Oberlin College professor and wife found fatally shot in home; son accused of murder
A beloved Oberlin College professor and his wife were fatally shot Wednesday in their Ohio home, police said. Her 31-year-old son was arrested for murder. The body of Pipo Hieu Nguyen-Duy, 64, was found on the first floor of the couple’s home after…
Judge plans to dismiss DOJ leak case against James Comey
A federal judge seemed skeptical Friday about how the Justice Department organized its third attempt to prosecute the former FBI director. James Comeybut indicated he might wait for further action from prosecutors rather than immediately dropping the…
Flesh-eating butcher worm now infects cats
The New World butcher worm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) is spreading further across the United States and finding new types of hosts to burrow into. Several new cases of infestations caused by the parasitic fly were reported last week, including the first…
Another Russian refinery is on fire despite Trump’s warning to Kyiv
Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region on Friday, according to a Ukrainian defense company, just days before the U.S. midterm elections and in defiance of pressure from Washington to end such operations as President…
Trump approves the arrival of El Salvador’s strongman troops in Haiti
Salvadoran President strongman Nayib Bukele is sending thousands of troops to Haiti to bolster the island’s efforts to eliminate the gang problem – and find four of his troops captured in a recent ambush. Bukele called President Trump on…
2026 Midterm Live Updates: Battle for Control of Congress Intensifies
8 hours ago Trump’s in-person rallies in Kansas and Iowa canceled, but multi-state tele-rally blitz expected President Donald Trump’s plans to rally in Kansas and Iowa have been canceled, but he is expected to participate in tele-rallies as…
Pentagon disclosure of fired general’s failed polygraph test may have violated privacy laws, lawyers say
Washington — Following the announcement that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired another army general This week, a statement shared to the media by a Pentagon official said the high-ranking officer failed polygraph exams as part of an ongoing…
ICE activity is booming before the midterms. The same goes for voter turnout. : NPR
Federal agents walk near the scene where a man was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during an operation in the Bronx borough of New York on October 8, 2026, according to local media and police. Charly Triballeau/AFP…
Amendment 87 remains on ballot after Colorado Supreme Court ruling
Colorado’s highest court on Friday rejected a late attempt to overturn the vote on a hotly contested progressive income tax measure. He upheld a Denver District Court ruling rejecting a legal challenge that the court should reject voter signatures…
Judge opens misconduct investigation into Trump golf course affair
A federal judge opened an investigation Friday into whether Asset administration officials repeatedly misled her about the president’s plans to close and redevelop a golf course in Washington, DC. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ordered the…