The American Express Times
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Girl, 11, found dead near cricket club
An 11-year-old girl named Miya Deamer-Jones was found dead near Elmley Castle Cricket Club in Worcestershire, prompting a police investigation into her unexplained death. Authorities are maintaining a heightened presence in the community while supporting the family, with no cause of death announced so far.
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Six teens arrested after police chase
Six teenagers were arrested after a police chase involving a stolen vehicle led to the temporary closure of all outbound lanes on Melbourne’s Monash Freeway.…
Aussies in viral Bali bar brawl
A fight between two Australian men at Motel Mexicola nightclub in Bali escalated into a large brawl involving bystanders after security intervened. Police are reviewing…
Ovechkin Announces 22nd NHL Season Will Be Final
Alex Ovechkin announced that the 2025-26 NHL season will be his final one, ending his 21-year career exclusively with the Washington Capitals. Having recently become…
Dog's fireworks terror
Veterinarians and animal welfare groups advise pet owners to prepare in advance for fireworks season by using behavioral training, safe spaces, and possible treatments to…
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Two killed as school bus crashes in Fla.
A school bus carrying 39 people overturned in a multivehicle crash near Winter Haven, Florida, killing two individuals, including a 10th-grade student, and injuring several…
Cornell students protest response to alleged assault
Hundreds of Cornell University students and faculty protested the administration’s response to a 2024 sexual assault allegation involving members of the Chi Phi fraternity, following…
US strikes alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean
The U.S. military carried out a strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people as part of an ongoing…
Court tangles over climate change case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case brought by Boulder, Colorado, suing ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy for damages linked to climate change, challenging whether local…
Mayors are filming social videos — Mamdani style
Mayors and candidates across the U.S. are increasingly using short, informal social media videos on platforms like TikTok and Instagram to connect with voters and…
Pope Francis’ journal entries to be published
Pope Francis’ journal entries spanning over 30 years, from 1992 to 2024, will be published this November, revealing his private thoughts before and during his…
Military plane crashes in Nigeria
A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft carrying 32 people crashed near Igbokoda in Ondo state during a routine mission to Lagos, triggering a search and…
Spain opts to hold early elections
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for November 29 after his government’s emergency housing reforms were rejected amid widespread protests. The…
Saudi Arabia, Yemeni government attack Houthis
Saudi Arabia and Yemeni government forces launched a major offensive on October 5 to reclaim strategic coastal areas along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthi…
Quebec separatist party wins election promising independence referendum
The Parti Québécois won Quebec's provincial election, ending eight years of Coalition Avenir Québec rule and returning Paul St-Pierre Plamondon to power as party leader.…
Boston native awarded Nobel medicine prize
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to…
Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News as on-air contributor
Karoline Leavitt, former White House press secretary under Donald Trump, will join Fox News as an on-air contributor starting November 1. Her addition reinforces Fox…
In Brazil, a son may become new leader
Right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro edged out incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s October 4 presidential election first round, leading to a runoff…
Ukrainians face starvation in Oleshky amid war
Approximately 2,000 civilians remain trapped in the Russian-controlled city of Oleshky, Ukraine, facing severe shortages of food, water, and medical supplies due to a blockade…
Democrats project party milestone: 100 women in the House
Democrats are projected to elect at least 100 women to the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections, setting a new record for female…
The Cornell rape case deserves a prosecutor with an open mind
New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of a drugged sexual assault at a Cornell…
Baker backs scrapping political party primaries
Former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has endorsed Question 3, a ballot measure proposing to replace partisan primaries with a single all-party primary where the top…
Lawyers for deported Babson student argue for her return to Massachusetts
Lawyers for Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a Babson College student deported to Honduras in 2025, argued before the First Circuit Court of Appeals for the…
On the hunt to capture elusive moose of Northern Maine
Northern Maine’s moose population has declined significantly over the past decade due to winter tick infestations, prompting the state to implement tracking and reduce hunting…
Former Brown dean seeks details in disease researcher’s death
A laboratory technician at a Russian anti-plague research institute died after developing pneumonia of unknown origin, triggering quarantine measures and suspicion of a possible laboratory…
Two identified in plane that vanished off Nantucket
Two individuals aboard a small plane that disappeared near Nantucket, including Bermuda insurance executive Sergio Lottimore, have been identified as authorities suspended the search after…
Gutsy Victory Saved the Patriots’ Season
The New England Patriots defeated the previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills 29-26 in an away game, highlighted by late touchdowns from Efton Chism and Romeo Doubs…
Trump: Super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads
President Donald Trump announced that his political action committee, MAGA Inc., will now fund television ads promoting him, reversing the prior use of over $10…
Mother and son identified in missing medical transport flight
A medical transport flight carrying a mother and her son vanished off the coast of Nantucket while traveling from Bermuda to Boston, with four crew…
Advice column on relationship pace and happiness at 22
A 22-year-old woman in a stable but rapidly progressing relationship has sparked discussion about the pace and expectations for young adult partnerships. Experts and readers…
Doubs Finally Catching On with Maye
The New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 29-26, with wide receiver Romeo Doubs playing a key role by leading the team in offensive snaps…
Ben Watson, 64, Catalyst of Cider Comeback
Ben Watson, a pivotal figure in the revival of American hard cider and heirloom apple preservation, died at age 64 from uveal melanoma. His advocacy…
Markets that Offer Leveraged Crypto Trades Must Register with CFTC Under New Proposal
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed new rules requiring platforms that offer leveraged cryptocurrency trading to retail investors to register with the agency. If adopted,…
Griffith in vow to ‘cut taxes in every Budget’
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith announced plans for a Conservative government to introduce annual tax cuts and repeal certain employment laws to boost economic growth and…
King won’t fund Andrew’s legal battle against police
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched a legal challenge against the search warrants used during his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to alleged…
Celebrations launched for Bowie 80th
A global series of events and releases have been launched to celebrate what would have been David Bowie’s 80th birthday on January 8. These commemorations,…
Injured and frustrated, soldiers seek answers after port Shuaiba drone attack
On March 1, an Iranian drone attack at the U.S. Army’s Port Shuaiba base in Kuwait killed six soldiers and injured dozens more, striking a…
Two men identified, one missing, after boat crash off North Shore
Authorities confirmed that Carl Potter, 67, died and James Wolcott, 37, remains missing after a boating accident near Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Despite extensive search efforts using…
Raw ‘Bouncers’ lands with topical impact
A new production of John Godber’s play *Bouncers* stages a gritty portrayal of four nightclub doormen navigating gender biases, class conflict, and personal struggles during…
Officials Suspended for Poor Behavior
The NFL has suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for two games and referee Adrian Hill for one game due to unprofessional conduct toward players during…
AstraZeneca Opens $1 Billion R&D Center in Kendall Square
AstraZeneca has opened a new $1 billion, 18-story research center in Kendall Square, Cambridge, which will employ up to 1,100 people and focus on advancing…
OpenAI in $30 Billion Round of Talks With UAE Funds, BlackRock
OpenAI is in discussions with UAE investment funds, including MGX, and BlackRock to jointly raise up to $30 billion in a financing round that values…