Sunday, October 25, 2026

Brazilians vote Sunday in the runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. The last Datafolha poll has Flávio at 51 percent of valid votes and Lula at 49 percent, Folha and G1 said. Datafolha calls it a technical tie…

President Trump said Saturday a new US strike on Iran could come "maybe tomorrow" or a deal could still be reached. The Wall Street Journal said the carrier USS George Washington is restocking missiles in the region…

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump voted early in person Saturday in West Palm Beach, the Washington Post and New York Post reported. Trump said he voted for all Republicans in Florida. He has voted by mail…

Audi will build its first US assembly plant near Macon, Georgia, President Trump said Saturday at a Perry rally, CNBC and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. CNBC put the plan at about $4 billion; the AJC said…

Spot gold fell below $4,000 an ounce Friday to about $3,998, its lowest since mid-July, CNBC reported, citing market data. Bullion was on track for its steepest weekly loss in over four months as oil stayed elevated…

Instacart held early sale talks with DoorDash and Uber, TechCrunch and Bloomberg Law reported this weekend. No deal is done yet. Instacart shares jumped more than 9 percent Friday on the news while Uber and DoorDash…

The New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers play Sunday at Stade de France in the NFL's first regular-season game in Paris, NBC News and the Associated Press reported. The league closed its NFL House fan site…

Alexander Volkanovski kept his featherweight title with a second-round finish of previously unbeaten Movsar Evloev at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, ESPN and MMA Junkie reported. The finish came at 4:54 of round two. Petr Yan…

Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists, and Jamal Murray scored 42 as Denver beat New Orleans 141-135 in overtime, ESPN and the Associated Press reported. The Nuggets erased a 23-point deficit. Jokic…

Wisconsin beat 16th-ranked USC 24-7 in Madison on Saturday night, ESPN and the Associated Press reported. Former Trojans back Bryan Jackson scored against his old college team. It was Wisconsin second win over a ranked…

Nineteenth-ranked Texas beat seventh-ranked Ole Miss 34-27 in Austin on Saturday night, CBS Sports and the Associated Press reported. Arch Manning ran for two scores in the win. A final-play interception by Jelani…

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at home on Saturday as Nicolas Jackson scored both goals, the Guardian and Sky Sports reported. Erling Haaland headed City level before Jackson hit again late. City’s perfect league…

The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 67-62 in Game 4 on Saturday to even the WNBA Finals at 2-2, the Guardian and USA Today reported. Gabby Williams scored 17 points. Angel Reese was held to eight points…

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in World Series Game 2 on Saturday, ESPN and the Associated Press reported. Sal Frelick tied it with a sixth-inning homer, and Cooper Pratt’s seventh-inning single gave…

UCF beat second-ranked BYU 39-31 in double overtime Saturday for the program’s first win over a top-five team, CBS Sports and ESPN reported. A roughing-the-kicker call in the second overtime set up UCF’s winning…

Heavy rain and landslides in Sri Lanka have left thousands of people in distress, the Sunday Times and Newsfirst reported, citing the Disaster Management Centre. The Sunday Times put those affected at 9,351 with 12…

Riyadh main airport resumed flights Sunday after closures tied to Houthi attacks, Gulf News and the Associated Press reported. Saudi air defenses said they halted an incoming threat over the capital city. Terminals 1…

On this day in 1983, the US invaded Grenada after a coup and the death of leader Maurice Bishop, History.com and the Naval Institute said. Leaders said they acted to protect about 1,000 Americans living there. The…

A drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei area killed more than 150 people, local officials said to the Guardian and NBC News. Abyei’s caretaker information minister put the dead at 153. Officials blamed Sudan’s…

Google can link a phone SIM number to every Google account on an Android device, Engadget and Android Authority reported. The default has been on since late 2025. Users can switch off automatic verification in the…

Helen Chiang is leaving her post as Xbox's first chief operating officer after about three months. The Verge, Polygon, and GamesRadar reported the exit. CEO Asha Sharma announced it in a short memo and said her duties…

Jack Dorsey’s Block released Dessa, a speech-to-speech AI model trained only on human conversation, TechCrunch and The Verge reported. Reviewers say it laughs, pauses, and even sounds tearful. It can run on a MacBook…

According to Variety, Ken Atchity, the book agent and producer behind "The Meg" films, died Monday at 82. He made more than 30 films and wrote more than 20 books. He is survived by his wife, Kayoko Mitsumatsu, and two…

People with advanced small-cell lung cancer lived longer on Amgen’s tarlatamab plus durvalumab than on durvalumab alone, OncLive said from DeLLphi-305. The death risk fell by more than half, and doctors call it a big…

According to Smithsonian Magazine, a Spanish cave holds at least 110 Latin inscriptions from a Roman sanctuary site. Researchers say women left votives to a goddess called Domina. It is the largest such cave set they…

Colorado Governor Jared Polis expanded a flood disaster order to 12 southwest counties, KKTV reported Saturday. The state deployed 100 National Guard members to the hard hit zone. NBC News said evacuations remained in…

Divers found a bronze signet ring carved with the Lighthouse of Alexandria in sunken palace ruins off Egypt, Live Science and The Art Newspaper reported. Egypt’s antiquities ministry said it is the first such seal…

Long security lines at Copenhagen Airport left hundreds of SAS and Norwegian passengers rebooked or missing flights, The Local Denmark, Berlingske, and DR reported. SAS rebooked 352 travelers. Norwegian said more than…

A vendor outage hit American Airlines booking and check-in tools on Friday, the Dallas Morning News and WFAA reported. FlightAware tracked about 756 delayed American flights that day. American said its systems were…

Porridge is booming in the UK as "fibremaxxing" trends online, the Guardian reported, with oat searches and cafe menus expanding. The Grocer said take-home fibre volumes still fell 0.5 percent in the year to August 9…