News for October 28, 2025

President Donald Trump used a summit in South Korea to push for a U.S.-China trade deal ahead of his meeting with President Xi Jinping.

Former Massachusetts police officer Matthew Farwell now faces a new federal charge in the death of Sandra Birchmore’s unborn child.

The Pan American Health Organization says Canada is likely to lose its measles elimination status after a year-long outbreak, and the United States could face the same risk later if spread continues.

Wellington Dickens III was charged with murder after police said he called 911 and reported killing his children, whose bodies were found in his garage.

U.S. intelligence says Vladimir Putin is still focused on winning in Ukraine, even as Donald Trump tries to push Russia toward peace talks.

As SNAP benefits were halted during the shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture moved to partially fund aid, while states and food banks rushed to help fill the gap.

Layoffs are spreading across big companies, with General Motors, Amazon and UPS among the latest to cut jobs as businesses face weaker demand, higher costs and more pressure to use AI.

Wealthy donors, including Michael Bloomberg, are spending millions to help stop Zohran Mamdani and boost Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayor’s race.

Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli army to carry out powerful strikes in Gaza after Hamas delayed returning a hostage’s body, putting new strain on the fragile ceasefire.

Jurors have begun deciding whether former deputy Sean Grayson is guilty in the killing of Sonya Massey, who was shot after calling police for help.

Alexandria police said a viral Halloween mask threat at a Virginia home was a family prank that wasted more than 100 hours of police work and could have led to violence.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson, saying Tylenol was wrongly marketed as safe in pregnancy and may raise autism risk.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military carried out strikes on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor.