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Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years to life for the death of Tupac Shakur

October 14, 2026

Arts|Economy|Science|Technology

US stocks edge back from their record following the first big batch of profit reports for the summer

The first big batch of summertime profit reports from U.S. companies made waves on Wall Street after topping analysts’ expectations, but many canceled each other out

October 13, 2026

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Police confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old girl, probe whether young men were at the controls

German authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot

October 14, 2026

Arts|Business

Wall Street banks see deals slow on market jitters but pipeline is strong

Wall Street's investment banking and trading stalwarts posted uneven third quarter earnings as both equity and bond markets were rocked by the ongoing Iran war, rising inflation and

October 13, 2026

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Police identify Atlanta man killed after being ejected from Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster

October 13, 2026

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US sanctions Mexican cartel CDN's horse-racing, business network

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned four people and 11 entities tied to the Cartel del Noreste (CDN), targeting a business network spanning horse racing,

October 14, 2026

Tencent raises $5.7 billion in debt sale as demand defies AI scrutiny

Tencent Holdings has raised about $5.7 billion through US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings on Tuesday, drawing combined

October 13, 2026

World stocks dip on AI spending concerns; Brent settles lower

World stocks edged lower on Tuesday as concerns about AI spending weighed on chipmakers and investors looked ahead to more US corporate

October 13, 2026

MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is 'not unique’

The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Katie Zacharia, Trump's new White House press secretary, makes a brief appearance before reporters

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has faced reporters for the first time for a very brief turn at the lectern

October 13, 2026

Arts|Europe|Science|Technology|World

Cyberattacks hit European supermarket chains and disrupt refrigeration systems

Cyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France

October 13, 2026

Six Flags closes 9 rides after 1 person dies in an incident involving a roller coaster in Georgia

Six Flags has temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks

October 13, 2026

Trump says Houthis trying to drive up oil prices ahead of US midterm elections

President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Yemen's Houthi militants of deliberately trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the US midterm

October 13, 2026

Oil prices settle mixed, focus on US-Russia diesel deal, Saudi Yemen attacks

Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as hopes the US-Russia diesel deal could free up more supplies from Moscow offset attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen that could

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology|World

Boeing deliveries tick up to 57 jets in September

Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 57 jets in September, up from 51 in August and 55 a year earlier as the US plane maker works to ramp up production of

October 13, 2026

Arts|World

Trump suggests Russia and Ukraine did not agree to his ‘energy ceasefire’ before he announced it

October 11, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Greta Gerwig debuts first look at an epic, full-hearted 'Narnia' for Netflix -- and the big screen

Greta Gerwig has debuted a first look at “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew" that offers a full-hearted adaptation of C

October 14, 2026

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Supreme Court will review asylum case of Nigerian man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider if a Nigerian man is ineligible for asylum because he cooked meals at a camp for leaders of a group the U.S. government considers to be a terrorist organization

October 13, 2026

CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Selma Blair accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting a police officer and nurse

Actor Selma Blair has been arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York

October 13, 2026

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US Supreme Court to hear asylum fight involving Nigerian cook

The US Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to deny asylum to a man who was forced to prepare meals for an

October 13, 2026

Goolsbee says AI-induced inflation is 'jumping out of its lane,' Semafor reports

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday that inflation is starting to feel like "aggregate overheating" fueled by spillovers from the artificial

October 13, 2026

Martin Shkreli violated lifetime pharma industry ban, FTC and states say

Martin Shkreli has violated a lifetime ban from the pharmaceutical industry by trading stocks and discussing his opinions about companies in the industry, federal and

October 13, 2026

Dollar retreats from 18-month high as oil prices fall, inflation data in focus

The dollar slipped from an 18-month high on Tuesday as oil prices retreated and investors reassessed the AI-fueled rally that has supported demand for US

October 13, 2026

Trump says US still sharing intel with Ukraine, defends Russian diesel deal

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States continues to share intelligence with Ukraine and is working with both Kyiv

October 13, 2026

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US Treasury yield peak still ahead as Fed likely to tighten again, PIMCO's Ivascyn says

US Treasury yields may have further room to rise, with the Federal Reserve likely to deliver one or two more rate increases before the current

October 13, 2026

Why billions spent on defense haven’t shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

October 13, 2026

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Supreme Court to hear Trump's fight to shield DOGE records from disclosure

The US Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to decide whether President Donald Trump's administration can avoid handing over records to a watchdog group about its

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

What we know about Selma Blair’s flight disturbance, arrest and assault charges

October 13, 2026

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Romanian pro-Russian former presidential candidate to be moved to house arrest pending fraud probe

A Romanian court ruled on Tuesday that Calin Georgescu, the pro-Russian former frontrunner in a cancelled 2024 presidential election, should be moved from police custody

October 13, 2026

S&P 500 opens lower after bank earnings; chips weigh

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Tuesday as chip stocks came under selling pressure again, while investors assessed a mixed set of quarterly results, including reports

October 13, 2026

Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says

Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies,

October 13, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance

European luxury's $350 billion blowout

European luxury firms have seen some $350 billion in value knocked off their combined market capitalizations this

October 13, 2026

Domino's forecasts muted annual same-store sales as competition, cautious consumers weigh on demand

Domino's Pizza on Tuesday scaled back its full-year sales outlook, warning that US and international comparable sales growth would remain muted, sending shares down about 3% in

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast

FBI, police to use luminol to search for blood in Olney "house of horrors"

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Awards season is approaching. Will this queer Spanish epic upset ‘The Odyssey’?

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Polish retailers remove some Halloween products after school stabbings

Polish retailers have begun removing some Halloween-themed products such as fake knives from shelves following three recent stabbing attacks at schools, company

October 13, 2026

Saudi leads jump in OPEC+ oil output in September, despite Iran war disruption

By Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova LONDON, Oct 13 - Oil producer group OPEC+ posted a sharp gain in production in September, OPEC said on Tuesday, driven by an increase from Saudi Arabia despite

October 13, 2026

European automakers urge support as VW warns of 'enormous pressure'

European automakers urged policymakers on Tuesday to do more to help them cope with Chinese competition and the shift to electric

October 13, 2026

Arts

Former right-hand man of purged Chongqing chief Bo Xilai under investigation, China's graft watchdog says

Huang Qifan, a former mayor of the Chinese city of Chongqing who survived the purge of his former boss Bo Xilai, has been placed under investigation over alleged corruption

October 13, 2026

Arts|Asia|Crime|Europe

South Korean police detain man over stabbing of eight people at shopping mall

South Korean police said they had detained a man suspected of stabbing eight people on Tuesday at a shopping mall in the city of Incheon, and the Yonhap news agency said one

October 13, 2026

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France seizes another 'shadow fleet' tanker; Russia decries 'piracy'

France's military was taking a tanker suspected to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" skirting Western sanctions to Reunion island on Tuesday in what Moscow called

October 13, 2026

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia help Iran, contradicting US intelligence

President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Why the Paramount-Warner merger is a problem for democracy

The Paramount merger may make good business sense, but research shows putting more media power in fewer hands can come at a cost to the common good of citizens.

October 13, 2026

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German airport briefly shuts after ‘emergency code’ transmitted in error by incoming plane

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business

Who's in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern? The pope

The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and norms to transfer papal power if a pope dies or resigns

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Environmentalists picket African Energy Week, urging an end to new oil and gas exploration

Climate activists in South Africa have picketed outside the African Energy Week conference, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Finance

Trump says he cares for Americans. They think he's more focused on his wealth, an AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on adding to his personal wealth than helping the country since returning to the White House

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Health

Selma Blair charged with assault after alleged violent incident at JFK

October 13, 2026

Poland blames Starlink sabotage on Russia

Poland blames Russia for an arson attack on a Starlink satellite station in September and two Turkish citizens have been arrested in connection with the sabotage

October 13, 2026

Arts|Interview|Technology

Q&A: Brian Eno on relaunching Opal Records, 'Music for Airports,' AI and Palestine

Brian Eno, the multi-hyphenate artist, producer, sound designer and political activist best known for his pioneering work in ambient and electronic music, relaunches his transformative label Opal Records on Friday

October 13, 2026

Arts

Sweden's Andersson says she is still unable to form a government

Swedish opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats said on Tuesday she is still unable to form a government one month after the country's parliamentary

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment|Technology

Stellantis CEO sees eventual US EV shift, says auto industry becoming more regional

The US auto market will eventually embrace electrification despite a slow uptake of electric vehicles so far, Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said on Tuesday, predicting the

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Health

Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed execution

The Pentagon’s plan to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s firing-squad execution creates a parenting challenge that extends well beyond the broadcast

October 13, 2026

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Six Flags temporarily closes some roller coasters nationwide after man dies falling from ride in Georgia

October 13, 2026

Arts

Prosecutors drop three impeachment charges against Philippine VP Duterte

The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, approved the prosecution's withdrawal of most of the charges against Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, in a

October 13, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology

Hedge funds are a top draw in Asia as investors look beyond bonds

Hedge funds are drawing in new fans and a rush of capital from Asia, as pensions, family offices and other investors look to alternative

October 13, 2026

BlackRock cools on US stocks, turns bullish on short-dated Treasuries

The BlackRock Investment Institute said it had downgraded its view on US stocks to neutral, citing volatility around AI, and upgraded Treasuries, preferring short-term

October 13, 2026

Arts|Finance

Hundreds queue in Hong Kong to glimpse Van Gogh painting unseen in public for 60 years

Hundreds of people queued in Hong Kong on Tuesday to view a Vincent van Gogh painting never publicly exhibited in more than six decades, ahead of a

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Visa wins approval to prepare a bank card clearing business in China

Visa has received approval to prepare for a bank card clearing business in China, allowing it to compete in the country's payments market

October 13, 2026

Visa gets approval to prepare for domestic business in China

US payments firm Visa has received approval from China's central bank to begin preparations for a domestic bank card clearing institution in the country, ending years of waiting to

October 13, 2026

Arts|Finance|Technology

Stellantis Q3 shipments fall 1%, weighed down by North America production halt

Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis said on Tuesday its global third-quarter shipments fell 1% from a year ago to an estimated 1.3 million vehicles, hit by a summer production

October 13, 2026

Arts

Finnish Foreign Minister says US oil purchases from Russia 'not a good idea'

Feeding Russia's "imperial" war machine with additional revenue is "not a good idea", Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday in the wake of US President Donald

October 13, 2026

Passenger train derails in central Pakistan, killing at least 4 people and injuring 30

Officials in Pakistan say a passenger train has derailed, killing four people and injuring 30 others

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

‘Breaking Bad’ actor RJ Mitte dead at 34

October 13, 2026

Arts|Economy

Japan's wholesale inflation remains elevated, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike view

Japan's wholesale prices rose 6.8% in the year to September, according to data released on Tuesday, slowing from the previous month but highlighting mounting

October 13, 2026

US says it opposes Chinese 'coercion', after Belize, Paraguay ministers sanctioned

The Trump administration opposes "coercion and aggression" by China against countries for exercising their sovereign rights, the US State Department said,

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights activist RJ Mitte dead at 34

Actor RJ Mitte, whose personal experience living with cerebral palsy informed his role as Walter White Jr, the physically disabled son of a

October 13, 2026

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South Korea says US raises intelligence cooperation concerns, Yonhap says

South Korea's ambassador to the United States said Washington had raised concerns about intelligence cooperation between the allies and that Seoul had not yet fully addressed

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Actor Selma Blair arrested and accused of abusing flight attendants

Actor Selma Blair was arrested after flight attendants reported a "physically abusive passenger" on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York, the Port

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

“Breaking Bad” actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte has died at age 34

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Travel

Saudi capital's airport to remain shut this week as airlines cancel services

Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh's international airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped flights

October 12, 2026

IMF cuts Latin America, Caribbean growth forecasts on energy shock, little AI boost

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean for this year and next and said most of the region was getting little lift

October 13, 2026

Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month

October 13, 2026

Arts|Europe|MidEast

Russia says its diesel exports may exceed volumes announced by Trump

Russia will be able to return diesel exports to levels above those US President Donald Trump has outlined under a deal with Moscow

October 13, 2026

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic DC golf course

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt work for a day on a historic D.C. golf course, pending more court action

October 13, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

Trading Day: Fog of war

Oil and fuel prices rose on Monday following weekend attacks on a Saudi airport, which had a varied impact on global stocks.

October 13, 2026

US hopes diesel deal can 'soften' Moscow on peace talks, sources say

President Donald Trump's envoys told Ukrainian officials on Friday that a deal to allow Russian diesel

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology|World

Kroger plans to eliminate 3,000 corporate roles, memo shows, as it expands AI use

Kroger plans to cut roughly 3,000 corporate roles over the next three years, CEO Greg Foran told staff in a memo, seen by Reuters on Monday, as the grocer integrates AI into its

October 13, 2026

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Saudis probe how defense systems failed to stop deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

Saudi Arabia has launched an investigation into how its air defenses failed to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle

Dogs bring calm and joy to students following shooting at Colorado high school

Evergreen High School has introduced two Labradors, Norene and Polenta, to help students cope with stress after a school shooting

October 10, 2026

Arts|Environment

Judge blasts Trump's DOJ over 'inexcusable' tree removal at DC golf course

A US judge said on Monday that she was "furious" with Justice Department lawyers for their conduct in a lawsuit seeking to halt the Trump administration’s

October 12, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology|World

North Korea fires missiles days after South Korea's hypersonic test

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's fourth

October 12, 2026

Arts

Dating app Bumble in advanced talks to go private at $1 billion valuation, source says

Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a deal valuing the dating app operator at roughly $1 billion, a source

October 13, 2026

Africa|Arts|Economy|Environment|World

Congo's former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political-military coalition to replace the AFC-M23 alliance fighting government forces in eastern Congo, taking a

October 13, 2026

Arts|Food|Science

Hooked on tuna: People have been harvesting these ocean predators for 44,000 years

Bones in archaeological sites, ancient rock art, paintings on frescos and vases, written historical records and ethnographic accounts all helped researchers recreate a deep history of people and tuna.

October 13, 2026

Arts|Education|Europe|Technology|World

Likely unexploded ordnance kills teenager in northern Israel

A 14-year-old Israeli boy was killed and 24 people were injured when what was most likely an unexploded ordnance went off during a school hiking trip near the border with

October 12, 2026

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been

October 12, 2026

Arts|Europe|Finance|Science|Technology

Model blitz at Paris motor show as Europe-China rivalry heats up

Europe's car industry fought back against rising Chinese competition at the Paris car show on Monday with a wave of new model launches and

October 12, 2026

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (

October 12, 2026

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Archbishop of the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

The archbishop who oversees Catholic pastoral services for the U.S. military is condemning the proposed livestream of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution

October 13, 2026

Arts|Opinion|Science|Technology

Marijuana on the ballot for the final time in Idaho? Voters to decide if lawmakers have sole power to legalize

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity

Kelly Clarkson gets into war of words with Brooklyn store over an item she wanted to buy

October 12, 2026

Arts|Business|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance

China gloom hits LVMH, dims hopes of luxury revival

Luxury bellwether LVMH on Monday reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter sales as a sharp deterioration in Chinese consumer mood

October 12, 2026

Arts|Sports|World

Michael Jordan jersey sets $14 million record for basketball memorabilia, auction house says

A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million in what an auction house says is the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment

Reporters accuse India of crackdown on journalists, press freedom at youth-led protests

Police used excessive and targeted force on journalists covering youth-led protests in India, local press groups

October 12, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Chinese national accused of $1M nationwide fraud scheme arrested in Michigan

October 12, 2026

Arts|Asia|Economy|Finance|MidEast

Dollar holds 18-month high as Gulf tension, US inflation keep investors on edge

The dollar held at an 18-month high on Monday, supported by safe-haven demand as attacks escalated in the Middle East over the weekend, keeping investors

October 12, 2026

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