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Oct 15, 2026 - World

Florida man arrested after shooting an Uber Eats driver in the buttocks for asking for his girlfriend's phone number.

Oct 15, 2026 - World

Pentagon spokesperson says pair spoke before announcement canceling plan to broadcast execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort HoodQ&A: Our reporters answered your questions about the US economy and the midterm electionsSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe US government could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a media campaign in South Africa to figure out why more white Afrikaners are not applying to become refugees to the US, as Donald Trump had hoped.State department officials, according to an August proposal seen by the Guardian, outlined a roughly $335,000 research and advertising effort after applications to the refugee program “trended lower than expected” since Afrikaners were allowed to apply directly online in November 2025. The document, written by the US mission in South Africa with a department research unit for the embassy in Pretoria, admits officials know little about why. Continue reading...

Oct 15, 2026 - World

Number of people injured at scene was not clear, as police say suspected shooter is dead at the sceneMultiple people, including children, were injured in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, police confirmed in a press conference.Police responded to reports of on active shooting at the Silver Rail elementary school on Thursday afternoon. Moments after police arrived on the scene, the suspected shooter, who has not been identified, was shot and killed, according to Bend police communication manager Sheila Miller. It is unclear who fired the shot. Continue reading...

Oct 15, 2026 - World

Two people critically hurt when vehicle carrying HGV drivers hit stationary train in Calais, say French authoritiesNineteen people have been injured after a minibus collided with a stationary freight train at the loading platform of the Eurotunnel near Calais, French authorities have said.Pas-de-Calais underprefect Agathe Cury said 18 passengers and the bus driver were injured in the incident. Continue reading...

Oct 15, 2026 - World

Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday to Sunday in which the robot's suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to have filmed the alleged assault.