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Ceasefire Fails in Kurram District: 12 More Dead as Violent Clashes Continue

The death toll in Kurram District has risen to 90, with 12 additional fatalities reported Thursday as a ceasefire agreement failed to end the violence that has plagued the region for over a week. Despite efforts to establish peace, armed clashes continue in both upper and lower Kurram, leaving 18 more injured. The violence erupted […]

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and wife charged in U.S. over alleged torture October 8, 2026
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - US prosecutors on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and American citizens, adding to the drug trafficking case the couple already faced. Separately, US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is overseeing the case, denied […]
By Luc Cohen
Trump says U.S. won't attack Iran again ahead of the midterms October 8, 2026
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.Those talks broke down as the U.S. and Iran […]
NADINE EL-BAWAB
Christa Pike wasn't alone in her crime. What happened to the accomplices? October 8, 2026
While Christa Pike didn't act alone in the crime that landed her on death row, the two others involved in the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer met less severe punishments. Pike, Tadaryl Shipp and Shadolla Peterson were all students at Jobs Corps, a training program in Knoxville, Tennessee, when they lured Slemmer, a classmate, into […]
Melina Khan, USA TODAY
Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature October 8, 2026
By Simon Johnson, Marie Mannes and Justyna Pawlak STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson, whose work often blends verse, prose, dialogue and translation in a genre-defying mix, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for what the Swedish Academy called her "bold and inventive oeuvre". "Crazy, I think […]
By Simon Johnson, Marie Mannes and Justyna Pawlak
Trump admin. blocks Microsoft and Adobe from sponsoring H-1B workers for green cards October 8, 2026
The Trump administration has halted new and pending green-card applications involving Microsoft, Adobe and six IT services companies, widening its crackdown on skilled-worker immigration.Vice President JD Vance announced the move Thursday at a press conference, accusing Microsoft of abusing the visa system and prioritizing foreign workers over Americans. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the suspension […]
Katherine Long
Up to 30% of people experience this frightening sleep phenomenon October 8, 2026
What Causes Sleep Paralysis? PonyWang - Getty ImagesIt’s terrifying to wake up and feel like you can’t move, but sleep paralysis is more common than you might think. Up to 30% of people experience this at some point, while people with panic disorder have an even greater risk. But what causes sleep paralysis? The answer […]
Korin Miller
Cornell's Jane Doe is 'terrified' after police swatting incident, lawyer says October 8, 2026
The Cornell University campus on the night of October 6, 2026. Student leaders held a town hall to discuss fallout from the Jane Doe sexual assault case. - Surya Vaidy/CNN One month ago, the woman now known to America as Cornell’s Jane Doe was living in New York City among thousands of other aspirational twentysomethings, […]
Rob Picheta, CNN
Trump administration proposes $70,000 fee for international students to work in U.S. October 8, 2026
Students walk through the University of Texas campus on Aug. 24, 2026. —Jay Janner—The Austin American-Statesman/Getty ImagesThe Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a rule that would charge schools $70,000 per international student seeking to work in the U.S. through a program known as Optional Practical Training. It marks the Trump Administration’s latest attempt […]
Chad de Guzman
GOP efforts to lower gas prices derailed by Republican infighting October 8, 2026
Republican efforts to reduce national gas prices in the weeks before Election Day were derailed in the Senate by infighting among GOP lawmakers and members of the administration who could not agree on how to ease consumers’ pain at the pump. The divisions within the Senate Republican conference over how to lower gas and diesel […]
Alexander Bolton
From Abdul El-Sayed to James Talarico, 5 races and 5 keys to the midterms October 8, 2026
WASHINGTON − In November, does the blue wave become a tsunami? Watch these spaces. Five keys are shaping monster midterms that are poised to revive Democrats' political power in Washington and reinforce it across the country. But the advantage of Republican money and the weakness of the Democratic Party brand could also mean an Election […]
Susan Page, USA TODAY
Long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay October 8, 2026
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Sailors began disembarking the USS Lincoln on Thursday following a deployment that included a record 265 uninterrupted days at sea and reports of supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among the crew. Families waiting for the aircraft carrier’s arrival in San Diego Bay described crying and losing sleep after hearing about […]
JULIE WATSON and JOHN SEEWER
What vaccines doctors say you may need for respiratory virus season October 8, 2026
As the weather turns colder, it also means respiratory virus season is upon the United States.In its annual outlook report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it expects the 2026-27 respiratory virus season to have a similar number of peak hospitalizations from influenza, COVID-19 and RSV compared to last season.Public health specialists […]
MARY KEKATOS
Democrats see a chance to flip deep-red states. But there's a catch. October 8, 2026
Democrats’ eyes may be bigger than their wallets.Democrats across a slate of deep-red states are clamoring for more cash to fight for Senate seats that suddenly seem within reach, with polling showing them competitive across a swath of normally impregnable territory from Kansas to Florida and South Carolina to Mississippi prompting a sudden bump in […]
Lisa Kashinsky, Jason Beeferman, Samuel Benson and Alec Hernandez
U.S. Ambassador Guilfoyle pushed donor to wire $100K to Amex account, report says October 8, 2026
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday flatly refused to comment on a new report alleging that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before taking up her post. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance said “I don't love” the idea of a U.S. official […]
MATTHEW LEE