Headlines for October 2, 2026

Christa Pike Hospitalized in Critical Condition After Surviving “Cruel and Tortuous” Execution, Pentagon Deploys Third Carrier Strike Group and Marines to Middle East, Fighting Intensifies Between Houthis and Saudi-Backed Government Forces in Yemen, U.K. Police Arrest British Iranian Dual National as Questions Grow over Alleged Plot at Air Base, DoorDash Driver Shot by ICE Has Surgery to Remove Bullet from His Back After Agonizing 11-Day Wait, Family of Renee Good Sues ICE Agent Jonathan Ross and Top U.S. Officials, Trump Opens Red State Campaign Tour with Pitch for Texas GOP Senate Candidate Ken Paxton, New Jersey Data Center Ran Unpermitted Gas Generators for Nearly a Year, Driving Air Pollution, New York AG Letitia James Appointed Special Prosecutor in Cornell Gang Rape Case, Ethiopia and Eritrea Sever Diplomatic Ties as Tigray Rebels Claim Drone Strikes on Addis Ababa, Brazilians to Vote Sunday in Contest Between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, Son of Ex-President, Protests Against Spiraling Housing Costs Spread Across Spain as Parliament Mulls Eviction Ban