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676 storiesFBI says it thwarted Mall of America attack plot; 18-year-old arrested
The FBI said Wednesday it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America and arrested 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, who authorities said paid $600 to an undercover FBI employee posing as an ISIS member for an AK-47 and 200 rounds of …
Judge orders Tennessee to preserve evidence in Christa Pike's failed execution
A Tennessee judge ruled Wednesday that the state must preserve evidence from the failed lethal injection of Christa Pike, who survived two doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30 and has regained consciousness. Pike, 50, was sentenced to death f…
Trump says Putin call scheduled soon on suspected Siberia plague case
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case. The case centres on Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab technician who died Friday in a hospita…
Russian anti-plague lab researcher dies; US and EU say they are monitoring
A 28-year-old female researcher at the Irkutsk anti-plague research institute in Shelekhov, Russia, died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown cause, the state agency Rospotrebnadzor said. About 200 people who may have had contact…
Pennsylvania measles cases pass 1,000, largest state outbreak in decades
Pennsylvania has reported 1,004 measles cases in 2026, the state Department of Health said Monday, including at least 198 hospitalizations and five deaths. State health officials say it is the largest outbreak in any U.S. state in more than…
Cornell police got tip that fraternity sought to keep rape allegation quiet
Cornell University police received an anonymous tip that members of the Chi Phi fraternity were seeking to keep an alleged rape under wraps, ABC News reported, a day after the school alerted students to the report. Records reviewed by news …
Cornell sexual assault case draws #IAmJaneDoe solidarity campaign
A woman identified as Jane Doe has sued over an alleged group sexual assault at Cornell University's Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024, saying she was attacked by seven male students; no one has been indicted. After the case resurfac…
Trump approves firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
The Pentagon said President Donald Trump approved execution by U.S. Army firing squad for Nidal Hasan, who was convicted in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people and wounded 32. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell…
Christa Pike conscious and speaking after failed Tennessee execution, lawyers say
Christa Pike, 50, is conscious and speaking and receiving critical medical care nearly a week after Tennessee's attempt to execute her with the drug pentobarbital failed, her attorneys said Tuesday. They said her prognosis remains unclear, …
Tennessee Republicans weigh new execution methods after botched lethal injection
Some of Tennessee's top Republicans said they want to explore alternative ways of executing condemned prisoners after the failed execution of Christa Pike on Sept. 30, in which a large dose of pentobarbital did not kill her. Gov. Bill Lee h…
Ex-CIA official found with gold bars pleads guilty to $194 million fraud
David J. Rush, a former senior CIA official, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to one count of wire fraud in a scheme prosecutors say cost the federal government about $194 million. Prosecutors said Rush fabri…
Daegu and North Gyeongsang forecast clear, daytime highs of 20-24C
Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province were expected to be mostly clear on Oct. 6, with daytime highs of 20 to 24 degrees Celsius, according to local weather reports. Yonhap reported 5 a.m. temperatures of 14.1C in Daegu, 13.9C in Pohang, 9.3C…
Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin over suspected plague death in Siberia
President Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled with Vladimir Putin about the suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia, after saying Monday the US was willing to help Russia. The case follows the death of Darya Shipilova, 28, a worke…
Seoul appeals court to rule in ex-President Yoon's free opinion poll case
A Seoul appeals court is due to deliver its verdict on Oct 7 in the political funds case against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of receiving 58 free opinion polls from political broker Myung Tae-kyun. The first trial sentenced Yoon…
Germany detains ex-BND chief Hanning on suspicion of espionage
August Hanning, who headed Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from 1998 to 2005, has been detained on suspicion of espionage, obtaining state secrets and attempted high treason, according to German and Russian outlets. His former …
Supreme Court hears Boulder climate suit as justices question both sides
The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of arguments Monday on whether the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, can sue Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy in state court to recover costs tied to climate change. Conservative justices questioned…
California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy case involving 21 children
Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, were arrested Tuesday at their Arcadia, California, home and charged with child abuse, conspiracy to commit child abuse, accessory after the fact and dissuading a witness, Los Angeles County District A…
Trump says US ready to help Russia after pneumonia case in Irkutsk region
US President Donald Trump said Washington could support Russia after a case of pneumonia of unknown etiology was detected in the Irkutsk region. Russia's Rospotrebnadzor said the sanitary situation in Irkutsk and Shelekhov is stable, and th…
Nobel chemistry prize goes to Japan's Soai Kenso and France's Henri Kagan
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on 7 October that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Soai Kenso, 76, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, and Henri Kagan of France, for work on nonlinear effects and autocatal…
Cornell protests grow; faculty push no-confidence vote over rape case handling
Students at Cornell University protested Monday and Tuesday over the school's handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity, after activists vandalized the Day Hall administration building with red-painted messages and a s…