North Korea says it will resume loudspeaker broadcasts along its border with South Korea amid a dispute over fortifications, warning shots and land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers. Seoul is urging talks to prevent a military clash.
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Sen. Roger Marshall and Democrat Adam Hamilton traded attacks over Trump administration policies and questions about their pasts in their final Kansas Senate debate. Polling suggests a tight race in a state that has not elected a Democratic senator in nearly a century.
Rep. Ilhan Omar says she cannot remain at her Washington home after federal agents searched it on Oct. 12, citing her public address and death threats. She denies allegations of immigration fraud.
Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers clashed over Trump, Iran and allegations involving El-Sayed’s family in their final debate for Michigan’s open Senate seat. They also differed on healthcare, tariffs and artificial intelligence.
The USDA has confirmed the first New World screwworm case in U.S. wildlife after a hunter reported an infected elk in Texas. Officials are increasing surveillance and urging hunters to report signs of infestation.
The State Department has ordered nonemergency U.S. government workers and their families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks. Officials gave conflicting accounts of whether departures would also be ordered elsewhere in the Gulf.
Final tests confirmed Pope Leo XIV had a localized pulmonary adenocarcinoma, and his doctors say he needs no further treatment after surgery. He has resumed public appearances as a planned South America trip approaches.
New Mexico’s attorney general alleges Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer and accountant helped conceal abuse at his Zorro Ranch and wants to halt their estate payments during the lawsuit. Both men deny knowingly facilitating his crimes.