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Cornell names former acting U.S. attorney general to review rape case
October 6, 2026 • Cornell University names Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general and career federal prosecutor, to lead an independent review into how the school handled a former student's rape allegations.
France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country
October 6, 2026 • More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests.
What to know about nationwide protests in India over voter list changes
October 6, 2026 • The campaign is led in part by India's "Cockroach" youth movement, which previously forced the education minister to resign.
Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat
October 6, 2026 • State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night.
Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason
October 6, 2026 • A former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service was arrested on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor's office said.

Dems have edge in midterms, poll shows. And, Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to close
October 6, 2026 • Polls are showing that Democrats have a clear advantage heading into the midterms, but that doesn't tell the whole story. And, today, a mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. is set to close.
What voters in 6 key states could tell us about the 2026 midterms
October 6, 2026 • Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections.

Here are the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
October 6, 2026 • Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood.
A history of presidents naming things after themselves (It's short. They rarely do)
October 6, 2026 • While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.