Here are today’s top stories.
Headlines
Musk says Ukraine broke Starlink rules with drone strikes as service is restored
Elon Musk said Ukraine broke Starlink’s terms of service by using the satellite network for offensive drone strikes, and said that loophole has now been closed. Ukraine’s service is back to full speed after more than a week of slowdowns. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied the U.S. government was behind the slowdowns. Source
At a rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, President Trump announced that Audi will build a $4 billion assembly plant near Macon. The plant would build 200,000 SUVs a year, and Audi says it will create about 4,500 jobs. Construction starts next year, and production is set for the early 2030s. Read More
At least 12 people, six of them children, were hurt Saturday in a shooting near a football stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, during Florida A&M University’s homecoming weekend. Eleven of the victims had gunshot wounds, and at least three were seriously injured. Police said a fight came before the gunfire, and no arrests had been made as of early Sunday. Read More
Politics
Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris spent Saturday campaigning for Democrats in three battleground states, with the midterms 10 days away. President Trump answered with his own swing through Georgia. Read More
Progressive House members, including Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Delia Ramirez, are distancing themselves from what they call “performative” efforts to impeach President Trump. When Rep. Al Green forced his third impeachment vote in September, 18 Democrats voted to block it and 46 voted “present.” See Details
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump voted in person Saturday in Palm Beach County on the first day of Florida’s early voting, which runs through Halloween. The president then flew to Perry, Georgia, for a rally backing Rep. Mike Collins and Rick Jackson. Read More
U.S. News
The president of a New York investment firm has pleaded guilty to running a $54 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said. The guilty plea means the case will not go to trial. Read More
The CDC reported 4,811 lab-confirmed flu hospital admissions for the week ending Oct. 17. That is the highest hospitalization rate for this point in a flu season since 2010-11. Nearly all of the influenza A samples tested were the H1N1 strain, and health officials are urging people to get vaccinated now. Read More
Six Flags says it will put seat belts on its Goliath roller coaster after a rider fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia. The company signaled the ride will reopen with the new restraints, and similar coasters will get the same change. Find out More
Business
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon Web Services’ capacity is “largely sold out” through 2027, with “a good chunk of 2028” spoken for too. Amazon has guided to about $220 billion in capital spending this year, and it reports third-quarter results Oct. 29. Find out More
Consumers in both parties are frustrated with high gas prices, the final October consumer sentiment reading shows. Confidence in the economy stays weak just over a week before the midterms. Find out More
Diesel prices have climbed sharply, but U.S. demand for the fuel has barely dropped. The high fuel costs are adding to the cost-of-living pressure voters are feeling. See Details
World News
More than 400,000 people protested across France, according to the Interior Ministry; the CGT union put turnout near 800,000. Clashes broke out in Paris, and police made nearly 1,000 arrests nationwide. The government deployed 70,000 officers, and Paris closed museums as protesters challenged President Emmanuel Macron. See Details
Fire tore through the Eagle’s Nest, Adolf Hitler’s former mountaintop retreat in the Bavarian Alps, as firefighters fought strong winds. German police arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of arson and took him to a psychiatric facility. Source
Brazilians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Polls show the race about even. The vote is a test of Lula’s legacy against the right-wing movement his rival’s family built. See Details
Entertainment
Wrestling legend Ric Flair posted a photo of himself wearing a patch over his right eye after a fall outside a restaurant in Tampa on Friday that put him in the hospital. “I am focused on my healing and recovery right now. I will be okay!” Flair wrote. Source
DC’s “Clayface” took first place at the box office Friday, earning $10.4 million in its opening day. Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” added $6.14 million on Friday in its second weekend. See Details
A new lawsuit accuses AI company Anthropic of using Elvis Presley’s music to train its AI models. The case is the latest fight over how AI developers use copyrighted songs. Find out More
Sports
The defending champion Seattle Seahawks held Kansas City to a single Harrison Butker field goal in a 20-3 win, ending the Chiefs’ unbeaten start at 5-1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 129 receiving yards and a touchdown by halftime, and Kansas City never reached the red zone. See Details
Texas leaped from No. 19 to No. 11 after a 34-27 win over Ole Miss, and Utah climbed to No. 6 after beating Houston. BYU fell from No. 2 to No. 8 after a double-overtime loss to unranked UCF, while Miami remains No. 1. Read More
Kyle Larson won Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega with a last-lap rally, his first Cup Series win at the track. He now leads Denny Hamlin by 73 points in the playoff standings as the series heads to Martinsville, with the finale at Homestead-Miami on Nov. 8. Find out More
Off the Wall
More than 5,000 passengers boarded Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas in New Jersey for a seven-day cruise to Florida and the Bahamas. Stormy weather off the East Coast forced the ship to Halifax, Nova Scotia, instead, leaving some travelers calling it “a joke.” Source
