‘They Handled It Exactly the Right Way’: How the Kennedys Avoided the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
The cabinet was divided on what action to take, with further U-2 flights revealing that the missile bases were nearing completion. The Joint Chiefs of Staff preferred a solution involving military action. “A final decision had to be made…about how…
Ukraine claims world’s first drone evacuation of injured soldier
Ukraine has shared a video showing what it says is the world’s first evacuation of a wounded soldier from the front lines by drone. This “historic” mission comes at a time when kyiv faces a disastrous turning point in its relations with Washington…
Priest killed by falling crucifix during live-streamed mass
A priest was killed when a crucifix fell in a church in Ecuador while celebrating a mass broadcast live on the Internet. Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died Saturday at the Perpetuo Socorro Church in the southern Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil,…
AI ad attack nightmare becomes reality
The Wesleyan Media Project found that $137 million was spent on 220 AI-generated ads through Oct. 11, mostly from Republicans. Four states have laws banning certain uses of AI-generated deepfakes in political ads, while 27 others require some form of…
Lula and Bolsonaro exchange barbs during Brazil election debate – BBC News Africa
Lula and Bolsonaro exchange barbs during the electoral debate in Brazil BBC Brazilians Bolsonaro and Lula clash in first debate as personal attacks multiply Reuters Brazilians Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro exchange barbs during the first debate just days…
Meloni holds emergency meeting after violent clashes in Milan – BBC News Africa
Meloni holds emergency meeting after violent clashes in Milan BBC Italian police arrest hundreds as stores looted during weekend unrest in Milan Reuters Rioters loot stores and burn down central Milan in cost of living protest ABC News – Breaking…
Suburban women hated by Paxton could doom him in a close race
CYPRESS, Texas — Something is missing in this conservative Houston suburb on the eve of early voting next Monday: visible support for the Republicans, particularly for the candidate in difficulty for the Senate. In the sprawling Bridgeland subdivision,…
Australian PM says lawmaker seriously injured by car is ‘not an accident’: NPR
Australian Independent Member of Parliament Helen Haines speaks to reporters in the press gallery at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday September 8, 2026. Image by Mick Tsikas/AAP via AP hide caption toggle caption I Image by Mick…
Musk promises 1 SpaceX share for every child in America
What they say: “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every child in America. This will be the first of many,” Musk said in a message to X just before 4 a.m. ET on Monday. It did not clarify whether “child” meant all minors under 18 or…
Elon Musk says he will give a SpaceX share to every child in the United States
EspaceX CEO Elon Musk said Monday he will give every child in the United States one of his shares in the company next year. Musk currently owns about 4.8 billion shares of SpaceX stock, according to an August filing with the SEC. This figure rises to 6.4…