Russian Missile Kills 22 in Pryluky Apartment Block During Overnight Barrage of About 70 Missiles and 130 Drones, Ukraine Says
The Oct. 7 attack came hours after Zelensky warned of a mass strike. Moscow says it hit military-industrial plants. A U.S. proposal for technical-level three-way talks by the end of October is still on the table.
U.S.
Judge Kelly Hears CNN, MS NOW and Politico Bid to Block White House Ban on Oct. 8, the Day His 14-Day Order Expires
The Justice Department argues the president may bar the three outlets over what it calls national-security and professionalism concerns; the outlets say the ban skips due process and punishes them for their reporting, and on Oct. 5 the White House also kept Politico off Air Force One.
Trump Says 70 Million Children Now Have Trump Accounts After Treasury Auto-Enrolled More Than 60 Million
Accounts the government opened automatically cannot take family contributions or the $1,000 federal seed until a parent claims them, and the seed goes only to children born from 2025 through 2028.
Polling Averages Show Democrats Leading the Generic Congressional Ballot by About 8 to 9.6 Points, Four Weeks Before the Nov. 3 Midterms
Prediction markets put Democrats at about 92% to win the House and about 65% to win the Senate. A Senate map tilted toward Republican-leaning states makes the upper chamber harder for Democrats to win than the national numbers alone suggest.
Vance Tells Reuters Iran Must Make a 'Meaningful' Cut to Uranium Enrichment Capacity to End the War, Not Promise Future Cuts
The vice president said the U.S. is talking with Iran's president and foreign minister but is unsure who makes decisions in Tehran. Iran's president called the talks 'futile,' and Tehran has separately set conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
DHS Buys Three Adelanto, California, Immigration Detention Facilities From GEO Group for $950 Million
GEO Group says it will keep running the 2,644 beds under its ICE contract. Its current term ends in 2029, and with a five-year option it can run to December 2034. DHS has said federal ownership keeps such sites open despite California's efforts to restrict them, and critics and reporters say it also weakens state oversight.
Marimar Martinez, Shot Five Times by a Border Patrol Agent in Chicago in 2025, Sues the U.S. Government
The Oct. 5 suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleges seven claims, including battery, false arrest and malicious prosecution. Federal prosecutors dropped the assault charges against Martinez in November 2025 without trial. Her lawyers say video and a new bullet-path analysis contradict the agent's account.
N.C.
Duke Energy Files Data Center Cost Settlement With N.C. Public Staff; Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Defense Department Sign On
New customers of 50 megawatts or more would pay upfront for grid hookups that serve only them and post deposits or guarantees for shared upgrades; the N.C. Utilities Commission must still rule.
N.C. Legislature Votes 111-1 and 41-0 to Suspend 41-Cent Gas Tax Through Nov. 30; Bill Goes to Gov. Stein
Republican leaders put the cost at about $362 million, to come from a state reserve fund; it is unclear how much of the 41 cents will reach drivers, and Democrats question holding the vote four weeks before the election.
Tillis Memoir 'How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents' Goes On Sale; He Calls His Hegseth Vote His 'Biggest Regret'
The retiring North Carolina Republican's book prints profane texts he says he sent Trump and criticizes several Trump officials. A senior White House official answered the leaked texts with an insult; on 'The View,' Tillis said he hopes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gets fired.
GOP Super PAC Drops Its Remaining North Carolina Senate Ads After Spending More Than $30 Million for Whatley, Starts a Kansas Buy
The Senate Leadership Fund pledged $71 million to the race earlier this year. It is stopping the unspent part and moving some money to help Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas. Polls show Republican Michael Whatley trailing Democrat Roy Cooper for North Carolina's open Senate seat.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright Tours Duke Energy's Roxboro Coal Plant, Touting Up to $28.4 Million in Federal Upgrade Funds
The Defense Production Act grant pays for repairs at two coal units that Duke plans to retire on Jan. 1, 2034, and Duke is adding about $44 million from customers; supporters call it reliability spending, and critics call it propping up a plant that is shutting down.
Stein Signed 'Iryna's Law' One Year Ago, on Oct. 3, 2025; Its Bail Limits Are in Force and North Carolina Has Held No Executions
The crime law named for Charlotte stabbing victim Iryna Zarutska passed with votes from 17 House Democrats and no Senate Democrats. The governor signed it while calling its execution-method language "barbaric."
Finance
Treasury Sells $39 Billion of 10-Year Notes at 5.30%, Highest Auction Yield Since 2000; Market Yield Slips From 2002 High
After the Oct. 7 auction drew more bids than usual, the 10-year yield fell back to about 5.29% from an intraday 24-year high. By Thursday morning yields were climbing again after a Fed governor said more rate hikes are needed.
S&P 500 Falls 0.22% to 7,801.77 and Dow Drops 0.66% on Oct. 7, a Day After S&P 500 and Nasdaq Closing Records
The Nasdaq also fell 0.22% and the small-cap Russell 2000 dropped 1.31%. The 10-year Treasury yield touched its highest level since 2002 during the day, then eased after a $39 billion auction.
Fed Minutes: All 19 Officials Backed September Hike to 3.75%-4.00%; Most Said Another Increase Is Likely by Year-End
Minutes released Oct. 7 show officials agreed on the quarter-point hike but gave different reasons for it. Weak jobs data released since the meeting has cut market odds of an October move.
Brent Falls 38 Cents to $100.20 After IEA Members Agree to Put Diesel First in Emergency Stock Release
Oil was higher earlier Wednesday amid Gulf and Yemen attacks, then turned lower after the IEA backed a faster, diesel-first release of the 100 million barrels the G7 announced Oct. 2. U.S. diesel stays near $6.32 a gallon.
Paramount's $31-a-Share Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Set to Close Oct. 6; Combined Company to Be Named Skydance
A federal judge approved Paramount's settlement with 12 state attorneys general on Sept. 30. David Ellison will be chairman and CEO, and former Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will be co-CEO.
ISM Services Index Reads 54.9% in September; Prices Gauge Rises to 74.0, Highest Since July 2022
The Institute for Supply Management's survey shows U.S. service businesses still growing but more slowly, hiring roughly flat after two months of decline, and reporting the broadest input-price increases in more than four years.
World
Israel Marks Three Years Since Oct. 7 Attack as Gaza Truce Stalls Over Hamas Disarmament and Israeli Withdrawal
Israel says its troops will stay in Gaza until Hamas's disarmament is verified. Hamas says it is committed to the Trump-brokered ceasefire and accuses Israel of breaking it. Israel votes on Oct. 27.
Saudi Aviation Authority Says Houthi Attacks on Abha and Riyadh Airports Killed 3 and Injured 36; Coalition Reports Strikes in Yemen
The Houthis claimed both airport attacks, which came on Oct. 6 and Oct. 7. The Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi missile sites in Sanaa and Saada and shot down another missile near Riyadh on Oct. 8.
Tanker Hit by Projectiles 51 Nautical Miles Off Qatar, Casualties Reported; Separately, IRGC Adviser Says Iran Will Close 'Illegal' Routes Near Oman
Nobody has claimed Wednesday's attack on the tanker Acers. That same day, Iran's foreign ministry said it had agreed on shipping-route coordinates with Oman, and U.S. Central Command called Iran's claim to control the strait false.
U.S. Flies All 12 B-1 Bombers Out of Britain's RAF Fairford After Reported Iranian Drone Threat; Iran Denies Role
Trump cited "some threats" and Vance cited "an abundance of caution" while saying the U.S. feels "with some confidence" Iran is behind it. Rubio said he would not "directly tie" the move to the arrests of suspects near the base, none of whom has been charged.
Israel Scrambled Jets and Was Ready to Shoot Down Flydubai Flight 1073 Before It Turned Toward Saudi Arabia, Israeli Sources Tell CBS News
Two Israeli sources told CBS News that only the prime minister could have ordered a shootdown. The jets were recalled when the plane, about 400 miles out, turned toward Saudi Arabia. President Trump says he personally believes Iran was behind the attack, but Vice President Vance says he has seen no conclusive evidence, and Iran calls the claim a "false flag."
Siberian Plague-Institute Technician Dies; Russia Cites 'Pneumonia of Unknown Cause' as About 200 Contacts Are Isolated
Regional Russian media reported a lab accident with plague bacteria, but Russia's health agency denies any accident. The WHO rates the public-health risk as low. Secretary of State Rubio said the U.S. is watching closely, and President Trump offered help.
Analysis
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What Fauci's Released Diary Documents About the U.S. COVID-19 Response — and What It Leaves Unresolved
A 1,141-page personal diary released by Sen. Rand Paul's committee is roughly one-third routine administrative logging; a minority of entries bear directly on contested questions, and a few conflict with contemporaneous public statements.
Eight Months of Mamdani: What New York's Record Actually Shows, and What It Cannot Yet Show
A claim-by-claim audit of what Zohran Mamdani has delivered, how New Yorkers judge it, and what the evidence does and does not license anyone to conclude about the rest of the country.