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This image from video obtained and verified by AP shows thick black smoke and flames rising from a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
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Trump weighs joining the fight against Houthis after Riyadh airport attack
The Associated Press
The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis.
The blocked-off entrance to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 1. The center has been shut to the public since September.
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The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns
Anastasia Tsioulcas
A driver look at his overturned truck in a flooded parking lot on Saturday morning in Tiger Point, Fla., close to where Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday night.
Ronaldo Schemidt
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At least 2 deaths attributed to Isaias after hurricane bashes Florida and Alabama
Bill Chappell
Shelley and Todd Engel.
The Engel family
Ongoing lawsuits allege GLP-1s can cause serious harm. But we don't know how often
Yuki Noguchi
Texas Standard
‘It’s a great live sport’: Sumo Championship League launches in Texas this weekend
The league’s first event features a San Antonio athlete as the No. 1 seed.
When a rural Texas school district struggled with growth, charter schools filled the void
South Texas is moving on from Trump
‘Coding Kids’ looks at big tech and AI’s impact on remaking public education
Texas Standard for Oct. 9, 2026: Sumo Championship League debuts in Texas
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