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A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.
Democratic candidates won all four Texas Supreme Court races on the November 3 ballot, ending the court’s all-Republican makeup. Republicans will retain a 5–4 majority on the nine-member court when the new justices take office.
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237 stories in this desk.A Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the David Mark-led ADC leadership was unlawfully constituted and voided decisions made under it, including the process that selected Atiku Abubakar as the party’s 2027 presidential candidate. The ADC says it will appeal; no stay of the ruling has been confirmed.
A strong earthquake shook central Japan early November 8, damaging buildings and injuring at least 22 people, according to local reporting. The tremor affected Aichi and neighboring Shizuoka; officials reported no tsunami warning.
Milwaukee defeated Tampa Bay 4-1 in Game 5 to clinch the World Series, giving the Brewers their first championship since the franchise began in 1969.
Andhra Pradesh officials reported at least six cyclone-related deaths after Arnab crossed India’s eastern coast. Published counts differ on how many deaths are formally confirmed; relief and power-restoration work continue.
Spanish authorities raised the death toll to 69 after another body was recovered from the site of the Oct. 28 high-speed rail collision in Urda. Investigators have not announced a final cause.
A state appeals court has temporarily stayed a Travis County order that would have let state Rep. Gina Hinojosa inspect unredacted communications tied to Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk’s companies. The appeal remains pending.
The early-stage criminal inquiry followed a referral from the DHS inspector general and concerns allegations tied to Lewandowski’s government role. He denies wrongdoing and says DOJ has not contacted him.
Updated Oct. 23: A nine-state injunction is stayed until 5 p.m. EDT today. Separately, AP reports that some Californians charged in the federal sweep were pursuing citizenship; the allegations are not convictions.
Updated Oct. 23: The Israeli military says two soldiers and two suspected gunmen were killed in a shooting near Hebron; at least five others were wounded. Israel ordered the army to prepare a full West Bank closure.
UNIDIR opened a multistakeholder forum on AI, peace and security, including military uses; it is a consultation platform, not a binding agreement.
An emergency stay lets New Hampshire enforce its restriction on student IDs while an appeal proceeds. The Supreme Court order pauses a lower-court direction about considering student IDs as evidence of identity; it does not resolve the underlying challenge.
Demonstrations over Indonesia’s wildfire haze have continued across several cities. The Health Ministry says 333,470 acute respiratory illness cases were recorded in seven affected provinces since mid-August; haze has also crossed borders into neighboring countries.
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