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Six Flags to add seat belts to Goliath after fatal ejection
Six Flags says it will add seat belts to Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia after a man was thrown from the coaster and killed this month.
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WorldGerman teen arrested for allegedly driving U.S. girl to suicide
German police, acting on an FBI tip, arrested an 18-year-old in Hamburg accused of pressuring a 14-year-old Indiana girl toward suicide through Discord.
WorldIsraeli forces demolish homes in Hebron, displacing over 1,000 Palestinians
Israeli forces are demolishing homes and businesses in Hebron after two soldiers were killed at a checkpoint, local officials say.
WorldU.K. Police Confirm Letter Against Meghan's Father Received in 2019
Scotland Yard says it received a letter in 2019 making a "number of claims" against Thomas Markle and passed it to the Sussexes' office.
WorldRubio urges Cubans to partner with CIA for regime change
Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly urged Cubans who want change to partner secretly with the CIA, and the agency posted a video explaining how to make contact.
WorldMan arrested after fire at Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat - BBC
Bavarian police detained a 33-year-old German man after a blaze tore through the Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's Alpine retreat known as the Eagle's Nest.
WorldAdditional 178 cases of measles reported by US health authorities amid outbreak - The Guardian
The CDC reported 178 more measles cases this week, bringing the 2026 total to 4,588, more than double 2025's count.
WorldIran's lethal plots against U.S. officials reach advanced stages, intel warns
A memo from the Director of National Intelligence to Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iranian plots against U.S.
WorldTwo Ex-FBI Officials Charged With Lying to Congress About Hunter Biden Laptop
Two former senior FBI officials, Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, are charged with lying to Congress in 2023 about their roles in Hunter Biden-related probes.
WorldOregon carpenter who stopped school shooter grapples with survivor's burden
Kaylub Giamanco, a Bend carpenter, told Oregon Public Broadcasting how he entered Silver Rail Elementary and shot the 16-year-old gunman.
WorldMississippi officer resigns after shooting that killed 1-year-old
Hunter Foster, the Mississippi officer who fired into a moving car outside a Walmart in June and killed a 1-year-old, has resigned.
WorldFlorida Officer Accused of Stealing Dead Man's Identity
A Florida police officer allegedly discovered a deceased individual, arranged cremation, and assumed his identity before occupying his residence.
WorldSeven killed in attack at Greek Orthodox church in Jordan
Gunmen attacked a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan's Karak governorate, killing seven people and wounding 34, according to Jordanian authorities.
WorldTrump administration sues to block Alaska Senate certification unless GOP Sullivan wins
The Justice Department sued Alaska election officials to stop them from certifying the November Senate result if Sen.
WorldButtigieg endorses independent Bodnar over Democrat in Montana Senate race
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has endorsed independent Seth Bodnar in Montana's Senate race instead of Democratic nominee Alani Bankhead.
WorldParis suburb shooting kills one, injures five in suspected racist attack
A gunman fired from a car at people in Trappes and La Verrière, west of Paris, killing one and wounding others.
WorldArtemis II commander faced three minutes of fear overshooting moon
Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman says he briefly feared the crew had gone too far from Earth when the distance readout kept climbing past the planned turn-back point, according to Live Science.
WorldFederal prosecutors charge top Virginia Democrat in alleged drug, racketeering scheme
Top Virginia Democrat L.
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Astronomers Pointed Webb at an Empty Spot in Space. Something 'Highly Unusual' Flashed Back
Astronomers using the Webb telescope found a single bright emission line in a patch of sky that looked empty in earlier images.
WorldJudge orders Trump deposition in BBC defamation case by December
A federal magistrate judge in Miami told President Trump to give sworn testimony to BBC lawyers by Dec.
WorldBlanche doesn't rule out DOJ action blocking state vote certification
Attorney General Todd Blanche said he would not rule out Justice Department involvement in state certification of midterm results in an extreme scenario, while saying DOJ does not intend to interfere improperly, NBC News reported.
WorldZelenskyy accuses Russia of cluster munitions in renewed Ukraine strikes
Ukraine's president says Russia fired ballistic missiles with cluster warheads at Kyiv overnight, killing at least four people.
WorldDOJ seeks Supreme Court approval to resume Big Bend border wall
The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that halted border wall construction in Texas's Big Bend Sector, which includes the area around Big Bend National Park.
WorldAfrica CDC convenes crisis meeting as Ebola spreads to Nigeria
Africa CDC will convene an emergency virtual meeting of national health officials on October 28 after Nigeria confirmed a Bundibugyo Ebola case, as the outbreak spreads across three regions of the continent.
WorldJapan launches historic mission to study Mars moon Phobos
Japan's space agency has launched the Martian Moons eXploration mission on an H3 rocket.
WorldIlhan Omar says 'bizarre' pre-dawn raid on her home is forcing her to move out - BBC
The Minnesota Democrat says she cannot safely remain in her Washington home after federal agents searched it before dawn.
WorldTwo-year study finds fish oil supplements don't protect brain health
A two-year trial of 365 older adults at higher Alzheimer's risk found that high-dose DHA fish oil raised omega-3 levels in the brain's fluid but did not improve memory, thinking or hippocampal shrinkage, researchers at Keck Medicine of USC report.
WorldA mutated virus is driving the US into an early flu season, especially on the West Coast - CNN
Flu activity is rising months ahead of schedule, led by the West Coast and a mutated H1N1 virus.
WorldNASA to announce Artemis moon acceleration plans today
NASA is holding an "Artemis Acceleration" briefing at Kennedy Space Center to update its plans for Artemis III and for returning astronauts to the moon by 2028, according to Space.
WorldArmed DHS agents conduct door-to-door voter eligibility checks
A CBS News investigation found armed, uniformed Homeland Security agents going door to door in several states to ask about immigration status and voting history ahead of the midterms.
WorldMusk restricted Ukraine's Starshield access, sources tell CBS News
Sources told CBS News that Elon Musk personally ordered the slowdown of Ukraine's military satellite link.
WorldAmerican Stephen Hubbard released by Russia, Trump confirms
Russia has freed Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old American the U.S.
WorldSaudi Arabia struggles to stop Houthi attacks despite vast defense spending
Houthi missile and drone strikes have killed at least 20 people in Saudi Arabia and hit energy sites and airports.
WorldControversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns halted - The Guardian
The lead researcher says a CDC-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau newborns will not go ahead after the country withheld approval.
WorldSupreme Court declines to block transgender inmate healthcare protections
In an unsigned one-line order, the Supreme Court declined to let the Trump administration enforce a Bureau of Prisons policy ending surgery, hormone therapy and social accommodations for transgender inmates.
WorldNew Mexico sues Epstein's lawyer and accountant over sex trafficking
New Mexico's attorney general has filed a federal civil suit accusing Jeffrey Epstein's longtime lawyer and accountant of helping fund and hide his sex trafficking.
WorldCritical vulnerabilities in commonly used web code spark rush to update systems
Severe flaws in PHP, which runs much of the web, led U.S., European and British authorities to suggest some sites go offline until patched.
WorldNew York Congressional Candidate Detained by IDF During West Bank Olive Harvest
Brad Lander, a Democratic candidate in New York's 10th district, says Israeli forces detained him during an olive harvest in the West Bank and released him with a warning.
WorldOrionid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday; Best Viewing Before Dawn
The Orionid meteor shower, fed by debris from Halley's comet, peaks overnight Wednesday into Thursday, but a bright waxing gibbous moon may wash out some meteors until it sets before dawn.
WorldUp to 20% of MS diagnoses found to be incorrect, experts say
Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
WorldTwo men rearrested on suspicion of spying for Iran at UK air base
British counter-terrorism police have rearrested two men on suspicion of helping Iran's intelligence service in connection with a suspected plot at RAF Fairford, a U.S.-run air base in England.
WorldPennsylvania warns of rise in congenital measles and infection during pregnancy
Pennsylvania health officials alerted doctors to a rise in measles among pregnant women and in congenital measles, a condition rarely seen in the U.S., as the state's outbreak continues among Amish communities.
WorldElderly couple pleads not guilty in death of New York Times executive
A 77-year-old couple accused of shooting their son-in-law, a NYT executive, at a California park in September entered not guilty pleas to first-degree murder.
WorldSouth African swimmer killed in rare shark attack off east coast
A 65-year-old swimmer, Janine Lochrenberg, died after a shark bit her during a morning swim off Orient Beach in KuGompo City, South Africa.
WorldTrump and Vance announce fraud whistleblower reward program
President Trump and Vice President Vance unveiled a new initiative designed to incentivize reporting of fraud.
WorldOffshore nor'easter to bring coastal flooding, high winds to East Coast
A strengthening nor'easter far off the Atlantic coast is expected to bring days of onshore wind, coastal flooding and rough surf from New Jersey to Cape Cod, while a separate Pacific storm threatens the West and Southwest.
WorldBend Police: Additional student, adult escaped Silver Rail shooting
Bend Police now say one more student and one more adult were in the targeted classroom and got out unharmed, raising the room's headcount.
WorldStarvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 190 children
A Mombasa court convicted Paul Mackenzie and his co-accused of murdering 191 people, nearly all of them children, in the Shakahola starvation cult case.
WorldRussia seeks to prevent escalation as Iran conflict intensifies
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Tehran as Iran's war spills across the region.
WorldDana-Farber, Beth Israel begin construction of new $1.68 billion cancer hospital - The Boston Globe
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Lahey Health have begun building a $1.68 billion, 300-bed cancer hospital in Boston's Longwood area, set to open in 2031 as Dana-Farber separates from Brigham and Women's.
WorldPutin Proposes Summit With Trump and Xi on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly proposing a three-way summit with President Trump and China's Xi Jinping on ending the war in Ukraine.
WorldTrump Creates Women's Health Division at NIH With Melania
President Trump is launching a new women's health division within the National Institutes of Health in partnership with First Lady Melania Trump.
WorldEurope's populist right parties reshape traditional conservative politics
Anti-immigration populist parties are overtaking or pressuring traditional center-right parties in Britain, France, Germany and elsewhere in Europe, CBS News reports.
WorldSupreme Court to hear Maryland school admissions diversity challenge
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to lottery-based magnet school admissions in Montgomery County, Maryland.
WorldSupreme Court to weigh federal ban on home distilling of spirits
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the federal prohibition on distilling alcohol at home, a rule dating to 1868.
WorldTrump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections
President Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, 9 days before Israel's Oct.
WorldUkraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia, ignites oil facilities
Ukraine sent more than 1,000 drones at Russia, setting oil facilities in St.
WorldAir Force member dies in stadium rappelling accident at UTSA game
An Air Force member assigned to a combat training squadron fell while rappelling from the Alamodome ceiling during a pregame ceremony at UTSA's Salute to Armed Forces game and later died at a hospital, officials said.
WorldTreasury Secretary Avoids Stating Whether U.S. Considers Ukraine an Ally
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent avoided answering three times on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether Ukraine is a U.S.
WorldJapan to launch world-first mission to collect samples from Martian moon - The Guardian
Japan's space agency plans to launch a spacecraft toward Mars to bring back the first-ever samples from the moon Phobos.
WorldFire at Alberta Military Base Kills Several, Cause Unknown
Several people are dead and many others were taken to hospitals after a large fire broke out on a military base in Alberta, according to NBC News.
WorldEgypt's Sissi pledges defense support for Saudi Arabia if requested
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said Cairo is ready to help defend Saudi Arabia if asked, as Houthi attacks on Saudi targets intensify.
WorldStudy reveals Earth's core continuously leaks primordial materials
A Science Advances study from Chinese geoscientists reports that hydrogen, helium and tungsten signatures point to material moving from Earth's core into the mantle for billions of years, according to ScienceAlert.
WorldKilauea's 55th eruption episode ends after nearly 6 hours
Episode 55 of Kilauea's ongoing eruption sent lava fountaining from Halemaumau crater on Saturday morning, ending after nearly six hours.
WorldFrance sees violent protests over living costs, student grievances
Demonstrations across France over rising prices and in backing of striking students turned violent in several cities, with arson, looting and at least 272 arrests, according to CBS News and the Associated Press.
WorldUkraine reports Starlink speed restrictions hampering drone defense
Zelenskyy says speed limits on Starshield, the military version of Starlink, are stopping Ukraine from using interceptor systems against jet-powered Shahed drones.
WorldMasked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West Bank - The Guardian
Belgium's foreign minister says masked Israeli settlers attacked a group of European diplomats in the West Bank village of Taybeh.
WorldAmelia Earhart and her plane vanished in 1937. A team is scouring a remote island for evidence.
A team of archaeologists is searching in waters off a remote island in Kiribati for traces of Amelia Earhart's aircraft, which disappeared in 1937, according to CBS News.
WorldPope Leo discharged from hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery
Pope Leo XIV left Rome's Gemelli Hospital four days after surgery to remove a cancerous lung tumor, the Vatican said.
WorldFlorida man dies in alligator attack while fishing near Orlando
A 71-year-old man died after an alligator attacked him while he fished at a Winter Garden, Florida, park, authorities said.
WorldAlberta moves toward referendum on Canadian separation
About 20% of Alberta residents are pushing for a formal vote on the province's potential independence from Canada.
World26-Year-Old Diagnosed With Breast Cancer After Concerns Dismissed
Andrea de Armas was 26 when she found a breast lump and felt brushed off during her scan.
WorldCarney urges Alberta voters to reject separation ahead of Monday referendum
Prime Minister Mark Carney made a closing pitch in Edmonton against Alberta separation, warning that Monday's referendum is a dangerous gamble as Canada faces pressure from the United States, NBC News reported.
WorldTrump suspends Russia sanctions; Zelenskyy calls move a Putin reward
President Trump waived new congressional sanctions on Russia's biggest energy buyers, citing U.S.
WorldUkrainian soldiers navigate deadly 'Kill Zone' amid drone warfare
NBC News correspondent Richard Engel reports from the so-called 'Kill Zone' along the Ukraine-Russia front, where soldiers describe trying to survive amid swarms of drones in a changing kind of war.
WorldOregon Elementary School shooter identified as 16-year-old John Griffin
Sources told CBS News the 16-year-old who attacked Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, is John Griffin and that he used a shotgun his mother bought.
WorldMalibu wildfire rages, triggering evacuations in Southern California
The Bryson Fire in western Malibu has forced evacuations and was 17% contained Friday morning, officials said.
WorldACOG Updates Menopause Treatment Guidelines for First Time Since 2014
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated its menopause treatment guidelines for the first time since 2014.
WorldMan charged with rape, fentanyl death of FIT college student
Federal prosecutors say a 19-year-old gave fentanyl, passed off as cocaine, to two Fashion Institute of Technology students and raped one as she overdosed.
WorldU.S. Embargo, Sanctions Worsen Cuba's Power and Medicine Crises
Cubans describe long blackouts, scarce medicine and soaring food prices as a strict U.S.
WorldAstronomers identify first green star in new study
A University of Warwick-led study of nearby white dwarfs has identified a star that would look green to human eyes, a first.
WorldEx-Dallas Officer Amber Guyger Released on Parole After Seven Years
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean in 2018, left a Texas prison on parole Friday after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence, NBC News reported.
WorldAlaska Senate candidates clash over the Iran war, high prices and their times in office
Republican Sen.
WorldNew dinosaur species found in London museum after 100 years
A skull fragment held for nearly a century at London's Natural History Museum has been identified as a new predatory dinosaur, Invictibellatrix amberina.
WorldKristi Noem steps down as Trump's Shield of the Americas envoy
Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative but remains a senior advisor at the State Department.
WorldHouthis escalate attacks on Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia
Maritime monitors report continued threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as Yemen's Houthis intensify strikes on Saudi Arabia's infrastructure and airports.
WorldOusted general's warning on missile defense shortages preceded Iran war
Army Chief of Staff Gen.
WorldJudge finds Musk, Noem ran false campaign against ex-FEMA official
A federal magistrate judge ruled that Elon Musk and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem coordinated a campaign spreading false information about Mary Comans, a former FEMA official.
WorldGOP Donor Sues Kimberly Guilfoyle Over Defamation Claims
Eric Deters filed a defamation lawsuit against Guilfoyle and her lawyers after she disputed his allegations about a $100,000 wire request.
WorldWorkers report lowest level of financial security in 7 years
Roughly a third of employees said they put off or skipped medical or dental care in the past year because of financial concerns, a new survey found.
WorldMicroplastics generate harmful chemicals when in water
Researchers at Columbia University found that microplastics are chemically active in water, producing reactive oxygen species that damage biological molecules.
WorldNine FBI employees sue over firings tied to Trump documents case
Former FBI staff who worked on the classified documents investigation claim they were unlawfully terminated for political reasons in February 2026.
Miami University issues all-clear after active threat alert
Police determined that fireworks, not gunfire, caused the active threat alert at Miami University's McGuffey Hall on Thursday.
WorldASU parts ways with hockey coach after player collapse
Arizona State University and head coach Greg Powers reached a mutual separation agreement nearly two months after sophomore Matthew Mayich collapsed during a workout in August.
WorldFBI investigates suspicious letters to election officials nationwide
Federal authorities are probing suspicious mailings containing unknown substances sent to state election offices and congressional addresses.
WorldA Megachurch Pastor is Running for Senate. Will Democrats Vote for Him? - The New York Times
A Megachurch Pastor is Running for Senate.
WorldEarth's acceleration prompts shift in global timekeeping standards
International timekeeping experts have adopted a leap hour system in response to Earth's changing rotational speed.
WorldEbola death toll in Congo exceeds 4,400 as cases rise
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed at least 4,400 people, with cases continuing to increase.
WorldVenezuela's Maduro due in NYC court over conspiracy to commit torture charges
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are slated to return to a U.S.