LA Post: Top headlines on Arts and cultural events

National Guard member is shot while breaking up a fight in Washington, suspect is hit in return fire

A National Guard member has been shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation's capital

October 19, 2026

Arts|Food

Detroit chef takes a stand against gun violence after he was shot outside his restaurant

October 19, 2026

Arts|Education

St. Thomas law students help prisoners with clemency applications

October 19, 2026

Transit advocates call for ban on face coverings in NYC subway system following deadly Midtown shooting

October 19, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Hong Kong regulator sees rise in listing of young growth firms

Hong Kong has seen an increase in listings of growth companies — those yet to achieve sustained profitability but with strong growth potential — due to improved market

October 19, 2026

Twelve migrants, including infant, drown as boats capsize off Greek islands

Twelve migrants drowned in two separate incidents off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos in the northeastern Aegean Sea on Monday, after their boats capsized as the coast guard

October 19, 2026

Arts

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says loudspeaker broadcasts toward Seoul being considered, KCNA reports

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement on state media KCNA on Monday that her country was considering deploying additional

October 19, 2026

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Science|Technology

Fed sees AI boom adding to inflation headache, but others may pay for the medicine

The artificial intelligence boom, increasingly acknowledged at the Federal Reserve as helping drive inflation, has left central bankers faced with

October 19, 2026

Arts|Business|Food

Albertsons begins its $8 billion trial against Kroger over failed merger

US grocery chain Albertsons Companies will begin making its case in court on Monday for more than $8 billion in damages against larger rival Kroger for

October 19, 2026

Arts|Economy|Election|Environment|Finance

Brazil's airlines fear tax rise impact as election nears

Brazil's airline industry fears that the implementation of an impending consumption tax reform could raise fares and curb passenger growth, as the

October 19, 2026

Arts

Lithuania to increase security at critical infrastructure, prime minister says

Lithuania will boost the security around critical infrastructure sites, its prime minister said on Monday, following an attempted arson attack on a Starlink base station on

October 19, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Netflix faces questions on user engagement ahead of third-quarter report

Netflix investors are expecting details on how the streaming giant plans to sustain growth when it reports third-quarter results on Tuesday, as competition intensifies and user

October 19, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

Amid US pressure on settler violence, Israel arrests at least 10 suspected of West Bank attacks on journalist, diplomats

October 19, 2026

Arts|Opinion

Why Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson goes it alone

October 19, 2026

Arts

Putin elevates finance minister amid mounting budget pressures

Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted Finance Minister Anton Siluanov in a surprise cabinet reshuffle on Monday aimed at maintaining macroeconomic

October 19, 2026

Arts|Food|MidEast|World

World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, cites funding shortages

The UN World Food Programme has said funding shortages are forcing major cuts to its aid programme in Gaza, leaving about 500,000

October 19, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

German industry has lost nearly half a million jobs since 2019, Ifo says

German industry has shed nearly half a million jobs since 2019, an Ifo study showed on Monday, as manufacturers grapple with mounting competitive pressure.

October 19, 2026

Arts|Asia|Economy|Europe|MidEast

Wary of instability, China calls for deeper security cooperation with Tajikistan

China's Premier Li Qiang called on Monday for deeper security and intelligence cooperation with Tajikistan to fight what Beijing views as extremism and separatism, and said

October 19, 2026

Arts

Rubio is in Uzbekistan to promote US ties and trade with Central Asia

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Uzbekistan promoting trade and ties with Central Asia

October 19, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

Israeli police arrest suspects over settler attacks on US journalist, European diplomats

Israeli police said on Monday they had arrested 10 suspects as part of an investigation into violent incidents in the occupied-West Bank over the weekend, including

October 19, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast

Israeli police arrest 10 following weekend attacks by settlers on journalist and diplomats

Israeli police have arrested 10 people in connection with settler violence in the occupied West Bank

October 19, 2026

Arts|Food|Science

Cherry or tabasco? Perfumers test weight-loss drug users' appetite for food-inspired scents

From cherry and banoffee pie to tabasco and sesame, the list of food aromas popping up in luxury fragrances

October 19, 2026

Philippines summons China's envoy over remarks conveying 'threat'

The Philippine foreign ministry on Monday summoned China's ambassador to express its "serious concern and strong objection" about remarks by the envoy that it said conveyed

October 19, 2026

Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv overnight, killing 1 and injuring 8

Russia has attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones, killing one person and injuring eight others

October 19, 2026

Arts|Environment|Travel|World

Rubio says Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war

Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war between them, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on his visit to

October 19, 2026

‘The world will be amazed:’ Iran’s commanders prepare for further war

October 19, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance|Lifestyle

China's new home prices fall again as recovery remains elusive

China's new home prices fell again in September, extending a more than three-year slump and suggesting policy support has yet to spark a broad

October 19, 2026

Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says

Mali's armed forces and their Russian backers utilized some "apparent indiscriminate" drone strikes and other abuses as part of an ramped-up offensive against insurgents in

October 19, 2026

Arts|Education|Science|Technology|Travel

A historical society with pilot's help bought Neil Armstrong's boyhood home and will offer tours

A former military pilot has stepped up to preserve Neil Armstrong's boyhood home in Ohio

October 19, 2026

Arts|Economy|Opinion|World

Democrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in Republicans fades, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds

A new AP-NORC/AAPI data poll finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections approach

October 19, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology

BOJ chief says underlying inflation 'quite close' to price goal

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said underlying inflation is "quite close" to the central bank's 2% target with strong global AI demand adding to

October 18, 2026

Arts

El Niño-powered drought leaves Indonesian palm farmers high and dry as river recedes

Supendi, a 33-year-old palm fruit farmer, cooled his heels at a mill in Indonesia's West Kalimantan for

October 19, 2026

Arts|Economy

UK housing market showing signs of mortgage rates impact, Rightmove says

Asking prices for British homes rose in October but there were signs that rising mortgage rates caused by the war in Iran were starting to weigh on affordability and more

October 18, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

‘You Can See Everything’ becomes one of the biggest documentary releases in decades

October 18, 2026

Trump dominated rural America. Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win them back

Dave Roethler is a former Donald Trump supporter in Iowa who feels disillusioned about the economy and believes middle-class families are suffering while the president benefits

October 18, 2026

Macron condemns those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' after rioting mars nationwide protests

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed anger and shame over recent violence in France

October 18, 2026

Arts|Opinion

Obama calls Trump administration’s investigation into Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’

October 18, 2026

Arts|Crime|Environment

Truck drives through soccer field during game in Kansas, killing 2 and hospitalizing 11

Authorities in Kansas say a woman drove a truck through a soccer field during a youth game, killing two people and hospitalizing 11 others

October 17, 2026

Arts

Captain of flydubai plane describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked

Oct 18 - The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described blocking axe blows to the head and screaming for help as he reached for a knob to

October 18, 2026

Arts|Education|Technology

Former American Airlines CEO helps aspiring pilots get their careers off the ground

October 18, 2026

Arts|Crime

Man killed in NYC subway station shooting, officials say

October 18, 2026

Republicans confront anger from their own red-state voters ahead of midterms

October 18, 2026

Arts|Election|Finance|MidEast|World

Trump endorses Netanyahu in close Israeli election

US President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu as the longtime Israeli prime minister struggles

October 18, 2026

Arts

Hurricane Trudy weakens off Mexico's Pacific coast as cleanup effort begins

MEXICO CITY, Oct 18 - Hurricane Trudy weakened slightly off Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday and was expected to begin rapidly losing strength later in the day as it moved away from the mainland,

October 18, 2026

Arts|Health|Sports|Technology

Romanian F-16 fighter jets shoot down two drones over Romanian territorial waters

Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the country's territorial waters on Saturday, the defence ministry said.

October 18, 2026

Arts|Travel

German police investigate fence breach at Leipzig airport

German police were investigating a breach at the Leipzig/Halle airport after a vehicle appeared to have broken through a fence and driven a few metres before

October 18, 2026

Arts

Roy Cooper's North Carolina playbook is working. Can other Democrats copy it?

North Carolina hasn’t elected a Democrat to the US Senate in nearly 20 years, but former Governor Roy Cooper has built a double-digit lead over Republican

October 18, 2026

Arts|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Travel

Latino voters helped put Trump back in the White House. What's their next move?

The path to a House majority on Capitol Hill runs through heavily Latino districts in states such as Arizona, Colorado and Texas

October 18, 2026

Iran urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran's offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media outlets on Sunday.

October 18, 2026

Lithuanians forced to take shelter after suspected drone enters airspace

A suspected drone exploded over Lithuania after triggering an alert that forced residents in northern and central areas to seek shelter for an hour on

October 18, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

Even LinkedIn is getting tired of your AI-written posts

October 18, 2026

Arts

Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools

U.S. consumers are uneasy about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting prices

October 18, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe

Ex-Chihuahua attorney general accused of treason for allowing US participation in drug raid

MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 - Mexican authorities arrested former Chihuahua Attorney General Cesar Jauregui on suspicion of treason after an investigation found he may have allowed foreign personnel to

October 18, 2026

Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Trudy has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moves toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast

October 17, 2026

Arts|Political

Final plans for 250-foot triumphal arch omit Trump’s idea for military complex

October 17, 2026

Arts|World

Washington Post journalist hospitalized after Israeli settler attack on Palestinian olive harvest in West Bank

October 16, 2026

Arts

Trump-Zelenskiy rift threatens vital support for Kyiv

From US threats to cut off intelligence support for Ukraine to a waiver of tariffs on Russian exports and a diesel

October 17, 2026

Arts|Environment|Travel|World

A fire guts a Bangladeshi beach resort, killing 10 people

A fire has gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh, killing 10 people and injuring four

October 17, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

New Mexico judge tosses charges against actor Timothy Busfield, citing prosecutor misconduct

A New Mexico judge has dismissed a grand jury indictment that accused actor Timothy Busfield him of four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child

October 16, 2026

Arts|Election|Environment|Finance

Protester interrupts Maine Senate debate and confronts GOP Sen. Collins on data centers

During Maine's Senate debate Thursday night, a protester shouted at GOP Sen. Susan Collins about the impact of data centers, claiming they are “destroying” the climate. Collins immediately accused her Democratic opponent Troy Jackson of planting the protester, but Jackson said he did not know who the person was. The debate took a brief pause to remove the individual and then resumed.

October 16, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

This song was scientifically designed to soothe babies — and 470 million streams prove it works

October 17, 2026

Arts|Crime|Health|Travel|US

Six Flags Over Georgia reopens amid tensions and questions in the wake of fatal roller coaster incident

October 17, 2026

Tunisians stage biggest protest in years against President Saied

Thousands of Tunisians joined the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years in the capital on Saturday, accusing him of undermining democracy and

October 17, 2026

Arts

What we know about the 16-year-old who opened fire at his former elementary school, killing 4 in a special needs classroom

October 17, 2026

Arts|Education|Science|Technology

Oregon father is the latest armed civilian to confront a gunman in a US mass shooting

Few mass shootings in the U.S. end with an armed civilian confronting the gunman, as happened during the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school

October 17, 2026

Arts|Business|Europe|Travel

‘Times have changed’: The Italian princess renting out her palace in Rome

October 17, 2026

Arts

'Our land, our Albania': young lawmaker demands new future as protests rage

Marjana Koceku's life changed last year when Prime Minister Edi Rama hand-picked her to run for Albania's parliament, one of a legion of young lawmakers he

October 17, 2026

Arts|Economy

BOJ may need to tighten faster if inflation beats forecast, IMF says

The Bank of Japan is "doing the right thing" by normalising monetary policy and may need to raise interest rates faster if inflation rises more than

October 17, 2026

Police seek answers after children killed in Oregon school shooting

US police were investigating on Friday why a 16-year-old boy shot dead three children and a teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and how he got hold of the long gun used

October 16, 2026

Teacher and armed parent teamed up to stop Oregon school shooter, police say

A 16-year-old boy who shot and killed a teacher and three children in an Oregon special-needs classroom was stopped by another

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education

How a driver, a dad and a teacher tried to stop the Oregon school shooter

A driver, a dad and a teacher are among at least three people who tried to stop a 16-year-old gunman who attacked an Oregon elementary school this week

October 17, 2026

Arts

China invites Katie Zacharia to visit again after she claims nation lacks ‘proper toilets’

October 17, 2026

Canada's Carney makes final appeal against Alberta separation ahead of referendum

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a final appeal to voters in his home province of Alberta warning that a referendum that could put the oil-rich province on a path toward independence is a dangerous gamble at a time of growing threats to Canada’s sovereignty

October 16, 2026

Arts

Striking unions at Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine reach preliminary deal, ending strike

Workers from two striking unions at Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine in Chile reached a preliminary agreement on a new collective contract, ending a strike that has

October 17, 2026

Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say

Police say a teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him

October 16, 2026

Arts

Trump mocks popularity of the name Mohammad, common among Muslims

US President Donald Trump made a joke about the popularity of the name Mohammad in the Muslim world as he mocked Iran's

October 16, 2026

Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home

Attorneys for Rep_ Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”

October 17, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Judge dismisses child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield

A state court judge in New Mexico on Friday dismissed charges of child sexual abuse against "West Wing" actor and director Timothy Busfield, saying the

October 16, 2026

US air traffic controllers to get 2.8% pay raise under FAA deal

Thousands of US air traffic controllers will get a 2.8% pay raise retroactive to January 1 under a deal announced by the

October 16, 2026

Arts|Travel|US|World

US Coast Guard rescues 16 people and searches for more after mayday call off Mexico's Baja coast

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued at least 16 people floating in the Pacific Ocean following a mayday call from a sinking boat off Mexico’s Baja California coast

October 16, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Travel

WATCH LIVE: New England's having an 'elite' year, but there's fall foliage elsewhere, too

Leaf-peeping season is underway, but some areas of the U.S. are seeing lots more color than others

October 16, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Selma Blair's representatives say she didn't intend to hurt anyone on flight that led to her arrest

Selma Blair's representatives have stated she did not intend to harm anyone during a recent flight incident

October 16, 2026

Records reveal mechanical failures, faulty restraints and broken bones at Six Flags parks

In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis of public records and court filings. Kyung Lah reports.

October 16, 2026

Arts

A $2 trillion deficit looms over the midterms

October 16, 2026

Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling

Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign

October 16, 2026

Arts

Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage

An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow

October 16, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Actor Selma Blair did not intend harm on flight, spokesperson says

A representative for Selma Blair, who was arrested this week and charged with assault for actions on a US Delta Air Lines flight,

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime

Florida art dealer gets nearly 4 years in prison for scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworks

A South Florida art dealer has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for a scheme that involved selling fake Andy Warhol artworks

October 16, 2026

Arts

Trump rallies with top Republicans in critical battleground state of Georgia

Donald Trump flew to Georgia to campaign with Republican candidates for the Senate and governor

October 16, 2026

The Latest: Teacher threw cellphone and tackled gunman who killed 4 at Oregon school, police say

A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school

October 16, 2026

Arts|Health|Technology|Travel

Georgia amusement park reopens as scheduled after roller coaster death

Six Flags Over Georgia has opened for the first time since a man fell to his death from the Goliath roller coaster

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology|Travel

Boeing sales chief McMullen to retire, company memo says

Boeing jetliner sales chief Brad McMullen is retiring in December and will be succeeded in one of the industry's most high-profile jobs by Ryan Weir, currently in

October 16, 2026

Arts

The Latest: Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving post after a rocky start

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of the role after a brief and rough tenure as President Donald Trump’s chief spokesperson

October 16, 2026

ICE pursuit in Houston that broke a man's leg targeted a suspect who died years ago, family says

A federal immigration vehicle hit a Houston construction worker while pursuing a man who apparently died years ago

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Selma Blair speaks out on plane incident that resulted in her arrest, saying she ‘did not intend to harm anyone’

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment

Hurricane Trudy strengthens slightly as it moves towards Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Trudy has strengthened slightly as it moves towards southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast, and could keep growing through Saturday

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Crime|Economy

Vandalism threatens nearly $1 billion Metrocenter Mall redevelopment in Jackson

October 16, 2026

Arts

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest, and other Middle East developments

Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians in towns across the occupied West Bank during the olive harvest

October 16, 2026

Arts

FAA set to approve Boeing 737 MAX 10 as soon as next week, sources say

The Federal Aviation Administration is set to approve the long-delayed Boeing 737 MAX 10 as soon as next week, after completing a

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|World

Mexico limits tariffs break to established local carmakers

Mexico said on Friday that a new five-year tariff break for imported car parts will apply only to automakers that already have production facilities in the country.

October 16, 2026

Arts|Asia|Crime|Europe|MidEast

Community leaders say foiled Illinois mass shooting was result of surge in anti-Hindu hate online

Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of attempting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois

October 16, 2026

Arts|Health

Pope Leo speaks with Putin from hospital, just days after lung cancer surgery

October 16, 2026

Putin says Russia is building non-negotiable 'security zone' in Ukraine along border

Russia is establishing a "security zone" inside Ukraine along their border, which will be non-negotiable in any future talks with Kyiv, President Vladimir Putin said on

October 16, 2026

Arts

Israeli settlers torch cars and trees in West Bank villages, disrupting Palestinians' olive harvest

Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian villages across the West Bank

October 16, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Massachusetts mom hopes to thank teens who showed kindness to son with autism at indoor playground: "It just meant so much"

October 16, 2026

Arts

Trump says ‘zero chance’ he’s replacing chief of staff Susie Wiles

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Food

California baker turns childhood passion into business with nonprofit’s help

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Can DC blend horror with a superhero movie? 'Clayface' wants to blur genres

Superhero films and horror have usually stayed on separate sides of the multiplex

October 16, 2026

Arts

Burrowing owl rescued from glue trap in Florida

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Interview

Chuck Lorre gets candid on hits, flops and hard lessons in new memoir 'Sitcom'

Legendary producer Chuck Lorre, known for hits like “The Big Bang Theory,” reflects on his career in his new memoir, “Sitcom.”

October 16, 2026

7-year-old cancer survivor returns home after 10 months at St. Jude

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime

Massachusetts man pleads not guilty to killing his mother after argument over cats

October 16, 2026

Dodge the cops, reach the protest: India's latest online political game goes viral

A web-based multiplayer game in which players dodge police and detention on their way to a protest site in New Delhi has gone viral, as

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Food

KFC switch to Coke puts PepsiCo's food service ties in focus, analysts say

KFC's decision to switch from Pepsi sodas to Coca-Cola at its US restaurants could raise questions about PepsiCo's other longstanding food service partnerships, analysts said, even

October 16, 2026

Hurricane Trudy weakens but may regain strength off Mexican coast

Hurricane Trudy weakened on Friday but could regain strength in the coming hours, meteorologists warned, as the storm approached

October 16, 2026

Arts

Russian attacks kill eight in Ukraine, cut power to over a million

Russian attacks killed at least eight people and injured 60 across Ukraine on Friday, hit two shopping centres and cut power to more than 1 million people after strikes on the

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology|World

Judge rejects CFTC, Gemini bid to vacate $5 million settlement

A federal judge in Manhattan has rejected a joint request by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange founded

October 16, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Stocks slip as dollar heads for weekly loss

Global stocks fell modestly on Friday as markets stabilized after a sharp tech-led selloff, while the dollar headed for a

October 16, 2026

Russian strikes and winter hardship may drive more Ukrainians from homes, UN agency warns

Millions of Ukrainians face another winter of

October 16, 2026

Arts|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Private credit roundup: CoreWeave's debt stress tests private credit's AI financing boom

Private credit's expanding role in financing AI infrastructure faced one of its clearest market tests this week as CoreWeave's bonds fell to distressed levels, raising questions

October 16, 2026

Arts|Fashion and Beauty

Alcala's Western Wear in Chicago is an iconic 3-generation family business celebrating Mexican fashion

October 16, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to a new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind bars

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup

October 16, 2026

US manufacturing output rises in September

US factory production increased in September, but lost considerable momentum in the third quarter amid headwinds from the Middle East conflict, which has snarled supply

October 16, 2026

Arts

Families wait for answers after Nigerian military plane crash

More than a week after a Nigerian Air Force plane crash killed all 25 people on board, families say they are still waiting for answers as military teams

October 16, 2026

Supertanker rates fall from record highs

The cost ‌of shipping oil on the largest tankers fell this week from record highs as demand eased following a wave of attacks on vessels in the Middle East

October 16, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya reportedly set to star in ‘Fourth Wing’ TV series

October 16, 2026

Arts

GOP-controlled local boards restrict voting on Sundays and find other ways to make voting harder

October 16, 2026

Arts

Tayari Jones' novel 'Kin' wins the Kirkus Prize for fiction, earning a $50,000 award

Tayari Jones' novel “Kin” has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction

October 07, 2026

Arts

Norwegian teen jailed for 20 years for UK murder plot after being recruited online

A Norwegian teenager who flew to Britain to commit murder after being recruited online by a Swedish organised crime group linked to Iran was jailed on Friday for 20 years.

October 16, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

UK's FTSE 100 logs strongest week in six months on defensive-sector rally

Britain's blue-chip stocks had their best week in six months, as investors flocking to defensive sectors offset a rout in AI-linked stocks, while finance minister John Healey's

October 16, 2026

Swiss journalist risks court sentence for exposing top banker

Zurich prosecutors this week charged Swiss journalist Lukas Haessig with violating banking secrecy over reporting that set off a high-profile corporate criminal trial of the

October 16, 2026

Arts|Finance|Technology|World

Tipping Point

Hello Morning Bid readers! Are we reaching an inflection point?

October 16, 2026

Arts|Technology

Poland urges internet firms to act on violent content after school stabbings

Poland summoned internet companies including Google and Meta to the Digital Affairs Ministry on Friday, demanding they do more to curb the spread of violent content

October 16, 2026

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

US equity funds draw renewed inflows as Treasury yields ease

US equity funds attracted inflows in the week to October 14, following outflows the previous week, as Treasury yields eased from recent peaks and investors looked ahead to a strong

October 16, 2026

UN says Gaza malnutrition gains fragile as commercial supplies halt

Gains in tackling malnutrition in Gaza remain fragile and could be undermined by disruptions to supplies entering the Palestinian enclave, the UN

October 16, 2026

Arts

Remote work made these colleagues more open with each other, not less

Remote work does not necessarily mean that social connections break down. Instead, it can provide the spark for stronger and better relationships between co-workers.

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

'Wild-eyed' comedian Russell Brand tried to drag me into toilets, woman tells UK court

One of six women who accuse Russell Brand of sex offences told a London court on Friday that the British actor and comedian turned into a "wild-eyed maniac

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Will a new leader and a new name boost the rebellion in eastern Congo?

The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, took over leadership of rebel forces occupying eastern regions this week, in the

October 16, 2026

Arts|Environment|Interview|Technology

AlertWildfire founder urges California homeowners to prepare as fall fire season intensifies

October 16, 2026

Arts|Europe|Technology|World

Italy air traffic capacity fully restored after network disruption caused delays

Italy's air traffic capacity has been fully restored after overnight issues with the data transmission network

October 16, 2026

BOJ chief vows to keep raising rates, anchor inflation around target

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will focus on anchoring underlying inflation around its 2% target and won't tolerate any

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Behind bars, 27 Colorado women graduate from program aimed at breaking cycle of incarceration

October 16, 2026

Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kids

October 16, 2026

Arts

Hegseth's TV instincts backfire as Trump rejects execution livestream

As he took to the stage this week at an Army event, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remarked how much it looked like a TV set.

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Food|Interview|Lifestyle

State Fair of Texas' oldest Black-owned concessionaire celebrates 50 years in business

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Sports

Eyewitnesses at Six flags see fatal accident

Eyewitnesses at Six Flags theme park says they saw the horror first hand of a man falling from the rollercoaster. CNN's Isabel Rosales reports.

October 14, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

CoreWeave bond rout tests market's math on AI buildout

A sharp decline in CoreWeave's bonds this week is emerging as a test of investors' willingness to

October 16, 2026

Arts

Russia talks up refinery attack as Trump blames Ukraine for expensive fuel

Russia has publicly acknowledged a Ukrainian drone strike on a major oil refinery this week and broadcast images on state media, breaking with its usual practice in order to

October 16, 2026

Catholics in Africa outnumber those in Europe, Vatican says

There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics compiled by its news agency Fides.

October 16, 2026

Brazil's incoming right-wing Congress takes aim at judge who jailed Bolsonaro

Brazil's next Congress is spoiling for a fight with the Supreme Court, including plans for an unprecedented impeachment of one of its justices that could

October 16, 2026

Arts|Asia|Economy|Europe|MidEast

Iran ships some LPG, jet fuel despite US blockade, data shows

Iran has managed to export some liquefied petroleum gas and jet fuel since July, despite a US naval blockade, shipping

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Horses tie the knot at special wedding on Georgia farm: "They just really fell in love"

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Health|Interview|Science

Roller coaster death and injuries leave fans asking whether the thrill is worth the risk

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Nathan Fielder’s movie on Elizabeth Holmes absolutely lives up to the hype

October 16, 2026

Arts|Election

Alaska's Sullivan and Peltola clash over Iran and high prices in testy Senate debate

Alaska’s major U.S. Senate candidates clashed over Iran and consumer prices during a televised debate in the high-stakes contest that could play into control of the chamber

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment

LA fire survivors are set to lose case managers as standoff between California and FEMA drags on

A 78-year-old retired teacher whose California home was destroyed by a catastrophic wildfire faces losing her disaster case manager amid a funding standoff between the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency

October 16, 2026

Arts|Election

Elon Musk settles fraud lawsuits over his $1 million giveaways to 2024 election voters

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Science|Technology

IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AI

The head of the International Monetary Fund has called for urgent guardrails to manage risks from the AI boom, comparing it to a Formula 1 car that could go off track

October 16, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance|Sports

Canadian home sales fall in September as mortgage rates increase, CREA says

Canadian home sales extended their decline in September, after a drop in August, as higher mortgage rates and expectations of a Bank of Canada rate hike

October 16, 2026

Arts

Pakistan orders school inspections as relatives say they warned of risks before deadly collapse

Pakistani authorities have ordered inspections of all private schools in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a school roof collapsed and killed 34 children and a teacher, as some victims’ relatives said the structure had been weak before the disaster, and at least one said he had warned the owner about leaks

October 16, 2026

Arts|Technology

AWS, Microsoft can do more to address cloud services barriers, UK competition watchdog says

Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft can do more to address remaining barriers to switching between cloud providers and using

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Indonesia gets 'wake-up call' as MSCI prepares to expel it from global indexes

Indonesia's stock market is no longer worthy of "emerging market" status, MSCI said on Friday, laying out a plan to remove

October 15, 2026

PetroChina set for record trading profit as war upends market, sources say

PetroChina is poised for a record year in trading profits, five trading executives said, with its refineries outside China reaping bumper margins amid tight

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime|Environment

Las Vegas officials identify a homicide victim whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead

Las Vegas officials have identified a homicide victim whose remains were found in a rusted barrel on a Lake Mead shore after the lake’s level was depleted amid drought

October 15, 2026

Arts

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says new torture allegations are 'false'

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says torture allegations against him and his wife in a rewritten drug trafficking indictment are false

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says he won't prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings

October 16, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance|World

Hedge funds' role comes into focus following European bonds turmoil

A sharp sell-off in European government bonds this month shows how hedge funds' growing role is making a systemically important market more

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance

China's super-rich scramble to exit offshore trusts, raise cash as taxman knocks

Some of China's richest people are winding down their offshore trusts, selling shares, and even switching nationality as a deadline looms to declare

October 16, 2026

Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

The Trump administration has sued California election officials

October 15, 2026

Arts

FBI, US Postal Service investigate suspicious mailings to election officials, lawmakers

The FBI and US Postal Service's law enforcement arm said on Thursday they were investigating suspicious mailings, including some sent to state

October 15, 2026

Car registered to man accused of planning mass shooting was at Hindu temple he targeted, police say

Illinois authorities believe a 19-year-old man charged with planning a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in suburban Chicago entered the building’s parking lot on Sunday, hours before police arrested him near his home after receiving a tip about the alleged attack plan

October 15, 2026

Arts|Election

Massive Texas backlog of voter registrations that scrambled workers has been cleared, state says

A large number of backlogged voter records have been sorted through in most Texas counties, the Secretary of State's office confirmed Thursday

October 16, 2026

Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices

Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide

October 15, 2026

Hurricane Trudy looms over Mexico's Pacific coast, severe rainfall expected

Hurricane Trudy moved parallel to Mexico's western coast on Thursday, threatening further rain and strong winds in a region already battered in recent weeks by storms

October 15, 2026

Arts

Philippines hits back at Chinese envoy over 'thinly veiled threat' of force

The Philippines has chided China's ambassador for what it interpreted as a "thinly veiled threat" of force, after Beijing's envoy said his country would prevail in a

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Food|US|World

KFC picks Coca-Cola as US soda supplier, ditches longtime partner PepsiCo (Oct 15)

Fast-food chain KFC on Thursday signed Coca-Cola as its beverage partner

October 15, 2026

Arts

Grandmother, daughters and grandson among 6 victims who died in a Wisconsin plane crash

Family members say a grandmother, two of her adult daughters and her grandson were among the six people who died when a small plane crashed in Wisconsin after flying in a thunderstorm

October 15, 2026

Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure

Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday,

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Lifestyle|Travel

Hurricane Trudy strengthens off Mexico’s coast with major storm expected

Hurricane Trudy has strengthened as it approaches the Pacific coast of Mexico

October 15, 2026

Custodian sentenced for role in audacious New Orleans jailbreak of 10 inmates

A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water

October 16, 2026

Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

October 16, 2026

Arts|Asia|Business|Economy|MidEast

Mideast war alters global bunker buying patterns, industry execs say

The US-Israeli war on Iran has altered bunker buying patterns for shippers globally as they turned to more spot and shorter-term purchases to cope with

October 16, 2026

FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”

October 15, 2026

Arts|Europe|MidEast|World

Drone strikes in the Black Sea raise fears of Russian escalation to test NATO's response

Drone attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea this month have raised concerns among NATO members

October 16, 2026

Arts|Environment

Hyundai to recall over 94,600 US vehicles over seat motor fire risk, NHTSA says

Hyundai Motor America is recalling 94,622 vehicles in the US over a fire risk while parked or driving due to the possibility that some front power seat motors could overheat, the US

October 15, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Environment|Science|Travel

A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated

Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park

October 15, 2026

FACT FOCUS: Social media posts falsely claim ballots marked by a poll worker will be disqualified

As early voting begins in the 2026 midterm elections, social media users are warning each other about what could allegedly happen if a poll worker marks a ballot before it is fed into a scanner

October 16, 2026

Arts

Wall Street muscles higher despite more swings for AI stocks

U.S. stock indexes muscled higher following a shaky day of trading

October 15, 2026

Arts|Health|Science

The rise and fall of America's deadly love affair with the cigarette

Cancer stick

October 01, 2026

Arts|Election

Troy Jackson tells Susan Collins to 'shut up' during heated Maine Senate debate

The Maine Senate campaign between Democrat Troy Jackson and Republican Sen. Susan Collins is heating up

October 16, 2026

US plan to ease shadow fleet sanctions unlikely to free up many tankers, analysts say

A potential Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on vessels that have transported sanctioned oil and fuel would likely have limited impact on

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

UBS exploring options abroad in case Swiss rules prove intolerable, sources say

UBS is working on possible scenarios including shifting its headquarters, or a merger with another bank, if Switzerland introduces new banking rules it deems

October 15, 2026

Arts

China says Israel should stop its 'forced establishment' of West Bank settlements

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that Israel should stop and reverse its "forced establishment" of West Bank settlements.

October 15, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

'Godfather' star Al Pacino to receive life achievement award from actors' guild

Celebrated actor Al Pacino will receive a lifetime achievement award for his career achievements and humanitarian work next year, the actors' union

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Europe|Finance

Italy's UniCredit wins ECB approval to control Germany's Commerzbank

UniCredit, Italy's second-largest bank, said on Thursday that the European Central Bank had authorised it to take control of Commerzbank, after a hostile

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe|Finance

Diesel's surge is starting to push other prices around. Here's how

The skyrocketing price of diesel is plain for Americans to see anytime they fuel up their cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, though only a fraction of US drivers own a

October 16, 2026

Arts

US Justice Dept sues California to block votes from alleged noncitizens

The US Justice Department sued California on Thursday, asking a federal judge to block the state from counting mail ballots for the

October 15, 2026

Arts

Judge tosses ex-CIA head John Brennan's document preservation lawsuit against the Justice Department

A federal judge has declined to issue a court order requiring the Justice Department to preserve all its records from investigations into John Brennan so the former CIA director can challenge any eventual criminal case against him as a malicious prosecution

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|World

Factory championing women workers named world’s best new building

October 16, 2026

Arts|Education|Technology

Florida high school seniors teach older adults how to use technology internationally

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Florida man killed ex-fiancee hours after their 'People's Court' episode aired, police say

Authorities say a Florida man whose former fiancee went missing nearly 15 years ago, just hours after they appeared together on a pretaped episode of “The People’s Court,” has been charged with her murder

October 15, 2026

Arts|Health

Black Panther Party stalwarts to celebrate 1966 founding in Oakland, programs that aided the poor

The legacy of the Black Panther Party lives on six decades after its founding, in the work of a Seattle medical center started to address systemic health disparities in the African American community

October 15, 2026

IEA to speed up oil stocks release including over 20 million barrels of diesel

The International Energy Agency agreed on Thursday to release over 20 million barrels of diesel to the

October 15, 2026

Progress toward a US-Mexico tariff deal has stalled, WSJ reports

Progress toward a US-Mexico tariff deal has stalled after opposition from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|World

US consumers are muscling through higher prices, but for how long?

High gas prices are intensifying inflation and vacuuming up more of Americans’ dollars, yet consumers are still digging deep to spend, powering the economy, at least for now

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy

Average long-term US mortgage rate holds at 7.4%, remaining at highest level in nearly 3 years

Mortgage rates held steady this week, keeping the average long-term U.S. home loan rate at its highest level in nearly three years

October 15, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

More roller coasters shut down as authorities investigate fatal fall at Georgia amusement park

A Georgia amusement park where a man fell to his death from a roller coaster is set to reopen amid a growing safety probe of roller coasters made by the same manufacturer

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance|Health

US delays small imports rule that raised alarm over prescription drug costs

The US government has delayed by 90 days implementation of new customs requirements for small international mail shipments, a move that should forestall higher

October 15, 2026

Arts

Trump shuts down Hegseth plan to livestream military execution

US President Donald Trump scrapped plans to livestream the execution of the former Army major who killed 13 people at Fort

October 15, 2026

Arts|Technology

ASML's 'sold out' outlook forces investors to look beyond demand

In April, computer chip equipment maker ASML's CEO Christophe Fouquet told shareholders

October 15, 2026

Arts|Election|Entertainment|Finance

The Latest: AP-NORC poll: Strong majority of voters believes Trump is failing at home and abroad

The FBI and Postal Service are investigating “potentially hazardous” letters with “suspicious substances” mailed to congressional and election offices across the nation

October 15, 2026

Arts

Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say

The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the

October 15, 2026

Israel says commercial goods no longer entering Gaza after merchants suspend coordination

Israel said commercial goods were no longer entering Gaza over what it said was a dispute over taxes between local merchants and Hamas, shutting off a vital source of

October 15, 2026

Brent steady as US weighs easing sanctions on global 'shadow fleet'

Brent crude was little changed on Thursday as investors weighed possible US steps to ease restrictions on the world’s "shadow fleet" of tankers, while

October 15, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Europe

Berlin Philharmonic planning to vacate Philharmonie for renovation from 2032-40

Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic face a big challenge

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe

Suspect in fatal Atlanta Beltline stabbing not competent to stand trial, judge rules

October 15, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Turkey floats earlier 2028 vote that would clear way for Erdogan to run again

Turkey will probably hold its 2028 elections earlier than expected, a presidential adviser said on Thursday, a move which would allow President Tayyip Erdogan to sidestep

October 15, 2026

Arts|Election

Wisconsin elections officials issue guidance for handling federal agents at polls

Elections officials in battleground Wisconsin have approved guidance for local clerks to help them know what to do if federal law enforcement officials show up at the polls on Election Day, as some activists fear they might do

October 15, 2026

US holiday sales growth to speed up as shoppers stay resilient, NRF forecasts

US holiday sales growth is expected to accelerate to 4.2% this year, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday, betting that consumers would remain resilient even as major

October 15, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Al Pacino to get lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild

Al Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

October 15, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Travel

Deal reached to end horse carriage industry, New York City official says

October 15, 2026

Arts

Holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial says he was struck by how 'methodical' she was

The holdout juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy from being acquitted says he was influenced by how “methodical” he thought she was in killing her three children

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance

UK's FTSE 100 closes at seven-week high on fiscal reassurance, defensive buying

London's blue-chip stocks closed at a seven-week high on Thursday after the finance minister reaffirmed the government's commitment to fiscal discipline, while a

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|World

Trump donor leading Caucasus fund has major Armenia holdings, Russia business history

US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a $201 million investment fund in the Caucasus holds major telecom and

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Technology

Why are credit default swaps unnerving AI investors?

The cost of insuring against the risk of potential US tech defaults has hit record levels, in the latest sign of credit stress building in the so-called AI

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy

Major brokerages expect next Fed rate hike in December

Global brokerages largely expect the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at least once more this year after data on Wednesday showed consumer prices accelerated in September,

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Europe|Political

UK comedian Russell Brand's accuser tells jurors: 'I know he raped me'

A woman who alleges British actor and comedian Russell Brand raped her more than 25 years ago told jurors on Thursday that she found him "frightening", angrily

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|Political|World

Russian investigators question Novaya Gazeta editor over colleague's case

The editor-in-chief of Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was questioned by investigators in Moscow on Thursday in connection with a criminal case against a colleague, the

October 15, 2026

Arts

China's central bank chief urges 'comprehensive' view on global imbalances

China's central bank governor called for looking beyond current account and exchange rate adjustments when it comes to global imbalances, in a further defence of China's

October 15, 2026

Seven sailors missing after drones hit two ships near Romania

Rescuers searched on Thursday for seven missing sailors after drones struck two chemical tankers near Romania's Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze and raising fresh

October 15, 2026

Arts|Europe|Interview|MidEast|World

Estonia fears Russia will erode Western support for Ukraine, minister says

The risk that Russia could erode Western support for Ukraine through hybrid attacks, sabotage and disinformation campaigns is a key concern for Estonia, the Baltic nation's

October 15, 2026

Arts

Young voters fear mass shootings but are divided on gun control

Research on the ‘massacre generation’ reveals that shared fear over mass shootings doesn’t lead to shared policy views.

October 15, 2026

Arts|Opinion|Science

Why the GOP’s voter fraud messaging may backfire

GOP allegations that voter fraud is rampant in the US may drive more Democrats – and fewer Republicans – to the polls in November.

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy

The number of Americans filing for jobless aid remain at historically low levels below 200,000

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up last week as layoffs remain historically low and most American workers enjoy job security

October 15, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Finance|Health

High school seniors, parents and college counselors grapple with applying to Cornell

October 15, 2026

Arts|Election|Finance

Seven subpoenas engulf Nevada election chief in key midterm battle

The first Justice Department subpoena demanding voter information caught Democratic Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar off guard.

October 15, 2026

IMF says African economies performing well despite shocks from the Iran war

The head of the International Monetary Fund’s Africa department says African economies have managed to weather the energy crisis brought on by the Iran war

October 15, 2026

Northern Ireland's Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in jail for child sex offences

The former leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, Jeffrey Donaldson, was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Thursday for

October 15, 2026

Oil shipping costs spike, lifting prices from pump to grocery

When the oil supertanker Esteem Explorer sails from the United States to Japan in late November, loaded with about 2

October 15, 2026

Arts

S&P 500's march to 8,000 hinges on 'very, very strong' third quarter

The S&P 500 has been a stone's throw away from 8,000 points since its midsummer rally, but many analysts and portfolio managers are skeptical the broad US index will close the gap

October 15, 2026

Arts

Ralph Lauren ties executive payouts to AI in sign of retail's shifting priorities

Ralph Lauren, like many companies in the retail space, had until last year tied part of its executives’ compensation to a warm-and-cuddly metric known as

October 15, 2026

Warsh's quest for quiet Fed gets vocal pushback

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s call for a “quieter” central bank is facing pushback from colleagues who see

October 15, 2026

US wants Senegal debt restructuring wrapped up in less than a year

The United States views Senegal's request for debt restructuring as a "great example" of progress on the Group of 20 Common Framework, and wants to see

October 15, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports|Travel

Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 3 deaths

A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least three people

October 15, 2026

Arts

New China-North Korea bridge opens after more than a decade of delay

A new bridge linking China and North Korea has opened after more than a decade of delay It's being touted as a symbol of the neighbors' traditional friendship and it signals deeper ties between the countries

October 15, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology|World

North Korea holds first underwater-launched missile tests in nearly 3 years

North Korea has conducted its first missile test from underwater in nearly three years, in what experts say likely involved a yet-to-be-deployed submarine that the North had said is designed to launch nuclear weapons

October 15, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Interview

I saw ‘Whalefall’ … with a man who really got trapped in a whale

October 15, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Indonesia's new disaster mitigation chief plans to assess foreign aid to tackle wildfires

Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they would consider offers of foreign assistance to tackle the country's biggest forest fires in over a decade after President

October 15, 2026

Arts|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

European shares hit more than two-week high as sturdy earnings lift sentiment

European shares hit their highest in more than two weeks on Thursday, helped by solid earnings and a surge in healthcare stocks which have emerged as

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Europe|Technology

Police seize robot that groped 16-year-old girl, investigate whether young men were at the controls

German authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot

October 14, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance

PepsiCo warns 'energy drink' ban could run its India supplies dry as Red Bull sells on

PepsiCo told an Indian court on Thursday that a continued ban on the "energy drink" label could drive its top-selling products out of stock nationwide

October 15, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Election|Entertainment

Bollywood actor Imran Khan asked to leave India after participating in protest, media says

Indian authorities have asked Bollywood actor Imran Khan to leave the country by the end of the month, saying he breached immigration laws after joining a protest against

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Technology

Governments globally to turn to non-dollar bonds amid AI-driven liquidity crunch, Citi banker says

Governments and state entities

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

South Korea's KOSPI closes at 6-month low as chipmakers slump on AI worries

South Korea's benchmark KOSPI stock index closed at a six-month low on Thursday, as a heavy selloff in chipmakers triggered a

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology|World

Taiwan president calls for Micron, workers to negotiate 'sincerely' ahead of possible strike

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called on Thursday for US memory chipmaker Micron Technology and its workers to negotiate "sincerely"

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Is the AI rout making bonds safe again?

A rude awakening over the debt-fuelled AI binge has sent investors rushing out of stocks and into government bonds, which now seem to

October 15, 2026

Japanese insurers are poised to bring money back home - gradually

Some of Japan's largest asset managers are expected to unveil plans to buy more domestic bonds with markets focusing on whether they would step up divestments of overseas

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Sports

Man dies after falling off Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia

A man has died at Six Flags Over Georgia, police said, with witnesses telling CNN affiliate WXIA they watched the man fall off a roller coaster.

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Entertainment

What we know about the fatal roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia

October 14, 2026

Roller coaster rider's death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides

A man's death on a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia has raised questions about ride safety and regulation

October 14, 2026

Arts

Chicago Catholics rally for prayer in Pope Leo’s hometown after his lung cancer diagnosis

Catholics in Chicago and worldwide are rallying behind Pope Leo XIV after his lung cancer diagnosis

October 15, 2026

China opens a joint airfield in Laos with construction ongoing and eyes on its military role

China’s newly opened joint military airfield in Laos is Beijing’s first overseas facility focused on air power

October 15, 2026

Arts

Australia employment unexpectedly slides in September, jobless at 4.7%

Australian employment unexpectedly fell in September, data showed on Thursday, while the unemployment rate held at a five-year high, a soft result that had

October 15, 2026

Pope Leo is eating, celebrating Mass and walking after cancer surgery, but trip is in question

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Mass in a special room set up for him at the hospital after cancer surgery

October 14, 2026

Arts|MidEast|World

Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi oil company Aramco's headquarters, officials say

Iran-backed Houthi rebels have struck the headquarters of Saudi oil company Aramco in a strike that damaged the offices of senior executives

October 14, 2026

Arts

Watchdog group seeks to block Jared Kushner from serving in his volunteer envoy role

A Washington watchdog group is suing Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, to block him from serving as a top envoy without disclosing his finances and potential conflicts of interest

October 15, 2026

Arts

Mexican judge closes the case against immigration chief Francisco Garduño over 2023 Juarez fire

A Mexican judge has closed the case against Francisco Garduño, former head of the country’s immigration agency, related to the 2023 fire at a Ciudad Juárez detention center

October 15, 2026

Arts|Technology

Florida wins key ruling allowing it to enforce a law that targets social media use by kids

Florida has won a key court decision in a case involving a ban on social media accounts for kids under 14

October 15, 2026

Arts

US states seek children's data protections in Character.AI bankruptcy

A group of 40 state attorneys general on Wednesday urged a US bankruptcy judge in Delaware to protect young users of Character.AI and keep their data safe during

October 15, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro slightly leads Lula in Brazil runoff, Quaest poll shows

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro was seen slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heading into the October 25 presidential runoff, a Quaest poll showed on

October 15, 2026

Americas|Arts|Crime|Europe|World

Costa Rica opens mega-prison as organized crime fight intensifies

Costa Rica inaugurated a maximum-security prison on Wednesday as it stepped up its fight against organized crime after a surge in killings in what was

October 15, 2026

Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem, restores free trade deal with Israel

Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th government to do so, as new President Abelardo De La Espriella reversed his predecessor's break

October 14, 2026

Arts|Economy|MidEast|Science|Technology

Oil prices gain on attacks in Saudi Arabia, Iran's new tactics to target tankers

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco's headquarters and Iran said it was deploying new tactics to target ships and keep oil

October 14, 2026

Arts|Celebrity

UK prosecutor labels Russell Brand a ruthless sexual predator as his sex assault trial begins

A British prosecutor has accused Russell Brand of being a “ruthless” sexual predator who assaulted six women over the course of a decade

October 14, 2026

Arts|Political

'Cockroach' movement leaders jailed for 5 days after scaling barricades at New Delhi protest

Two leaders of India’s “Cockroach” youth movement have been sentenced by a local court to five days in jail after climbing barricades to protest in New Delhi

October 14, 2026

Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House

October 14, 2026

Arts|Business|Europe|Finance|Technology

Ukrainian ex-army officer's lawyers seek dismissal as Nord Stream pipeline blast trial opens

Defense lawyers for a former Ukrainian army officer charged with damaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines in blasts four years ago have called for the dismissal of charges in the first day of his trial

October 14, 2026

Arts

Katie Zacharia's debut shows the pitfalls and possibilities of White House press secretary's role

The new press secretary for Donald Trump’s White House stepped to the podium

October 14, 2026

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance|Lifestyle

Appeals court judges question the government about Trump's DC National Guard deployment

Dozens of Washington, D.C., residents have rallied outside a courthouse holding a hearing on President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to oppose the continuing presence of the military in the city

October 14, 2026

Arts

Nord Stream may have been lawful target, argue lawyers for Ukrainian accused of bombing

Lawyers for a Ukrainian ex-military officer accused of leading the bombing of Russia's Nord Stream pipeline in September 2022 argued at the start of his

October 14, 2026

Arts

United Auto Workers chief re-elected, now faces tough negotiations and US probe

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain’s re-election last week was a breeze. His second term leading the 400,000-member labor group might not be as easy.

October 14, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Indonesia’s top Muslim council opposes upcoming Andrea Bocelli concerts over Israel ties

Indonesia’s top Muslim clerical body has opposed upcoming concerts by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at Borobudur Temple and Jakarta

October 14, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|World

Nicaraguan families beg for answers as dissenters vanish into state custody

Thelma Brenes grew worried when her father in Nicaragua did not return her messages.

October 14, 2026

Arts

Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills two, Zelenskiy says no warning received

Russian forces struck the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles on Tuesday, killing two people in a high-rise apartment and hitting a thermal power plant in the second attack in

October 14, 2026

Saudi Aramco headquarters suffered extensive damage in Houthi attack, sources say

Oil giant Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran suffered extensive damage in an attack on Tuesday, with a fire spreading across several floors, three people with direct knowledge

October 14, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

BlackRock draws $205 billion in client funds as quarterly profit beats estimates

BlackRock surpassed Wall Street profit expectations and attracted $205 billion in total inflows in the third quarter, sending the world's largest

October 14, 2026

Arts|Finance

Japan's GPIF supporting global market liquidity, Mimura says

Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Wednesday the investment activities of the country's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) are supporting the "

October 14, 2026

BofA misses profit estimates on trading weakness, books $1.2 billion charge

Bank of America missed third-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday due to weakness in its trading business and disclosed a $1.2 billion charge

October 14, 2026

Arts

European countries, Vietnam to sign free trade deal on Sunday, officials say

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Vietnam are set to sign a free trade deal on Sunday, officials said this week, after long-stalled talks were relaunched last

October 14, 2026

China buys 8-10 US soybean cargoes in first deals since Trump-Xi summit, sources say

Chinese state buyers purchased 8-10 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans this week, the first such deals since the September summit between Presidents Donald

October 14, 2026

Taiwan cites progress on Alaska LNG after Trump says it will buy 30% of output

Taiwan said on Wednesday it was making progress in talks to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska LNG and

October 14, 2026

Arts|Europe|Finance|Technology

UK media regulator says concerns persist over X's handling of illegal content

Britain's media regulator Ofcom said on Wednesday it remained concerned about Elon Musk-owned X's handling of illegal hate and terrorism-related content

October 14, 2026

Arts|Business|Interview|Travel

There’s a hidden world behind Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar that hasn’t changed in centuries

October 14, 2026

Arts

Malaysia court denies ex-PM Najib Razak's request to suspend 15-year jail term

A Malaysian court on Wednesday denied former Prime Minister Najib Razak's request to suspend a 15-year jail term in connection with

October 14, 2026

Barbados joins push for global panel to tackle inequality

Barbados is joining a group of countries calling for the establishment of an international panel to address inequality, at a time when heightened geopolitical

October 14, 2026

Taiwan plans to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska pipeline project

Taiwan is planning to buy liquefied natural gas from a U.S. project once extraction starts and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it

October 14, 2026

Arts|World

Vietnam buries remains of 731 war dead nearly 6 decades after the Tet Offensive

The remains of 731 people believed killed during the 1968 Tet Offensive have been laid to rest in Ho Chi Minh City, nearly six decades after North Vietnamese communist forces launched coordinated surprise attacks across South Vietnam during the Lunar New Year holiday

October 14, 2026

Arts

China says it is willing to work with EU to boost stability of trade ties

BEIJING, Oct 14 - China is willing to work with the European Union to inject more stability and positive energy into economic and trade ties, Vice Premier He Lifeng told French diplomat Emmanuel Bonne

October 14, 2026

Pressured at home, EU leaders weigh China trade steps

European leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday to weigh up the future of trading ties with China, whose surging exports of cars and other

October 14, 2026

Vietnam says trade talks with US nearly completed; US officials more cautious

Vietnam and the US have nearly completed negotiations covering a trade deal, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc said on

October 14, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

India's 'cockroach' movement leaders detained in jail for five days, party and police say

An Indian court ordered that two leaders of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) be detained in jail for five days, the party and police said on

October 14, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance

ECB President Christine Lagarde signals no intervention in France’s fiscal crisis

October 14, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Meet the new Dashwoods: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star in ‘Sense and Sensibility’

Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Elinor Dashwood in a new “Sense and Sensibility” adaptation directed by Georgia Oakley

October 14, 2026

Trump admin silent as Russia hits American businesses with ‘drones and missiles’ in Ukraine

October 14, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Opinion

Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store clashed on social media. Behind it, power dynamics loomed

Kelly Clarkson's recent dispute with a Brooklyn store highlights the power dynamics between celebrities and everyday people

October 14, 2026

Iowa faces a reckoning over water quality and cancer rates in midterm campaigns

Iowa is grappling with water quality and cancer rates, bringing these issues to the forefront of state politics

October 14, 2026

Arts|Asia|Travel|World

Taiwan must 'bear the consequences' of water cannon incident, China says

Taiwan must "bear the consequences" of its Coast Guard using a water cannon against a Chinese fishing boat near an atoll in the South China Sea, a Chinese government

October 14, 2026

Arts|Election|Finance|MidEast

Trump’s foreign policy, Epstein and corruption allegations loom over Senate debates in Maine, Georgia and Iowa

October 14, 2026

Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil

October 14, 2026

Arts

SK Group Chairman Chey sells stake to Dell family office fund for $406 million

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has agreed the sale of a 1.34% stake in holding company SK Inc to an investment fund linked to Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell for 544

October 14, 2026

Rep. Collins and Sen. Ossoff clash over Epstein files in Georgia debate

Republican Rep. Mike Collins attacked Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff over campaign donations from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who has acknowledged meeting Jeffrey Epstein, while Ossoff countered accusing Collins of voting against releasing Epstein-related records, and helping to "cover up" evidence.

October 14, 2026

Arts|Technology

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of placing recording device in company conference room

An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials say was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company’s technology

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education

Cornell bans fraternity parties for rest of academic year after alleged gang rape

Cornell University will ban parties and social events at fraternity houses until the end of the academic year, its president said on Tuesday, responding

October 14, 2026

Arts|Business|Celebrity|Entertainment

Dolly Parton's nephew denies threatening to harm her estate, pushes back against restraining order

Dolly Parton's nephew, Bryan Seaver, has filed a court response to a restraining order from Parton's longtime manager, Danny Nozell

October 14, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Lena Dunham to bring back 'Girls' for a 5-episode run on HBO 10 years after its finale

“Girls” will return for a limited five-episode run a decade after its finale

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death

Witnesses watched in horror as a man riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was ejected from his seat and fell to his death

October 13, 2026

Arts|Technology

FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer over covert recording device, DOJ says

US federal agents arrested a Saudi national who was an OpenAI engineer and charged him with installing a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference

October 14, 2026

Arts

Russian strike on Kyiv residential building kills two, injures at least nine, officials say

A Russian strike on a high-rise residential building in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed two people and injured at least nine, while attacks in other Ukrainian regions

October 12, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

Character.AI files for bankruptcy, to sell some assets to Disney for $20 million

Chatbot platform Character.AI filed for bankruptcy late on Monday, saying it has agreed to sell some assets for $20 million to Walt Disney.

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime

Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder

A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy

US hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine, saying it violated money laundering, sanctions laws

The U.S. Treasury Department says it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws

October 14, 2026

Americas|Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast

Trump debates calling off livestream of firing squad execution after learning Fort Hood shooter was paralyzed

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur

October 13, 2026

Arts|Election

Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to throw out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers for former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake were ordered to pay for making false and misleading statements in a 2022 lawsuit

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Food

Four arrested after authorities uncover stolen watermelons worth $7K

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|US

Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada shool shooting is ordered detained

A Washington state resident charged with conspiracy in one of the worst school shootings in Canada’s history has been ordered detained pending further hearings in the case

October 14, 2026

Arts

Fed's Collins sees another rate hike on the table before end of 2026

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October 14, 2026

Arts

Los Javis storm global cinema with 'La Bola Negra.' It might mean Oscar glory for Netflix

“La Bola Negra,” a $15 million Spanish queer epic, is expected to challenge “The Odyssey” for best picture

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years to life for the death of Tupac Shakur

October 14, 2026

Arts|Economy|Science|Technology

US stocks edge back from their record following the first big batch of profit reports for the summer

The first big batch of summertime profit reports from U.S. companies made waves on Wall Street after topping analysts’ expectations, but many canceled each other out

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business

Wall Street banks see deals slow on market jitters but pipeline is strong

Wall Street's investment banking and trading stalwarts posted uneven third quarter earnings as both equity and bond markets were rocked by the ongoing Iran war, rising inflation and

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Travel

Police identify Atlanta man killed after being ejected from Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Crime|Finance|Sports

US sanctions Mexican cartel CDN's horse-racing, business network

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned four people and 11 entities tied to the Cartel del Noreste (CDN), targeting a business network spanning horse racing,

October 14, 2026

Tencent raises $5.7 billion in debt sale as demand defies AI scrutiny

Tencent Holdings has raised about $5.7 billion through US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings on Tuesday, drawing combined

October 13, 2026

World stocks dip on AI spending concerns; Brent settles lower

World stocks edged lower on Tuesday as concerns about AI spending weighed on chipmakers and investors looked ahead to more US corporate

October 13, 2026

MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is 'not unique’

The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Katie Zacharia, Trump's new White House press secretary, makes a brief appearance before reporters

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has faced reporters for the first time for a very brief turn at the lectern

October 13, 2026

Arts|Europe|Science|Technology|World

Cyberattacks hit European supermarket chains and disrupt refrigeration systems

Cyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France

October 13, 2026

Six Flags closes 9 rides after 1 person dies in an incident involving a roller coaster in Georgia

Six Flags has temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks

October 13, 2026

Trump says Houthis trying to drive up oil prices ahead of US midterm elections

President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Yemen's Houthi militants of deliberately trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the US midterm

October 13, 2026

Oil prices settle mixed, focus on US-Russia diesel deal, Saudi Yemen attacks

Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as hopes the US-Russia diesel deal could free up more supplies from Moscow offset attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen that could

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology|World

Boeing deliveries tick up to 57 jets in September

Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 57 jets in September, up from 51 in August and 55 a year earlier as the US plane maker works to ramp up production of

October 13, 2026

Arts|World

Trump suggests Russia and Ukraine did not agree to his ‘energy ceasefire’ before he announced it

October 11, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Greta Gerwig debuts first look at an epic, full-hearted 'Narnia' for Netflix -- and the big screen

Greta Gerwig has debuted a first look at “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew" that offers a full-hearted adaptation of C

October 14, 2026

Arts

Supreme Court will review asylum case of Nigerian man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider if a Nigerian man is ineligible for asylum because he cooked meals at a camp for leaders of a group the U.S. government considers to be a terrorist organization

October 13, 2026

CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Selma Blair accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting a police officer and nurse

Actor Selma Blair has been arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York

October 13, 2026

Arts

US Supreme Court to hear asylum fight involving Nigerian cook

The US Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to deny asylum to a man who was forced to prepare meals for an

October 13, 2026

Goolsbee says AI-induced inflation is 'jumping out of its lane,' Semafor reports

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday that inflation is starting to feel like "aggregate overheating" fueled by spillovers from the artificial

October 13, 2026

Martin Shkreli violated lifetime pharma industry ban, FTC and states say

Martin Shkreli has violated a lifetime ban from the pharmaceutical industry by trading stocks and discussing his opinions about companies in the industry, federal and

October 13, 2026

Dollar retreats from 18-month high as oil prices fall, inflation data in focus

The dollar slipped from an 18-month high on Tuesday as oil prices retreated and investors reassessed the AI-fueled rally that has supported demand for US

October 13, 2026

Trump says US still sharing intel with Ukraine, defends Russian diesel deal

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States continues to share intelligence with Ukraine and is working with both Kyiv

October 13, 2026

Arts

US Treasury yield peak still ahead as Fed likely to tighten again, PIMCO's Ivascyn says

US Treasury yields may have further room to rise, with the Federal Reserve likely to deliver one or two more rate increases before the current

October 13, 2026

Why billions spent on defense haven’t shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

October 13, 2026

Arts

Supreme Court to hear Trump's fight to shield DOGE records from disclosure

The US Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to decide whether President Donald Trump's administration can avoid handing over records to a watchdog group about its

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

What we know about Selma Blair’s flight disturbance, arrest and assault charges

October 13, 2026

Arts

Romanian pro-Russian former presidential candidate to be moved to house arrest pending fraud probe

A Romanian court ruled on Tuesday that Calin Georgescu, the pro-Russian former frontrunner in a cancelled 2024 presidential election, should be moved from police custody

October 13, 2026

S&P 500 opens lower after bank earnings; chips weigh

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Tuesday as chip stocks came under selling pressure again, while investors assessed a mixed set of quarterly results, including reports

October 13, 2026

Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says

Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies,

October 13, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance

European luxury's $350 billion blowout

European luxury firms have seen some $350 billion in value knocked off their combined market capitalizations this

October 13, 2026

Domino's forecasts muted annual same-store sales as competition, cautious consumers weigh on demand

Domino's Pizza on Tuesday scaled back its full-year sales outlook, warning that US and international comparable sales growth would remain muted, sending shares down about 3% in

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast

FBI, police to use luminol to search for blood in Olney "house of horrors"

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Awards season is approaching. Will this queer Spanish epic upset ‘The Odyssey’?

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Polish retailers remove some Halloween products after school stabbings

Polish retailers have begun removing some Halloween-themed products such as fake knives from shelves following three recent stabbing attacks at schools, company

October 13, 2026

Saudi leads jump in OPEC+ oil output in September, despite Iran war disruption

By Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova LONDON, Oct 13 - Oil producer group OPEC+ posted a sharp gain in production in September, OPEC said on Tuesday, driven by an increase from Saudi Arabia despite

October 13, 2026

European automakers urge support as VW warns of 'enormous pressure'

European automakers urged policymakers on Tuesday to do more to help them cope with Chinese competition and the shift to electric

October 13, 2026

Arts

Former right-hand man of purged Chongqing chief Bo Xilai under investigation, China's graft watchdog says

Huang Qifan, a former mayor of the Chinese city of Chongqing who survived the purge of his former boss Bo Xilai, has been placed under investigation over alleged corruption

October 13, 2026

Arts|Asia|Crime|Europe

South Korean police detain man over stabbing of eight people at shopping mall

South Korean police said they had detained a man suspected of stabbing eight people on Tuesday at a shopping mall in the city of Incheon, and the Yonhap news agency said one

October 13, 2026

Arts

France seizes another 'shadow fleet' tanker; Russia decries 'piracy'

France's military was taking a tanker suspected to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" skirting Western sanctions to Reunion island on Tuesday in what Moscow called

October 13, 2026

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia help Iran, contradicting US intelligence

President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Why the Paramount-Warner merger is a problem for democracy

The Paramount merger may make good business sense, but research shows putting more media power in fewer hands can come at a cost to the common good of citizens.

October 13, 2026

Arts

German airport briefly shuts after ‘emergency code’ transmitted in error by incoming plane

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business

Who's in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern? The pope

The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and norms to transfer papal power if a pope dies or resigns

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Environmentalists picket African Energy Week, urging an end to new oil and gas exploration

Climate activists in South Africa have picketed outside the African Energy Week conference, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Finance

Trump says he cares for Americans. They think he's more focused on his wealth, an AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on adding to his personal wealth than helping the country since returning to the White House

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Health

Selma Blair charged with assault after alleged violent incident at JFK

October 13, 2026

Poland blames Starlink sabotage on Russia

Poland blames Russia for an arson attack on a Starlink satellite station in September and two Turkish citizens have been arrested in connection with the sabotage

October 13, 2026

Arts|Interview|Technology

Q&A: Brian Eno on relaunching Opal Records, 'Music for Airports,' AI and Palestine

Brian Eno, the multi-hyphenate artist, producer, sound designer and political activist best known for his pioneering work in ambient and electronic music, relaunches his transformative label Opal Records on Friday

October 13, 2026

Arts

Sweden's Andersson says she is still unable to form a government

Swedish opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats said on Tuesday she is still unable to form a government one month after the country's parliamentary

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment|Technology

Stellantis CEO sees eventual US EV shift, says auto industry becoming more regional

The US auto market will eventually embrace electrification despite a slow uptake of electric vehicles so far, Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said on Tuesday, predicting the

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Health

Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed execution

The Pentagon’s plan to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s firing-squad execution creates a parenting challenge that extends well beyond the broadcast

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Health|Travel

Six Flags temporarily closes some roller coasters nationwide after man dies falling from ride in Georgia

October 13, 2026

Arts

Prosecutors drop three impeachment charges against Philippine VP Duterte

The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, approved the prosecution's withdrawal of most of the charges against Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, in a

October 13, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology

Hedge funds are a top draw in Asia as investors look beyond bonds

Hedge funds are drawing in new fans and a rush of capital from Asia, as pensions, family offices and other investors look to alternative

October 13, 2026

BlackRock cools on US stocks, turns bullish on short-dated Treasuries

The BlackRock Investment Institute said it had downgraded its view on US stocks to neutral, citing volatility around AI, and upgraded Treasuries, preferring short-term

October 13, 2026

Arts|Finance

Hundreds queue in Hong Kong to glimpse Van Gogh painting unseen in public for 60 years

Hundreds of people queued in Hong Kong on Tuesday to view a Vincent van Gogh painting never publicly exhibited in more than six decades, ahead of a

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Visa wins approval to prepare a bank card clearing business in China

Visa has received approval to prepare for a bank card clearing business in China, allowing it to compete in the country's payments market

October 13, 2026

Visa gets approval to prepare for domestic business in China

US payments firm Visa has received approval from China's central bank to begin preparations for a domestic bank card clearing institution in the country, ending years of waiting to

October 13, 2026

Arts|Finance|Technology

Stellantis Q3 shipments fall 1%, weighed down by North America production halt

Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis said on Tuesday its global third-quarter shipments fell 1% from a year ago to an estimated 1.3 million vehicles, hit by a summer production

October 13, 2026

Arts

Finnish Foreign Minister says US oil purchases from Russia 'not a good idea'

Feeding Russia's "imperial" war machine with additional revenue is "not a good idea", Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday in the wake of US President Donald

October 13, 2026

Passenger train derails in central Pakistan, killing at least 4 people and injuring 30

Officials in Pakistan say a passenger train has derailed, killing four people and injuring 30 others

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

‘Breaking Bad’ actor RJ Mitte dead at 34

October 13, 2026

Arts|Economy

Japan's wholesale inflation remains elevated, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike view

Japan's wholesale prices rose 6.8% in the year to September, according to data released on Tuesday, slowing from the previous month but highlighting mounting

October 13, 2026

US says it opposes Chinese 'coercion', after Belize, Paraguay ministers sanctioned

The Trump administration opposes "coercion and aggression" by China against countries for exercising their sovereign rights, the US State Department said,

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights activist RJ Mitte dead at 34

Actor RJ Mitte, whose personal experience living with cerebral palsy informed his role as Walter White Jr, the physically disabled son of a

October 13, 2026

Arts

South Korea says US raises intelligence cooperation concerns, Yonhap says

South Korea's ambassador to the United States said Washington had raised concerns about intelligence cooperation between the allies and that Seoul had not yet fully addressed

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Actor Selma Blair arrested and accused of abusing flight attendants

Actor Selma Blair was arrested after flight attendants reported a "physically abusive passenger" on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York, the Port

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

“Breaking Bad” actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte has died at age 34

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Travel

Saudi capital's airport to remain shut this week as airlines cancel services

Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh's international airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped flights

October 12, 2026

IMF cuts Latin America, Caribbean growth forecasts on energy shock, little AI boost

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean for this year and next and said most of the region was getting little lift

October 13, 2026

Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month

October 13, 2026

Arts|Europe|MidEast

Russia says its diesel exports may exceed volumes announced by Trump

Russia will be able to return diesel exports to levels above those US President Donald Trump has outlined under a deal with Moscow

October 13, 2026

Arts

Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic DC golf course

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt work for a day on a historic D.C. golf course, pending more court action

October 13, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

Trading Day: Fog of war

Oil and fuel prices rose on Monday following weekend attacks on a Saudi airport, which had a varied impact on global stocks.

October 13, 2026

US hopes diesel deal can 'soften' Moscow on peace talks, sources say

President Donald Trump's envoys told Ukrainian officials on Friday that a deal to allow Russian diesel

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology|World

Kroger plans to eliminate 3,000 corporate roles, memo shows, as it expands AI use

Kroger plans to cut roughly 3,000 corporate roles over the next three years, CEO Greg Foran told staff in a memo, seen by Reuters on Monday, as the grocer integrates AI into its

October 13, 2026

Arts

Saudis probe how defense systems failed to stop deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

Saudi Arabia has launched an investigation into how its air defenses failed to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle

Dogs bring calm and joy to students following shooting at Colorado high school

Evergreen High School has introduced two Labradors, Norene and Polenta, to help students cope with stress after a school shooting

October 10, 2026

Arts|Environment

Judge blasts Trump's DOJ over 'inexcusable' tree removal at DC golf course

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

October 12, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology|World

North Korea fires missiles days after South Korea's hypersonic test

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's fourth

October 12, 2026

Arts

Dating app Bumble in advanced talks to go private at $1 billion valuation, source says

Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a deal valuing the dating app operator at roughly $1 billion, a source

October 13, 2026

Africa|Arts|Economy|Environment|World

Congo's former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political-military coalition to replace the AFC-M23 alliance fighting government forces in eastern Congo, taking a

October 13, 2026

Arts|Food|Science

Hooked on tuna: People have been harvesting these ocean predators for 44,000 years

Bones in archaeological sites, ancient rock art, paintings on frescos and vases, written historical records and ethnographic accounts all helped researchers recreate a deep history of people and tuna.

October 13, 2026

Arts|Education|Europe|Technology|World

Likely unexploded ordnance kills teenager in northern Israel

A 14-year-old Israeli boy was killed and 24 people were injured when what was most likely an unexploded ordnance went off during a school hiking trip near the border with

October 12, 2026

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been

October 12, 2026

Arts|Europe|Finance|Science|Technology

Model blitz at Paris motor show as Europe-China rivalry heats up

Europe's car industry fought back against rising Chinese competition at the Paris car show on Monday with a wave of new model launches and

October 12, 2026

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (

October 12, 2026

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Archbishop of the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

The archbishop who oversees Catholic pastoral services for the U.S. military is condemning the proposed livestream of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution

October 13, 2026

Arts|Opinion|Science|Technology

Marijuana on the ballot for the final time in Idaho? Voters to decide if lawmakers have sole power to legalize

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity

Kelly Clarkson gets into war of words with Brooklyn store over an item she wanted to buy

October 12, 2026

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China gloom hits LVMH, dims hopes of luxury revival

Luxury bellwether LVMH on Monday reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter sales as a sharp deterioration in Chinese consumer mood

October 12, 2026

Arts|Sports|World

Michael Jordan jersey sets $14 million record for basketball memorabilia, auction house says

A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million in what an auction house says is the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia

October 12, 2026

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Reporters accuse India of crackdown on journalists, press freedom at youth-led protests

Police used excessive and targeted force on journalists covering youth-led protests in India, local press groups

October 12, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Chinese national accused of $1M nationwide fraud scheme arrested in Michigan

October 12, 2026

Arts|Asia|Economy|Finance|MidEast

Dollar holds 18-month high as Gulf tension, US inflation keep investors on edge

The dollar held at an 18-month high on Monday, supported by safe-haven demand as attacks escalated in the Middle East over the weekend, keeping investors

October 12, 2026

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US yield surge triggers mortgage hedging, adds to bond market pressure

The sharp rise in long-term US Treasury yields has spurred mortgage-related hedging that adds selling pressure to an already

October 12, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy

Starbucks says not buying Chipotle, ends takeover speculation

Starbucks is not buying Chipotle Mexican Grill, the coffee chain said on Monday, quashing talk of a deal that could have been the largest-

October 12, 2026

Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court, seeks suspension of voter list changes

Thousands of opposition demonstrators marched to India's Supreme Court on Monday and petitioned it against a

October 12, 2026

Arts|Opinion

Mamdani: 'ICE is rotten to its core'

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the ICE shooting that happened in New York City was “an outrage” and called for the agency’s abolition. The man was shot by federal immigration agents during a targeted enforcement operation. Mamdani said after the incident, he spoke with President Trump and his request to have the man released was unsuccessful.

October 09, 2026

There's more to Fleet Week than just looking up at the sky: Here's a look at SF's Fleet Fest

October 12, 2026

Arts|Crime

2 former SFPD officers among 3 killed in shooting in California home, sources say

October 12, 2026

Arts|Europe

NATO commander says the alliance does not want war but is 'ready to fight tonight'

NATO's top military commander says the alliance is "ready to fight tonight" if attacked

October 12, 2026

Arts

Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin. It goes nationwide this week

Elon Musk has been vocal against Alex Gibney's documentary “Musk,” calling the filmmaker names like “idiot” and “horrible human.”

October 12, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe

Police swooped on Renoir theft suspects fearing second museum heist, prosecutor says

French police accelerated the arrest of suspects in a theft of two Renoir paintings after one of the alleged thieves visited another museum, raising fears of an

October 12, 2026

French police detain student suspected of shooting the principal and a teacher at his school

French police have detained a 14-year-old suspected of shooting his middle school principal and a teacher

October 12, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Technology|World

China's carmakers export more as EU caps hybrid vehicle imports at 350,000 a year

China's passenger car exports have surged 64% in September compared to the same month in 2025, according to an industry association

October 12, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe

DNA and vehicle-tracking help French investigators recover stolen Renoirs and makes arrests

DNA left on a painting cover has helped investigators recover two stolen Renoirs and uncover plans for another heist, according to a French prosecutor

October 12, 2026

Arts|Science|Travel

Americans can now see a famous portrait of the Pacific Islander who captivated 18th-century England for the first time

Joshua Reynolds’ 1776 ‘Portrait of Omai’ portrays a commoner from Tahiti as a nobleman, reflecting European fantasies and assumptions about Pacific cultures.

October 12, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Europe

South Africa police deputy chief quits amid corruption and sex offense claims

South Africa's suspended deputy police head, Shadrack Sibiya, has resigned amid allegations of corruption and sexual offenses

October 12, 2026

Arts

UK's Farage pledges to suspend asylum claims for up to five years

Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party, announced on Monday he would ban anyone being granted asylum for up to five years if his party wins the next national

October 12, 2026

Arts

Citi seeks rapid resolution of its US regulatory burdens

Citigroup is seeking to rapidly resolve its efforts to address regulatory demands that have long dogged the third-largest US bank, in

October 12, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

China's $7.5 billion EU hybrid boom faces new curbs under China-EU deal

China's deal to curb hybrid vehicle exports to the European Union is set to deal a fresh blow to electric vehicle makers that ramped up hybrid shipments exempt

October 12, 2026

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Turmoil within Dolly Parton’s estate underscores the precariousness of family businesses after founders die

Even when there’s a will, there’s a way for things to go awry.

October 12, 2026

Arts

Leapmotor-Stellantis JV calls EU-China import cap deal 'interesting alternative'

The Stellantis-Leapmotor joint venture sees a deal between the European Union and China to cap imports of hybrid vehicles as an "interesting alternative to tariffs", its CEO

October 12, 2026

Arts

5 parenting tips that work just as well on adults

October 12, 2026

Arts|Interview|Opinion

Six reasons Democrats may fall short of a midterm landslide in November

Republican President Donald Trump's low approval ratings, voter concern over high prices and dissatisfaction with the Iran war have led many analysts and

October 12, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Russell Brand appears in a London court for trial on rape and sexual assault charges

Comedian Russell Brand has appeared in a London court for the opening of his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault

October 12, 2026

EU sanctions nearly 1,600 Russian people and firms linked to drone and missile parts

The European Union has imposed sanctions on nearly 1,600 Russian individuals and companies linked to Russia’s arms industry

October 12, 2026

Arts

Iran says it will reply to US response on Hormuz proposal once review over

Iran is still reviewing a US response to its proposal regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and will reply to Washington via intermediaries when the review is over,

October 12, 2026

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Heavy police presence calms tensions after Poland school attacks, Tusk says

A mass deployment of police to Polish schools has helped calm tensions, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, after three stabbing attacks in four days

October 12, 2026

Arts

Belgium strike partly shuts public sector as budget deal delayed

Belgium's public sector was partially shut down on Monday as unions staged a second day of nationwide strike action against planned government budget cuts, amid mounting

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment

Trump to campaign in Ohio, Alaska with Republicans facing tight races

With little more than three weeks to go until Election Day, President Donald Trump will make a new campaign swing this

October 12, 2026

Arts

Most Americans oppose betting on elections, government events, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Most Americans oppose using prediction markets to bet on US elections and other government actions, according to a Reuters/

October 12, 2026

The races that will decide control of the US Senate

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October 12, 2026

Arts

How the Iran war could make Trump an accidental climate president

October 12, 2026

INWIT investors line up financing for possible take-private, sources say

The leading shareholders in INWIT are arranging the financing for a potential take-private deal of Italy's largest

October 11, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Travel

Top oil executives dropped from event schedule after Riyadh attacks

Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as Saudi authorities pressed ahead with

October 12, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|World

Siberian hunters declare open season on bears after spate of deadly attacks

A brown bear bounds across the Siberian taiga before two hunters close in on their prey. Three shots ring out and the bear quickly drops dead in the long grass.

October 12, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Russell Brand is on trial for rape and sexual assault. His career has been a catalog of controversy

October 12, 2026

Volkswagen deliveries post steepest drop in more than four years as China weakness deepens

German automaker Volkswagen reported a 14.3% decline in global deliveries in the third quarter on Monday, its sharpest drop in more than four years, as weakness in China, its

October 12, 2026

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

October 12, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance

China home car sales downturn continues, exports retain momentum

China's domestic car sales extended their decline for a 12th successive month, while exports remained a key growth driver as automakers looked overseas to cushion the

October 12, 2026

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm

October 11, 2026

Arts|Election|Finance

As New Zealand First pushes culture-war policies, analysts warn of limited appeal

Winston Peters, the veteran leader of New Zealand First, has borrowed heavily from the culture-war playbook that has energised populist parties across

October 12, 2026

Arts

Taiwan says it is closely monitoring a series of Chinese live-fire drills

Taiwan defence minister Wellington Koo said on Monday that the military is monitoring a series of Chinese live-fire drills taking place along the country's coast this week.

October 12, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports|World

Hurricane Simon weakens to Category 3 as rains flood Mexico's Pacific coast

By Alberto Fajardo and Daniel Becerril MANZANILLO, Mexico Oct 11 - Hurricane Simon weakened to a Category 3 storm on Sunday as it moved parallel to Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing strong winds and

October 12, 2026

Arts|Asia|Environment|Finance|Science

As rising waters flood homes and temples, villagers protest India's $87 billion river-linking project

Standing knee-deep in the Ken River, with mud smeared on her face to symbolize a connection to land her family has farmed for more

October 12, 2026

Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message

October 12, 2026

Arts|Interview|Science|Travel|World

Strong earthquake rocks Panama

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has struck southern Panama, according to the US Geological Survey. CNN's Patrick Oppmann shares what his family in Panama is experiencing.

October 10, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Quentin Tarantino's first stage play will debut in London with Sacha Baron Cohen as star

Quentin Tarantino is bringing a swashbuckling stage comedy to London's West End

October 12, 2026

Arts

Pennsylvania shooter who killed 8 was family’s patriarch, father of toddler killed says

A man whose toddler was among eight people killed in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, says the gunman was a grandfather who never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary

October 12, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Interview|Sports

Iran calls latest US response to proposal insufficient, and other Mideast developments

A senior Iranian official says Tehran finds the latest U_S_ response to a proposal to end the war “insufficient."

October 11, 2026

Arts

Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers discuss regional tensions, state news agency says

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart about the recent escalation of the regional conflict and efforts to lower tensions, the Saudi state news agency

October 12, 2026

139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 on board capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said

October 11, 2026

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

October 11, 2026

Arts|Food|Interview|Opinion

Attorney: US moving forward with general court martial of airman

Air Force Major Jason Watson will face a historic general court-martial—the military's most severe trial—following his high-profile July arrest for calling for President Trump's impeachment in uniform at the U.S. Capitol. In pretrial confinement since August, his attorney told Erin Burnett the conditions amount to "cruel and unusual" solitary confinement.

August 25, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|MidEast|Science

After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping

October 11, 2026

Villages evacuated as flash flood from Budhi Gandaki River hits northern Nepal

Residents in north central Nepal have evacuated after flash flooding on the Budhi Gandaki River

October 11, 2026

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Six senators call for Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan

A bipartisan group of six senators are calling on 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

October 11, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

'Other Mommy' tops the box office with $27.5M; 'The Social Reckoning' opens to $5.5M

The Jessica Chastain horror film “Other Mommy” tops the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters

October 11, 2026

Arts

Eight years after a woman disappeared, a Philadelphia house holds possible clues to her fate and a wider mystery

October 11, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Travel

San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf hosts Fleet Fest for the first time

October 11, 2026

Arts|Crime|Interview|US

Neighbors in Erie community grapple with mass shooting: "Horrific and unimaginable"

October 11, 2026

Arts|Interview|Political|Travel

Traveling van holding tens of thousands of Epstein files makes stop in Lewiston

October 11, 2026

Arts|Travel

The story behind Anoka's little stone house on the Rum River

October 11, 2026

What’s next for the investigation into sexual assault allegations at Cornell

October 11, 2026

Arts|Technology

AM radio is disappearing from cars. Congress wants to stop that

October 11, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports|Travel

Post-tropical storm lashing southwest with coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds

October 11, 2026

Arts|Education|Finance

Protesters seeking India election chief's ouster detained, as 'cockroach' leaders released

Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic

October 11, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|World

Indonesia moves 8 endangered orangutans to safety after Borneo fires

Indonesian authorities and conservation workers successfully moved eight orangutans to a safe location after the endangered primates' homes were destroyed by wildfires in

October 11, 2026

Trump sticks with tariffs even as US voters turn against them before the midterms

President Donald Trump shows no signs of budging from a trade policy that many Americans don't like as the midterm elections loom

October 11, 2026

Trump says Ukraine should get a new leader as he spars with Zelensky over US-Russia diesel deal

October 10, 2026

Arts|Education

From theatre to streets, Gen Z protester Neha Bora a new face of India's youth unrest

A little-known doctoral student has emerged as one of the most visible faces of a protest movement in India that has mounted the most

October 11, 2026

Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, 5 missing

Nepali authorities urged villagers on Sunday to move to safer places after a flood in a river in the central part of the country swept away several houses

October 11, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Europe

Polish leader says school attacks were fueled by online glorification of violence

Prime Minister Donald Tusk says recent attacks at Polish schools are “spontaneous acts” fueled by the online glorification of violence

October 11, 2026

Arts|Finance

Missile attack on airport in Saudi Arabia's capital kills 12 people and injures over 300

Saudi Arabia has extended the closure of the country’s main international airport a day after a missile attack on the facility killed 12 people from several countries and left more than 300 injured

October 11, 2026

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Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested amid FBI hacker crackdown

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October 11, 2026