A Harris County grand jury indicted ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales on an aggravated assault charge over an Oct. 10 collision that injured Miguel Parra Hernandez. Prosecutors allege Morales struck him deliberately; ICE denies it.
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Trump has restored in-person rallies in Kansas and Iowa after cancelling them in favor of virtual appearances. Polls show competitive races in both states days before the midterm elections.
ExxonMobil and Chevron beat third-quarter earnings expectations as oil prices remained high. Gasoline and diesel costs have climbed for consumers ahead of the midterm elections.
In her first public statement since surviving a Sept. 30 lethal injection, Christa Pike says she remains in constant physical and emotional pain. Tennessee has paused further executions pending an outside review, The Guardian reported.
Tens of thousands marched across Italy over living costs, military spending and wars in the Middle East. Police increased security after earlier protests turned violent.
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has voted by mail in the U.S. midterm elections, making him the first pontiff to vote in an American election. An Illinois clerk’s office told NBC News it had not yet received his completed ballot.
The Nasdaq fell 2.3% in early trading Friday as losses in Intel, Amazon and Alphabet deepened investor concerns about the cost and payoff of AI expansion.
Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta says it will close after an eviction order and the loss of its reader-donation system. Its editor says staff will leave the offices and shut down the servers on November 9.