Reuters could not ?independently verify those claims.
All flights were diverted from Riyadh on Saturday, and operations at the airport that serves a city of roughly 8 million people were temporarily suspended, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.
The head of the Houthi media office said in a post on ?X after the attack that the group had "shut down Riyadh international airport". The Houthis have said airliners should avoid Saudi airspace, declaring it a zone of military operations after the Saudi-backed Yemeni g
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