Thirteen months after the first U.S. missile hit a speedboat off Venezuela, Washington’s campaign against Latin American cartels is shifting from the sea to the shore. In the past week alone, the Treasury Department sanctioned a business network tied to Mexico’s Cartel del Noreste, and the Army sent soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, to...
October 19, 2026
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Cruel and Unusual? Christa Pike Survived Her Execution. Can Tennessee Try Again?
Quick Answer Can Tennessee try to execute Christa Pike again? Under current law, probably yes in principle. No court has ruled on her case. Intro Christa Gail Pike is back in a Tennessee prison cell, 10 days after the state tried and failed to execute her. Her death sentence has not changed. Pike, 50, was discharged from a Nashville hospital...
“End the Genocide,” Marchers Say. Gaza’s Ceasefire Death Rate Now Matches America’s Deadliest Cities.
On Oct. 10, several thousand marchers moved through central London carrying placards that read “End the genocide.” The director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign told AFP the march marked three years of what she described as an ongoing genocide in Gaza. The same day, a march in Berlin drew about 3,500 people, according to police, and smaller crowds marched in...
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From the Water to the Land: Where the U.S. Campaign Against Cartels Stands in October 2026
Thirteen months after the first U.S. missile hit a speedboat off Venezuela, Washington’s campaign against Latin American cartels is shifting...
Cruel and Unusual? Christa Pike Survived Her Execution. Can Tennessee Try Again?
Quick Answer Can Tennessee try to execute Christa Pike again? Under current law, probably yes in principle. No court has...
“End the Genocide,” Marchers Say. Gaza’s Ceasefire Death Rate Now Matches America’s Deadliest Cities.
On Oct. 10, several thousand marchers moved through central London carrying placards that read “End the genocide.” The director of...
Most High School Seniors Aren’t Proficient in Math or Reading. Here’s Where the Jobs Are and What They Demand
Only 22% of American high school seniors performed at the proficient level in math in 2024, and only 35% did...
Kratom, Ketamine and the Campus Drug Gap
Introduction Two college stories have dominated campus news this fall, and both have been described as drug stories. They involve...
Who Signed the Omar Warrant? The Court Record Doesn’t Back Either Side
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, under a judicially authorized warrant. Within...
France Now Pays More to Borrow Than Greece. Here’s Why the Bond Market Flipped.
Intro Fourteen years ago, Greece was the country investors would not lend to. In March 2012, Greek 10-year bonds yielded...
100 Shots in Bloomington: Somali Gangs, Midterm Politics and What the Data Shows
Introduction The short answer: both. The violence is real and documented by police chiefs and sheriffs across the political spectrum....