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Updated October 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM EDT Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage and power outages wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night. At least four people have died from storm-related incidents, NPR has confirmed. Isaias brought 105 mph winds onshore, snapping trees and knocking out electricity. Officials warn that flash flood threats persist, but further inland.

Updated October 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM EDT CAIRO — A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said. The Houthis claimed responsibility for those attacks and others. Saudi authorities said there were injuries in the latest attack on the King Khalid International Airport complex for terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights.

The Justice Department has launched a formal anti-trust investigation into five major U.S. television networks for their actions during a court battle over whether several news outlets should have access to the White House despite angering President Trump. While the five networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News — did not comment, press rights advocacy groups denounced the move.

Fame is a strange beast. It brings applause, attention and promises of a better life. But when the spotlight moves on, those promises are often forgotten. No one knows this better than 22-year-old Jyoti Kumari. When she was 15 years old, during the peak of India's COVID shutdown, she shot to international fame for cycling over 700 miles, from northern India to her village in the eastern state of Bihar, with her injured father riding on the back of the hot pink bike she'd bought for $20.

A limit on the ability of local governments to levy property taxes could become enshrined in the state constitution this November when voters opt to approve or reject a proposed amendment: “Constitutional amendment requiring limits on property tax increases by local governments.” The measure doesn’t specify the cap, leaving it to the legislature if it is adopted.

Communities on the Gulf Coast are in recovery mode after Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — The eye of Hurricane Simon was just off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Sunday and was expected to move inland later in the day as an extremely powerful storm. Simon has strengthened to 155 mph (250 kph), only just below the threshold for becoming a Category 5 storm, the highest on the Saffir Simpson scale. It was about 60 miles (100 kilometers) west-southwest of Manzanilla and moving north-northwest at 6 mph (9 kph).

Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he would have surgery this week to remove a "localized nodule" in his lung. Leo said the nodule was found at a "very early stage" with doctors recommending surgery. "Following their advice, I have therefore decided to undergo an operation to remove it," Leo said during his weekly Sunday noon blessing in St. Peter's Square. The surgery is due to occur at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, which is the primary location for popes to receive medical attention.

We look at ongoing protests in India, amid a major government crackdown, over revisions made to the country's voter lists.

Change one letter in each word or name a well-known college or university. Ex. CROWN --> BROWN 1. PURSUE 2. YULE 3. SMITE 4. BUTTER 5. CORNEAL 6. BRANDERS 7. COLLATE 8. RICH 9. DUNE 10. VENISON 11. WAVIER 12. COWARD 13. DRAPE 14. ACCIDENTAL Last week's challenge came from Robbie Ellis, of Chicago. Name two well-known colleges or universities from the same state. The last letter of one is the first letter of the other.