NEW Season 896 Oct 20, 2026 · 10 min
Election meddling concerns; Ann Hornaday’s legacy; Elizabeth Holmes; and more
Tuesday, October 20. The seven stories you need to know today.
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Letitia James indictment; Nobel Peace Prize recipient; Peter Thiel’s ‘Antichrist’ lectures; and moreGaza ceasefire breakthrough; Palisades Fire suspect; Dolly Parton lives; and moreThe Supreme Court considers conversion therapy; the Insurrection Act; Bob Ross auction; and moreTrump’s National Guard push; Oct. 7 anniversary; Pam Bondi; TikTok addiction; and moreTrump’s troop deployments; new Supreme Court term; Ozempic at Costco; Bad Bunny; and moreA new abortion pill; a climber dies in Yosemite; Taylor Swift’s new album; and morePete Hegseth’s war on leakers; Gaza flotilla intercepted; remembering Jane Goodall; and moreThe government shuts down; Pete Hegseth’s big speech; Riyadh comedy festival; and moreGovernment shutdown deadline; military meeting in Virginia; YouTube settlement; and moreMichigan church shooting; government shutdown; Tropical Storm Imelda; Bad Bunny; and moreJames Comey indicted; Trump’s new tariffs; Hegseth’s military meeting; Amazon Prime refund; and moreThe Justice Department seeks a James Comey indictment; Dallas ICE shooting; space weather; and moreTrump blasts the U.N.; Jimmy Kimmel returns; USAID cuts; the rapture; and moreTrump’s autism claims; Jimmy Kimmel’s return; TikTok deal; cancer risk; Fat Bear Week; and moreCharlie Kirk’s memorial; Palestinian state recognition; autism and Tylenol; Build-a-Bear; and moreTrump’s TV threat; vaccine delay recommendation; wildfire smoke; Wegovy pills; and moreJimmy Kimmel taken off air; Pennsylvania shooting; AI ‘cheat button’; and moreCharlie Kirk suspect charges; Kash Patel hearing; Luigi Mangione; Robert Redford’s legacy; and moreJD Vance vows retribution; Gaza City invasion; Trump’s New York Times lawsuit; and moreCharlie Kirk shooting suspect; White House ballroom; Brian Kilmeade apology; Emmy winners; and moreNew video evidence in Charlie Kirk’s killing; Jair Bolsonaro; spotted lanternflies; and moreCharlie Kirk shot dead; Kamala Harris’s book; cancer and exercise; and moreIsrael strikes Qatar; National Guard in D.C.; Trump’s signature; the new iPhone Air; and moreEpstein ‘birthday book’; ICE raids in Chicago; ‘kissing bug’ disease; Banksy; and moreSanctuary cities threatened; RFK Jr. and coronavirus vaccines; U.S. Open finals; and moreRFK Jr. hearing; Trump’s ‘War Department’ order; Stephen Miller’s role; leaf-peeping; and moreFlorida vaccine mandates; Epstein victims; Putin hot mic; NFL season; and moreDeportation ruling; Space Command; Epstein files; ChatGPT parental controls; new SNL cast; and moreCongress returns to work; genocide scholars on Gaza; U.S. Open hat drama; and moreTry This: How to find your personal styleCDC revolt; Minneapolis shooting victims; Newsom vs. Trump; ultra-processed foods; and moreMinneapolis school shooting; coronavirus shots; college football; life’s origins; and moreTrump calls for the death penalty in D.C.; Cracker Barrel logo; Taylor Swift engagement; and moreTrump’s flag-burning order; Epstein files subpoena; screwworm case; AI school; and moreNational Guard deployments; Russia-Ukraine war; postal delivery pauses; longer summers; and moreTrump’s visa vetting plan; Smithsonian content review; birdsong at night; and moreA setback for Trump's Ukraine peace plan; ICE agents in D.C.; voting maps; and moreRussia-Ukraine peace talks; Pete Hegseth’s security; how to live a good life; and moreTrump-Zelensky meeting; mail-in voting; Oklahoma teacher test; MS Now; and moreTrump-Zelensky talks; D.C. arrest; coronavirus wave; ‘AI slop’ videos; and moreTrump-Putin summit in Alaska; Erin forecast; alcohol health risks; and moreD.C. protests; Kennedy Center Honors; Tropical Storm Erin; rabbit ‘tentacles’; and more
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