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President Trump said on Thursday that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will not be livestreamed, reversing a plan announced by the Pentagon earlier this month. The Pentagon announced Oct. 5 that Trump had approved Hasan's execution by firing squad at Fort Hood. Pentagon officials subsequently told the Associated Press that the execution, due to take place on Dec. 3, would be livestreamed. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Hasan will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this

A list obtained by The Washington Post reveals all the major donors to President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member. Tech giants Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million, the top contribution amount, the list shows. The Adelson family, one of the GOP's largest donor dynasties, committed that sum as well, as did billionaire Ch

WASHINGTON (AP) Wholesale inflation rose more than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs as rising prices become a bigger economic challenge for millions of Americans, and a growing political problem for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections. The Labor Departments producer price index which captures inflation before it reaches consumers soared 6.3% in September from a year ago, up from 5.6% in August and the biggest increase since December 2022, the government said Thursday.

By Daniel Flynn and Max Hunder KYIV, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was done supporting a ceasefire on energy targets announced by US President Donald Trump and ignored by Russia. Since Trump's surprise announcement on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt attacks on energy, Kyiv had suspended attacks on Russian refineries, which Trump blames for raising diesel prices on global markets. But in the da

What to know about the Iran war today: Ships remain exposed to indiscriminate attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, even if they try to hide their movements by switching off tracking systems, a maritime monitor said Thursday, confirming three strikes on vessels in the waterway this week.The Saudi-led coalition battling the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen said Thursday it had intercepted a cruise missile over Saudi Arabia's western Medina region. The Houthis called the claim a shameless and brazen lie .

Social Security and SSI benefits will increase by 3.6% in 2027 for more than 72 million people, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced Wednesday. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is the biggest since 2023 and means, on average, retirement benefits will rise by $75 a month, SSA said. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) says that works out to roughly $900 a year, and estimates the highest earners will see an increase of more than $2,200 a year. SSA calculates the

[Getty Images] Starlink satellites operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX provide high-speed internet - something modern war relies heavily on. For Ukraine, it is vital for communications on the battlefield and effective drone warfare. Using Starlink, Ukrainian drones can stay connected to operators over longer distances than conventional radio networks and are less vulnerable to jamming. But a sudden speed restriction for drones connected to Starlink , Elon Musk's SpaceX company, on Tuesday night meant

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (Reuters) - At least 27 students, most younger than 13, were killed in Pakistan on Thursday, along with a teacher, when a school roof collapsed during classes in the northwestern city of Peshawar, authorities said, warning that the death toll could rise. Television images showed ambulances rushing to the site at the privately-run Al-Khair Education Center school while rescuers pulled bloodied students from the rubble. We have taken out at least 45 children, said district emerge

A man died after being ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags in Austell, Georgia, on Monday. - Emilie Megnien/AP In the years leading up to this weeks fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis of public records and court filings. Six Flags temporarily closed 10 rides in seven states this week after 42-yea

Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Election officials in Ohio, Louisiana and Oklahoma said they were sent packages containing suspicious white powder, prompting law enforcement to investigate. The suspicious powder was discovered in Louisiana and Oklahoma on Tuesday, while a similar mailing intended for Ohio was intercepted Wednesday. Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said in a statement that her office in Baton Rouge was closed Tuesday after an Elections Division employee opened a package at around 12:20

The U.S. may have intentionally withheld early warnings this week of Russian strikes on Ukraine , multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no advance warning from our partners when Russia launched a ballistic missile barrage at Kyiv and other locations early Tuesday. The sources said American officials told their Ukrainian counterparts the system used to detect Russian missile launches had failed due to bad weather. Ukrainian of

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court again sided with Republicans on Wednesday in the latest clash over a new Federal Communications Commission policy that gives party committees access to discounted TV and radio advertising rates long available to political candidates. The court agreed to let the FCC, which is chaired by Trump ally Brendan Carr, avoid a judicially imposed deadline that would have forced the agency to rule on a Democratic challenge to the policy bef

The unexplained death this month of a Russian lab technician at a Siberian facility for the study of dangerous pathogens raised global anxieties over the potential for an outbreak of pneumonic plague. But while the cause of concern - bound up in a lack of transparency from Moscow - was new, Russias frozen hinterlands have long been the source of a separate fear that they could harbor disease risks for which the world is not prepared. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important a

By Jacob Bogage and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department on Tuesday gave California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters or face legal action, according to two letters reviewed by Reuters, part of an unprecedented effort to find evidence of voter fraud ahead of next month's elections. The letters, written by acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter and addressed to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles

The federal investigation that prompted the search of Rep. Ilhan Omars D.C. residence on Monday centers on claims that she or her late father may have lied on decades-old immigration paperwork to secure legal status and eventually U.S. citizenship, three people familiar with the matter said. Omar - a Minnesota Democrat who was born in Somalia and fled civil war there with her family before eventually immigrating to the United States in 1995 - has repeatedly rejected such allegations, which have

Six people are dead following a plane crash Tuesday night near Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Tuesday night, according to a statement from the Sauk County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said in an initial statement that the Sauk County Dispatch Center received reports of a downed plane just after 9:30 on Tuesday night. Deputies and emergency personnel located the aircraft with multiple individuals involved. 2 found dead after Idaho-bound plane goes missing Five adults and one child were on board

More than half of the top holders listed as competing for seats at President Trump's next meme coin dinner have used cryptocurrency exchanges that prohibit U.S. customers, indicating that many of the buyers are based overseas, according to a CBS News analysis. The gala, set for Nov. 22 at the Trump National Golf Club outside Washington, D.C., will seat the 185 largest holders of the $TRUMP meme coin, according to the website for Fight Fight Fight LLC, the company behind the coin. A public leader

Inflation heated up to 3.7% annually last month as energy prices soared, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data. The latest reading came in hot, accelerating from 3.4% in August and outpacing economists' expected 3.6% jump. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.6% in September from 0.4% a month earlier. Gas prices were a particularly large driver of the jump, rising 9.1% month over month. Average prices at the pump hit a record $4.33 last month , according to AAA data, nearly $0.50 above

Netflix is swinging the axe laying off around 1,000 employees, representing 6% of its workforce, in what is its biggest layoff to date. Most of the layoffs will affect workers in Netflixs product, technology, legal and HR teams, co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters wrote in an email to employees Wednesday morning about the layoffs. More from Variety How AI Is Used by Netflix at Its VFX Eyeline Studios, Revealed by VP Mohsen Mousavi at View Conference Netflix Scores Exclusive 2030 FIFA World Cup

Gas prices set a record on Wednesday for the most days in a year that the national average topped $4 a gallon. The average regular gasoline price stood near $4.33 per gallon, about $0.02 less than a week ago but about $1.25 more than a year ago, according to AAA data . Wednesday marked the 158th day on which prices remained above $4, according to a GasBuddy analysis , breaking the 2022 record of 157. Wednesday marked a record for the number of days in a year that gasoline stayed above $4 per gal

New surveillance video is shedding light about the circumstances behind the viral feud between singer Kelly Clarkson and a novelty store in Brooklyn. The video, which was obtained by the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast and does not have any audio, appears to show the moments leading up to Clarkson's social media complaint about the customer service treatment she received at Art of Play, a magic and games store. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP - PHOTO: Kelly Clarkson performs in Rockefeller Plaza, May 6,

Georgia police have identified the man who died Monday after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in an incident that also injured several others. The Cobb County Police Department identified the 42-year-old Atlanta man as Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem. Preliminary information gathered through witness and employee interview indicates Kariem was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling beneath the attraction, according to a Tuesday statement from the Co

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Pope Leo spent a peaceful night in hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican said on Wednesday, adding that further information about his condition would be released later in the day. The pope was diagnosed on Tuesday with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, after doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung during an operation. The 71-year-old pontiff had been admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital af

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian air strike on a residential building in Kyiv [EPA/Shutterstock] At least 600,000 people across Ukraine are now without electricity after deadly overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He said critical energy infrastructure had been hit in Kyiv and the capital region and also in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv - despite a claim by US President Donald Trump on Sunday that an energy ceasefire was in place

A federal judge on Tuesday extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters for three news outlets from the White House, as the extraordinary case pitting the president against the media makes its way through the legal system. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that CNN, MS NOW and Politico are likely to succeed on their constitutional free speech and due process claims. Still, he added, no one should interpret the Courts decision to suggest that President Trumps c

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. (AP) The Justice Department, in an apparent escalation of a long-running investigation involving the immigration history of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has issued subpoenas to members of her family, The New York Times reported Tuesday, as the congresswoman accuses the Trump administration of political retribution for her outspoken criticism of the president. The subpoenas mark a new development in a probe that has drawn scrutiny after federal agents searched Omar's Washing

WASHINGTON (AP) An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials said Tuesday was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company's technology . The employee, identified as a 35-year-old Saudi national named Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested Friday, a week after the ChatGPT maker discovered an audio recording device hidden in the conference room, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court i

Regulators fined Bank of America ( BAC ) more than $1.2 billion on Tuesday over widespread failures in the banking giant's safeguards against money laundering and other illicit financial activity. The Treasury Department said the nation's second-largest bank failed to properly monitor trillions of dollars in transactions and to report more than $5 billion in suspicious activity, including transactions potentially tied to Chinese money-laundering networks, narcotics trafficking, and fraud. The en

By Jack Queen and Steve Gorman LAS VEGAS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, capping the prosecution of a long-unsolved murder that shaped the golden age of rap music. Duane Keffe D Davis, 63, found guilty of first-degree murder in August, received the sentence during a hearing in a Las Vegas courtroom. In tearful testimony before Judge Carli K

President Trump has begun to downplay his new deal with Russia after a plan to allow imports of Russian diesel into the US came under withering criticism, even from members of his own party. It's a deal for the world ... It's not a deal with me, Trump told reporters on Tuesday morning, repeating that it was not a USA deal. They're releasing it to the entire world, Trump added, after making similar comments on Monday that the deal would help US farmers, but said, It's not really a deal with me, i

Leo XIV is having a pulmonary nodule removed in his first hospitalisation since he became head of the Catholic Church last year. (Filippo MONTEFORTE) Pope Leo XIV's underwent an operation at a Rome hospital Tuesday to remove a nodule from his lung that was successfully completed, the Vatican said. Pope Leo XIV entered the hospital smiling and waving on Tuesday morning hours before the surgery to remove the growth that looks like a coin on the lung. The procedure was successfully completed, withi

Cornell University is suspending parties and other social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year and will give the New York State Police a role in investigating sex crimes on campus, university officials announced Tuesday, amid mounting outrage over its handling of allegations that a female student was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in 2024 . The measures announced by Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff include a suspension of all parties and social events at Int

WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Tuesday ordered a halt to tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course until Oct. 26, putting a further pause on work at the historic D.C. course that has been part of President Donald Trumps plans to remake the city . Reyes issued the order one day after a tense three-hour hearing in which she harshly criticized the government for having deceived her with its actions over the holiday weekend. At the Monday hearing, Reyes ordered a 24-hour pause

The battle for control of Congress is getting the lion's share of the attention in the lead-up to the midterms, but there are a lot of other consequential measures that'll appear on ballots this November that could have a direct impact on voters' lives. Ballot measures often don't receive much national attention, but every two years, voters across the country decide whether to adopt policies that have major implications for their states. This year is no different. There are more than 140 total m

The White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, to resign amid allegations of improper conduct, Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new press secretary , announced on Tuesday. We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign, Zacharia said when asked about the status of her employment in Athens. She has been a wonderful asset to the team and we wish her well. In a lengthy post on her personal X account on Tuesday morning, Guilfoyle acknowledged that my time as Ambassador m

A 42-year-old man died after being ejected from a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia, police said. The man -- Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, of Atlanta -- was found dead beneath the ride at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, according to the Cobb County Police Department. Preliminary information gathered through witness and employee interviews indicates Kariem was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling beneath the attraction, the Cobb County Police Department

Apple ( AAPL ) is reinventing its smart home strategy with its new HomeView hub, the HomePod Mini 2, and Apple TV 4K. Sporting a seven-inch Liquid Retina Display, the HomeView is designed to sit on a counter in its built-in speaker mount or be mounted to a wall. The $299 HomeView is designed to serve as the home base for your smart home and goes on sale Nov. 13. According to Apple, HomeView can recognize up to six household users via facial recognition and serve up their specific apps, notificat

Elon Musk elevated a false conspiracy theory about Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico over the weekend, lifting a fringe claim concerning the Texan's mental health to the forefront of users' X feeds, where it garnered hundreds of thousands of impressions. The Talarico campaign is hiding something big that voters ought to know about, Musk wrote Sunday afternoon, replying to a post alleging that Talarico had been checked into the Lindner Center of Hope, a mental health facility in suburban C

President Trump has been appearing around the US in the run-up to the midterm elections, announcing economic development projects from a possible pipeline in Alaska to a steel plant in Iowa to an aluminum smelter in Oklahoma that he says will transform the country. In the real economy, we are blowing it away, he said at a weekend stop in Tennessee . Trump's message of confidence comes as the ultimate shape of these projects remains far from certain and often directly echoes his pitch at this s

WSB Six Flags said it has temporarily closed nine rides across the country after a man died and several others were injured Monday in a roller coaster incident at an amusement park in Georgia. Police did not say how the man died or how many people were injured, but witnesses say a man fell from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, around 10 miles west of downtown Atlanta. He fell and hit the car three different times before falling onto the roof of a haunted house attraction bel

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to violate US law barring imports of Russian energy until Moscow ends its aggression against Ukraine. Trump has said the deal to lift sanctions on Russian oil exports would help bring down high fuel prices. However some analysts doubted the amount of diesel Trump has said Russia would provide over the next

A man died after falling off a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia outside of Atlanta on Oct. 12, local officials confirmed to USA TODAY. The Cobb County Police Department said in an email that one person died and several were injured. The incident happened at about 3:58 p.m. local time, the department said. Atlanta television stations WSB and 11 Alive reported that the man died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at the park. WSB reported that four others were injured. The man wa

Washington President Trump said he and his administration are looking at firing Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece, after an associate of Guilfoyle's alleged she asked him to wire $100,000 to pay her American Express bill in exchange for her help with the Trump administration ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing. Well, we're looking at it, the president told reporters on his way to Ohio when asked if he's considering firing Guilfoyle. We're not happy. Busines

US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks during a dedication ceremony at the chancery of the US Embassy in Athens, on October 7. - Mark Schiefelbein/AFP/Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as US ambassador to Greece after a string of reports about misconduct, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday. Trump has been monitoring reports claiming Guilfoyle, who was engaged to Trumps eldest son Donald Trump Jr. for

It's crunch time. With less than a month to go until the 2026 midterm elections, Democratic and Republican candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives nationwide are making one last push to persuade voters in their districts and help their party win or retain control of the chamber on Nov. 3. The stakes are high. President Trump has enjoyed complete Republican control of Congress for the first half of his second term. Flipping the House would give Democrats the power to block parts of the

Sean Diddy Combs was transported from federal prison for medical treatment early Saturday after suffering a head injury, according to TMZ, while his representative told Newsweek that Combs team was working to confirm the circumstances. We are aware of the reports concerning Sean Combs and are working to confirm the circumstances. Seans health and well-being are our immediate concern, and we appreciate everyone who has reached out, the representative said Monday. Sources at FCI Fort Dix in New Je

ERIE, PA Authorities identified the adult victims and the suspected gunman who were found dead after what police described as a horrific mass shooting at a home near Lake Erie. Police say on Oct. 9, a gunman fatally shot eight people, most of them relatives, including two young children and a pregnant woman. Authorities say the suspected shooter took his own life before police arrived. The victims included the suspect's wife, children and grandchildren, according to officials. Erie County Coron

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - 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 administrations takeover of a historic golf course in Washington, saying it was inexcusable that hundreds of trees were removed from the course over the weekend. More than being upset and furious right now, I am just deeply disappointed in the government, US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington told government lawyer

A person was sexually assaulted early Sunday morning at an off-campus party near the University of Chicago, officials said. The victim reported the assault at 2:10 a.m., roughly 30 minutes after it occurred, and did not know the suspect, according to a university incident report. The party was held at 5625 S. University Ave. in Hyde Park, an address listed on social media as the home of the Lambda chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, a Jewish fraternity with chapters on hundreds of college ca

US Senate candidates Democrat Annie Andrews and Republican Sen. Darline Graham take notes before a debate in Columbia, South Carolina, on October 11. - Sam Wolfe/Reuters South Carolina has emerged as perhaps the most surprising Senate race to be competitive late in the 2026 midterm elections. And on Sunday night, appointed GOP Sen. Darline Graham, Democrat Annie Andrews and Libertarian nominee Kasie Whitener took part in the only debate currently scheduled in the race. The debate was often conte