A Richfield, Minnesota man was arrested on October 7, 2026, and charged with illegally acquiring a firearm and ammunition to carry out a mass shooting at the Mall of America in support of ISIS, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico was upgraded to Tropical Storm Isaias on October 7, 2026, and the system intensified steadily throughout the day, prompting hurricane watches and storm surge watches for parts of the northern…
Kenya recorded its first ever Ebola death on October 7, 2026, and health authorities responded by opening a contact-tracing operation to identify everyone the victim had encountered, United Nations News reported.
The National Hurricane Center projected Tropical Storm Isaias will intensify rapidly into near-major hurricane strength before crossing the Gulf Coast, according to Forecast Advisory Number 3 issued at 0900 UTC on October 7, 2026.
Christa Pike, a Tennessee death-row inmate, regained consciousness and began speaking after surviving a state execution attempt, her attorneys announced on October 6, 2026.
The National Hurricane Center classified a low-pressure system in the southwestern Gulf of America as Tropical Depression Nine on October 6, 2026, at 4:00 PM CDT, and forecast it to arrive at the northern Gulf Coast as a dangerous…
A California couple was arrested on child abuse charges on October 6, 2026, after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigated a surrogacy scheme tied to at least 21 children.