Trump announces Nidal Hasan execution ‘will not be streamed’

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad "will not be streamed" — reversing the controversial announcement by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the killing would be publicly broadcast. Trump said…

Police officers cordon off the area as protesters gather after the reported death of María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests, outside Parliament in Madrid, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Maricarmen, the 87-year-old Woman Whose Eviction Shook Spain, Has Died in Hospital

MADRID (AP) — María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro…

Luke Ihnen, attorney for Christa Pike, speaks during a news conference after a judge ruled the Tennessee Department of Corrections must preserve all evidence related to the failed execution of Pike, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Christa Pike is Angry and Confused After Surviving Execution Attempt, Attorney Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was “angry and confused” in the hours after regaining consciousness following Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, first asking, “Where am I?” her lawyer said Wednesday. Pike, believed to be the first person to…

Toys R Us Making A Comeback

Toys “R” Us is planning a major expansion of its physical retail presence in the United States, with 120 new standalone stores expected to open in time for the 2026 holiday shopping season. The expansion, being carried out through a partnership…

Students and Police Clash In France over School Protests

More than 400 schools remained closed in France Friday as violent clashes between students and police continued amid nationwide protests over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and poor school conditions. The demonstrations, which began in…

Christa Pike seen at a hearing for a new trial on January 12, 2001. (Knoxville News Sentinel/USA Today Network/Imagn Images)

Christa Pike Survived Her Execution. What Happened?

After a flurry of eleventh-hour litigation, Christa Pike was strapped to a gurney Wednesday night, set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. But after being injected with two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, Pike was…

UN Delegates Stage Mass Walkout as Netanyahu Addresses General Assembly

Dozens of delegates walked out of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday September 24th as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium to address world leaders, in a dramatic protest against Israel’s military actions in Gaza…

US District Attorney Reopens Sexual Violence Case from Cornell University

Prosecutors in New York have reopened an investigation into allegations that a former Cornell University student was drugged and sexually assaulted by multiple fraternity members in 2024. The Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office says the case…

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York, US, September 23, 2026. Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS

Kremlin Says It Is Considering US Invitation for Putin to Join G20 Meeting

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on ​Wednesday that Russia would consider ‌the invitation extended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for ​President Vladimir Putin to ​attend a G20 meeting later ⁠this year…

Indigenous candidate for federal deputy Celia Xakriaba attend a march as she launches her campaign in downtown Belo Horizonte, amid a record number of Indigenous candidacies in Brazil's general elections, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, September 5, 2026. REUTERS/Washington Alves

Brazil Has Record Number of Indigenous Candidates for General Elections

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Almost 200 Indigenous candidates, a record, are running for public office in Brazil's ​general elections next month, official data showed, campaigning on environmental protection ‌in an increasingly conservative…