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Americans’ View of the Economy Sinks to Lowest Level Since 2014
October 4, 2026
WASHINGTON — Americans’ confidence in the economy sank to the lowest level in more than a decade this month as prices remain elevated and wages stagnate, the Conference…
Time: Trump Spent Hours Questioning Musk’s Grok Chatbot Before Maduro Capture
October 4, 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spent hours questioning Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot during a secret Oval Office meeting in December 2025, asking the artificial intelligence tool how Venezuelans…
Bangladesh Floods Kill at Least 51 as More Than a Million Are Affected
October 4, 2026
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Monsoon floods and landslides have killed at least 51 people and affected more than one million people across Bangladesh, according to the country’s Ministry of…
Hochul Appoints Attorney General Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Rape Case
October 4, 2026
ITHACA, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Thursday appointing state Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the case of the…
Trump Fires Up Vandalia Rally With Crude Midterm Vow as Ramaswamy Nearly Drops Child
October 4, 2026
VANDALIA, Ohio — President Donald Trump rallied thousands of supporters in this Dayton suburb on Saturday night, backing U.S. Senator Jon Husted’s campaign and predicting a sweeping Republican…
Trump Accuses Iran of Violating Ceasefire After Strikes Hit Bahrain and Kuwait
October 4, 2026
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran on Saturday of violating a ceasefire agreement and warned that the United States could be forced to “militarily complete the…
Watch: Trump Announces $90 Medicare Payments for Over 20 Million Seniors
October 3, 2026
President Trump announced one-time $90 payments for more than 20 million Medicare seniors from the Medicare Improvement Fund — watch the announcement.
Watch: Trump Pressures Sen. Tom Cotton Over Daylight Saving Vote — “He Shouldn’t Be Holding It”
October 3, 2026
President Trump publicly pressured Sen. Tom Cotton to stop blocking a Senate vote on permanent daylight saving time — hours after posting what he said was the senator's…
FlyDubai Co-Pilot Named as Omani National Hamam al-Hammami; UAE Calls Axe Attack a Terrorist Act
October 3, 2026
The UAE attorney-general says the Flight FZ1073 axe attack is being investigated as an attempted "terrorist attack" as the co-pilot is identified as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami.
White House Launches America.gov, an AI-Powered Portal for Federal Services
October 3, 2026
The White House has launched America.gov, an AI-powered "front door" to the federal government that lets Americans change a postal address, enroll for Medicare, get a passport, or…
Zark News Daily Briefing: October 3, 2026
October 3, 2026
The day’s essential U.S. and world developments for Saturday, October 3, 2026 — watch the two-minute briefing or scan the stories below: the Coast Guard search off Nantucket,…
Watch: Trump Teases Next Move on Iran — “If I Told You, You’d Have a Major Story”
October 3, 2026
President Donald Trump declined to say what his administration’s next step on Iran would be, telling reporters the situation was “working out very well” — and predicting the…
‘Major and Long Lasting’: California Faces Weeks of Extreme Heat With No Relief in Sight
October 3, 2026
LOS ANGELES — The National Weather Service is warning of a “major and long lasting” heat wave that will keep much of California near or above 100 degrees…
Iraq Pushes Militia Disarmament Deadline to June 2027 as U.S. Ends Anti-ISIS Mission
October 3, 2026
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said Thursday that the disarmament of armed groups operating outside state control — including numerous Iran-backed militias — will be extended…
France’s School Protests Spiral Into ‘Urban Violence’ as Government Sends in Riot Police
October 3, 2026
PARIS — A wave of high school protests that began over teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms has spiraled into nationwide unrest that France’s government now calls “urban violence,”…
Congo Ebola Death Toll Passes 4,000 as Authorities Struggle to Contain Outbreak
October 3, 2026
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The death toll from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 4,000, government data showed Friday, making it the largest…
U.S. Adds Just 29,000 Jobs in September; Unemployment Rises to 4.2% as Fed Seen Skipping October Hike
October 3, 2026
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added just 29,000 jobs in September, far below economists’ expectations, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%, the Labor Department reported Friday…
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Sea as Tensions With Seoul Rise
October 3, 2026
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, its latest missile launch…
Watch: Hegseth Orders Military-Wide Voting Stand-Down — “Every Warrior Will Be Given the Opportunity to Vote”
October 3, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered a military-wide one-day “stand-down” in October so service members can vote, saying troops face “unnecessary, difficult” barriers to casting ballots while…
Watch: Kīlauea Stirs Again — Magma Intrusion Triggers Dozens of Quakes, Lava Overflows at Summit
October 2, 2026
Kīlauea is restless again. A shallow intrusion of magma moved beneath the volcano’s summit the night of September 30 into October 1, triggering elevated earthquake activity and sending…