WorldFox News reports that Omani national Hamam al-Hammami had reportedly previously been flagged for radical views, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the hero credited with saving passengers during the FlyDubai incident.
WorldFox News reports that Omani national Hamam al-Hammami had reportedly previously been flagged for radical views, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the hero credited with saving passengers during the FlyDubai incident.
CultureThe remains of medieval Bulgarian ruler Czar Samuel arrived in Bulgaria on Saturday following decades of negotiations with neighboring Greece. Samuel fought the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom, but was defeated and died soon afterward in 1014. He is regarded as a symbol of Bulgaria’s national identity.
WorldA United Arab Emirates official said Saturday that a Flydubai pilot attacked the captain with a crash ax and attempted to seize control of the aircraft, in what was described as an attempted terrorist attack. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports on new details about the co-pilot.
SocietyAhead of a Chicago White Sox game, Christine Todd shared an emotional meeting with Chris Beck, whose kidney donation saved her life.
WorldA NATO mission in Europe is defending against hundreds of Russian drones and aircraft that have entered alliance airspace. NBC News visited deployments of NATO fighter jets and air defense systems protecting the eastern flank. Richard Engel reports from the ground.
SocietyDramatic video shows a confrontation involving one of the men accused in the Cornell sexual assault case, as questions mount over how the alleged 2024 incident was handled.
SocietyThe U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a Gulfstream jet carrying six people after it lost contact with flight controllers early Saturday while traveling from Bermuda to Boston.
SocietyBillionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist Ken Griffin is announcing a $3 billion gift to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest-ever donation by an individual to a university. Griffin and university President Farnam Jahanian discussed with NBC News what the gift could mean for higher education and its ambitious aims.
SocietyHundreds of thousands of people have joined mass protests in at least three Spanish cities after parliament failed to approve emergency measures on housing affordability. Rents have doubled over the past decade, prompting accusations that large corporations are buying homes and charging exorbitant prices, while calls for strikes grow.
PoliticsPresident Trump spoke with reporters as he departed the White House on Oct. 3, 2026.
WorldFox News reports on the FlyDubai co-pilot attack and the Israeli prime minister’s reaction, while Hugh Hewitt examines the co-pilot’s radicalization. The attacker, described as an Omani nationalist, had previously been flagged.
WorldThe U.S. Coast Guard says aircraft, helicopter and lifeboat crews are searching off Nantucket, Mass., for an air ambulance jet that went missing early Oct. 3. The Latitude Air Ambulance aircraft was carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston when it lost contact with the Hamilton-based company.
PoliticsPresident Donald Trump delivers remarks in Vandalia, Ohio, as part of his midterm tour.
PoliticsCNN’s Erin Burnett reviews the week’s major stories, including Republican senators criticizing Trump over political ads funded by taxpayers, a failed perjury trap aimed at Jack Smith, and chaos on an Israel-bound flight after the co-pilot stabbed the captain. Trump also campaigned for Ken Paxton in Texas and in deep-red Alabama.
WorldIran inaugurated a second makeshift military training base in Tehran on Saturday, presenting it as a defiant response to US threats to “blow up” and “annihilate” the country.
PoliticsSpeaking to reporters outside the White House, President Donald Trump addressed the conflict with Iran, daylight saving time and his midterm blitz, saying Iran can choose the easy way or the hard way.
WorldIndonesia is confronting its worst wildfires in more than a decade, with drought and intensifying El Niño conditions driving the crisis. In Borneo, local volunteers are battling flames threatening their homes, forests and communities as dry weather persists.
SocietyTennessee officials announced that the state's prison chief resigned following the failed execution of Christa Pike.
WorldFox News correspondent CB Cotton discusses the Coast Guard’s assistance in searching for a jet that went missing off the coast of Nantucket while heading to Boston.
PoliticsWith a month remaining before the U.S. midterm elections, Republicans are reallocating campaign funds as the Senate map grows more competitive. They are pulling additional advertising money from North Carolina and directing some toward Kansas—states once viewed as relatively secure—suggesting the party is reassessing where seats need defending and where extra spending could have the greatest impact.
WorldIn an exclusive Reuters interview, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine would intensify attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to Moscow’s new policy. He said the policy uses airstrikes to try to force people to leave Kyiv and other cities.
SocietyAn advocate is calling for an overhaul of student groups, alongside broad institutional and community changes, to address harms on campuses such as Cornell and help victims feel safe and protected when seeking support.
SocietyFlorida tourism agency Visit St. Pete-Clearwater is hiring a “chief vibes officer” and offering $10,000 for 10 days of field research across the area’s beaches, nightlife and entertainment hot spots.
PoliticsBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his main challenger Flavio Bolsonaro made their final appeals to voters at rallies in the pivotal state of Sao Paulo on Saturday, ahead of a nail-biting election marked by scandals and mudslinging.