News for November 1, 2025

Trump said he told the Defense Department to prepare for possible action in Nigeria, saying the U.S. may cut aid and target Islamist militants over killings of Christians.

Houston Food Bank opened a large food giveaway as families in Houston worry that delays in SNAP benefits could leave them without enough to eat.

Harvard University police are investigating an intentional explosion at a medical building on Harvard’s Boston campus, and no one was hurt.

Bishop Timothy C. Senior condemned and apologized for a Catholic school Halloween float in Pennsylvania that showed Holocaust imagery, calling it deeply offensive.

McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, and Chipotle are seeing a widening gap between wealthy customers who keep spending and lower-income shoppers who are pulling back.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he apologized to President Donald Trump over an anti-tariff ad that angered Trump and helped derail trade talks with Canada.

A Wyoming Air Force base shooting that killed Brayden Lovan led to guilty pleas, new details about the shooting, and a temporary pause on use of the Sig Sauer M18 pistol.

A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after authorities said he charged at the officer during a chase, and the State Bureau of Investigation will review the case.

A measles outbreak hit Hildale, Utah, and nearby Colorado City as the community, still recovering from the legacy of Warren Jeffs and the FLDS, struggled with low vaccination rates and distrust of medicine.

A Connecticut judge let Kimberly Sullivan, who is accused of holding her stepson captive for years, see his alias, address, and medical records for her defense.

Heflin Police Chief Ross McGlaughn joined a friendly Halloween prank war with Cleburne County High School students after they rolled his police station, turning the town-wide toilet papering into a shared community event.

Police say a missing 13-year-old Louisiana girl was found hidden in a Pittsburgh basement, and Ki-Shawn Crumity was arrested in the case.