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Received — 17 October 2026 ⏭ PBS NewsHour - The Latest

Oregon father is the latest armed civilian to confront a gunman in a U.S. mass shooting

The heroic "good guy with a gun" who can stop an attack even before law enforcement can arrive has long been a rallying cry by gun rights advocates, arguing that armed citizens can act as a first line of self-defense and public protection.

America's politically divided Jewish community braces for Israel's elections

Netanyahu's supporters, especially among Orthodox Jews, believe he's protecting a country they love as central to their identity. Many liberal and younger Jewish Americans believe his policies have harmed Israel's global standing.

No Kings rallies across U.S. urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midterms

17 October 2026 at 19:26
The hundreds of planned events were being billed as nonpartisan, though they sought to build on nearly two years' worth of No Kings marches and demonstrations by people upset with Trump's presidency.

Zelenskyy urges support for new U.S. sanctions on Russia put on hold by Trump

Zelenskyy called Trump's decision unfortunate but avoided directly criticizing the U.S. leader despite deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington in recent days.

House Speaker Mike Johnson draws on faith as he fights to hold the Republican majority

Ever the optimist, Speaker Mike Johnson said he believes Republicans will hold on to their U.S. House majority, defying a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.

Trump's decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress, but no quick counter seen

Lawmakers from both parties blasted the executive order late Friday, the latest in a series of steps that the Republican president has taken drawing the United States closer to Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Fundraising to protect key natural sites falls short ahead of UN biodiversity summit

Efforts to raise hundreds of billions of dollars to preserve the world's oceans, forests, rivers, lakes and other parts of the natural world have fallen short ahead of a key U.N. summit on biodiversity.

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during West Bank olive harvest and beat U.S. photojournalist

17 October 2026 at 00:46
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to cars and trees and beating residents and a Washington Post photographer, in the latest violence to disrupt the territory's annual olive harvest this month.

DOJ says California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution

The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month's midterm election, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential prosecution.

A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side, captivating New Yorkers

This is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history, according to one expert, and the owls have attracted nightly crowds of people in the street eager to get a glimpse of the elusive birds.

China says it will curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks

The proposal came as China and the U.S. made progress in dialogues over AI safety and governance and on the setting up of a notification mechanism between the two superpowers for AI incidents that could threaten national security.

Arab-led parties could decide the Israeli election, if anyone would partner with them

16 October 2026 at 22:55
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rivals have said they won't form a coalition with any Arab-led party after the Oct. 27 election – even if that means months of gridlock and another round of voting.

Democrats say Trump increased investments in drugmakers that were given Medicare exemptions

The report from congressional Democrats found that Trump's pharmaceutical stock holdings grew from a maximum reported value of $1.7 million in 2024 to as much as $56.2 million at the end of 2025.

Received — 16 October 2026 ⏭ PBS NewsHour - The Latest

More roller coasters shut down as authorities investigate fatal fall at Georgia amusement park

Sea World Orlando in Florida and La Ronde theme park in Montreal, Canada, confirmed they had temporarily closed rides, bringing the total number of roller coasters halted to 11.

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