Facts, not takes
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on October 19, 2026, that the state will receive $6 million from 23andMe's bankruptcy proceedings to settle allegations that the company failed to adequately protect customer data.
The Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning for Storm Austen, the first named storm of the current season, with its arrival expected on October 24, 2026.
A jury in Las Vegas found a Canadian tourist guilty of animal cruelty on October 19, 2026, after he removed a flamingo named Peachy from its habitat at the Flamingo hotel and casino, NBC News and BBC News reported.
Two earthquakes struck within one second of each other northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on October 20, 2026, prompting a tsunami warning, according to the USGS.
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch's office ruled on October 19, 2026, that the fatal police shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley was "justified." Kohen was killed on June 14, 2026, in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, a small city…
NASA reported on October 19 that four crew members had spent a year inside a Mars-simulation habitat in Houston.
The Federal Trade Commission proposed conditions on October 19 for Publicis Groupe's $2.2 billion acquisition of LiveRamp.