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Executives from the AI firm Anthropic to testify as part of its consumer harm probe into the maker of the Claude AI model. demand is part of the consumer protection agency’s larger investigation into Anthropic over the potential risks their AI models pose to consumers. Agency also probing OpenAI.

Trump to loosen rules for oil firms on methane, a potent warming gas. The Biden administration had sought to crack down on methane leaks, a big driver of climate change. Those rules are now being scaled back. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/c...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro en route to U.S., Folha reports citing allies. Brazil’s Federal Police canceled Bolsonaro’s passports after he failed to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender the documents within 24 hours. Police claim no record of Bolsonaro leaving. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Nineteen drug-resistant superbugs drive 9.7 million infections and over 50,000 deaths in the US annually. Medical settings face severe impacts, with pathogens like a rapidly spreading fungus creating nearly $12 billion in health care costs as standard antibiotics fail.

Persistent inflation forces voters to prioritize their wallets over partisan loyalty at the ballot box. While Democrats maintain a structural polling advantage to capture the House, widespread economic hardship threatens to fracture their coalition before election day arrives.

Voter turnout in Israel hits 45% by mid-afternoon Tuesday, marking the highest mid-election participation rate in 50 years. A civil rights group files a formal complaint warning that polling station delays and heavy police deployments suppress the vote in Arab communities.

Vulnerable lawmakers downplay their environmental records to survive a hostile midterm cycle. The House Conservative Climate Caucus anticipates losing a third of its members, forcing advocates to completely rebuild a fractured movement to maintain any bipartisan momentum for clean energy.

Global greenhouse gas concentrations reach record highs in 2025. The unprecedented atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and methane lock in severe climate impacts and temperature increases for centuries ahead of the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Turkey. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Software engineers who build dominant digital platforms pay massive private school premiums to ensure their own kids never use them in class. This elite retreat from educational tech sparks a broader public school rebellion, exposing a severe class divide over the luxury of human-centered learning.

North Carolina students marched to off-campus polls after the state removed early voting sites from university campuses. Hundreds mobilized to bypass the structural ballot access barriers by coordinating independent shuttles and group marches.

Illinois man charged with mailing envelopes containing white powder and mocking notes to members of Congress. Matthew Unglesbee admits to sending the fake anthrax threats after an online tip alerts the FBI, notably including his own name and return address on the mailings.

Two British men face national security charges for an alleged plot against U.S.-run RAF Fairford air base in England. Prosecutors accuse the 24-year-old men of assisting Iranian intelligence and attempting to infiltrate a facility where American bombers recently launched strikes against Iran.

Mamdani faces backlash for hosting private, late-night pickup basketball games at the NYPD Police Academy gym. The off-hours games have reportedly disrupted recruit training sessions, infuriating police union leaders currently locked in a bitter contract dispute with the progressive administration.

Judge Reyes wrote that much of what she had been told in court stood at odds with Mr. Trump’s public pronouncements about the golf course, which came even as officials were insisting that no long-term plan was settled. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/u...

Manhunt underway for convicted murderer who escaped from Tennessee prison. Authorities are searching for Jacob Allen Morley, who escaped from a Tennessee prison while serving a life sentence for murder, and have released surveillance images of the escape.

Jonathan D. Miller, the Libertarian Party nominee for a state Senate seat covering much of Cary and other parts of western Wake County, was arrested about 3 p.m. after a long standoff with police near Cary’s Lochmere neighborhood.

Aussie prisoner loses his challenge to an Australian state's ban on inmates eating Vegemite after he argued in court that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breached his human right to "enjoy his culture as an Australian."

While “maxxing” has been around in various forms for decades, it’s the phenomenon of “looksmaxxing” – putting your physical appearance above all other concerns, and going to extreme lengths to improve it – that has fueled the recent rise in the word’s use.

Once sidelined by Washington, Pakistan has engineered a remarkable diplomatic comeback under the Trump administration. After securing reduced trade tariffs and hosting high-level US-Iran ceasefire talks, Islamabad is closely watching the upcoming US midterms.

Europe vs. Elon: 5 ways the EU is trying to squeeze out Musk’s Starlink * Clearing the path for a Starlink rival * Blocking Musk from the airwaves * Building an EU satellite network * Giving Ukraine an alternative to Starlink * Waging lawfare on Starlink.

UN: Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure intended to inflict harm and suffering on civilians and amounts to a crime against humanity. None of the hardships endured since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022 prepared Ukrainians for bitter deprivations of last winter.

Jay-Z picks himself to headline Super Bowl halftime show. "From 'Reasonable Doubt' to standing on the Super Bowl halftime stage, this has been a journey," Jay-Z said in a statement. "Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world's biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true."

Former FBI Director James Comey faces new criminal case in DC, marking the third federal case against Comey, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign against perceived political enemies since his return to the White House. #RussiaRussiaRussia

For centuries, humans treated dreams as sacred messages before science dismissed them as random neurological noise. Now, psychologists are reviving dream incubation — the practice of deliberately planting an open-ended question before sleep — to force the unconscious mind to solve waking problems.

Lumina simulation bridges a critical gap between theoretical astrophysics and observational data. By modeling 1.5 billion light-years of early cosmic history, the tool lets researchers verify structural physics models against the raw empirical data captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Meteorologists face an unsettling new reality as artificial intelligence takes the helm of hurricane forecasting. Powerful neural networks now predict catastrophic storm paths with unprecedented accuracy, forcing scientists to rely on mysterious algorithms they do not completely understand.

Canada evaluates a transatlantic undersea power cable to export renewable energy to Europe. The proposed infrastructure connects eastern Canadian tidal and wind generation to European grids via Iceland, aiming to balance peak demand cycles and reduce reliance on battery storage.

POLL: A snapshot of the political environment heading into the 2026 midterm elections. NBC News average of national polls measuring what’s known as congressional ballot preference — whether Americans prefer a Congress controlled by Democrats or Republicans. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Repeal of the Roadless Rule prioritizes ideological deregulation over practical economic stimulus. Opening 44 million acres of forest fails to revitalize the industry because systemic inflation and labor shortages fundamentally cap operational capacity.

Communist Party plenum transforms routine disciplinary measures into a structural mechanism for long-term institutional control. By purging vast swaths of the military leadership, the president ensures his ideological priorities survive well into an unprecedented fourth term.

Bob Woodward spills his "Secrets": In a new memoir, the legendary reporter names a parade of confidential sources who enabled monumental scoops in The Washington Post and his blockbuster books. wapo.st/3UbZzrD

A potential Democratic Senate majority elevates Senator Bernie Sanders to a critical oversight role regarding domestic policy. By controlling a key committee, the progressive leader gains the structural leverage necessary to center universal healthcare in the future party platform.

Administration’s request to set aside 20,000 California mail-in ballots denied by appeals court.. The 2-1 decision blocks an emergency intervention over unsubstantiated noncitizen voting claims, ruling the Justice Department bypassed a scheduled lower court hearing. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/u...

NBA secured deals with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, expanding its regulatory footprint into the unregulated trading space. The multiyear partnerships mandate suspicious trading transparency and restrict specific wager types, attempting to protect game integrity ahead of the new season.

If progressive candidates win big, they will most likely claim a mandate to push left-wing policies in Congress next year. Failure, however, would allow a Democratic establishment to continue to argue moderate and independent voters prefer centrists. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/u...

UN: Israel committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. Allegations of genocide and systemic sexual violence test the limits of international legal accountability, as documenting atrocities during a nominal ceasefire escalates diplomatic pressure over territorial expansion into Gaza.

How Lula Came Back: Maps show where Brazil’s progressive president surged ahead to win reelection. In just three weeks, he found more than 10 million new votes and gained ground nearly everywhere, attracting vast new support in major cities like São Paulo. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Democrats remain divided over reviving a $7,500 electric vehicle consumer tax credit ahead of 2027. While House members push the incentive to protect domestic manufacturing against China, some senators worry the policy is a political liability and alienates voters facing immediate inflation.

Liz Suder waits in a four-bedroom Texas home she cannot sell. Surging mortgage rates and inflated prices trap Americans in their current houses, forcing empty nesters and relocating workers to put their lives on hold while the national real estate market grinds to a halt.

ANALYSIS: The outcome of the midterm elections dictates the severity of upcoming fiscal battles rather than immediate policy shifts. A divided government guarantees brutal negotiations over the 2027 debt ceiling, while a Democratic Senate majority effectively freezes judicial confirmations.

Cindy Banda walks through a Houston hospital parking lot, tallying a $25,000 medical debt that threatens her home. The lifelong Republican represents a growing demographic abandoning the GOP as crushing healthcare costs override ideological loyalties.

Russian strategy for Abu Dhabi peace talks transforms a bilateral conflict into a systemic hostage negotiation over European security. By demanding NATO troop withdrawals from five border states, Moscow attempts to legally dismantle the Western military alliance structure.

WATCH | Zelenskyy says peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States will restart in November. The trilateral meetings are scheduled to occur at the group level, with European representation included, to discuss issues such as energy ceasefires and prisoner exchanges.

Egypt’s Parliament authorizes military support for Saudi Arabia in its war against Houthi militias in Yemen. Move risks entangling Egypt deeper in a conflict threatening critical Red Sea shipping routes. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/w...

Obama: “Our allies and our bases have been attacked. Americans have been killed. Hundreds of Americans have been wounded. We have run down our stock of missiles. And Iran now has veto power over the Strait of Hormuz, where oil goes through to the world market.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/u...

Democratic candidate Mary Peltola and her party asked a federal court in Alaska to throw out the DOJ's unprecedented lawsuit that seeks to preemptively block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if the Republican incumbent loses.

Netanyahu clashes with IDF chief Eyal Zamir over a proposed military action against Iran ahead of upcoming elections. Zamir demands written legal authorization from the political echelon, fearing the escalation risks an unintended regional war for political momentum.

Two Catholic bishops publicly apologize for attending a White House meeting with President Trump that was swiftly publicized for political purposes. The leaders expressed regret over allowing a private prayer session to be manipulated into a partisan photo op less than two weeks before the midterms.

Microsoft to offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers, part of the company’s efforts to trim costs and retool its workforce for the artificial intelligence era. World’s largest software maker has shed tens of thousands of workers in waves of layoffs in recent years. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump administration broke the law by abruptly firing prosecutor Maurene Comey last year, Federal judge rules. The court orders retroactive back pay and rejects the Justice Department's claim that presidential power allows the unchecked termination of civil servants.