SportsThe Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix is a major draw this weekend. The report explores what fans can experience without race tickets, from free driver appearances to festivities bringing the event’s buzz into local neighborhoods.
SportsThe Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix is a major draw this weekend. The report explores what fans can experience without race tickets, from free driver appearances to festivities bringing the event’s buzz into local neighborhoods.
Tech2:11OpenAI says its AI agent has again solved math problems no human has ever solved, this time 372 of them. Computer scientist and mathematician Mark Daley warns that if AI can readily solve problems beyond human ability, it may eventually tackle much larger problems people cannot understand. He says the prospect of losing understanding will grieve him as a human.
PoliticsDonald Trump is set to host a White House celebration honoring Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
PoliticsTrump's White House event celebrates Columbus Day before the holiday's official observance on October 12.
World4:20Hurricane Isaias is moving toward the northern Gulf Coast.
HealthAn official review in England found a risk of ADHD and autism being over-diagnosed. Experts said diagnoses have risen over the past 25 years and now seem to exceed expected population levels among some younger age groups. The review also examined mental ill health, particularly among young people.
EconomyUniversity of Michigan Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu says US consumers have clearly voiced their difficulties with higher prices, while their outlook for the economy has worsened since the start of the year.
OtherThe program preview says millions are bracing for Hurricane Isaias, which is expected to bring 100 mph winds to the Gulf Coast. Officials say ICE shot a man in a car in New York while a 5-year-old was in the back seat. Candidates also clash in three key Senate debates as the midterm election approaches.
SocietySport Singapore says average weekly attendance at ActiveSG stadiums and swimming pools fell by about 10% in the last three weeks of September, compared with June and August figures. Air quality readings approached the weekend in the unhealthy range.
ScienceA crew completing an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station splashed down as planned off California on Thursday. During the mission, Sophie Adenot became the first French woman astronaut to venture outside the station for a spacewalk, carrying out three spacewalks on August 18 and 25 and September 1.
HealthFitness coach Liz Plosser offers wellness tips for improving your morning routine.
PoliticsTrump hosts a Columbus Day celebration at the White House ahead of Monday’s holiday, with NBC News providing live coverage.
PoliticsThe Trump administration has suspended an immigration program used by several technology companies, including Microsoft. Bloomberg’s Wendy Benjaminson said Trump is balancing efforts to win tech firms’ backing for his AI vision with support from an anti-immigration base. She also discussed his Truth Social announcement that the US would not strike Iran until after the midterm elections.
PoliticsNew York City Republican Councilwoman Vickie Paladino discusses the city’s immigration crisis after the Department of Homeland Security and ICE detailed the arrest of a criminal illegal migrant.
OtherGood Morning America offers news to begin the day.
World1:28Emergency crews are clearing mud, rocks and stranded vehicles after flash floods hit Las Condes, an affluent Santiago neighborhood. Homes, hospitals and a university were damaged, the area was declared a disaster zone, and at least six people were injured Thursday afternoon.
CultureThe Breton resort of Dinard has spotlighted British and Irish cinema for more than three decades. Films such as “The Full Monty” and “Billy Elliot” began their journeys at its annual festival. FRANCE 24 culture editor Eve Jackson reports on this year’s programme and financial troubles that could bring the festival to an end.
SocietyKelly O’Grady shares tips for protecting your wallet while shopping online, citing cargo theft, suspicious pricing and online scams as reasons for caution.
PoliticsSecret Service Director Sean Curran told Norah O'Donnell on 60 Minutes that he wished the decision to use a decoy plane for President Trump at the NATO summit had not been reported. He said the agency had used one before.
PoliticsBusinessman and Trump donor Eric Deters says U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him to pay a $100,000 bill as a “quid pro quo” for access to Trump administration officials.
SocietyPolice say 16-year-old Persephone Berger was struck and killed in a hit-and-run. Her family says the police account of her death does not add up.
WorldStrikes in Ukraine’s Donetsk region killed 35 people, while Russia reported four deaths across Belgorod. Zelenskyy said on Friday that Ukrainian forces had also struck a “major” Russian oil refinery in Omsk and another in Ukhta.
Economy4:38The Premier League returns this weekend after Manchester City was found guilty of dozens of financial-rule breaches. The club is appealing an independent commission’s finding that it violated regulations on an industrial scale from 2009 to 2018, and says it has “irrefutable evidence” to overturn the verdict. The scandal has prompted questions about future Abu Dhabi investment in Manchester and the wider UK.
WorldFRANCE 24’s media programme Scoop revisits a fatal Fox News assignment in Ukraine. A Russian strike hit the crew reporting near Kyiv on March 14, 2022, seriously injuring reporter Benjamin Hall and killing two other journalists. Their families are suing Fox, alleging the network put the story ahead of its staff.