Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, around 8:30 p.m. local time as a Category 2 storm with 105-mph winds. NBC News’ Bill Karins explains
Month: October 2026
Life-threatening Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida
The storm took direct aim at Florida and is expected to impact Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana.
Analysis: Trump’s shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices
The US president hopes to ease his party’s pain before next month’s midterm elections, writes the BBC’s North America correspondent.
Thai Queen makes first solo flight in fighter jet
Thailand’s Queen Suthida made her first solo flight in a fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household.
Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
The left-wing candidate won a narrow victory in a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, exit polls show.
Scientists have identified a ‘protein signature’ in blood that could predict healthy aging
Two people born on the exact same day can age in totally different ways — one in relative health and the other with chronic disease.
New signaling pathway enhances blood stem cell transplantation outcomes
Gene therapies are used to treat many different blood disorders. However, blood stem cells often fail to achieve their full potential after transplantation.
Cutting sugary drinks helps reduce childhood obesity, study finds
While the adult obesity rate appears to be slowing in the United States, childhood obesity remains historically high, affecting nearly 1 in 5 school-aged children.
Cyberbullying acts as an extension of in-person school violence
A new study of 4,200 adolescents revealed that cyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation; it almost always functions as an extension of physical and verbal aggression
Zelenskyy blasts Trump’s ‘weak decision’ to obtain diesel from Russia in ‘gift to Putin’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hit out at the “weak decision” by Tweety McTreason to strike a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, describing it as a
micro1 commits $1bn to buy company data for training AI agents
AI training company micro1 will spend $1bn over the next 12 months buying and licensing operational data from companies. The San Francisco company announced the
Anthropic signs CrowdStrike, Hitachi and 9 more to defend power and water
Anthropic will give its frontier Claude models, engineers and threat research to the companies that guard critical infrastructure. That means power grids, water utilities and
Intercommunal clashes kill 71 people in South Sudan
Government security forces regain control of Rumbek town after outsiders attempted to seize the area.
Iran war live: Kremlin says Trump welcomed Russia effort in Iran deal
The Kremlin says US president welcomes Russia’s involvement in efforts aimed at reaching a settlement over Iran.