OtherThe broadcast features Paul Bettany discussing “VisionQuest,” Hurricane Isaias nearing the Gulf Coast, and emotional reunions as the USS Abraham Lincoln returns home.
OtherThe broadcast features Paul Bettany discussing “VisionQuest,” Hurricane Isaias nearing the Gulf Coast, and emotional reunions as the USS Abraham Lincoln returns home.
WorldFederal immigration agents in New York shot and wounded a man who was in his car with his five-year-old child. The man, from the Dominican Republic, is being treated in hospital, while his son is believed to be unharmed. Protesters called the shooting another example of the dangers of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
World9:28The programme welcomes Rosa Freedman, a University of Reading professor of law, conflict and global development, to discuss Navi Pillay. Pillay’s career has contributed substantially to international law and human rights, from pioneering work in post-apartheid South Africa to her role at the United Nations. Her legacy also raises difficult questions about political impartiality, particularly over Israel and Gaza.
Politics3:36ICE agents shot and wounded Oscar Belgal during an arrest in New York City’s Marble Hill neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon. His five-year-old son, who was in the back seat, was unharmed. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the shooting an “outrage” and said ICE “must be abolished.” ICE officials said Belgal hit two agency vehicles and drove toward officers, prompting them to fire. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the operation.
World10:53:35A live view of Miramar Beach in Destin, Florida, as Hurricane Isaias moves toward the state’s Gulf Coast. The feed is provided by Ocean Reef Resorts.
SocietyPolice and protesters clashed in Brussels on Friday, while tens of thousands gathered separately in the Belgian capital to oppose rising living costs and government budget-tightening measures.
PoliticsFox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin discusses on ‘The Faulkner Focus’ the moral and religious debate over the potential firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.
Politics1:44The Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, arguing that the tribunal has become politicized and sought to prosecute Americans and Israelis unfairly and illegally on war-crimes charges. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measures Friday, after South African prosecutor Navi Pillay, a former judge at the ICC and other international courts, received the Nobel Peace Prize.
SocietyHousing activists protested in Barcelona in tribute to 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests in Spain. Madrid’s tenants’ union said she died this week; news of her death prompted renewed demonstrations demanding action on the housing crisis.
SocietyHost Liem Vu visits Erieau, a lakeside village in Chatham-Kent, and stops at Willow Barrel Retreat, Bayside Brewing Co. and Molly and O.J.’s Restaurant to explore the Southwestern Ontario peninsula.
SocietyCNN cooked steak, chicken and eggs in cast iron, stainless steel and nonstick pans using the same ingredients and recipe, then asked colleagues to taste them blind and compare flavor, searing and convenience.
ScienceAfter delivering supplies and other cargo, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft departs the International Space Station.
PoliticsDonald Trump is expected to address a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, ahead of the midterm elections.
Politics5:20President Donald Trump is setting up a committee to investigate mortgage-fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. He has ordered her to appear at a White House hearing on Nov. 5, where the committee will review the evidence and allegations. Cook’s lawyers expressed “grave doubts” about the hearing’s legitimacy, while Cook welcomed the chance to clear her name.
World7:24Hurricane Isaias is rapidly approaching the Gulf Coast, intensifying with winds of 120 miles per hour.
EconomyOpenAI’s $70 billion revenue target has revived the AI trade. Jet fuel prices are squeezing US airlines, while Goldman is leading a Wall Street trading windfall. The program also covers South Florida’s luxury property boom and the New York Liberty’s playoff push amid record crowds at Barclays.
WorldTensions rose in Brussels as police faced trade union members and young people protesting for better education conditions. Fires burned in the streets, protesters threw objects at police and added bins, traffic signs and electric bikes to the flames. Police used water cannons as clashes intensified. Many young demonstrators said protests in neighbouring France had inspired them.
World0:57A powerful tornado hit western Sicily on Friday, damaging homes, a school and cars in Marsala and Petrosino. Trapani Mayor Giacomo Tranchida said 10 people, including five children, were hospitalized. Firefighters sent teams to help residents and drivers in distress.
World3:19An ICE agent shot a man in his car in the Bronx while the man’s five-year-old son was in the back seat. The Department of Homeland Security said the officer fired while trying to arrest a “criminal illegal alien.” Officials identified the man as 28-year-old Oscar Belgal and said he was alive at a local hospital. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the officer fired “mul…”.
TechCloudflare CEO Matthew Prince says the internet is headed toward transaction volumes on an unprecedented scale. Visa handles about 80,000 transactions per second at peak, while Cloudflare expects to need about 10 million on day one.
SocietyProtests by students across France are expected to leave 400 to 500 secondary schools fully or partly closed on Monday. Another mobilisation is planned for Tuesday. The ministry says 24 schools were burned or vandalised and 78 education staff have been injured since the movement began.
TechAmazon says it will stop using NDAs in data center negotiations with local governments, following Microsoft’s similar move earlier this year. Secrecy around AI infrastructure has fueled community opposition, resulting in hundreds of proposed or enacted moratoriums from New York to San Francisco. The podcast also discusses startups betting consumers will give AI agents access to their inboxes, files and credit cards.
WorldA U.S. charity plans to record classroom conversations in Gaza and use artificial intelligence to flag speech it deems “hateful” or “inciting.” Palestinian rights groups have called the plan “unaccountable” to U.N. agencies and raised concerns that the recordings could be misused.
PoliticsWhite House correspondent Peter Doocy discusses President Donald Trump’s messaging ahead of the midterm elections as conflict with Iran continues. Retired Marine Corps Col. Mike Jernigan also weighs in.