• Sun, 18 Oct 2026

• Firefighters gain ground on Southern California blaze, allowing thousands to return home

• Sat, 17 Oct 2026

• As an Oregon community mourns 4 killed in school shooting, 2 wounded survivors remain hospitalized
• Search continues after boat capsizes off Baja California coast. Survivors attacked by sharks
• No Kings rallies across US urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midterms
• Man shot, killed on subway platform in midtown Manhattan
• Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake
• A bitter Michigan Senate race rattles Jewish and Muslim voters already on edge over the war in Gaza
• Americas politically divided Jewish community braces for Israels elections
• Oregon father is the latest armed civilian to confront a gunman in a US mass shooting
• Retail price impacts from the Iran war are uneven but add up for US households before midterms
• US Coast Guard rescues 16 people and searches for more after mayday call off Mexicos Baja coast
• How a driver, a dad and a teacher tried to stop the Oregon school shooter
• Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say

• Fri, 16 Oct 2026

• A humble oyster pail turned takeout icon: The American story of the Chinese food carton
• Georgia amusement park reopens as scheduled after roller coaster death
• The Latest: Teacher threw cellphone and tackled gunman who killed 4 at Oregon school, police say
• Embattled White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after less than a week
• ICE pursuit in Houston that broke a mans leg targeted a suspect who died years ago, family says
• Multiple Southern California homes are ablaze in a fast-moving wildfire fueled by hot, windy weather
• DOJ reaches settlement with Mississippi police department it found routinely violated civil rights
• Community leaders say foiled Illinois mass shooting was result of surge in anti-Hindu hate online
• New York Democrats want parking lot owners to ban ICE from their properties
• WATCH LIVE: New Englands having an elite year, but theres fall foliage elsewhere, too
• Trump increased investments in drugmakers that benefited from Medicare exemptions, Democrats say
• The Latest: Trump will rally Georgia Republicans despite party divisions in the battleground state
• Fight over evidence in Alex Murdaugh retrial turns to DNA and missing murder weapons
• US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers
• Brush fires spark in Southern California as hot weather and winds raise wildfire risk
• Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness
• Las Vegas officials identify a homicide victim whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead
• More roller coasters shut down as authorities investigate fatal fall at Georgia amusement park

• Thu, 15 Oct 2026

• Authorities investigate letters with suspicious substances sent to congressional, election offices
• Pennsylvania man who killed family had controlled their movements and finances: police
• Lawyer questions al-Qaida suspects competence before USS Cole bombing trial
• Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon wont livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter
• The 6 victims who died in a Wisconsin plane crash included a 13-year-old boy and his mother
• Lawsuit by 2 women accuses ex-Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking
• Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.
• FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back
• States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults
• Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots
• Florida man killed ex-fiancee hours after their Peoples Court episode aired, police say
• New York man shot by ICE officers appears in immigration court
• A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattans Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated
• California orders lenders to report on their handling of insurance payouts to LA fire survivors
• BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition in his own lawsuit against the channel
• Al Pacino to get lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild
• The Latest: AP-NORC poll: Strong majority of voters believes Trump is failing at home and abroad
• Holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial says he was struck by how methodical she was
• A new Medicare season begins, but some shifts will arrive in 2027
• Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds
• Ex-Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture allegations
• Teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Chicago-area Hindu temple
• Study says global warming did more than El Nio to turbocharge Hurricane Polo
• Black Panther Party stalwarts to celebrate 1966 founding in Oakland, programs that aided the poor
• Everyone has the same question in the midterms wheres the beef? (And how much does it cost?)
• With anger spreading over Iran war, Democrats hope to flip Republican seats with veterans help
• Lawyers for New York man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warning
• Police investigate report of sexual assault at a fraternity party near the University of Chicago
• Cornell president pressed by faculty frustrated by his handling of fraternity rape allegations

• Wed, 14 Oct 2026

• Chicago Catholics rally for prayer in Pope Leos hometown after his lung cancer diagnosis
• Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House
• Rep. Ilhan Omars phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, AP source says
• Texas prosecutor says ICE officer appeared to intentionally strike a man with a vehicle in Houston
• Prosecutors urge life sentences for Alexander luxury real estate brokers in sex trafficking case
• ICE rejects suggestion that its officers wear body cameras that automatically activate
• Appeals court judges question the government about Trumps DC National Guard deployment
• Pilot reported ice building up on the wings before Wisconsin crash that killed 6
• Blockbuster-era law governing privacy of video rentals gets a fresh look from the Supreme Court
• Roller coaster riders death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides
• The first new sunscreen type in 25 years has arrived on US store shelves
• The Latest: Battle lines as Republicans retreat from front-line House districts
• Iowa faces a reckoning over water quality and cancer rates in midterm campaigns
• Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month
• FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of placing recording device in company conference room

• Tue, 13 Oct 2026

• A list of US roller coaster fatalities dating back to 2003
• Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death
• Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports
• Florida executes a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence
• Jury selection begins in federal death penalty trial of Buffalo, NY, supermarket mass shooter
• CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions
• The Latest: Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns, vows to challenge allegations of improper conduct
• Katie Zacharia, Trumps new White House press secretary, makes a brief appearance before reporters
• Trump says he cares for Americans. They think hes more focused on his wealth, an AP-NORC poll finds
• Six Flags closes 9 rides after 1 person dies in an incident involving a roller coaster in Georgia
• Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal
• Shiyazh Pete, first Navajo NFL player, recognized on Indigenous Peoples Day
• Storms cause 5 deaths in Mexico as flood risk eases in southwestern US
• After surging troops to the border, US Army showcases a quieter Rio Grande
• Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed execution
• Duane Keffe D Davis faces life in prison for orchestrating murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
• Selma Blair accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting a police officer and nurse

• Mon, 12 Oct 2026

• What to know about the search of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omars home
• Dogs bring calm and joy to students following shooting at Colorado high school
• Authorities name the attacker and most of the 8 victims in last weeks Erie mass shooting
• Archbishop of the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad
• The Latest: Rep. Omar says she will not be silenced after Homeland Security searches her home
• Many GOP states have imposed new voting rules this year, some mirroring Trumps midterm proposals
• Alex Gibneys Musk has already gotten under Elon Musks skin. It goes nationwide this week
• Elon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans
• Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads

• Sun, 11 Oct 2026

• Pennsylvania shooter who killed 8 was familys patriarch, father of toddler killed says
• Isaias moves north into Appalachians and mid-Atlantic; Southern California battered by Rachel
• Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case
• Six senators call for Trump administration to immediately reverse course on Russian diesel plan
• Other Mommy tops the box office with $27.5M; The Social Reckoning opens to $5.5M
• A freed man faces life back in prison after a Supreme Court ruling on the First Step Act
• Republicans want Abdul El-Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. Hes happy to oblige
• Nonpartisan state Supreme Court elections are being put to the test in Montana

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