| Today's Date:
Today’s Paper — Top US News Stories Today
Marvell Lumentum Deal Talks: Chipmaker Nears $83 Billion AI Optics Megadeal
Marvell is in talks to buy Lumentum in an $83 billion AI optics megadeal. Lumentum rose, Marvell fell — here is what the deal means and what happens next.Read More...
Vance Donor Network Brazil Investigation Ordered by Supreme Court Justice
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered federal police to probe JD Vance's Rockbridge donor network over alleged illegal foreign help for Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign.Read More...
Eli Lilly Q3 Earnings Beat as Mounjaro and Zepbound Drive $24.4 Billion Quarter
Eli Lilly's Q3 earnings beat forecasts as Mounjaro and Zepbound lifted revenue 39% to $24.4 billion, raising 2026 sales guidance to $91-92 billion on Oct 29.Read More...
Sabato Crystal Ball Shifts 21 Midterm Races Toward Democrats in Final Week Before Nov 3 Vote
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved 21 midterm races toward Democrats, with Pennsylvania's PA-01 and PA-08 shifting left five days before the Nov 3 vote in a shift.Read More...
Khamenei Ends 'Neither War Nor Peace' as Iran Seeks Way Out of US Standoff
Iran's supreme leader has ordered an end to 'neither war nor peace' as President Pezeshkian vows full readiness and Vance's Tehran backchannel tests diplomacy.Read More...
ICE Arrests Surge Across California as Election Nears, Communities Fear to Work
ICE arrests surge across California ahead of the November 3 midterms, as farmworkers stay home, schools see absences and advocates report a sharp October rise.Read More...
North Korea Missiles Fired Toward East Sea Today as Border Tensions Surge
North Korea fired about 10 short-range missiles from Wonsan into the East Sea on Oct 29, 2026, as tensions surge and Seoul coordinates with the US and Japan.Read More...
US MQ-1 Drone Downed Near Strait of Hormuz, Iran Claims Its 14th Kill
Iran says its air defences downed a US MQ-1 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz on October 29, its 14th such claim, as allies brace for post-election strikes.Read More...
South Carolina Senate Race Turns Battleground as Trump Heads to Rock Hill
South Carolina's tied Senate race has turned a Republican stronghold into a 2026 battleground, as Trump rallies in Rock Hill for Darline Graham against Andrews.Read More...
