Today’s headlines, by category

The company has been spending relentlessly to build A.I., but its revenue growth was not as high as investors had anticipated. Profit dropped because of changes to the value of its investments.

Watered-down version of statement to be issued at end of Montreal summit instead offers ‘ever closer association’ The EU has backed away from its offer to Canada to start talks on becoming an “associate member” after disagreements between members states just as an EU-Canada summit was set to begin in Montreal. A draft of a joint statement to be issued after the end of the summit, which runs Thursday and Friday, showed a watered-down version offering “an ever closer association of Canada to the E

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid defends the franchise's decision to sign Justin Tucker to its practice squad, stating the kicker has "done his suspension".

Kathleen Kennedy, who led Lucasfilm for nearly 14 years, will orchestrate the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2028 summer Olympics.

The election was a celebration of democracy in some ways - but it has left Israel with no clear path to a new government, writes James Landale.

The news outlets argued in an updated lawsuit that they should be granted access to the White House reporting pools.

Neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor his rivals won a majority, leaving Arab lawmakers as potential kingmakers in the new Parliament.

Import tariffs on more than 100 items - including garlic, gherkins and plant-based milk - are being removed.

Bush Heritage hopes to buy Wooroora station, which links wet sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland and is home to 12 endangered species Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A majestic tract of land in far north Queensland that links wet tropics world heritage rainforest and contains headwaters that flow to the Great Barrier Reef could be bought and protected by Christmas, after a conservation group raised more than $19m in private donations to buy the cattle station. Woo

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon is developing Whiskey Matriarch, a new drama series starring and executive produced by Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson, sources tell Deadline. Reps for Amazon declined comment; plot details are being kept under wraps. The series sold to Amazon competitively after being set up at Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. […]

Prospective borrowers face collateral liquidation risks if bitcoin prices drop, though APX said property and crypto collateral will be handled distinctly.

The company’s free cash flow stayed positive in the last quarter even as it spent $45.2 billion on data centers and offered to pay workers to leave.

Chelsea's strong start to the season continues with victory over Roma in the Women's Champions League.

LSU got a rare afternoon game against Alabama in Death Valley

Republicans are spending their time and money on Senate races in historically red states—a sign they’re more nervous than ever as Election Day looms.

The fast-casual chain says menu-price increases helped results. It also noted rising beef costs and “higher protein usage” as people try to find ways to pack more protein into their diets.

A House lawmaker asked the Government Accountability Office to review whether the TrumpRx platform has saved Americans any money.

With all the fuss about Apple finally releasing a touchscreen MacBook Pro, you may have forgotten about the OLED part.

Keaton Denlay says agents handed him ‘poorly formatted Excel spreadsheet’ and threatened to criminally prosecute him A California county elections official is speaking out about the Department of Justice’s campaign against purported “voter fraud”, saying federal officials provided him a disorganized list of names filled with inaccuracies – and threatened to criminally prosecute him if he didn’t take action. Keaton Denlay, the county clerk-recorder for Butte county, a region north of Sacramento,

The Greenville Police Department in South Carolina has officially closed its investigation into the death of Hayden Panettiere. “Based on the (coroner’s office’s) determination and the findings of the investigation, Hayden Panettiere’s death has been ruled accidental. The Greenville Police Department has concluded its investigation,” the police department said in a statement to media outlets. […]

SportsLine's model revealed its best bets for Wednesday's Conference USA college football matchup of the Kennesaw State vs. Middle Tennessee

EXCLUSIVE: When it comes to the Paw Patrol franchise, it’s been not a good dog, but a great one in box office and $18 billion lifetime retail that it only makes sense for Spin Master Corp, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies to team on a fourth, currently titled Paw Patrol 4. A 2029 theatrical release […]

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Chemical reactions have their own "impatient molecules." Unable to stay still even for a moment, they latch onto other molecules indiscriminately. Researchers have now found that even these molecules change where they "sit" and how far they roam depending on who their neighbors are. The findings are expected to help scientists make better medicines and materials by directing reactions only to the desired sites.

Superbugs cause an estimated 9.7 million infections and 50,800 deaths in the United States each year.

INDIANA, Pa., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of S&T Bancorp, Inc. (S&T) (NASDAQ: STBA), the holding company for S&T Bank, approved a $0.38 per share cash dividend on October 28, 2026. This is an increase of $0.01, or 2.70 percent, compared to a cash dividend of $0.37...

Longtime Skydance Sports chief Jesse Sisgold is exiting his post and moving to an advisory role at company backer RedBird Capital. Sisgold was formerly president and COO of Skydance when it was a boutique production shingle being scaled up by David Ellison. Now that Ellison is running a massive media entity after the merger of […]

A 3-17 record across two seasons and an offense that ranked last in Conference USA proved to be Longo's undoing with the Bearkats

American children are increasingly exposed to air pollution as wildfire smoke becomes more common, and some schools and child care centers struggle to keep indoor breathing conditions clean, a new national study shows.

A large-scale international study offers new insights for understanding Alzheimer's disease and developing future treatments. The University of Exeter–led PROTECT study was part of the research, led by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and published in Nature, which sheds clearer light on the role of immune cells within the brain, as well as several specific neuronal cell types.

TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equitable Bank today announced it is increasing its prime lending rate by 25 basis points to 4.70% from 4.45%. Equitable Bank's wholly owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, is also increasing its prime lending rate by 25 basis points to 4.70% from 4.45%....

SportsLine's Mike McClure, a daily Fantasy pro with more than $2 million in winnings, gives optimal NBA DFS lineup advice for Wednesday

Stories of wandering spirits and the restless dead were common in the Middle Ages. These ghostly encounters were recorded in a wide variety of medieval literature.

In 2025, a team of scientists revealed some unexpected findings about how the inherited DNA repeat associated with Huntington's disease causes the illness—by slowly expanding throughout a person's life, then becoming toxic after enlarging to several times its original length. The findings were in a specific brain region, the striatum, but it wasn't clear if the same process was directly causing the harm in other parts of the brain affected by the disease.

Covers future adverse reserve development on Markel's Global Reinsurance and other select insurance lines of business for underwriting years 2025 and prior RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) and...

During a recent expedition aboard the research vessel David Packard, MBARI scientists encountered a rarely seen barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma). This sighting is MBARI's 11th observation of this unique deep-sea fish with a transparent head.

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2026. The Company also announced today it filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "We...

Injury-induced stress cascades through the body by activating immune responses, shifting energy away from less urgent concerns to prioritize healing. In traumatic brain injury, or TBI, the brain—home to the signaling hubs that manage those safety processes—is the site of the incident.

Weather drones are being tested to help update forecasts of extreme weather more quickly, and could help us prepare earlier for upcoming winter storms.

Mayo Clinic researchers have detected measurable changes in the brain within 18 minutes of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in people with drug-resistant epilepsy, a finding that could eventually help clinicians personalize treatment without waiting months to determine whether stimulation settings are effective. The study was recently published in iScience.

Plant hormones influence growth and development by acting on specific cells and tissues. However, determining precisely where and when a hormone needs to act has been challenging because conventional hormone treatment generally activates signaling throughout the plant.