John Anderson, Country Music Hall of Famer, dies at 71
The singer of Swingin' and Seminole Wind died three days after attending the Hall of Fame's induction ceremony in Nashville.
Business
USDA confirms screwworm in Texas elk, first wildlife case of outbreak
A hunter reported the animal in Pecos County, where officials will redraw an infested zone.
The Numbers
AllOfficial series, each dated to the observation it comes from.
Inflation3.7%
Unemployment4.2%
30-year mortgage7.32%
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Trump Jr. privately opposed his father's Iran war, Atlantic says
Two people who spoke with Trump Jr. told The Atlantic he raised objections when the campaign began on Feb. 28, nearly eight months ago.
Kyle Kennedy, RFK granddaughter and educator, dies at 42
Kennedy ran the 2019 Boston Marathon a year before a spinal cord injury left her paralyzed; her cause of death is pending.
Politics
4 stories · updated 20 OctNo charges announced over shotgun used in Bend school shooting
Bend police declined to confirm who owned the shotgun, and court records show the shooter's mother pleaded guilty to harassment in 2023.
New Mexico leaders reject Trump's push to rename state New America
Trump's Truth Social post claimed higher home values and prestige; a change would need New Mexico's legislature and its voters.
Miami judge signs no-bond warrant for Raúl Castro, 95
Attorney General James Uthmeier is set to announce the charge Monday at FIU, months after the Justice Department charged Castro in the same 1996 shootdown.
Bend police say 16-year-old killed four at Silver Rail Elementary
Three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher died Thursday; two more were critically hurt, and Gov. Tina Kotek praised the bystander who intervened.
World
2 stories · updated 19 Oct
Air Force identifies Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson in Alamodome rappel death
Patterson was one of four airmen set to rappel to the field, and the American Conference says the game resumed before his death was confirmed.
Cargo ship spots cruise passenger alive off Zakynthos
Odyssey of the Seas skipped its Naples call after about 14 hours searching; the woman was treated for hypothermia.
Business
6 stories · updated 6 SepArthur Lundeen charged after being duct-taped on American Airlines flight
The flight from Dallas to Newark diverted to Baltimore, where police arrested Lundeen, 67, and his Tucson brokerage later cut ties with him.
Entertainment
6 stories · updated 16 Oct
Health
3 stories · updated 17 OctLawsuit names Trader Joe's wraps in 50-case E. coli outbreak
Two hospitalized women sued the grocery chain in Los Angeles federal court; the FDA still lists the wraps only as a suspected source.
Nearly 12-foot alligator kills Steven Hamilton, 71, in Winter Garden
Hamilton was pulled from the shoreline at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park around 5 p.m., and active alligators kept rescuers out of the water.
Pennsylvania measles cases reach 1,004, largest US outbreak in decades
Lancaster County accounts for 391 of the state's cases, and Pennsylvania has now passed South Carolina's 997-case outbreak from earlier this year.