Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office mistakenly posted a spreadsheet to its website that contained partial passwords to some parts of the state’s voting systems, it has confirmed. In an Oct. 29 statement, the office said the spreadsheet shared on the department’s website “improperly included a hidden tab including partial passwords to certain components […]

The U.S. Army must release records related to a visit former President Donald Trump made to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia in August, after reports emerged of an alleged altercation between his campaign staffers and an official working at the cemetery. Senior Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia […]

More than 7,000 bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine have been recalled across the United States after they were found to contain levels of a potentially cancer-causing chemical above the limit set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall of Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules—manufactured by Towa Pharmaceutical Europe—was first initiated on Oct. 10 owing […]

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a complaint with the election commission, accusing the UK’s Labour Party of making illegal foreign campaign contributions and interfering in the 2024 presidential elections after its volunteers allegedly traveled to the United States to help campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. The complaint, filed with the Federal Election […]

Four agricultural workers in Washington state may be infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, the Washington State Department of Health said on Oct. 20. The four individuals tested “presumptively positive” for the disease after working with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County, officials said […]

The remaining members of One Direction have spoken out on the death of band mate Liam Payne at the age of 31, with the group revealing they have been left “devastated” by the singer’s sudden passing. Payne was found dead after falling off a balcony at the CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. […]

Three people have died and four were seriously injured after a bridge set to be demolished in Mississippi collapsed on Wednesday, according to authorities. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (DOT) said the bridge was located on State Route 149 over the Strong River in Simpson County. It collapsed in the afternoon in what the agency […]

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked a Georgia appeals court to reinstate six counts that were dismissed against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the election interference case earlier this year. The charges were struck down by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in March and involved accusations that Trump […]

A search is underway after a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state on the evening of Oct. 15, with two crew members on board, military officials announced. The EA-18G Growler went down during a routine training flight at approximately 3:20 p.m. Pacific time, the Navy said. The aircraft was from […]

Businessman Elon Musk has donated nearly $75 million to his political action committee (PAC), America PAC, to support former President Donald Trump’s bid for the White House, according to a campaign finance filing with the Federal Election Commission. Musk, who heads electric vehicle company Tesla and spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX, contributed a total of $74,950,020 to […]

At least 92 people are still missing in North Carolina nearly three weeks after Hurricane Helene ripped through the western part of the state and left a trail of destruction, Gov. Roy Cooper has said. Cooper gave the figure during a press conference Tuesday alongside officials from the state emergency management agency, the National Guard, […]

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew on Thursday rescued a man spotted floating on a cooler in the sea, dozens of miles off Florida’s Gulf Coast after Hurricane Milton struck. The Coast Guard said an Air Station Miami helicopter crew rescued the captain of a fishing vessel called “Capt. Dave” 30 miles off Longboat Key. […]

A request by voting rights groups in Georgia to reopen voter registration to counter disruptions caused by Hurricane Helene was rejected on Thursday by a federal judge. The ruling came after voting groups filed a complaint on Tuesday, seeking to temporarily extend the voter registration period in the state which had closed last Monday. U.S. […]

Police in Tempe, Arizona, are calling on the general public to help them locate the suspect or suspects responsible for firing shots at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) campaign building multiple times in recent weeks. The DNC building has been shot at three times since Sept. 16 with what appears to be gunfire, Tempe police […]

With only weeks to go until the November election, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), a labor union representing more than 300,000 firefighters and emergency responders across the United States, announced on Oct. 3 that it would not endorse a candidate in the presidential race. IAFF General President Edward Kelly said in a statement […]

More than 100 web domains allegedly linked to a cyber-espionage campaign run by the Russian government have been seized by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and tech giant Microsoft, according to court documents unsealed Thursday. The DOJ unsealed a warrant authorizing agents to seize 41 internet domains they said are being used by Russian […]

Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, together with the Republican Party, raised $160 million in donations for September, with the majority of the donations coming from small donors, the Trump–Vance campaign announced on Oct. 1. The tally marks a 23 percent increase from the $130 million the campaign and its authorized committees raised in August, […]

Federal prosecutors asked a Florida judge on Wednesday for an indefinite delay in scheduling the trial for the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course earlier this month, citing the large amount of evidence they still need to sift through. Ryan Routh, 58, appeared in […]

Former President Donald Trump has declined to participate in an election special interview with “60 Minutes”, according to its broadcaster, the CBS television network. The communications director for the Trump campaign refuted the network’s assertion that Trump had backed out after initially agreeing but indicated Trump would not be participating. Vice President Kamala Harris will […]

Claudia Sheinbaum was officially sworn in as Mexico’s first female president on Oct. 1, nearly four months after the climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor won the country’s election. The 62-year-old from the ruling Morena party took the oath of office and received the presidential sash during a ceremony in Mexico’s Congress, marking the […]