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Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House

October 14, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|World

Nicaraguan families beg for answers as dissenters vanish into state custody

Thelma Brenes grew worried when her father in Nicaragua did not return her messages.

October 14, 2026

China buys 8-10 US soybean cargoes in first deals since Trump-Xi summit, sources say

Chinese state buyers purchased 8-10 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans this week, the first such deals since the September summit between Presidents Donald

October 14, 2026

Taiwan cites progress on Alaska LNG after Trump says it will buy 30% of output

Taiwan said on Wednesday it was making progress in talks to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska LNG and

October 14, 2026

Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education

Cornell bans fraternity parties for rest of academic year after alleged gang rape

Cornell University will ban parties and social events at fraternity houses until the end of the academic year, its president said on Tuesday, responding

October 14, 2026

Business|Education|Sports

Ohio governor signs order letting state's colleges allow 2022 athletes a 5th year of eligibility

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed an executive order allowing the state's colleges and universities to let athletes who graduated high school in 2022 play a fifth year

October 14, 2026

Education|Europe

Albanian students protest over education, jobs, clash with police

Student protesters hurled bricks and concrete blocks at Albania's Education Ministry in Tirana on Tuesday and police fired tear gas and water cannons in response, as a nationwide

October 13, 2026

MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is 'not unique’

The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique

October 13, 2026

Six Flags closes 9 rides after 1 person dies in an incident involving a roller coaster in Georgia

Six Flags has temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks

October 13, 2026

Education|Entertainment|Sports

NFL says Zxavian Harris is eligible to sign with teams this season, despite attempt to play for LSU

The NFL says former Mississippi defensive lineman Zxavian Harris is eligible to sign with teams this season after a failed attempt to return to college football and play for LSU

October 13, 2026

CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids

October 13, 2026

Education|Environment|Europe

Greta Thunberg backs French high school protests over run-down schools

Greta Thunberg has thrown her support behind high school protesters in France

October 13, 2026

Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says

Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies,

October 13, 2026

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia help Iran, contradicting US intelligence

President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US

October 13, 2026

Education

Today’s irreverent politics ignore ancient wisdom: The need to know your limits

Many Americans have decried today’s politics as ‘shameless.’ The antidote, a political philosopher argues, may be more reverence – awe at just how difficult democracy is.

October 13, 2026

Education|Political

A generation of angry young Indians takes to the streets to challenge Modi

Protests erupted in New Delhi on Saturday as young Indians rallied against a voter list purge they say favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party

October 13, 2026

IMF cuts Latin America, Caribbean growth forecasts on energy shock, little AI boost

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean for this year and next and said most of the region was getting little lift

October 13, 2026

Business|Crime|Education|Health

Chicago police investigating reported sexual assault at University of Chicago fraternity house

October 13, 2026

Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month

October 13, 2026

Education|Sports

Arizona State in talks with Colorado Avalanche assistant Dave Hakstol about hockey coach job

Arizona State is in talks with current Colorado Avalanche assistant and former NHL head coach Dave Hakstol to serve as its interim hockey coach as the school investigates an outdoor workout that left a player on life support

October 13, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle

Dogs bring calm and joy to students following shooting at Colorado high school

Evergreen High School has introduced two Labradors, Norene and Polenta, to help students cope with stress after a school shooting

October 10, 2026

Education

What colleges and universities need from donors to thrive

Philanthropy, which covers an average of 10% of college and university budgets, can help schools and the students who attend them weather today’s tough times.

October 13, 2026

Arts|Education|Europe|Technology|World

Likely unexploded ordnance kills teenager in northern Israel

A 14-year-old Israeli boy was killed and 24 people were injured when what was most likely an unexploded ordnance went off during a school hiking trip near the border with

October 12, 2026

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been

October 12, 2026

Crime|Education|Health

Family to donate organs of teen struck by vehicle while he walked to school

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment

Reporters accuse India of crackdown on journalists, press freedom at youth-led protests

Police used excessive and targeted force on journalists covering youth-led protests in India, local press groups

October 12, 2026

Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court, seeks suspension of voter list changes

Thousands of opposition demonstrators marched to India's Supreme Court on Monday and petitioned it against a

October 12, 2026

Sudan's famine risk worsened by conflict, drought and funding shortages, report says

Conflict and drought are worsening food insecurity in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

October 12, 2026

French police detain student suspected of shooting the principal and a teacher at his school

French police have detained a 14-year-old suspected of shooting his middle school principal and a teacher

October 12, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

How much rain can a hurricane make, and does the storm size matter?

Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.

October 12, 2026

Business|Economy|Education|Science

Two Americans win Nobel prize for models to tackle economic downturns

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Europe|World

Heavy police presence calms tensions after Poland school attacks, Tusk says

A mass deployment of police to Polish schools has helped calm tensions, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, after three stabbing attacks in four days

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment

Trump to campaign in Ohio, Alaska with Republicans facing tight races

With little more than three weeks to go until Election Day, President Donald Trump will make a new campaign swing this

October 12, 2026

The races that will decide control of the US Senate

By Nolan D.

October 12, 2026

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

October 12, 2026

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm

October 11, 2026

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

October 11, 2026

Arts|Education|Finance

Protesters seeking India election chief's ouster detained, as 'cockroach' leaders released

Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic

October 11, 2026

Economy|Education|Political|World

India's 'Cockroach' protest movement leaders freed from detention, vow to continue demonstrations

Leaders of a popular Indian youth movement vow to continue protests after being released from detention

October 11, 2026

Arts|Education

From theatre to streets, Gen Z protester Neha Bora a new face of India's youth unrest

A little-known doctoral student has emerged as one of the most visible faces of a protest movement in India that has mounted the most

October 11, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Europe

Polish leader says school attacks were fueled by online glorification of violence

Prime Minister Donald Tusk says recent attacks at Polish schools are “spontaneous acts” fueled by the online glorification of violence

October 11, 2026

Houthi strike on Saudi airport kills 12, worst attack on kingdom in a decade

At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in an attack on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, the deadliest in the

October 10, 2026

Man dies after entering tiger enclosure at UK wildlife park

October 10, 2026

Crime|Education|Europe|World

A third school attack in less than a week shakes Poland

Police say a woman wounded three people at a school in Warsaw, Poland

October 10, 2026

Arts|Education|Europe|Health

Three injured in Poland's third youth stabbing attack in four days

Three people were injured in a stabbing attack at a further education college in Warsaw on Saturday, police said, the latest in a series of incidents that have stoked

October 10, 2026