North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea, South Korea says
A ballistic missile fired from the North Korean port city of Wonsan flies more than 700km, South Korea's military says.
· Al Jazeera Staff
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‘I can't let anyone die’, flydubai pilot tells India PM Modi
The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv replayed the dramatic attack and his desperate effort to open the cockpit door to seek help, in a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dolly Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, asks judge to delay restraining order hearing
The country icon died on Aug. 25.
· Audrey Rock
Dutch royal house helped slave trade to survive, study finds
In-depth study also says the royal house made huge profits from Dutch colonial policies in past centuries.
The Yankees are in great shape against pesky Rays — particularly if they’re sharp in critical area
The Yankees rolled past the Red Sox like they were playing a bunch of computer nerds.
· Jon Heyman
Graziers step in to fix damaged roads after incomes 'decimated'
Transport for NSW will hire graziers to fix roads damaged by months of heavy rain in the remote Far West. But some graziers say red tape is slowing down progress and repairs.
· Soofia Tariq
Estimated $1B generated from new sales tax hike will sit frozen after legal action
An estimated $1 billion in new revenue generated from Los Angeles County’s latest sales tax increase will have to sit untouched as a lawsuit challenges the validity of the measure.
· Amanda Monahan
Federal judge halts Big Bend border wall construction in blow to Trump agenda
Plan to install barriers through popular national park sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alikeA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expanding the border wall and other security infrastructure across the Big Bend region of west Texas, where contentious plans to build roads…
· Roque Planas
Traitors claim their first victim as Richard E Grant tries to save his skin
There was a murder and a recruitment in the latest episode, and that was just in the opening minutes.
· Bbcnews
‘We want action’: Fijian climate activist sends message ahead of UN talks in Pacific
Lavenia Naivalu has seen the impact of the climate crisis first-hand and is determined to amplify Pacific voices at this year’s pre-Cop summit in FijiFrom her wooden veranda in Fiji’s remote Yasawa islands, climate activist Lavenia Naivalu remembers when the reefs were once so healthy, her grandfather would walk to …
· Sera Sefeti
'It breaks you': Friend of stabbed pilot speaks out
A pilot and close friend of the Indian flydubai captain who was attacked during a flight to Israel recalls his shock upon first seeing footage of the incident online.
· Som Patidar
Kathleen Turner reacts to ‘fuss’ over Michael Douglas revealing their love affair after 4 decades of denial
Douglas confirms that the “Romancing the Stone” co-stars had an affair in his upcoming memoir, “One Helluva Ride.”
· Amanda Rubio
California makes ‘Native American Day’ a paid holiday for state workers
Taxpayers could be on the hook for up to $20 million a year to make it happen.
· Daniel Farr
Women given shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting
The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.
· Bbcnews
Labor's working holiday visa policy risks regional seats, experts say
Political experts say the immigration policy changes put Labor's regional MPs in a tight spot to represent their community and defend their party.
· Rosanne Maloney
Omani co-pilot accused of trying to hijack Israel-bound flydubai flight previously banned from flying over radical views: report
An Omani co-pilot who tried to hijack a flydubai flight carrying 174 people was previously banned by Oman over radical views, according to reports.
· Ella Morrison
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez’s tumultuous relationship timeline
Berry and Martinez, who share son Maceo, married in France in 2013 and have a roller coaster relationship.
· Audrey Rock
Texas dad whose daughter, 4, was killed in murder-suicide by ex-wife says ‘she was supposed to come home that evening’
“Aaron did everything the law asks of a parent who is trying to protect his child. He trusted the courts. He followed every order. He waited for the process to work,” said an attorney for dad…
· Zoe Hussain
Fire at Glenorchy tip started in mattresses being set alight, police say
The blaze at the Jackson Street Landfill and Recycling Centre in Glenorchy began on Friday night, with fire crews attending overnight.
Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community
Man, most likely in Iran, was in contact with men arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur, police sayTwo Iranian men have been charged in relation to an alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community.Police say another man, most likely in Iran, was in contact with them as part of a plot to get a bomb to atta…
· Hannah Al Othman, Vikramdodd
Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit stabbing in call with Indian PM Modi
Smit Machchhar recalls midair disaster after co-pilot's attack on Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Complaint over senior NT public servant who ran private NDIS provider
A senior staffer with the Northern Territory's Department of Children and Families in Central Australia spent almost three years as the sole director of a private NDIS provider in Alice Springs.
· James Elton
Why prosecutors face uphill battle in criminal probe of ‘Cornell 7’ accused of gang rape: experts
The case of the woman alleging she was gang raped by seven Cornell frat students could be difficult to prosecute in part because of the accuser’s evolving account of what happened.
· Priscilla DeGregory, Peter Senzamici
Staggering scope of violence at LAUSD exposed with thousands of fights every year
The nation’s second-largest school district in the country, LAUSD, has endured thousands upon thousands of fights in recent years as the community raises concerns about bullying-related suici…
· Ross O'Keefe, Ben Chapman
Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as AI tsar
US President Donald Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to be his top adviser on AI, a position the president has called “AI tsar” in the past, according to a source familiar with the decision. Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies as the nation’s top spy and is e…
· Reuters
Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as AI tsar
Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies as the nation’s top spy and is expected to keep that role.
· Reuters
Two Iranians charged with plotting terror attack on British Jews on Yom Kippur after arrest of Iran national in US airbase plot
The pair’s alleged plot coincided with the anniversary of last year’s attacks at a UK synagogue which left two dead.
· Anthony Blair
Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks texted mystery persons about his 3D printer and ‘gifts’
It’s unclear why the FBI determined that these communications were “pertinent” to their investigation.
· Victor Nava
More than 100 new LA speed cameras go live this month
LA speed demons are about to get a very costly Halloween surprise.
· Justin Choi
Could exposure to sharks reduce fear and boost conservation efforts?
Watching Jaws as a child led to Juliana Gleave's fascination with sharks. Now, with their numbers reduced by 70 per cent since the movie was released, she is working to see if familiarity can lead to better conservation awareness.
· Caroline Horn
Battle in Yemen's Taiz kills scores of combatants, report says
Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area near a waterway crucial to global energy flows, killing 80 combatants over the past day, sources on both sides told AFP on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
Sicko ex-Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar removed from sex offender registry
The ruling allows the prolific pervert and roughly 20,000 other convicted sex offenders’ names to be scrubbed from the state police database.
· Natalie O'Neill
Joe Biden advisor rages over resurfaced ‘b—- a–’ remark about Xavier Becerra
“Stop using my name against him,” she told Steve Hilton.
· Titus Wu
Violent protests in France over conditions in high schools
French students and police have accused each other of violence as protests continue over conditions in education.
Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard found dead in Louisiana home
Kenan ‘Ken’ Urker, 34, who died of apparent drug overdose, was partner of woman convicted of murder of mother The on-and-off partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who spent time in prison for her role in the murder of her abusive mother, was found dead inside his Louisiana home on his 34th birthday on Thursday in what au…
· Ramon Antonio Vargas, Marina Dunbar
Pope calls on artists to unite against AI
Pope Leo XIV urged artists to defend human creativity as AI increasingly blurs the line between art and machine-generated works Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
Pope calls on artists to unite against AI
Pope Leo XIV has warned that algorithms cannot replicate the human “spark” in art, urging artists to defend human creativity in the AI age
· RT
‘That’s 100% him’: new video shows police arrest of Luigi Mangione
Judge unseals bodycam footage from officers who responded to 911 from McDonald’s in PennsylvaniaPolice bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.…
· Associated Press
Massive whale sanctuary rejected again, but Brazil vows to never stop trying
Pro-whaling nations have used their numbers to block a 28-year push to set up a massive whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic at the International Whaling Commission meeting in Hobart.
· Sabra Lane
Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
A recent outbreak of measles in Adelaide has sparked concern from health authorities, but it's not the only infectious illness where cases are rising once again.
· Rachael Merritt
Golf club spends $30k on water changes, only for policy to change
Tasmanian businesses and sporting clubs faced significant water charge increases after a TasWater policy change. Some spent big on new infrastructure in response, but the policy was then watered down.
Bari Weiss’ fate up in the air as Paramount prepares to close Warner Bros merger: sources
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is mulling changing Bari Weiss’ role as CBS News editor-in-chief as his company is set to finalize its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery next week, The P…
· Alexandra Steigrad
As the Corrupt ‘Democratic’ U.S. Global Empire by and for Billionaires Collapses
2 October 2026, posted by Eric Zuesse. (All of my recent articles can be seen here.) —— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PE2wX0UISo “USS Roosevelt + 9,000 Marines Sail for Iran /Seyed M. Marandi” Daniel Davis / Deep Dive, 1 October 2026 [Marandi is a Tehran professor who has excellent contacts in, and reflects the t…
Five Great Reads: ICE 2.0, millennial motherhood, and skinny-dipping with Christine Baranski
The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Miles HerbertGet this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads hereHello and welcome to the weekend.The Guardian’s range was on display this week across these five very different stories. Grab a coffee and dig in, d…
· Miles Herbert
Damning 700-page Palisades, Eaton fire report exposes staggering delay in warning residents as homes burned
A new 724-page report reveals the LAFD delayed evacuation alerts by 40 to 90 minutes during the deadly Palisades Fire as homes were burning.
· Jamie Paige
Man-made clay burrows hoping to save endangered dragon from summer heat
One of Canberra's rarest residents, the grassland earless dragon, is being given a new lease on life with clay homes built to help the critically endangered species survive another scorching summer.
· Lish Fejer
Illegal vendors are back on Canal Street, hogging a 4-block stretch as cops say it’s a game of ‘whack-a-mole’
Illegal vendors are back on Canal Street, taking over a four-block stretch with knockoff designer purses and watches — as cops try to bust up the counterfeit chaos.
· Amber Roldan, Caitlyn Becker, Haley Brown, Natalie O'Neill
Federal judge stops Education Department from releasing list of foreign sources of funding for Ivy League universities
DC US District Judge Tanya Chutkan slapped the temporary restraining order on the Trump administration as it was seeking to publish a list of all foreign donors who have given up to $5.2 billion to…
· Josh Christenson
‘No retreat’: Key Trump ally urges continued US-China engagement on rare earths
US Republican Senator Steve Daines, a close aide to President Donald Trump and a key interlocutor between Washington and Beijing, has called on the two capitals to stay engaged and “not retreat” over differences on issues including rare earth supply chains. Daines told the South China Morning Post that both sides st…
· Nayan Seth
‘No retreat’: Key Trump ally urges continued US-China engagement on rare earths
Both sides need to keep working on their differences over critical minerals and other issues, Steve Daines tells the SCMP.
· Nayan Seth