News for October 17, 2025

Wall Street is growing worried about regional banks after bad loan and fraud losses at Zions Bancorp, Western Alliance Bancorporation, and Jefferies Financial Group raised fears of more trouble ahead.

The Galleri blood test showed promising results for spotting more than 50 cancers earlier, but experts say more evidence is still needed before it can be widely used.

The New York Republican Party suspended the state Young Republicans chapter after a report said members were linked to racist and antisemitic group chat messages.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to let him send National Guard troops to Illinois after lower courts blocked the move.

Ford is recalling more than 290,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a rearview camera problem could make images hard to see and raise crash risk.

Measles outbreaks in several states are causing long quarantines, school disruptions, and rising frustration, even as health officials urge vaccination.

Eduardo Aguilar was arrested and charged after federal prosecutors said he used TikTok to urge people to kill ICE agents and offered money for the attacks.

Gold hit a record high as investors looked for safety amid U.S. uncertainty, trade tensions, and expectations of lower interest rates.

The U.S. has taken at least two survivors into custody after a military strike on an alleged Venezuelan cartel boat in the Caribbean, while President Donald Trump and the CIA face growing scrutiny over the broader campaign.

Mortgage rates could fall before the Federal Reserve’s October meeting, because lenders may already be pricing in an expected rate cut.

Federal prosecutors say Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub al-Muhtadi in Louisiana took part in Hamas-linked violence on Oct. 7, 2023, and later entered the U.S. on a fraudulent visa.

Wall Street is split on whether the huge wave of AI spending is a bubble, with Joseph Briggs of Goldman Sachs saying the investment still makes sense while some investors worry stock prices are overheating.

Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo clashed in a fiery New York City mayoral debate over experience, Trump, crime, Gaza, and how to make the city more affordable.