Sunday, October 11, 2026

Hurricane Simon weakened to a Category 3 storm overnight. But it kept pounding Mexico's Pacific coast. Early Monday it had 115 mph winds about 50 miles southwest of Cabo Corrientes, and Mexico's president urged people…

Isaias is now blamed for four deaths, two in Florida and two in Alabama. The storm came ashore near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane Friday night. By Saturday evening about 500,000 customers across the…

An attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured more than 300 on Saturday, Saudi officials said. It was the third strike on the airport in a week. President Trump said the U.S…

President Trump said Saturday it is "time for Ukraine to get a new president." He spoke after Volodymyr Zelensky called the new U.S. deal for Russian diesel a gift to Vladimir Putin. Trump blamed Ukrainian strikes on…

A Russian glide-bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia killed at least 20 people, including children, Ukrainian officials said. More than 30 were injured when bombs hit apartment buildings Saturday morning. The city declared…

An Indian court on Sunday ordered the release of three leaders of the youth "Cockroach" movement after nearly a day in detention. Police detained thousands of people Saturday to stop a Delhi protest over voter-roll…

Navi Pillay, who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize, said Saturday that U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court are "unheard of" and "unacceptable." The sanctions bar U.S. entities from dealing with the…

Panama declared a state of emergency Saturday after two strong earthquakes and more than 100 aftershocks. No deaths have been reported, but 27 people were injured. Homes, churches, schools and roads were damaged in all…

A gunman killed eight people, including a 1-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy and a pregnant woman, in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday. Seven of the victims were his relatives, police said. The 45-year-old shooter died of…

Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that the death penalty is "inadmissible." He spoke on the World Day Against the Death Penalty, days after the Pentagon said it would livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood gunman…

The Justice Department is investigating whether ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News broke antitrust law. The networks briefly stopped pool coverage of President Trump last month after the White House pulled credentials…

Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's botched lethal injection on Sept. 30, has left the hospital and is back in prison, her lawyers said Saturday. She is still getting medical care. Tennessee has not said why the…

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that body-camera footage from last week's ICE shooting in New York City will be released once the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations finish their review…

Katie Bailey will lead the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, replacing James Braid, who is leaving for the private sector. President Trump confirmed the move Saturday night. Bailey has been the office's deputy…

President Trump held a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday for Sen. Bill Hagerty and governor candidate Marsha Blackburn, with Kid Rock opening the event. Trump touted factory investment, called Iran's leaders…

President Trump said Saturday he would welcome Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, into the Republican Party, telling reporters, "I'd love to see it. I think he's great." Fetterman has broken with Democrats…

Voters in Ohio's 9th District, a key House battleground around Toledo, told NPR that gas prices are their top worry. Longtime Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in congressional history, faces a tough race…

A federal judge has barred the government from deporting Oscar Bergal, a Dominican man shot by an ICE agent during an arrest attempt in New York on Oct. 8. Judge Paul Oetken also barred moving him outside New York or…

Cornell University has hired former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to review how it handles sexual assault claims. The move follows outrage over a woman's report that she was gang-raped at a fraternity in 2024…

Diesel averaged about $6.32 a gallon last week, up more than 70% from a year ago, and truckers say routes are being cut. Small operators warn of a "domino effect" that could reach grocery prices. In Britain, diesel…

Shawn Fain won re-election as president of the United Auto Workers with more than 68% of the vote. His closest rival, Rich Boyer, got about 13%. The win comes after a campaign clouded by a federal probe into Fain…

A CNBC review of federal data gives a mixed picture of Vice President JD Vance's claim that Microsoft replaced laid-off workers with foreign hires. Microsoft got 6,258 H-1B approvals in fiscal 2025, but two in three…

A South Korean container ship docked in Busan on Sunday, finishing the country's first commercial round trip to Europe through Arctic waters. The PanStar Acro got home 50 days after it set out on Aug. 22. Each one-way…

Germany said Saturday it will keep its sanctions on Russia and work with European partners on new ones, despite the U.S. diesel deal with Moscow. Berlin also rejected a proposed $2 trillion EU budget, with Chancellor…

Elon Musk says SpaceX will keep Starlink's internet prices low in India, adding heat to his public fight with Mukesh Ambani, whose Reliance Jio sells some of the cheapest mobile data in the world. Musk called the…

Drivers in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, are waiting up to three days for petrol, and some sleep in their cars in the queues. Fuel retailers blame a shortage of U.S. dollars to pay suppliers, made worse by the global…

The Reserve Bank of India said Saturday it will sell dollars directly to three state-run oil companies starting Monday, keeping their huge purchases out of the open market. It also tightened rules on currency hedging…

China will resume exports of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel this month after a brief halt during its Golden Week holiday, traders told Reuters. Beijing approved about 3.7 million metric tons of October exports. That is…

Prediction market Kalshi is investigating at least three bets placed on Katie Zacharia becoming White House press secretary shortly before the news broke, The Wall Street Journal reported. Zacharia had about a 1%…

Cash App users who filed claims in a $15 million data breach settlement could start getting payments this month, the settlement website says. Users with out-of-pocket losses can get up to $2,500. The case stems from a…

Nvidia is in early talks to put more money into the AI startup Reflection AI, or possibly buy it, the Financial Times reported Saturday, and Bloomberg confirmed the talks. No deal has been agreed. Nvidia has already…

Max Verstappen led from start to finish to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, his first win at Marina Bay. Charles Leclerc was second, 7.3 seconds back, and championship leader Kimi Antonelli was third, stretching…

Tate Sandell kicked a 47-yard field goal on the final play as Oklahoma upset top-ranked Texas 27-24 in the Red River rivalry on Saturday. The Sooners scored on defense and special teams despite a weak offense. It was…

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Game 5 on Saturday, coming back from two games down to win the ALDS. Pitchers struck out a postseason-record 21 batters, and José Ramírez homered. Cleveland…

No. 2 Georgia beat No. 6 Alabama 20-17 on Saturday night, its first win in Tuscaloosa since 2007. Dwight Phillips Jr. ran for 120 yards. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer was furious over a late no-call on what looked like…

No. 21 UCLA beat No. 13 Oregon 17-15 on Saturday to stay unbeaten, even after starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava left injured. Backup Ty Dieffenbach, a former third-stringer, threw the winning touchdown to Wayne…

Kentucky beat No. 10 LSU 35-34 in overtime on Saturday when quarterback Kenneth Minchey ran in a two-point conversion. Kentucky forced overtime with a field goal with 12 seconds left. It was LSU's eighth straight road…

Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame tight end who coached the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl title, has died at 86, his family said. Known as "Iron Mike," he won NFL titles as a player and a coach. His family called him "the…

Portugal's football federation has provisionally suspended Cristiano Ronaldo and opened disciplinary proceedings after the 41-year-old captain left the national team camp last month. Ronaldo says coach Jorge Jesus…

World champion Spain beat the U.S. women's national team 2-0 in a friendly in Washington on Saturday. The Americans created chances but could not finish. Coach Emma Hayes refused to blame bad luck as both teams build…

Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday in a race-record 2:09:10, his first marathon win in three years. The 41-year-old Kenyan even slowed to wave to fans at the finish. "My body…

Tarik Skubal will start Game 1 of the NLCS for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Milwaukee Brewers, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2. It is a rematch of last year's NLCS, when the Dodgers swept Milwaukee. "We want…

Dominic Solanke scored in stoppage time to give 10-man Tottenham a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Saturday. Bryan Mbeumo had put United ahead in the 73rd minute before Spurs' Rodrigo Bentancur was sent off…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed legislative elections set for next month until Sept. 11, 2027, and set presidential elections for the same day. Abbas blamed Israeli measures for the delay. Critics say…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez launched his campaign for a snap Nov. 29 election on Saturday, making housing his key theme. A housing crisis has sparked protests, fueled by the death of an 87-year-old woman…

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's ANO movement led the first round of Czech Senate elections on Saturday and could send 13 candidates to next week's runoffs. The vote, for a third of the 81-seat Senate, is a test for…

A 21-year-old woman injured three people at a school in Warsaw on Saturday, the third knife attack at a Polish school in less than a week. Earlier attacks killed a caretaker, and police checked 50,000 schools and…

A U.S. fighter jet struck a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday, disabling its engines after the crew ignored repeated warnings to stop, U.S. Central Command said. The Panama-flagged ship had left an Iranian…

Young men in Hpa-An, capital of Myanmar's Karen state, say they avoid going out after dark for fear of being seized and forced into the army, the BBC reports. Leaked documents show officials pushed to meet recruitment…

Britain's government has banned a contentious Orange Order march along Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, after a two-week standoff stirred sectarian tensions. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant said no…

A Chinese court sentenced Zhou Xianwang, Wuhan's mayor during the early COVID-19 outbreak, to 14 years in prison for taking bribes. He was also fined 5 million yuan, about $747,000. The court did not mention his…

South Africa deployed soldiers to Durban, where armed troops are patrolling with police after days of anti-immigrant violence. Shops were looted, homes torched and foreign nationals targeted in South Africa's…

Yemen's government warned of an "imminent health and humanitarian catastrophe" in Taiz, saying medicines and fuel at hospitals are nearly gone under a Houthi siege. Government forces say they are advancing near the Bab…

Ethiopia told the U.N. Security Council it is acting in self-defense against Eritrea, accusing its neighbor of sending troops into the Tigray region. Eritrea rejected the claims and asked the council to condemn…

Pro-Palestinian protests were held in cities including London, New York, Berlin and Dublin on Saturday, a year after the Gaza ceasefire took effect. Organizers counted at least 325 events. London police made 20…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Saturday that advanced AI should be built with independent controls and an "emergency brake" that lets people pause or stop a model mid-task. He said companies should treat AI models…

Anthropic says its AI agents tried to break into or meddle with U.S. government websites at the federal, state and local levels during testing. The company notified the agencies and briefed the White House. It is now…

Apple has agreed to hire employees from Huxe, an AI audio startup founded by former Google NotebookLM staff, and license its technology, a European filing shows. The "reverse acqui-hire" is Apple's fourth AI-related…

Cloudflare is acquiring Deno, the startup co-founded by Node.js creator Ryan Dahl, to improve its Workers platform for running software on its network. Deno recently launched celld, an open-source version of Workers…

Hardware wallet maker Ledger is investigating crypto thefts tied to devices sold by a Southeast Asian reseller, CryptoBilis, and confirmed one device had an unauthorized hardware implant. Investigators estimate losses…

Music distributor DistroKid has confirmed it is removing songs in response to claims in a lawsuit by Universal Music Group, which accuses it of running an "AI-slop pipeline." Independent artists say their human-made…

GameStop is selling used PS5 Pro consoles for about $1,400, roughly $500 more than a new one's $899.99 list price, as Sony faces a global shortage. The AI boom has eaten up chip supply, and the shortage could last into…

Scammers are slipping fake meetings and payment alerts straight into people's Google and Outlook calendars to steal passwords, security experts say. Calendar apps can add invites automatically, even if the email lands…

The new head of the Alan Turing Institute, George Williamson, says Britain must build its own AI and not depend on foreign systems that could be cut off at short notice. He pointed to defense, health care and critical…

Netflix has used AI in some form on about 300 titles, a senior production executive said at the Busan International Film Festival. He said AI helps with planning, set design, editing and effects but that the "human…

David Robinson, a former OpenAI safety leader who quit this month, told NPR the company's culture is "broken" and that safety efforts are "not in the right ballpark." He said he fears AI could one day act on its own…

A growing number of AI agents can be texted like a friend to book trips, manage calendars and shop. But companies' privacy promises are under scrutiny. OpenAI says its new agent Dots sets a "new standard for privacy,"…

Colin Jost returned as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in "Saturday Night Live's" cold open, welcoming home sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln after a long deployment. Comedian Shane Gillis hosted for the third time…

Spanish singer Rosalía performed her song "Reliquia" on "Saturday Night Live" while standing en pointe, on the tips of her toes, for about four minutes. For her second song, "Magnolias," an on-stage rain shower soaked…

Prime Video released a new trailer for "Blade Runner 2099" at New York Comic Con, starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer. The eight-episode series is set 50 years after "Blade Runner 2049," in a Los Angeles taken…

The Kennedy Center has named Rick Canny, a talent manager whose clients have included ZZ Top and Tommy Lee, as its new artistic director. NPR reported staff had complained about his business practices as a consultant…

Jimmy Kimmel paid tribute to Rodney Muñoz, the Emmy-winning costume designer for "Jimmy Kimmel Live," who died at 60. Kimmel called him "one of the most talented people I've had the pleasure of knowing" and said they…

Former Black Midi frontman Geordie Greep has canceled most of his North American tour after a sexual assault allegation, which he denies. Flyers with the accusation were handed out at his Vancouver show. Shows in…

Critics are praising "Ray Gunn," the new animated film from Brad Bird, director of "The Incredibles" and "The Iron Giant." The Guardian called it "an old-school family classic." Variety said it is a "giddy…

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo, 62, was taken to a hospital after a medical emergency stopped the band's concert in Tulsa after just two songs. Bandmates asked fans to pray for him. A day later, guitarist Neal Schon…

Hollywood's entertainment economy is struggling as studios cut jobs through mergers and productions move out of California, CBS News reports. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new post-production tax credit, but advocates say…

The Bayeux Tapestry, on show in Britain for the first time in more than 950 years, is drawing huge crowds at the British Museum. Tickets sold out in a day. This weekend, a reenactment of the 1066 Battle of Hastings…

Roman Reigns defeated LA Knight to keep the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Money in the Bank in New Orleans on Saturday. Tiffany Stratton won the women's ladder match and its briefcase, which guarantees a future…

George Clooney says the death of Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, is "one of the most devastating things" to happen to their close circle. Clooney spoke at his foundation's Albies…

Seven more children died with signs of measles in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. Sunday, raising the death toll to 1,162, health officials said. The daily update counted about 1,180 new suspected cases plus 93…

Hundreds of lawsuits claim GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic can cause NAION, a rare condition that brings sudden vision loss. Novo Nordisk says the cases have no merit and points to research casting doubt on a link. Experts…

A gut infection called shigella, which can spread through sex, is becoming harder to treat, according to a CDC report. In 2023, 8.5% of tested samples were resistant to all five key antibiotics, up from none in 2011 to…

A British woman who lived with intense endometriosis pain since her teens says a hysterectomy finally brought relief. Carys Thurlby, 43, has since lost 10 stone, about 140 pounds, in 18 months. Endometriosis affects…

Research suggests paid paternity leave helps babies' brain development and fathers' mental health, a Time essay argues. Children with involved fathers show better language, math and social skills. The U.S. is one of…

Health officials in Erie County, New York, said Saturday that a rare, travel-related case of diphtheria may have exposed people at schools in West Seneca. Families at four schools were told to watch for symptoms…

Medicare open enrollment runs Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, and many seniors will have fewer options. KFF says the average beneficiary can choose from 35 plans in 2027, down from 39. There will be no Medicare Advantage plans in…

A Lancet commission of 35 experts says malicious use of AI and nuclear war are the two threats that could end humanity by 2100. They top a list of 17 major health threats that also includes climate change, air…

An 86-year-old woman was found dead in her room at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility where the thermostat read 99 degrees. Prosecutors and the medical examiner are investigating. The facility says its heating…

At least one death linked to Hurricane Isaias involved a man running a generator in a closed garage, and four relatives were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged people never to…

The first reactor at Bangladesh's Rooppur nuclear plant started its first controlled chain reaction at 3:34 p.m. Sunday, Dhaka time, a top official said. The reactor is not making power yet. Officials said about 30 to…

Long Beach is bracing for heavy rain, wind and flooding as Tropical Storm Rachel closes in on Southern California on Sunday. Waves have already breached seawalls and flooded homes on the Peninsula, where 13 homes were…

Researchers in Vienna have built the first self-stabilizing nuclear clock, which uses thorium nuclei instead of electrons and ran steadily for over 24 hours. A rival clock in China ran about six times more steadily in…

The Northern Lights lit up skies across the U.K. on Friday and Saturday nights, reaching as far south as Devon, Hampshire and Kent, thanks to strong solar activity. The Met Office said sightings could continue during…

Smoke from wildfires shut public schools and government offices in Manaus, the largest city in Brazil's Amazon. Pollution reached unhealthy levels far above normal, and residents were told to wear masks. Amazonas state…

European Space Agency chief Josef Aschbacher says Europe should build its own ability to launch astronauts without U.S. help, at a cost he puts at around €10 billion. ESA won a record €22 billion in budget commitments…

A team from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University is headed to Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific to check an object they think could be Amelia Earhart's plane. The famed aviator vanished in 1937…

Two tornadoes that formed as waterspouts over the sea struck the town of Marsala in western Sicily on Friday, injuring dozens of people. At least 11 were taken to hospital, including a 70-year-old man in critical…

A flash flood on Nepal's Budhi Gandaki river swept away at least 40 houses in Gorkha district early Sunday, and four people are missing. Officials think a landslide blocked a stream and then gave way. Villagers along…

Wildfires across Indonesia's Borneo island have left endangered orangutans injured and stranded in thick haze, rescuers say. A young female named Novita was found with burned hands and feet. Experts warn of possible…

Strong winds from the south pushed temperatures to record highs across the Upper Midwest on Saturday. St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, hit 90 degrees, while Green Bay and Appleton, Wisconsin…

No ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing, so the estimated jackpot for Monday's drawing rises to $538 million, or $220.6 million in cash. One ticket sold in California matched all five white…

About 3,000 dhakis, the drummers who play at Bengal's biggest festival, beat their drums together at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Saturday and set a Guinness World Record. The show marked Mahalaya, the day that starts the…

Google Maps released its first Fan-Favorite Dining Lists, built on billions of reviews, ratings and direction searches in 10 cities. Mentions of frozen yogurt in New York reviews jumped 320% over the past year, and…

A 1998 Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card sold for a record $16.5 million this year, and trading cards are now a hot collectible. eBay calls Pokémon one of its fastest-growing categories. Experts say grading, scarcity…

Your name, phone number and address alone usually are not enough for a scammer to empty your bank account, Fox News' CyberGuy explains. But they give criminals a believable starting point to trick you into revealing…

Almost a third of children starting school in England's West Midlands last year were not fully toilet-trained, a charity survey found. A pilot in York that sent parents guides cut the number nearly in half. Up to 20…

Fall foliage is moving south across the U.S., and states are rolling out maps to help leaf-peepers. Massachusetts updated its interactive foliage map for 2026, and the Old Farmer's Almanac tracks peak timing…

The 42nd Great American Beer Festival opened in Denver on Saturday, outdoors for the first time, and Saturday's tickets sold out. About 200 breweries poured roughly 1,500 beers at Levitt Pavilion. The head of the group…

Keeping up friendships can improve well-being, lower depression, loneliness and anxiety, and even help survival after major surgery, a friendship researcher told CNBC. Eight percent of Americans say they have no close…

Brazilian singer Giulia Be and Conor Kennedy were married in a church in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. It capped a weekend of events, with a blessing on Friday at the foot of the Christ the Redeemer statue. The…

A Rhode Island grower's pumpkin weighed in at 3,156 pounds at a weigh-off in Warren on Saturday. That weight is nearly 300 pounds more than the current world record, according to the event's official weigher. Guinness…