King High School's Dee Rutherford named THSCA Athletic Trainer of the Year

NBC News
Worried by fall of Roe v. Wade, organizers get same-sex marriage on the ballot in three states
Voters in California, Colorado and Hawaii will have a chance to remove currently unenforceable language from their state constitutions banning same-sex marriage.
USA TODAY
Harris holds 46%-43% lead over Trump amid voter gloom, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
The 2024 contest in extraordinarily close and Harris' lead is within the margin if error.
Reuters
Israeli military says strike in Beirut did not target hospital
Israeli jets hit a Hezbollah target close to the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut late on Monday but did not target the hospital and it was not affected by the strike, the Israeli military said on Tuesday. During a press conference on Tuesday, the director of the hospital, Jihad Saadeh, said Beirut's main government medical facility had sustained damage due to an Israeli attack nearby. He said debris, likely from heavy ammunition, damaged the hospital’s solar panels and front facade and shattered its windows.
Associated Press
Austria's chancellor asked to form new government after parties refuse to work with far-right leader
Austria's president on Tuesday tasked incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer with forming a new government after all other parties refused to work with the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, which last month won a national election for the first time. The Freedom Party finished first in the Sept. 29 election with 28.8% of the vote, ahead of Nehammer’s conservative Austrian People’s Party, which took 26.3%. The center-left Social Democrats were third with 21.1%.
Associated Press
A 2nd major recall for Honda in October, this time for pumps that can crack, leak fuel
Honda is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles because the high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel, which could increase the risk of a fire. It is the second major call this month at Honda, after 1.7 million vehicles were found to have potential steering issues in early October. The recall includes the Accord and Accord Hybrid 2023-2024; the Civic and Civic Hybrid 2025 and the CR-V Hybrid 2023-2025.
USA TODAY
Shirel Golan, Hamas attack survivor, dies by suicide on her 22nd birthday
Golan and her partner Adi were among the thousands who were able to flee the Nova music festival as the massacre unfolded on Oct. 7.
Associated Press
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says only a US green light on a NATO invitation will sway a reluctant Germany
Ukraine's president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called victory plan after the U.S. election, but concedes that its key demand — an invitation to join NATO — is not welcome by some key Western partners, in particular Germany. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was also likely looking at the postelection scenario in the U.S. to assess the possibility of cease-fire talks with Ukraine. On NATO, Zelenskyy said France, Britain and Italy have shown signs of support.
AFP
Stock markets diverge tracking US outlook
Europe's main stock markets dropped Tuesday after gains for Chinese indices, as traders sought to ascertain the outlook for US interest rates ahead of the presidential election.All major European equity markets were in the red mid-session Tuesday, after gains for Shanghai and Hong Kong in the hope of more Chinese stimulus.
NBC News
Israel considering Egyptian plan for 2-week cease-fire with Hamas, source says
Israeli officials are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire deal with Hamas aimed at trying to build momentum for a larger agreement, an Israeli official told NBC News as Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Middle East
Politico
Inside the battle to run the Trump White House
There's a three-way race for chief of staff, and the “knife-fighting is underway.”
CNN
A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago, but provided a ‘fertilizer bomb’ for life
When a meteorite with the mass of four Mount Everests hit Earth 3.2 billion years ago, it caused global chaos and provided an unexpected silver lining for life.
CNN
She survived the October 7 terror attack. A year later, she took her life. Her family blames the state for not helping.
More than a year after Hamas and other armed groups launched their terror attack against Israel, Shirel Golan became their latest victim. She died by suicide on Sunday.
Associated Press
Yellen says isolationism 'made America and the world worse off' in speech to global finance leaders
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is telling world financial leaders that the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration rejected isolationism, offering a barely veiled criticism of former President Donald Trump’s policies two weeks before the U.S. election. Yellen was opening the IMF and World Bank annual meetings Tuesday by highlighting U.S. economic growth since the nation was in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without mentioning Trump by name, she said in an advance draft of her remarks that the Biden administration had ended a period of international isolationism that “made America and the world worse off.”
CNN
Texas lawmakers hear testimony supporting death row inmate Robert Roberson – but despite subpoena, he does not appear
Death row inmate Robert Roberson will not appear Monday to testify before the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence – in person or otherwise – despite a subpoena lawmakers issued last week that halted his execution for a crime he and his attorneys say did not occur.
NBC News
Who does China’s president want to win the U.S. election?
As Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the presidential election, China’s President Xi Jinping has not expressed a preference for either.
USA TODAY
Right whale scientists see small increase in population, but fear it could be temporary
New estimate for endangered right whale population in 2023 shows a slight increase, but scientists fear it could be temporary after a deadly 2024
Associated Press
Right whale population grows 4% but extinction remains a threat
One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists to call on the federal government and the shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the giant animals back from the brink of extinction. The North Atlantic right whale, which can weigh up to 150,000 pounds (68,039 kilograms) and lives off the East Coast, plummeted in population in the 2010s. A group of researchers that studies the whales said Tuesday that the population increased to an estimated 372 in 2023.
CNN
Inside the efforts to reach young Black men who might stay home instead of voting
Dozens of Black motorcyclists drove through north and west Philadelphia over the weekend with a simple message for Black men: Go vote.
NBC News
Senate candidate Tim Sheehy's firm promised jobs and more to a Montana county. It's still waiting.
After Tim Sheehy's firm persuaded officials in Gallatin County, Montana to issue $160 million in bonds so it could expand locally, the firm used most of the money to pay off previous investors.
NBC News
Democratic senators slam McDonald's for menu price hikes they say have outpaced inflation
Three senators are asking McDonald’s about its menu price hikes in recent years, arguing the increases are higher than they should be — even with inflation.

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