Monday, November 2, 2026

Democrats lead in seven key Senate races in the last New York Times/Siena polls before Tuesday's vote, the Washington Examiner reports. Their leads run from 11 points in Michigan to a near tie in Iowa. Voters who made…

A Learjet 60 flying from Austin to the Bahamas crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, killing all nine people aboard. About 600 nearby residents needed shelter for the night, a county official…

Israel's leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, urged President Trump in a phone call on Saturday to strike Iran right after Tuesday's election, Axios reports. Trump wants the talks with Iran to play out for now, Axios says…

President Trump held his last rally of the midterm campaign on Sunday night in Salina, Kansas, after a stop in Iowa. He plans a closing speech on Monday at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the Associated Press…

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalized after a stroke on Saturday, his office said Sunday, NBC News and Fox News report. He is awake and alert at Johns Hopkins. His chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, said "we…

A federal judge in Alaska dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to hold certain ballots in the state's Senate race and delay certification, NBC News, Fox News and the BBC report. The case was over two…

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says President Trump agreed to grant a visa right away to the mother of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old from Ghana shot dead in the Bronx, the Associated Press and Fox News report. She…

Senator Susan Collins says attack ads against her in Maine's close Senate race are full of "outright lies," Fox News reports. She blames Democrats led by Chuck Schumer. Her rival, Democrat Troy Jackson, closed with an…

Voters on Tuesday will decide control of the House and Senate, choose 36 governors and weigh 145 statewide ballot measures, Fox News and PBS News report. The measures cover voter ID, abortion, taxes and transgender…

Michigan Democrats scrambled on Sunday after Haley Stevens, a Democrat in Congress, backed Republican Mike Rogers for the Senate, the Associated Press reports. Her longtime chief of staff quit, the AP says. Rogers said…

US stock futures rose Sunday evening ahead of a busy week, Yahoo Finance and FXStreet report. Voters pick a new Congress on Tuesday, and the October jobs report comes out Friday. Tech stocks led the gains after a…

Ryanair's profit fell 15% in the six months to September as fuel costs jumped, RTE and the BBC report. The airline says staff may face temporary pay freezes. It expects European airfares to rise next year, but not…

Big banks and stores, including JPMorgan Chase and Amazon, are blocking AI agents like Meta's Muse from working for their customers, CNBC and The Verge report. The firms cite security risks. Some others, like Walmart…

Oil prices fell early Monday on signs that the US and Iran are seeking a diplomatic end to their war. Brent crude was down 3.91% at $109.00 a barrel before New York markets opened, CNBC reports. Iranian and Qatari…

Apple posts its quarterly results after the market closes on Monday, its first earnings call with John Ternus as chief executive. Analysts expect sales of about $113 billion, Yahoo Finance and Reuters report. Reuters…

Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes and ran for the winning score in overtime as the Bengals beat the Titans 43-36, ProFootballTalk and the Associated Press report. Burrow threw for 462 yards in the wild game, and…

The Commanders scored 27 straight points to beat the Eagles 27-10 on Sunday night, ProFootballTalk and the Associated Press report. It was Jayden Daniels' first win as a starter in more than a year. The Eagles have now…

Luka Dončić scored 45 points with 15 rebounds as the Lakers beat the Raptors 131-125, USA Today and the Associated Press report. He also had five steals and eight 3-pointers. No NBA player had ever posted that full…

Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov made 26 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-0 on Sunday, the Associated Press and the North State Journal report. He is now 10-0 this season. He is the third goalie in NHL…

Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the Formula 1 world title on Sunday by finishing third at the Mexican Grand Prix, The Guardian and Autosport report. At 20, he is the youngest champion in the sport's history. Max…

The Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28-24 on Sunday when Malcolm Roach sacked Patrick Mahomes on the game's final play, the Associated Press and DenverSports report. The win put Denver in first place in the…

Japan opened a new national agency on Monday to lead its work when big quakes and other disasters hit, Kyodo News reports. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is its head. Goshi Hosono will be the minister in charge of it…

German leaders promised a tough response after riots and looting in Frankfurt over the Halloween weekend, tagesschau and CNA report. Police arrested 54 people, and about 100 officers were hurt. Shops were looted after…

Ukraine's main air raid alert app was hacked late Sunday, the BBC, the Kyiv Independent and ABC News of Australia report. It sent false warnings of radiation, chemical attack and street fighting in Kyiv. Hours later…

Israeli strikes killed eight people in Gaza on Sunday, the BBC and the Associated Press report. Five police officers died near Khan Younis, and a 4-year-old boy was killed in Gaza City, hospital and local officials…

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever went to the royal palace on Monday morning to offer his resignation, VRT and Euronews report. Budget talks with his four coalition partners broke down overnight, and the government…

Iliana Yotova won Bulgaria's presidential runoff on Sunday with 57.58% of the vote, Novinite and Reuters report, citing near-final results. She is the first woman to win the job. Her rivals got about 39.5%, and only…

Hackers took about $2.7 million from traders on the betting site Polymarket by hijacking an outside script its website loaded, according to The Hacker News. Polymarket says it is paying back 726 affected wallets…

Hackers took over digital billboards in Egypt, Malaysia and Brazil and made them show explicit videos, Gizmodo and The Straits Times report. The group says an automated scan found thousands of exposed display systems…

Chinese AI company DeepSeek has released a free test version of a coding agent called dsh-superagent, TechNode Global, Bloomberg and the South China Morning Post report. The agent can take requests and return finished…

Apple will bring some Apple Intelligence tools to China with iOS 27.3, The Verge and 9to5Mac report, citing a post on Apple's Chinese news site. Testing starts on Wednesday, and the full release is set for December…

Martha Stewart apologized after people criticized a Halloween photo of her dressed as a homeless person, NBC News and The Guardian report. The photo showed her holding a sign that read "I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!!" In a…

Harry Styles wrapped up his 30-night run at Madison Square Garden with two Halloween-themed shows, Variety and Stereogum report. He dressed as Elvis on Friday and as Pizza Rat on Saturday. Knicks guard Jalen Brunson…

Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress known for McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie, has died at 80, the Guardian and The Hollywood Reporter report. She died of pancreatic cancer on October 26 in a Los Angeles…

Film director Michael Mann shot himself in the leg by accident on Saturday at a gun range in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times and ABC News report. His representative said the wound was minor. Police said it was an…

A single dose of a psychedelic nasal spray eased depression within a day in people who had not been helped by other drugs, Medscape and Ynet report. The effect lasted through eight weeks in the 193-person trial. About…

A daily pill called daraxonrasib helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer than chemo did, according to OncoDaily. New data from a big cancer meeting found it helped many kinds of patients. Patients on…

Once Upon a Farm has recalled all of its Tractor Wheels toddler snack bars after the FDA warned parents not to buy or serve them, WPXI and Delish report. The agency cited reports of toddlers who could not breathe after…

A chemo-free pair of drugs beat standard care for adults newly diagnosed with one type of leukemia, The Limbic and CancerNetwork report. In a trial, 86% of patients on ponatinib and blinatumomab went two years with no…

A 237-million-year-old fossil from China is the first sign that an amphibian lived its whole life in the sea, New Scientist and BBC Newsround report. The animal was a flat hunter that waited on the sea floor…

Even a short rise above 1.5C of warming would cause ice losses that last for centuries, a UN-backed report warns. Glaciers, frozen ground and polar ice would all shrink, the Guardian, Swissinfo and the Hindustan Times…

NASA has asked companies how they could raise the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit, service it or guide its fall back to Earth, Ars Technica and The Verge report. Any mission would need to fly by 2032. NASA is…

A rare beetle that oozes an oily liquid from its knees when scared has been found breeding in Wales, the Guardian and the BBC report. Surveyors found young short-necked oil beetles at a site in Pembrokeshire. Experts…

Cyclone Murasu is moving toward the coast of Andhra Pradesh in India and is expected to hit land late Monday or early Tuesday, The Hindu and The New Indian Express report. Six national and seven state rescue teams are…

On November 2, 1947, Howard Hughes flew his giant wooden flying boat, the H-4 Hercules, for the first and only time. The plane, nicknamed the Spruce Goose, flew about a mile over Long Beach Harbor in California. It was…

Big retailers have launched Thanksgiving meal deals for shoppers on a budget, LiveNOW from FOX and Supermarket News report. Walmart's basket feeds 10 for $35, while Costco's online bundle costs $199.99. Target's meal…

Heidi Klum turned herself into a giant replica of her own hand for her annual Halloween party in New York, Vogue and the BBC report. The costume was built by her longtime designer, Mike Marino, using scans of her body…