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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:48:28 GMT https://www.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/us-news/ WP-WSJ-0003979482 The president reversed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision after backlash. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-cancels-plans-for-livestreamed-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-b083a50f?mod=rss_usnews Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:20:00 GMT Josh Dawsey Lara Seligman Alex Wroblewski/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003976729 The plea resolves allegations that she used sex to target the men, including Wesley Edens, who also co-owns the Milwaukee Bucks. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/woman-accused-of-extorting-fortress-co-founder-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-879b3a02?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:06:00 GMT Corinne Ramey James Fanelli Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003973338 Cliffe Knechtle and his son Stuart are drawing millions of young followers by answering questions on faith and morality at colleges across the country. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/how-a-72-year-old-pastor-became-americas-favorite-campus-evangelist-d950633b?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:21:00 GMT Christopher Kuo WP-WSJ-0003976346 Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander are scheduled to be sentenced later this month. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/prosecutors-seek-life-in-prison-for-real-estate-brothers-in-sex-trafficking-case-467728c9?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:04:00 GMT Corinne Ramey Jane Rosenberg/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003975489 Space Force electromagnetic-warfare systems are playing a key role in U.S. military operations around the world. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday visited a base in Colorado to learn more. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-space-force-showed-us-its-weapons-used-in-iran-and-venezuela-6d87c33f?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:51:00 GMT Shelby Holliday Annie Zhao WP-WSJ-0003974366 The decision extends a temporary block on the president’s move to restrict access for three news outlets while they challenge it in court. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-cant-reinstate-white-house-ban-on-cnn-politico-and-ms-now-judge-rules-de4882c0?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:14:00 GMT Alexandra Bruell Lydia Wheeler Graeme Sloan/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003974345 The report comes amid protests at Cornell over alleged fraternity gang rape. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/woman-alleges-sexual-assault-at-university-of-chicago-fraternity-7577b1f8?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:22:00 GMT Douglas Belkin Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/ZUMA Press WP-WSJ-0003972501 Cornell suspended parties at fraternity houses on campus for the remainder of the academic year as turmoil at the Ivy League school continues over a former student’s rape allegations. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/cornell-suspends-fraternity-parties-in-wake-of-rape-allegations-3790938b?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:17:00 GMT Jared Mitovich Ben Cleeton WP-WSJ-0003972780 A top DOJ official says ABA unfairly restricts part-time law faculty, while echoing Trump administration concerns that the group takes liberal positions. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/justice-department-threatens-probe-of-american-bar-association-on-law-school-rules-8bcafd7b?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:41:00 GMT Dave Michaels Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003969332 Watch as a WSJ reporter visits his college town—where the University of South Carolina is booming, but students are worried about their futures. https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/i-went-home-to-south-carolina-to-ask-young-voters-about-trump-and-the-economy-6b5843f1?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Josh Dawsey Jeff Um WP-WSJ-0003961272 Nearly four decades after the original series debuted, its sequel reflects new obstacles facing HBCUs, including federal budget cuts and ICE on campus. https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/television/a-different-world-sequel-netflix-cb42c42d?mod=rss_usnews Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT Maxwell Millington Netflix WP-WSJ-0003977808 Zacharia has previously referred to herself as a lawyer in public appearances. https://www.wsj.com/business/media/white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-didnt-pass-bar-exam-714a484e?mod=rss_usnews Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:53:00 GMT Alexandra Bruell Philip Wegmann Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Press WP-WSJ-0003973417 The arrest of the 35-year-old Saudi national underscores that threats to Silicon Valley firms often originate within their own ranks. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/saudi-national-charged-with-bugging-openais-office-7e960aad?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:44:00 GMT Maxwell Zeff Meghan Bobrowsky Jeff Chiu/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003973539 New York City second-home owners, including Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, face scrutiny of abatement intended for local residents. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/nyc-mamdani-pied-a-terre-tax-aada2f1f?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Caitlin Ostroff Deborah Acosta James Fanelli Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003972364 Regulators allege the ex-drug executive held more than 60 pharmaceutical stocks despite a court order barring him from the industry. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/ftc-states-ask-court-to-hold-pharma-bro-shkreli-in-contempt-for-trading-drug-stocks-152dbc30?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:06:00 GMT Xavier Martinez Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003972019 The plaintiffs said the agency is violating the Fourth Amendment by keeping their property long after releasing them. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/immigrants-sue-ice-for-allegedly-withholding-passports-and-other-documents-269be813?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:36:00 GMT Victoria Albert Vincent Alban/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003965921 Nearly 600,000 customers are without electricity in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The storm was categorized as a posttropical cyclone on Saturday, the National Weather Service said. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/hurricane-isaias-makes-landfall-in-florida-ac0b1964?mod=rss_usnews Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:02:00 GMT Joseph Pisani Joe Raedle/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003963689 Watch how a century-old mistake and a continuing drought have pushed the Western water supply to the brink—and what overhauls are needed to save it. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/the-100-year-old-math-miscalculation-that-broke-the-colorado-river-7608613d?mod=rss_usnews Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:02:00 GMT Michael Tabb Josh Lisanby WP-WSJ-0003963118 All personnel have been evacuated from BP’s Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as it prepares for Hurricane Isaias. https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/bp-curbs-production-at-two-platforms-in-gulf-of-mexico-due-to-hurricane-isaias-d582fc67?mod=rss_usnews Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:48:00 GMT Adam Whittaker Toby Harriman for The Wall Street Journal WP-WSJ-0003904871 I admittedly go a bit overboard when it comes to worrying about climate risks. But I also believe it will eventually pay off. https://www.wsj.com/science/environment/disaster-proofing-your-home-e74215d3?mod=rss_usnews Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT Amy Myers Jaffe Sam Gulliver for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003959395 Chevron, Shell and Harbour Energy have begun curbing production and evacuating personnel from offshore facilities as the region braces for the hurricane. https://www.wsj.com/business/harbour-energy-curbs-gulf-of-mexico-production-ahead-of-storm-isaias-48734408?mod=rss_usnews Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:04:00 GMT Adam Whittaker Csu/cira & Noaa/Handout/Reuters SB10222543145185073693004593509682486146660 A flagrant attempt to scapegoat bankers for the last crisis collapses. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/libor-fraud-convictions-overturned-banks-finance-5674196d?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:58:00 GMT The Editorial Board Jack Hudson/PA Wire/ZUMA Press SB10500279467753764085504593511850458196068 Trump needs to let Kevin Warsh and the Federal Reserve break inflation, or 2028 could repeat 2026 for the GOP. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/consumer-prices-inflation-wages-economy-jerome-powell-kevin-warsh-3692a6df?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:56:00 GMT The Editorial Board Scott Olson/Getty Images SB10500279467753764085504593508081173369600 They fear specialists might call for too many preventive screenings. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-preventive-services-task-force-healthcare-screening-hhs-democrats-cf107ec4?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:55:00 GMT The Editorial Board Chris O'Meara/Associated Press SB10222543145185073693004593512141807321184 Throttling of data from the satellite network rightly alarms Kyiv. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ukraine-starlink-elon-musk-white-house-russia-e95ff7e6?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:54:00 GMT The Editorial Board Yasuyoshi Chiba/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB10772738430799224887904593502033555975320 A promising program for encouraging the development of young officers. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-pentagons-new-distinguished-military-colleges-ad2f5b7f?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:51:00 GMT John Spencer Liam Collins Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press SB12199027810792643414104593510762760397172 The party welcomes antisemitic cranks and will have to face the consequences. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-political-price-of-democrats-anti-zionism-807b89a2?mod=rss_usnews Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:31:00 GMT Barton Swaim Frank Franklin II/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003972881 Duane “Keffe D” Davis was convicted in August for the 1996 shooting death of the rap legend. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/man-who-orchestrated-tupac-shakurs-killing-sentenced-to-40-years-to-life-f7918ad0?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:31:00 GMT Jack Morphet John Locher/Pool/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003971747 The amusement park company said it was shutting down similar attractions across its parks after several people were injured. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/six-flags-closes-several-rides-after-georgia-roller-coaster-death-abae883a?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:57:00 GMT Jack Morphet Jacob Passy Christopher Oquendo/ZUMA Press WP-WSJ-0003969414 President Trump backed the scandal-plagued Paxton in one of the riskiest bets of the midterms. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ken-paxton-texas-senate-dubai-trip-b54292c3?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Findell Josh Dawsey Mark Maremont Justin Sullivan/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003969429 Cyclists, families and a tech CEO love the park, made by closing a highway. Neighbors whose streets became detours are fighting to bring back vehicles. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/san-francisco-created-a-car-free-oasis-by-the-seaand-its-driving-locals-mad-e0debdbd?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT Jim Carlton Penny Collins/NurPhoto/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003968659 Homeland Security officials searched the Democratic lawmaker’s Washington, D.C., residence. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ilhan-omars-home-is-searched-by-federal-agents-14a79871?mod=rss_usnews Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:44:00 GMT John McCormick Sadie Gurman Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003964087 A developer wants to build a short road in the park for his planned resort. Opponents say it would set a terrible precedent. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/yosemite-kingsbarn-realty-capital-08ea0831?mod=rss_usnews Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Kate King Angela Owens/WSJ WP-WSJ-0003969429 Cyclists, families and a tech CEO love the park, made by closing a highway. Neighbors whose streets became detours are fighting to bring back vehicles. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/san-francisco-created-a-car-free-oasis-by-the-seaand-its-driving-locals-mad-e0debdbd?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT Jim Carlton Penny Collins/NurPhoto/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003852316 Once hired purely for pest control, these employees are driving foot traffic and racking up thousands of viral views on social media. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/hardware-stores-secret-weapon-cats-05fecb1e?mod=rss_usnews Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:21:00 GMT Beth DeCarbo Shoppers True Value WP-WSJ-0003965921 Nearly 600,000 customers are without electricity in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The storm was categorized as a posttropical cyclone on Saturday, the National Weather Service said. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/hurricane-isaias-makes-landfall-in-florida-ac0b1964?mod=rss_usnews Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:02:00 GMT Joseph Pisani Joe Raedle/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003972019 The plaintiffs said the agency is violating the Fourth Amendment by keeping their property long after releasing them. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/immigrants-sue-ice-for-allegedly-withholding-passports-and-other-documents-269be813?mod=rss_usnews Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:36:00 GMT Victoria Albert Vincent Alban/Reuters CRED-9762 The best cheap car insurance providers offer low rates but don’t skimp on coverage options. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/auto-insurance/cheapest-car-insurance?mod=rss_usnews Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:10:00 GMT Kara McGinley CRED-6662 We examined generosity of coverage, price-shock protection, premium stability and more to find the best pet insurance. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/pet-insurance/best-pet-insurance?mod=rss_usnews Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:58:00 GMT Amy Danise CRED-1078 We analyzed 19 term life insurance companies to find the best options based on cost, coverage and complaints. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/life-insurance/best-term-life-insurance?mod=rss_usnews Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:46:00 GMT Kimberly Lankford and Amy Danise