Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday at a hospital in Rome, where doctors took out part of his right lung. The Vatican said tests confirmed a common type of lung cancer called adenocarcinoma. Doctors said there were no…

Florida executed James Robertson, 63, on Tuesday at Florida State Prison, near the town of Starke. He strangled his cellmate in 2008 and later said he committed the killing because he wanted a death sentence. It was…

Bank of America agreed on Tuesday to pay more than $1.2 billion to settle claims that it broke rules on money laundering and sanctions. Regulators said the bank failed to report more than $5 billion in suspicious deals…

Twelve senators from both parties wrote to President Trump on Tuesday and urged him to cancel his diesel deal with Russia. They called it "a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies." They also asked him to…

Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv late Tuesday, striking the CHPP-4 power plant and a nine-story apartment building, where one person was killed. Zelensky said Ukraine again got no early warning from its partners…

Hurricane Simon held at 90 mph Tuesday afternoon while drifting west off Mexico's Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center said. Mexico discontinued the mainland hurricane and tropical storm watches. A hurricane…

India's Supreme Court did not hear opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's petition against a review of voter rolls on Tuesday because the filing had 14 defects. The chief justice said the case will be listed once they are…

Josh Allen ran for 121 yards and threw for 210 as the Buffalo Bills beat the Los Angeles Rams 37-34 in overtime on Monday night. After Greg Rousseau blocked a Rams field goal attempt in overtime, Tyler Bass kicked a…

Stanford's Robert Hall and Columbia's Michael Woodford, both Americans, won the 2026 Nobel prize in economics on Monday. The Swedish academy said their models help central banks and governments smooth out booms and…

South Korea's Kospi index fell 5.46% on Tuesday to its lowest close since July as foreign investors dumped chip stocks. Samsung Electronics dropped 7.39% and SK hynix 10.09% after a Chinese rival touted new memory…

The Saudi-led coalition says it shot down a Houthi ballistic missile fired at Riyadh on Monday night, the third straight day of attacks on the capital. The Houthis said they aimed at King Khalid International Airport…

President Trump's envoys told Ukrainian officials that a deal letting Russia export diesel is meant to coax Moscow back to peace talks, Reuters reported. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner also said Vladimir Putin is not…

Rallygoers attacked a protester in a "Release the Epstein Files" shirt at President Donald Trump's rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday. Trump mocked her and said, without evidence, that protesters were paid. The…

The top super PAC for Senate Democrats is pulling planned ads from Georgia's Senate race, saying Sen. Jon Ossoff has a competitive lead in the polls. It is moving the money to other states as both parties shift their…

President Donald Trump held a rally in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday to help Sen. Dan Sullivan, who faces a close race against Democrat Mary Peltola. Trump told the crowd to vote for "the real Dan Sullivan" and urged…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin agreed on Tuesday to a bill that would end horse-drawn carriage rides throughout New York City, including Central Park, in June 2028. The City Council is scheduled…

A federal judge on Tuesday barred officials from cutting more trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington through Oct. 26. Hundreds of trees were cut down there over the weekend. Judge Ana Reyes also ordered top…

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held her first briefing on Tuesday and ended it after about 14 minutes. She took questions from just three reporters, all from conservative outlets. She spent much of the…

The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear the Trump administration's bid to keep a watchdog group from getting records about the Department of Government Efficiency. The key question is whether DOGE is an agency…

Two major Republican super PACs are pulling planned ad money from the races of Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa. The money will go to other House races instead. The move is…

Early voting began Tuesday in Georgia, where Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff faces Republican Rep. Mike Collins and the governor's race is open. Some voters lined up before polls opened. Ossoff and Collins were set to…

Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned Tuesday as U.S. ambassador to Greece, soon after the White House said it had asked her to step down. The move follows Wall Street Journal reports that she sought $100,000 from a Trump donor…

Democrats are questioning why federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home near Washington three weeks before the midterms, a step Justice Department practice usually avoids. At a rally in Ohio, President Trump…

Pfizer is laying off about 150 workers at its plant in Portage, Michigan, because it expects demand for some of the products made there to drop. It says the cuts are not about how workers did their jobs, and it will…

Eye-care company Bausch + Lomb said CEO Brent Saunders is leaving by mutual agreement with its board. Chairman Thomas Appio, who also runs parent company Bausch Health, is now interim CEO. The company did not give a…

Medical device giant Stryker is investing $400 million in CMR Surgical, the British company behind the Versius surgical robot. Stryker will become the exclusive U.S. sales agent for Versius, and the deal gives it an…

The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that a crash in AI stocks could threaten global financial stability. It named an AI market correction as one of three main near-term risks. The others are a sharp rise…

The owner of the UK fashion chains Hobbs, Whistles and Phase Eight said on Tuesday that it had been hit by a cyber attack. Its shops are still open, but several of its computer systems are unavailable and online orders…

Kroger plans to cut 3,000 corporate jobs over the next three years as it leans more on technology and AI. That is about 37% of its 8,200 corporate staff. CEO Greg Foran told employees the company must simplify and move…

Quantum computing company IonQ has agreed to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3 billion. IonQ says the deal will help protect against future quantum threats. IonQ shares fell more than…

Albertsons has withdrawn its financial forecast for the year and started a full review of its business after its second-quarter profit fell sharply. Adjusted earnings of 36 cents a share still beat analysts' estimates…

Dating app Bumble said Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in a $1.3 billion deal that would take the company private. Ithaca will pay $6.05 a share in cash, and its founders will become co-CEOs…

Johnson & Johnson shares fell sharply Tuesday even though the company beat adjusted earnings forecasts and raised its 2026 outlook. A one-time charge tied to its proposed talc litigation settlement and two deals cut…

UnitedHealth Group reported third-quarter profit and revenue above Wall Street's forecasts and raised its full-year outlook to at least $20.50 a share. The insurer said its medical costs came in lower than analysts…

JPMorgan Chase earned $15.3 billion in the third quarter but fell short of Wall Street's profit forecasts for the first time in nearly three years, Reuters reported. Rivals Goldman Sachs and Citigroup posted profits…

The Los Angeles Rams released kicker Harrison Mevis on Tuesday, a day after he missed two field goals in a 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills. The team is signing Blake Grupe from the New York Jets' practice…

Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal will miss one to two months with a torn calf, coach Rod Brind'Amour said on Tuesday. Staal, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy during last spring's Stanley Cup run, was hurt in…

Alexander Zverev beat Alexander Bublik 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 on Tuesday to reach the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals. It was his first match since he secured the year-end No. 1 ranking. Zverev, who said his ankle was bothering…

Barcelona came from a goal down to win 4-1 at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday. Lamine Yamal set up goals for Fermin Lopez and Anthony Gordon early in the second half. The win gives Barcelona two…

Formula One announced on Tuesday that it has signed a 10-year agreement to hold a race in Rwanda. The African Grand Prix will take place on a new purpose-built circuit near the capital, Kigali, beginning in the early…

England's women defeated Greece 5-0 in Leicester on Tuesday, winning their World Cup playoff tie 8-1 on aggregate. Alessia Russo and Lauren James each scored twice, and Georgia Stanway added a powerful header. England…

Atlético Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Pablo Barrios scored in the first minute and Ademola Lookman added a late second after Leny Yoro was sent off. United have now gone five…

Arsenal beat Lille 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday with three goals in a short burst in the second half. Jurrien Timber, Eberechi Eze and substitute Bukayo Saka scored. The win extended Arsenal's run of…

Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson is expected to get a two-game ban for punching Bills pass rusher Bradley Chubb, reports said Tuesday. Cameras caught the punch as players swapped jerseys after Buffalo's 37-34 overtime…

The Milwaukee Brewers lead the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the NL title series. Game 3 is Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, and lefty Robert Gasser will start for Milwaukee. Only one team has ever come back to win a…

Nathaniel Lowe broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night. Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey…

A game-worn, signed jersey that Michael Jordan wore in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold privately for $14 million, Hunt Auctions said Monday. That is a record for basketball memorabilia. The buyer is Ron Firman…

A Ukrainian man accused of helping blow up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 goes on trial in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday. Prosecutors say he led a team of divers. He denies the charges, and Ukraine has denied…

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in London on Wednesday, the BBC and Reuters reported. Britain says it will speed up the delivery of air defence missiles to Kyiv. It is…

A new report says Britain and Ireland should set up a formal process to help paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland wind down. The author, Fleur Ravensbergen, said the chance to act may not last. She said the groups…

A student protest in Tirana, Albania, turned into clashes with police on Tuesday. Police used tear gas and water cannon, and they detained 23 people. The students want better school conditions, and many want Prime…

Britain's domestic spy chief, Ken McCallum, said on Tuesday that Iran has shifted toward harder targets in the UK, including military sites. He said a suspected plot near RAF Fairford was not unique. MI5 investigations…

Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party has agreed to form a coalition government with three other parties. Together they hold 207 of 395 seats in parliament. Party leader Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is the first…

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has been named leader of a new coalition that includes leaders of the M23 rebel group. The group says it wants to end tyranny in Congo by all means, including force. Analysts…

The EU opened two more groups of membership talks with Ukraine on Tuesday after Hungary lifted its veto. Four of the six groups are now open. Hungary acted after Ukraine passed a new law to protect schools for its…

The Saudi-led coalition struck a fuel depot on the edge of Sanaa, Yemen's capital, after telling people to stay away. Soon after, missiles and drones were shot down over Riyadh and other Saudi cities. The strike…

The IMF now expects the world economy to grow 3.1% this year, up slightly from July, as AI investment offsets high energy prices from the Middle East war. But it warned that growth is becoming uneven. It sharply cut…

Imran Khan's party says it will go to court to fight the federal takeover of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the province it has run since 2013. Pakistan's president imposed emergency and governor's rule there on Sunday. The…

Drones hit two cargo ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast overnight into Tuesday, and officials said one of them sank. Five sailors from that ship were rescued, but 11 are still missing, while all 15 crew of the other…

Chatbot maker Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to sell its assets, and Disney has offered $20 million for a license to some of its technology. Disney hired the company's former CEO last month. Other…

Apple launched a new $299 Apple TV 4K streaming box on Tuesday, with an upgraded chip and built-in microphones that let users talk to Siri without the remote. The new Siri AI is meant to help viewers find shows…

Xbox chief Asha Sharma told employees on Tuesday that Microsoft is forming Xbox Labs, a small team that will experiment with new gaming technology. The move follows a wave of fan-made game ports and mashups that were…

More than 400 scientists, including Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, put out an open letter on Tuesday. They want AI companies to lock down models that can carry out cyberattacks, and to cut them off from the…

Software company Airtable is laying off a large part of its staff weeks after Bending Spoons bought it for about $1.3 billion. The company did not say how many jobs are being cut. Airtable had about 800 workers before…

Federal prosecutors have charged an OpenAI engineer with hiding a recording device in a meeting room used by top staff in San Francisco. Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was arrested Friday and went to court Tuesday. OpenAI…

Meta's new Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses received their first reviews on Tuesday. They have open-ear speakers and an AI assistant but no camera, and they cost $349. Reviewers praised the battery life and the ordinary…

Apple on Tuesday introduced HomeView, a smart home display that pairs a 7-inch screen, a speaker and its new Siri AI assistant for $299. It can sit on a table or mount on a wall, and it recognizes each family member by…

Google will let Android users launch personal applications they build with artificial intelligence directly through Google Play, without publishing them to the public store. The private apps will not appear in search…

Meta has released Muse Wonder and a stronger version, Muse Wonder Full, its first attempt at a top-tier AI model. Using Wonder in the Muse agent app will need a $20 or $100 monthly plan. Meta says the model is built to…

Google has released its Gemini 4 Argon AI model to paying users and developers. It comes two weeks after a small launch for security partners, and Google says Argon beats rival models on several tests. The starting…

An AI expert said Tuesday that a new Anthropic study on AI "worms" is a big step. Anthropic says its tests suggest small AI models may be months away from copying themselves onto smart ovens and cheap TV boxes. The…

Reese Witherspoon is buying back her production company, Hello Sunshine, from Candle Media with help from Paris-based Mediawan. Hello Sunshine made shows like Big Little Lies and The Morning Show. Mediawan has also…

HBO has ordered two seasons of a new animated comedy from three people behind the long-running cartoon Archer. The show, Merrick & Treves, follows a secret Victorian police team that travels through time to stop Jack…

Sam Levinson, who created Euphoria, has signed a big TV deal with Amazon, trade outlets said on Tuesday. He will make shows only for Amazon and its Prime Video service. Until now, all of his TV work was made for HBO…

Usher and Chris Brown have canceled four stadium shows on their R&B Tour in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Columbia and Indianapolis. The promoter said it wants to protect the health of the crew and performers. The…

HBO is bringing back Lena Dunham's comedy 'Girls' for a five-episode limited run. Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells will all return to the roles that made them famous. Production…

Hulu has ordered Ryan Coogler's reboot of 'The X-Files' to series. Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel star as two FBI agents assigned to an old unit that handles unexplained cases. Coogler wrote and directed the…

Marvel's 'VisionQuest,' starring Paul Bettany as Vision, premiered Tuesday night on Disney+ with two episodes. The series ends the trilogy that began with 'WandaVision.' The Hollywood Reporter praised Bettany and James…

Walt Disney Animation Studios has released a new trailer for 'Hexed,' its animated film about a teenage girl who finds out she has magic powers. Hailee Steinfeld voices the lead, and Jodie Foster voices a villain…

Calvin Harris on Tuesday announced his first headline tour of North America, an 18-date arena run in spring 2027. It opens April 1 at Boston's TD Garden and ends May 27 at the Kia Forum near Los Angeles. General ticket…

RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. on "Breaking Bad," has died at 34, and his representative said Tuesday that he died by suicide. Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, used his fame to speak up for disability…

Netflix on Tuesday released the first trailer for Greta Gerwig's "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew," which is set to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." The film, based on the Narnia prequel novel, opens in IMAX theaters…

A Las Vegas judge on Tuesday sentenced Duane "Keffe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison for the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis, 63, was convicted of first-degree murder in August and remains the only…

A North Carolina judge on Tuesday refused to block Atrium Health's plan to cut copays for teachers and state workers in the State Health Plan. The plan says the program could raise its costs, and it warned that…

Walmart says it will cover more than 250 prescription drugs at no cost for U.S. workers in its health plans starting in 2027, including some insulin and inhalers, and workers with Type 2 diabetes can get GLP-1 drugs…

About one in six U.S. teens have moderate to severe anxiety symptoms, a new study in JAMA Pediatrics found. Girls were nearly twice as likely as boys to report severe symptoms. Many teens with anxiety got no treatment…

Women with autoimmune diseases are more likely than men to be told their symptoms are psychological, a study led by the University of Cambridge found. More than 6,600 patients took part. About 43% of the women said a…

The FTC and seven states asked a federal judge on Tuesday to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt of court. They say he broke his 2022 lifetime ban from the drug industry by trading stocks in at least 60 drug companies…

CVS agreed on Tuesday to pay $315 million to settle a federal case over opioid prescriptions. The government said CVS stores filled illegal prescriptions for addictive drugs and then billed federal health programs for…

Babies whose mothers ate a Mediterranean-style diet while pregnant were less likely to have both colic and eczema, a Harvard-led study of 1,324 mothers and babies found. Seafood in pregnancy was also linked to lower…

People with very severe long Covid had a different mix of bacteria in their mouths and lungs than people with mild symptoms, a UK study of 771 adults found. The differences were tied to breathing, thinking and gut…

A study of 624,713 first births in Sweden found that women who got the HPV vaccine before pregnancy had lower odds of preterm birth and some other problems. The link was stronger in women who were vaccinated before age…

A study of lab tests from more than 1 million women in the U.S. and Israel found sudden changes in bone, liver, kidney and blood fats around menopause. The changes were smaller in women on hormone therapy. Some…

The FDA has finalized a rule that lets manufacturers swap some or all of the salt for salt substitutes in 139 foods with federal recipe standards, such as many cheeses, breads and canned vegetables. The agency says the…

Pennsylvania has reported a sixth death in its measles outbreak, a 39-year-old woman in Franklin County who was not vaccinated. The state has recorded 1,137 cases. Nationwide, more than 4,000 cases have been confirmed…

The UN's top climate science panel is meeting in Ethiopia this week. Its members are stuck on when to publish their next big report. Saudi Arabia, Russia, India and China want a delay to 2029, while poor and at-risk…

Scientists used high-speed video to film how a honey bee's stinger keeps pumping venom after the bee flies away. They found that two valves inside it work like a pair of pistons. The study was published in the…

Scientists have named a previously unknown crocodile relative from Morocco that lived about 170 million years ago. Tiny black dots on its fossil turned out to be extremely thin, needle-like teeth. The researchers think…

Crews in Long Beach, California, were set to begin emergency repairs on Tuesday to a boardwalk and seawall smashed by waves from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel. At least 13 beachfront homes have been declared…

Argentina's Iguazu National Park reopened on Tuesday after a day closed by a huge flood on the Iguazu River. Heavy rain linked to El Niño pushed the river to about 12,000 cubic meters per second. Officials checked…

Official figures released on Tuesday show that UK wild bird numbers have fallen to their lowest level since records began. Average populations across 132 native breeding species fell 19% between 1970 and 2025. Farmland…

A fossil found on England's Isle of Wight in 1924 has been named a new species of dinosaur. Researchers say Invictibellatrix amberina is the first clear sign of a megaraptor in Europe. The predator was about three to…

The Pacific east of the date line has broken a 2018 record for storm energy, scientists said, driven by a strong El Niño. The last five hurricanes there all became major storms. Meanwhile, the Atlantic has been…

About a quarter of the glaciers in the contiguous United States have disappeared since the mid-20th century, a new study finds. Total glacier volume has dropped by about a third. California's Sierra Nevada has been hit…

El Niño has set another record, as Australia's weather bureau says weekly sea temperatures in the central Pacific are the highest in its records. The event is still growing ahead of a peak expected in December…

SpaceX launched a cargo Dragon to the International Space Station from Florida before sunrise on Tuesday. The capsule carries more than 6,300 pounds of supplies, including the last pair of new solar arrays for the…

Crowds hoping to see golden larch trees are packing trailheads in Washington's North Cascades. With little parking, some drivers are leaving cars on the shoulder of Highway 20, so the state has cut the speed limit to…

Jimothy, the short-spined raccoon that became a Seattle mascot this summer, is now a dog toy at some Pacific Northwest Costco stores, where the plush toys sold for $10.99 each at the Tukwila warehouse on Monday. Some…

Grocery prices in Britain rose 2.5% over the past year, up from 2.3% in the previous month, according to new industry figures. Shoppers are relying more heavily on special offers as worries about petrol costs and the…

Most adults in the UK took a holiday in the past year despite travel disruptions, a new survey from the travel group Abta found. City breaks overtook beach trips as the most popular kind of holiday. But more people say…

A committee in Mexico's lower house has approved a higher entry fee for most foreign tourists who visit the country in 2027. The fee would rise from 983 pesos to 1,158 pesos, a smaller jump than the government first…

Ann Marie Harper, a 71-year-old grandmother from Ayrshire, Scotland, will compete in the Miss Great Britain Classic final on Oct. 16. The category is for women over 45, so some rivals are 26 years younger. She says she…

British travelers heading to Europe should not try to apply for the EU's new Etias travel permit, the travel group Abta said on Tuesday. The system has been delayed and is not open yet. More than 150 websites already…

Protein has been added to foods from chips and pudding to ranch dressing, as shoppers chase the popular nutrient. Retail data counts more than 37,000 products with protein claims. Some nutrition experts say added…

A University of Exeter study looked at 1,192 seafood recipes in Good Housekeeping from 1923 to now. It found that British home cooking has narrowed sharply. Since the 1970s, cod, haddock, tuna, salmon and prawns have…

South Australia will become the first part of Australia covered by the Michelin Guide, with its first picks revealed at a ceremony in Adelaide on Wednesday evening, local time. Anonymous inspectors have been dining…

Police on Tuesday named the man killed on the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia as Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, of Atlanta. Police said he was thrown from the ride Monday and hit other riders before he fell…