The shooter had already been shot and killed inside the school when police arrived at the scene at about 1 p.m., said Sheila Miller, spokesperson for the Bend Police Department. It’s not yet known who killed the shooter, but it “may have been a bystander,” Miller said, citing the ongoing investigation.
The resumption of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, the restrictions affecting U.S.-controlled military satellite technology and the opening of Germany's Nord Stream sabotage trial have brought three important questions into focus: What is Washington asking Ukraine to sacrifice? What leverage does Kyiv still possess? And who ultimately benefits from the changing relationship between the United States, Russia and Ukraine?
Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday, October 15, ending its participation in a brief halt to attacks on energy infrastructure that President Donald Trump had announced days earlier. The strike came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that Kyiv could no longer accept a truce that, in Ukraine's view, Moscow had failed to respect.
Democratic state Rep. James Talarico is ahead of Attorney General Ken Paxton in two new polls released Wednesday, while Democrat Troy Jackson leads GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine—the latest surveys to show Democrats with an advantage in the midterms.
Elon Musk has publicly placed ultimate responsibility on Donald Trump for restrictions affecting Ukraine’s military-grade Starshield satellite network. “Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS,” Musk wrote on X. The statement comes after Ukrainian officials reported that restrictions on satellite connectivity disrupted military operations, including drone missions vital to Ukraine’s defence against Russian attacks.
Congress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could affect up to 30 millionTiago Rogero in Rio de JaneiroThu 15 Oct 2026 03.45 BSTBrazil’s congress has approved a constitutional amendment to shorten the working week to a maximum of 40 hours, a move that could affect 30 million workers and that will hand a political victory to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of the presidential runoff in under two weeks.
An expedition team led by Steve Schultz from Purdue University and Richard Pettigrew from the Archaeological Legacy Institute on Wednesday began the painstaking search for what could be Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10-E plane.
Key points
- The Trump administration has escalated its pursuit of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, turning allegations about childhood immigration paperwork into a federal investigation involving a search of her Washington residence, the seizure of her phone, and subpoenas to members of her family.
- The operation took place just weeks before the November midterm elections, in which Omar is seeking re-election.
- The government has not publicly established that she committed immigration fraud, and she has not been stripped of her U.S. citizenship. (Reuters; Associated Press)
The question is not whether a member of Congress should be above the law. She should not. If investigators possess credible evidence of fraud, they have a duty to examine it. But the government also has a duty to explain why allegations that have circulated for years have now prompted such an extraordinary escalation, at a moment when voters are preparing to decide the balance of power in Congress.
Elon Musk wants to take on America's wireless giants. His latest move, an agreement to acquire valuable radio spectrum for a reported $8 billion, could bring SpaceX closer to transforming Starlink from a satellite-internet provider into a major mobile communications business. His commercial ambitions are substantial. So are the financial risks.However, there is another dimension to Musk's expanding communications empire that investors cannot afford to ignore. Ukraine has learned, through a devastating war, that satellite communications can become essential infrastructure — and that dependence on a privately controlled network can carry consequences far beyond the price of a subscription.
Illustration: Eric Faison/The Daily BeastPublished Oct 14, 2026
Kimberly Guilfoyle is threatening to bring the Trump family down with her following her shock ouster this week, insiders say.
You sit down to meditate. A conversation returns, then thoughts. You bring your attention back to the breath. Sometimes, after many such returns, the effort eases. Thoughts lose their urgency, while awareness remains clear. Less occupies the mind, yet the moment still feels whole.
We are interested in what makes that wholeness possible. Even an ordinary moment brings together vision, memory, bodily sensation and attention. Their contents change constantly, but they belong to one experience. What physical organization allows the brain to hold them together, and what happens to that organization when experience itself appears to stop?
When I first came to Canada in 1987 to attend college, there was an uproar about saving our national identity from the cultural influence of our southern neighbour. The debate became an academic exercise, and I am afraid it remained one for far too long. Yet the answer was all around us, even then.
Canada was, and still is, many cultures in one country with a common future. It is a country built on diversity, seeking to unite its people through equal rights, shared responsibilities and respect for human dignity.
We should be proud of what we have built. I speak as an immigrant and a Canadian citizen. I know that Canada's multicultural model commands admiration around the world. This, too, is a national identity. And it is an identity worth being proud of.
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Reported restrictions on Elon Musk’s satellite system have revived questions over Kyiv’s reliance on a service controlled by a U.S. companyOctober 14, 2026By Ibrahim Naber, Veronika Melkozerova and Victor JackUkrainian frontline soldiers are alarmed that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service is reportedly being restricted on fast-moving military platforms, warning of severe operational consequences.
“We cannot let that happen. You don’t save Canada by allowing American investors to dismantle steel production in this country piece by piece,” said Lewis.Published October 13th, 2026 at 1:52pmMarco Vigliotti Editor-in-ChiefMorning Brief iPolitics
The federal government should take over Stelco’s operations to avert announced layoffs blamed on U.S. tariffs, says NDP Leader Avi Lewis.
