October 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump changes to teen pregnancy prevention program
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration cannot force organizations receiving federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to comply with an executive order against “educating” children about “radical gender ideology.” U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., appointed by former President Obama, ruled that the July directive from the Department of Health and…
AMD stock continues rally after OpenAI deal, now up 43% this week
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images AMD stock climbed 11% on Wednesday, continuing a massive run since OpenAI announced plans to buy billions of dollars…
College football Bottom 10 after Week 6: Grim times in Happy Valley
Inspirational Thoughts of the Week: We are taking the train to Happy Valleywon’t you also come there with meHappy Valley is very beautiful therewith wonderful works the sun shines all dayEvery bird sings a different songNo need to worry, there are untold happinessYou’ll never grow old in Happy Valley — “Happy Valley,” Rod and the…
Man arrested in connection with deadly Los Angeles wildfire
The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Wednesday that a Florida man who previously worked as an Uber driver was arrested in connection with the deadly attack. Palisades Fire Which attacked Los Angeles in January. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, was charged with destruction of property by means of fire, according to the office…
IRS furloughs nearly half of workers amid government shutdown
People exit the the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters The IRS on Wednesday said that it was furloughing nearly half of its workforce due to the ongoing government shutdown. About 34,000 IRS workers are being furloughed, according to the agency. Another 39,870 employees,…
MLB playoffs: Why Wrigley Field is a hitter’s worst nightmare
jesse rogersOctober 8, 2025, 07:00 am ET to close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — “He’s surrounded. Right-center field. He’s behind, Garcia is near the wall and … he reaches out and makes the catch. And Tucker just destroyed it. “Welcome to Wrigley Field.” he was the…
Watch live: Trump hosts White House roundtable on Antifa
President Trump is holding a roundtable at the White House on Wednesday afternoon focuses on antifaAn anti-fascist movement. Trump last month signed an order Designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a pledge in view of murder of conservative activist to charlie kirk Crack down on leftist groupsthe trick is got a…
Fed minutes September 2025
Federal Reserve officials in September were strongly inclined to lower interest rates, with the only dispute seeming to be over how many cuts were coming, meeting minutes released Wednesday showed. The meeting summary indicated near unanimity among participants at the Federal Open Market Committee that the central bank’s key overnight borrowing rate should be cut…
NFL Week 6 latest buzz, questions, news and fantasy tips
Jeremy Fowler Close Jeremy Fowler senior NFL national reporter Jeremy Fowler is a senior national NFL writer for ESPN, covering the entire league including breaking news. Jeremy also contributes to SportsCenter both as a studio analyst and a sideline reporter covering for NFL games. He is an Orlando, Florida native who joined ESPN in 2014…