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Pope Leo Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung in a roughly 90-minute operation Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican said the surgery was successful with no complications and that the pontiff is expected to stay hospitalized about a week. No change has been announced yet to his planned South America trip next month. Read More
President Trump signaled that his patience with Iran has run out, issuing a stark nuclear warning to Tehran as fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels widens. The president also warned the Houthis directly after a Houthi strike on Riyadh’s airport marked a major escalation, as Washington weighs how to respond. See Details
Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned Tuesday as U.S. ambassador to Greece at the White House’s request amid a misconduct probe. New press secretary Katie Zacharia announced in her first briefing that the administration had asked Guilfoyle to step down, and the White House later confirmed it received her formal resignation. Guilfoyle, a former top Trump campaign surrogate, called the post the honor of a lifetime. See Details
Politics
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said her office is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar’s financial disclosures, one day after federal agents searched the Minnesota Democrat’s Washington home in a separate immigration probe. Omar called the search an attempt to weaponize federal law enforcement against political enemies. Her office points to a congressional ethics office’s earlier recommendation that allegations over her filings be dismissed. Source
Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins clashed over the Jeffrey Epstein files in a heated Georgia Senate debate Tuesday night, one of three pivotal Senate debates held that evening. Collins spent much of the night on the defensive and repeatedly declined to answer questions about the 2020 election. Ossoff pressed his charge that Collins is beholden to billionaires and special interests. Source
Republicans are pulling back from some front-line House districts as the battle lines in the fight for the chamber shift in the final weeks of the campaign. The move reflects how the contest for the House majority is changing heading into Election Day. Read More
U.S. News
Six Flags has temporarily closed nine roller coasters similar to Goliath after a rider fell to his death from the ride at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday. The closures affect hypercoasters at six parks in the U.S. and Canada. The man who died was an Atlanta school worker. Read More
Part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, was shut down Monday night after employees found two suspicious bags near the Esplanade drop-off area, one with exposed wires and marbles. A county bomb squad determined there was no explosive threat, though guests were routed out through a side exit while the area was cleared. Source
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was sentenced Tuesday in Las Vegas to 40 years to life in prison for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The sentence closes a case that went unsolved for decades. Find out More
Business
Stock futures were mixed early Wednesday as investors awaited September’s consumer price index report, with S&P 500 futures up about 0.2%, Nasdaq-100 futures flat and Dow futures down about 0.35%. More big-bank results, from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley, are due before the opening bell. Find out More
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase opened third-quarter earnings season Tuesday with mixed results, and all four stocks closed lower. Goldman beat estimates on $18.68 billion in revenue, while Wells Fargo topped profit forecasts but missed on revenue. One strategist called the results a little disappointing for a market that expected more. Source
Federal regulators hit Bank of America with roughly $1.2 billion in penalties, alleging the nation’s second-largest bank failed for years to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions. The penalty landed on the eve of the bank’s third-quarter earnings release. Read More
World News
Russian missiles and drones have increasingly struck facilities in Ukraine tied to major American brands, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonald’s and Oreo, the head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine said. The Trump administration has said little about the strikes, even as it has admonished Kyiv over Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Read More
Saudi Arabia launched new strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as President Trump weighs whether to join the Saudi-led campaign. The Houthis have threatened a painful response if the U.S. enters the fight. Read More
Thousands lined the streets of Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday as the remains of 731 people believed killed in the 1968 Tet Offensive were carried to burial nearly six decades later. The remains were recovered from mass graves beneath a city park after a years-long search aided by a 1968 news photograph. DNA testing is underway to identify them. Read More
Entertainment
Netflix released the first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s "Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew," debuting it Tuesday in an IMAX theater in New York. The C.S. Lewis adaptation opens in theaters Feb. 12, 2027, and streams on Netflix starting April 2. It is set to be the streamer’s biggest theatrical release to date. Source
Newly released security footage shows Kelly Clarkson visiting Brooklyn curiosity shop Art of Play to ask about a $15,000 mechanical singing bird named Molly, now at the center of an online feud between the singer and the store. The silent video shows Clarkson browsing before pointing to the bird while speaking with an employee. Find out More
Justin Baldoni made a surprise appearance in the audience at "Dancing With the Stars" Tuesday night for the show’s football-themed episode, attending as a guest of Julianne Hough. The two have been friends for more than a decade, dating back to the 2016 documentary series "My Last Days." See Details
Sports
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will keep Shohei Ohtani in the lineup for Wednesday’s NLCS Game 3 despite the slugger’s postseason struggles. The two-time defending champions trail Milwaukee 2-0 as the series moves to Los Angeles. See Details
The Los Angeles Rams released kicker Harrison Mevis and signed Blake Grupe off the New York Jets’ practice squad after a 37-34 overtime loss to Buffalo on Monday night. Mevis missed both of his field-goal tries, including a 48-yard game-winner in overtime, and his 55.6% success rate this season ranks last in the NFL. Read More
New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson called the team’s 1-4 start unacceptable in a rare in-season public rebuke, naming coach Kellen Moore and general manager Mickey Loomis. Benson said she is responsible for holding the organization accountable and that only improved play will restore fans’ confidence. Find out More
Off the Wall
A team searching for Noah’s Ark at Turkey’s boat-shaped Durupinar Formation has built a 3D scale model of the structure as it begins a second phase of research. The group is awaiting lab results on drilled samples and hopes to find wood, though earlier studies concluded the site is a natural rock formation. Source
