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US resident arrested in connection with Canada's Tumbler Ridge school shooting

10/06/2026 10:16pm
U.S. authorities have arrested a 30-year-old from Washington state in connection with the February school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

3 Utah children in top 10 for Stan Lee's Super Kid competition

10/06/2026 9:06pm
Three Utah children are among the top 10 finalists for the Stan Lee Super Kid competition, earning a chance to win $25,000, VIP passes to the 2027 L.A. Comic Con and a new Stan Lee Universe comic hero based on them.

California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe

10/06/2026 7:16pm
A California couple have been arrested on child abuse charges following an investigation into a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children ranging in age from a few months to 13 years.

Trump says he is thinking about suspending federal gas tax

10/06/2026 6:42pm
President Donald Trump said he was thinking about suspending the federal gas tax as high gas and diesel prices ‌pose a risk to his Republican Party heading into the November midterm ⁠U.S. elections.

Utah senator pushes to boost benefits for families of fallen wildland firefighters

10/06/2026 5:08pm
Sen. John Curtis is teaming up with a Democrat to try to expand benefits for families of wildland firefighters who die in the line of duty.

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say

10/06/2026 4:00pm
Attorneys for Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her last week, say she is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital. Her attorneys say they are grateful for the first responders and the medical team at the hospital "who treated Christa like a human and have provided exceptional care to her." The statement from Pike's attorneys Tuesday is the first indication that Pike has improved since an ambulance carried her away from a Nashville prison last Wednesday. Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital as Tennessee officials attempted to put her to death for the 1995 killing of classmate Colleen Slemmer.

Former CIA official accused of stealing $40M in gold bars pleads guilty

10/06/2026 3:22pm
A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records.

McDonald's sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchisees

10/06/2026 3:12pm
McDonald's is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with franchisees who might be competing in the same market.

Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say

10/06/2026 3:11pm
Convicted killer Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by lethal injection last week, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries, has regained consciousness and is speaking, ​her lawyers said in a statement on Tuesday.

Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear

10/06/2026 3:05pm
The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures.

Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids' cases, worrying advocates

10/06/2026 1:10pm
The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren't employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation.

Olympian cleared in vandalism case seeks watchdog probes of Trump's Reflecting Pool project

10/06/2026 12:29pm
Lawyers for a former U.S. Olympian accused and then cleared of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool demanded on Tuesday that two ​government watchdogs investigate the botched renovation of the Washington landmark by President Donald Trump's administration and the now-dismissed criminal case.

Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review school's handling of sex assault claims

10/06/2026 11:25am
Cornell University trustees have announced that former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will review how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints.

MLB scraps proposal to play a game in iconic national park

10/06/2026 10:15am
Major League Baseball scrapped a proposal to build a stadium in Grand Teton National Park for a regular-season game amid backlash from local Wyoming leaders and residents.

US Marine arrested on suspicion of murder in Okinawa, sparking outrage in Japan

10/06/2026 9:22am
A U.S. Marine was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder and robbery after a woman's body was discovered in a hotel room in Okinawa, prompting outrage across Japan, with the local governor saying the incident showed the U.S. efforts to maintain discipline among its troops were "completely ineffective."

Why Delta passed on Starlink, and why Elon Musk, Mike Lee and rival airlines won't let it go

10/06/2026 8:31am
The fight for better Wi-Fi at 30,000 feet landed on X this week, where Elon Musk said Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian would "lose his job" after the airline rejected Starlink in favor of Amazon's satellite service.

New York declares first US measles disaster emergency since 2025 surge

10/06/2026 8:16am
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over ​a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025.

UK police arrest a 7th man in connection with a security incident at a US-run air base

10/06/2026 7:49am
British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran.

Paramount wraps up mega Warner Bros merger to create Hollywood powerhouse Skydance

10/06/2026 7:09am
Paramount Skydance on Tuesday completed its blockbuster $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, ​creating a Hollywood heavyweight called Skydance and handing CEO David Ellison control of one of the world's largest entertainment companies.

Paramount wraps up mega Warner Bros merger to create Hollywood powerhouse Skydance

10/06/2026 6:42am
Paramount Skydance completed its blockbuster $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday, creating a Hollywood heavyweight that hands CEO David Ellison control of one of the world's largest entertainment and news businesses.