⚡ TODAY IN HISTORY

On October 14, 1962, a U.S. U-2 spy plane photographed Soviet missile sites being built in Cuba, setting off the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1947, test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Today? Missiles fired from Yemen are striking Saudi Arabia, and President Trump has not said whether U.S. forces will join the fight.

TOP NEWS

Houthi missile hits Saudi Aramco headquarters 4 HURT IN RIYADH

Hours after a Saudi-led coalition bombed oil depots near Sanaa, Yemen’s rebel-held capital, the Iran-backed Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. One struck an office building at the Dhahran headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the kingdom’s state oil giant, causing a limited fire, while debris from intercepted missiles injured four people in Riyadh.

Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery AGE 71

Surgeons at Rome’s Gemelli hospital removed the lower lobe of Pope Leo XIV’s right lung on Tuesday after a routine checkup found a small nodule. Tests during the 90-minute operation confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and the Vatican has not yet said what stage the disease is in.

Trump weighs joining Saudi war on the Houthis 20 KILLED

Houthi attacks on Saudi airports have killed at least 20 people in the past week, including a U.S. citizen among 13 killed Saturday in a single attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. President Trump told reporters Tuesday he would not reveal his decision, and a Houthi official has warned of a “swift and painful” response if America joins.

Inflation report lands today as fuel costs climb 8:30 A.M. ET

Gasoline prices driven up by the U.S.-Iran war, which began in late February, are expected to lift annual inflation to 3.6% in September, up from 3.4% in August. The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its Consumer Price Index at 8:30 a.m. ET, two weeks before the Federal Reserve meets Oct. 27–28 to set interest rates.

Guilfoyle out as U.S. ambassador to Greece

The Wall Street Journal reported that before her 2025 confirmation hearing, Kimberly Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to pay her credit card bill and offered access to administration officials in return. Guilfoyle, once engaged to Donald Trump Jr., left the post Tuesday while calling the claims false, and deputy Joshua Huck will run the embassy in Athens for now.

WORLD

Russian missiles hit Kyiv power plant despite truce 1 DEAD, 13 HURT

Days after President Trump announced a pause in Russian and Ukrainian attacks on energy targets, Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv’s CHP-4 power plant and a nine-story apartment building late Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring 13. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was the second night in a row that Ukraine got no advance warning from Western partners.

Two ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran has claimed control of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow Gulf channel that carries about a fifth of the world’s oil, since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran started the war in late February. A tanker and a container ship were struck by projectiles there on Tuesday, a day after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it had hit three supertankers.

Houthi siege of Taiz kills 60 in one day

Houthi fighters have blocked every road out of Taiz, a major city in southwestern Yemen, in a push that would give them a base to threaten the government’s stronghold in Aden. Fighting killed more than 60 people in 24 hours, sources on both sides told AFP on Monday, and local health officials warned that medicine and fuel are close to running out.

UK spy chief: Iran now aims at military sites

In his annual threat update in London on Tuesday, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said Iran has shifted toward “harder targets, like military sites,” often hiring criminal gangs to do the work. Iran-linked plots led to more than 50 arrests in Britain over the past year, McCallum said, one day after Prime Minister Andy Burnham blamed Iran for a September breach at RAF Fairford, a U.S.-run base in England.

Riyadh airport stays shut through Oct. 17

Saudi Arabia’s aviation authority suspended all flights at King Khalid International Airport after Houthi missiles hit it four times in five days. The U.S. State Department now requires American government staff to get special approval before using any airport in the kingdom, and Delta Air Lines pushed its planned Atlanta–Riyadh route to March 2027.

POLITICS

Katie Zacharia debuts as White House press secretary

Karoline Leavitt, the youngest press secretary in U.S. history, stepped down Aug. 27 after holding the job since January 2025. Zacharia, a lawyer and former Fox News and Newsmax commentator who most recently advised Trump Media, the parent company of Truth Social, held her first briefing Tuesday.

Senators from both parties push Trump to drop Russian diesel deal

President Trump announced on Friday, Oct. 9, that he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel to bring down high diesel prices before the midterms. A bipartisan group of senators says the deal breaks a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the White House has the legal authority.

DOJ gives California 48 hours on alleged noncitizen voters 48 HOURS

The Justice Department ordered California officials to investigate voters it says are noncitizens and to hold back their ballots until citizenship is confirmed, warning of legal action if the state refuses. A Reuters review of court records found 129 federal prosecutions for noncitizen voting since that law took effect in 1996.

Judge extends White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The Trump administration pulled the three outlets’ press passes in September, saying their reporting put national security at risk. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, restored their access on Sept. 24 after finding the ban likely violated due process, and on Tuesday he extended that order.

Trump rallies in Alaska with midterms 20 days out

With national polls showing Republicans slipping, President Trump flew to Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday to campaign for Sen. Dan Sullivan, whose race is one of seven Senate contests rated a toss-up. Control of the Senate will be decided in the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

MARKETS

Stocks hold near record as earnings season opens S&P 7,805

Wall Street’s third-quarter earnings season started Tuesday with reports from the biggest U.S. banks, and the S&P 500 slipped just 0.02% to 7,805, staying close to its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tracks 30 blue-chip stocks, fell 0.35%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.15%.

Chinese rival’s progress drags down memory-chip stocks

Chinese memory maker CXMT said it has made progress on a new design that packs more storage into less space, raising fears of cheaper competition. Samsung and SK Hynix, which together make up more than half of South Korea’s stock market value, each lost about 8% in Seoul, and U.S. chipmaker Micron dropped 3.6%.

JPMorgan misses forecasts as Goldman profit jumps 29%

JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, earned $15.3 billion last quarter, up 6% from a year ago but short of analyst estimates, and CEO Jamie Dimon warned that deficits, stubborn inflation and rising rates are building risks. Goldman Sachs fared better, posting a 29% rise in profit on strong trading and dealmaking.

Brent tops $106 as U.S. gas ties a 2022 record

Oil rose again Wednesday on fears that Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities could disrupt supply, lifting Brent crude, the global benchmark, 0.8% to about $106.50 a barrel. U.S. gasoline has now topped $4 a gallon on as many days this year as in all of 2022, tying the record.

10-year Treasury yield holds at 5.22%

The 10-year Treasury yield, which helps set rates on mortgages and car loans, stood at 5.22% on Tuesday. A Bank of America survey found fund managers would not move money from stocks into bonds until that yield reaches 5.9%.

ENTERTAINMENT

“Breaking Bad” actor RJ Mitte dies at 34

RJ Mitte played Walter White Jr. on “Breaking Bad” and, like his character, lived with cerebral palsy, which made him a leading voice for disability rights. Representatives confirmed Monday that the actor died in Texas, and no cause of death has been released.

“Other Mommy” opens at No. 1 at the box office $27.5M

“Other Mommy” earned $27.5 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the Oct. 9–11 weekend, according to The Numbers. The debut pushed “Verity,” the previous weekend’s top film, to second place with $11.5 million.

Shane Gillis’ SNL monologue draws backlash

Shane Gillis, who was fired from “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 days after being hired, hosted the show for a third time on Oct. 10 and used a crude term for women who wear short shorts at the gym. “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy answered on Instagram Sunday, saying more men need to stand up against jokes like that.

Rider dies after falling from Six Flags coaster

A man fell from the Goliath roller coaster Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia, a theme park about 15 miles northwest of Atlanta, and four other people were injured. Cobb County police are investigating, and the park has not said how the fall happened.

Bumble agrees to $1.3 billion sale, far below its peak $1.3B

Ithaca Holdings, a tech holding company founded by two Silicon Valley executives, agreed Tuesday to buy the dating app for $6.05 a share in cash, 138% above its Oct. 9 closing price. Bumble’s market value topped $14 billion after its 2021 stock market debut, but paying users fell 16.4% to 3.2 million in the second quarter.