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Sunday, October 11, 2026 Edition

United States

6 stories
USA

Hurricane Isaias kills at least four, leaves 650,000 without power

Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026, made landfall as a Category 2 storm near Destin, Florida, before weakening to a post-tropical cyclone and then a tropical storm. The storm has killed at least four people and at its peak left more than 650,000 customers without power across Florida, Alabama and the Gulf Coast.

As of Sunday, thousands of customers in Florida and Alabama remained without power as the storm continued moving north toward the Tennessee Valley, bringing continued flooding risk across the Southeast.

TL;DR

Hurricane Isaias killed at least four people and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers as it moved north from the Gulf Coast.

USA

Eight killed, including two children and pregnant woman, in Pennsylvania shooting

Eight people, including two children and a pregnant woman, were shot dead at a house in Pennsylvania, police said. All but one of the victims, including the gunman, were related. A motive has not yet been determined.

TL;DR

Eight people, including two children and a pregnant woman, were found shot dead at a Pennsylvania house, with all but one related to each other.

Sources BBC
USA

Justice Department opens antitrust probe into TV networks over Trump press pool dispute

The Justice Department is investigating whether major TV networks violated antitrust laws when they briefly suspended the White House press pool system after the Trump administration banned CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House access.

The networks had restricted pool coverage in response to the access ban before the arrangement was resolved; the DOJ is now examining whether their coordinated response broke antitrust rules.

TL;DR

The DOJ is investigating whether TV networks broke antitrust law by jointly suspending White House press pool coverage after Trump barred three outlets.

USA

ICE agent in New York shooting also involved in earlier Minneapolis arrest caught on video

The ICE agent involved in an Oct. 8 shooting of a Bronx man in New York was also filmed during a separate, controversial arrest in Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security has said the New York man "decided to not comply with lawful orders."

Protesters have gathered in New York City demanding the abolition of ICE following the shooting of the man, identified as Oscar Belgal, who was shot while his child sat in the backseat of his car.

TL;DR

The ICE agent who shot a Bronx man on Oct. 8 was also involved in an earlier, controversial arrest in Minneapolis, as anti-ICE protests continued in New York.

USA

Christa Pike discharged from hospital, returned to prison after botched execution

Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison 10 days after surviving a botched execution in which she was given two doses of a lethal injection, her attorneys said. They said she is grateful for the care of first responders and her medical team.

TL;DR

Christa Pike was discharged from the hospital and returned to prison 10 days after surviving a botched lethal injection execution.

Sources NPR BBC CBS News
USA

Pentagon's plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution draws backlash

The Pentagon's plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, has drawn criticism, including from Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who said public executions are "what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do."

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the livestream plan despite the criticism. Pope Leo also said the death penalty is "inadmissible," as public executions in the US are set to resume for the first time in nearly a century.

TL;DR

The Pentagon's plan to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution has sparked bipartisan backlash, though DHS Secretary Mullin defended it and Pope Leo called the death penalty "inadmissible."

Sources CBS News BBC

World

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World

Houthi strike hits Riyadh airport again as Trump weighs deeper US role

A projectile struck Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport again on Sunday, a day after a Houthi missile hit the same terminal and killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300, Saudi authorities said. The Houthis also said Sanaa's airport in Yemen had been struck again and blamed the Saudis.

President Trump said the US "may" join Saudi Arabia's offensive against the Iran-backed Houthis in response. Iran separately called US efforts to negotiate an end to the broader regional war "insufficient," as the escalation continued.

TL;DR

A Houthi strike hit Riyadh's airport for a second straight day, prompting Trump to say the US may join Saudi Arabia's fight against the group.

World

Trump announces Ukraine-Russia 'energy ceasefire' amid GOP pushback on diesel deal

President Trump said Ukraine needs a new president and blamed Volodymyr Zelenskyy for failing to end the war, after the US and Russia touted a deal to ease sanctions and resume Russian diesel exports — an arrangement Zelenskyy denounced as a "gift to Putin." A Republican senator said the diesel agreement may be illegal, in a rare break with Trump.

Trump also announced a separate Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire"; Zelenskyy said he learned of it only afterward but that Kyiv would support it, while Moscow has not commented. The announcements came after a Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia killed at least 20 people, and as Ukraine struck a Yandex data centre for the third time this week, forcing the Russian tech giant to suspend operations.

TL;DR

Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire that Zelenskyy said he wasn't consulted on, as a Republican senator questioned the legality of a related US-Russia diesel deal.

World

Delhi protests continue as detained 'Cockroach' movement leaders released

Protests continued in Delhi after police detained and released thousands of people on Saturday during a crackdown on the youth-led 'Cockroach' movement, which is campaigning against revisions to India's voter rolls. Police said they would keep restricting access to the city centre.

The protests, organized under the banner of the 'Cockroach Janta Party,' reflect growing anger at Prime Minister Modi's government and the Election Commission over voter list revisions that opposition figures say could disenfranchise millions. The movement's leaders, now released from detention, have pledged to hold more protests and accused the Modi government of "waging war" on its own citizens.

TL;DR

Delhi protesters remained in the streets as released 'Cockroach' movement leaders vowed to hold more protests against voter roll revisions.

World

At least 139 dead as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti

At least 139 people, including children, died and dozens more were missing after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off Djibouti, the United Nations said. The vessel had been traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.

More than 80 people survived, all of them Ethiopian nationals, the International Organization for Migration said. Search and rescue operations were continuing.

TL;DR

At least 139 people died, including children, after a migrant boat capsized off Djibouti while sailing toward Yemen.

World

Poland detains suspect in alleged plot to assassinate PM Tusk

Polish police detained a man suspected of planning an assassination attempt against Prime Minister Donald Tusk, after receiving credible information about possible attacks on Tusk and his defence minister.

The detention came as Tusk said a string of recent knife attacks at Polish schools — including a third attack this week in which a woman injured three people — was driven by online glorification of violence. Earlier attacks this week left a school caretaker dead and others injured.

TL;DR

Poland detained a man suspected of plotting to assassinate PM Tusk, as Tusk linked a spate of school knife attacks to online glorification of violence.

Sources BBC
World

Fresh floods sweep away homes and bridges in Nepal, five missing

Fresh flash floods on the Budhi Gandaki River swept away homes, bridges and other buildings in central Nepal, less than two months after catastrophic flooding left thousands dead or missing in the country. At least five people were reported missing in the new flooding.

Authorities urged villagers in affected areas to move to safer ground as Nepal continues recovering from the earlier disaster.

TL;DR

Fresh flash floods swept away homes and bridges in central Nepal and left at least five people missing, just two months after earlier catastrophic flooding.

Sources BBC Al Jazeera