Saturday, October 31, 2026

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to stop threatening election officials over how they handle ballots, CNN, CBS News and The Guardian report. The order blocks demands to set ballots aside or purge…

Los Angeles police have arrested two people, including her boyfriend, on suspicion of killing Christina Downer, the sister of a "Saturday Night Live" writer, NBC Los Angeles and Variety report. She went missing nearly…

The Trump administration is preparing to deport dozens of Afghan immigrants to Pakistan, NBC News and ABC News report. Some may be family of Afghans who worked with American troops. Advocates fear the group will then…

The Justice Department sent letters warning state election officials they could face jail if they fail to keep election records, ABC News and Votebeat report. The letters came days before Tuesday's election. Some state…

One person was killed and six were hurt in a shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in a Fairfield, California, mall on Friday night, the Los Angeles Times and ABC News report. Three are in critical condition. No one has…

The United States canceled the group photo at a G20 meeting in Atlanta after several countries refused to pose with Russia's top diplomat, the BBC and the Guardian report. Britain, Australia and European nations were…

A federal appeals court has blocked an order to open the 2027 diversity visa lottery, according to Fox News. The court said the immigration law firm that sued had no legal standing to bring the case. The lottery admits…

Four cities will share nearly $300 million to fight violent crime, according to Fox News and a Justice Department release. They are in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri, and were picked from nearly 50…

A federal judge did not rule Friday on James Comey's request to throw out the Justice Department's latest case against him. Comey's lawyers say the deadline to charge him has passed. Prosecutors say new evidence could…

The Justice Department has sent a new wave of subpoenas in its probe of an alleged effort to put a second Dan Sullivan on Alaska's ballot, ABC News reports. Alaska's governor has ordered his own probe. Democrats deny…

Starbucks said sales at stores open at least a year rose 7.2% worldwide last quarter, CNBC and Nation's Restaurant News report. Sales at its American cafes rose 7.7%. But the coffee chain expects its total revenue to…

House prices in Britain rose just 0.5% in the year to October, the slowest pace in more than two years, The Guardian and Reuters report. Higher mortgage rates are putting buyers off. A Bank of England rate rise is…

Leaders of Weil, Gotshal and Manges have recommended that the famed law firm shut down, CNN reports. Its partners are set to vote on that plan in the coming days. An AI law firm called Crosby has bid for its brand…

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Walmart, Delta and other companies to explain how they use personal data to set prices, AP and Fox Business report. Fox Business says nine companies got the orders. The agency…

BP's quarterly profit nearly quadrupled to about $8.5 billion, CNBC and the Guardian report. High fuel prices tied to wars and refinery outages drove the jump. Climate campaigners called the profits obscene, the…

Leicester Tigers won 22-16 at Bristol on Friday to go top of the Prem, The Guardian and BBC Sport report. The visitors scored four tries to one and took a bonus point. Bristol played part of the first half with 13 men.

England's Red Roses beat the United States 55-12 in New Jersey on Friday, The Guardian and BBC Sport report. Wing Claudia Moloney-MacDonald scored four of England's nine tries. The win followed two losses to Canada…

Ballon d'Or organizer France Football is looking into a set of bets that correctly picked this year's exact top five, The Guardian reports. Twelve accounts on Polymarket placed the bets, Le Figaro reports. French…

England beat Papua New Guinea 34-12 at the Rugby League World Cup but are almost sure to go out, The Guardian and BBC Sport report. They now need Tonga to crush Samoa on Sunday. England's women's team is also out of…

Major League Baseball's labor deal ends December 1, and owners are expected to lock out players soon after, AP and CBS Sports report. The two sides are split over a salary cap. The 2027 season is set to open March 24.

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren will miss 8 to 10 weeks with a small tear in his right knee, NBC Sports and Fox News report. He is the third Thunder starter hurt in a week. The team chose treatment instead…

Aston Villa say they will take legal action against TV pundit Jamie Carragher, the Guardian and the BBC report. The club called his comments about Villa and its fans unacceptable insults. Carragher has since said his…

A police raid on a gay bar in Taipei weeks before Pride has some questioning Taiwan's welcoming image, The Guardian and Reuters report. Officers rounded up 51 customers for questioning. The Guardian says the city's…

A high-speed train crash near Urda has shaken Spain weeks before a snap election, The Guardian and the Associated Press report. It was the country's second deadly rail disaster of the year, after a January crash. Rival…

A tall rock tower fell in Turkey's Cappadocia region on Thursday, Reuters and The Independent report. Three people were killed and five were hurt at the popular tourist site. Officials said heavy rain likely caused it…

Canada and the European Union have launched a new partnership called the Alliance for the Future, The Guardian and the Washington Examiner report. Leaders unveiled it at the end of a two-day summit in Montreal. Other…

Tens of thousands of people marched in more than 50 Italian cities Friday against rising living costs and military spending, CNN and NBC News report. The protests were mostly peaceful. Police used a water cannon on…

Riot police faced protesters outside Poland's Constitutional Court after its chief judge was suspended, the Guardian and the BBC report. President Karol Nawrocki flew back to Warsaw and forced his way inside. He said…

The State Department has approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, NBC News, CNN and the BBC report. Allies are paying. Zelensky warned the missiles may not arrive for years…

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic plan to honor one shared signal that lets websites opt out of AI training, The Verge and SiliconANGLE report. Today, sites must set that choice for each company. The signal would…

Applebee's Android app held a built-in password that opened a customer database, according to TechCrunch. A security researcher found it using AI tools, and the flaw has since been fixed. The chain's owner says it has…

A tampered version of an official Claude Code extension sat in Cursor's marketplace for about 11 hours Thursday, The Verge and Ars Technica report. Cursor says up to 5,000 users may have installed it. The code could…

Meta has settled a lawsuit from a teen who said its apps were addictive and hurt her mental health, CBS News and NBC News report. The terms are secret. Snap now stands alone as the defendant in the Los Angeles trial.

The Kelly Clarkson Show won five awards at the Daytime Emmys on Friday, more than any other program, Variety and People report. General Hospital took the top drama prize for a sixth straight year. Sherri Shepherd won…

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor Bash Croft have won The Celebrity Traitors, BBC News and The Independent report. The two faithful players caught the last two traitors, Maya Jama and King Kenny. They will give…

A Los Angeles judge has dissolved a restraining order Olivier Martinez sought against his ex-wife Halle Berry, ABC News and the Los Angeles Times report. But Berry's time with their 13-year-old son stays limited for…

Aerosmith played its first show in about three years on Thursday at the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Times and Variety report. Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl played drums for most of the band's set. A second show is…

Florida prosecutors have dropped a felony charge against rapper Rick Ross, saying there was not enough evidence, AP and CBS News Miami report. He still faces a lesser charge of domestic violence battery. Ross has said…

Actor Margaret Qualley and musician Jack Antonoff have filed for divorce after three years of marriage, the Los Angeles Times and AP report. The uncontested case was filed Friday in Brooklyn. The Times says the couple…

Actor Selma Blair has apologized in an Instagram video, weeks after her arrest following an incident on a flight to New York, NBC News and ABC News report. She has pleaded not guilty to two assault charges. She said…

An Australian coroner has linked the death of martial artist and actor Richard Norton to unapproved peptide drugs, NBC News and The Guardian report. Norton, 75, died in March 2025. The coroner wants regulators to…

Connecticut has recorded six flu deaths in a season that started early, according to NBC News. All six people were 55 or older. Flu cases in the state rose more than 22% in a week, and hospital stays rose more than 64%.

Congo's Ebola outbreak has leveled off at about 400 to 500 new cases a week, according to AP. Experts say that is still a very high number. Fewer than a quarter of new cases come from known contacts, so the virus may…

The first sea turtle eggs known to be laid on California beaches could soon hatch, the Los Angeles Times and CBS Los Angeles report. The 204 eggs are at a Long Beach aquarium. Experts are not sure the eggs are…

A fire at a lab on the Savannah River Site in South Carolina set off an emergency on Wednesday, CNN and the Washington Examiner report. The fire was put out. Officials said no contamination was found outside the…

More than 107,000 plant and animal species are used or sold in the wildlife trade, according to The Guardian. That is more than twice an earlier estimate. Researchers say the online exotic pet trade and gaps in data…

Very high tides flooded parts of the California coast this week, Fox Weather and the Los Angeles Times report. Los Angeles and San Francisco set water level records. In Huntington Beach, 114 homes and other buildings…

On this day in 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by two of her own bodyguards, History.com and The Indian Express report. The killing followed an army raid on Sikhism's holiest shrine. Deadly…

A powerful storm was forecast to bring rain to California and the Southwest this Halloween, according to Fox Weather on Thursday. It will then move east, bringing heavy rain, storms and snow to 35 states. Rain could…

The roof of a Manhattan water tower where rare barn owls were nesting has been removed, according to the Associated Press. The move exposed the nest and angered bird lovers. State officers ordered the owner to stop the…

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther made public his 95 Theses against the sale of church pardons, History.com and the German History in Documents and Images archive show. The list helped start the Protestant…