Month: October 2025

In our news wrap Friday, a federal judge is blocking the Trump administration from requiring that voters prove their citizenship, the death toll from Hurricane Melissa has climbed to at least 50 people across Haiti and Jamaica, Ohio and Virginia are moving closer to redistricting plans ahead of next year’s midterms and the FBI says it thwarted a potential terrorist attack in Michigan.

The Justice Department will send election monitors to five California counties and one New Jersey county for the Nov. 4 election in response to state Republicans’ requests. Monitors can observe but can’t interfere with voting.

But what if the matchup is good? Or if the window is closing a bit slower than expected? When that happens, that is great news for Team Frugal because you are about to get your money’s worth.

The deadline for funding for the program is set to expire on November 1, which has prompted fierce bipartisan pushback.

Sudan’s civil war has entered a new and horrific phase as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have gone on a killing rampage after taking over the key city of El Fasher in western Darfur. Hundreds of thousands have fled after witnessing mass executions and brutal violence. Nick Schifrin reports. A warning, images and accounts in this story are disturbing.

New Pentagon policy undercuts trans troops’ ability to ask to stay in the military, AP learns [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs transferred to New Jersey prison to serve 4-year prostitution-related sentence [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now

The home of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was burglarized Thursday night while he and his team were competing, authorities confirmed.

Bill Belichick’s North Carolina (2-5) make the trip north to face ACC rival Syracuse (3-5) on Friday.

Facebook still censoring the New York Post article that began the inquiry into Black Lives Matter in 2021