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AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns Artificial intelligence insiders warned New York City's leaders about the dangers of the emerging technology on Monday, calling for greater oversight as local governments move to respond to mounting concerns that the systems could endanger humanity. Read More.

Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies in state court to help cover costs associated with climate change, an issue with potentially billions of dollars at stake. Read More.

Strength training For women, cardio has been king — or should we say queen? — for decades. New awareness of the health benefits of building muscle has led more of them to start lifting weights.

‘A five-alarm fire’ President Donald Trump’s red state travel blitz — from Texas to Oklahoma to Alabama to Ohio to Nebraska — shows Republicans are trying to fire up supporters with the midterms a month away. 🗳️ Analysis: Trump is clearly trying to buy votes with taxpayer money 📧 20/26 Vision: Sign up for CNN’s midterms newsletter

High-speed fail American railroads were once the envy of the world and the engine of its industrial age. Now high-speed rail is common around the globe, but the US is a glaring exception. How did the country fall so far behind?

🍧 1 food thing: Reuben... ice cream? The Katz's Reuben at Kith. Photo: Carrie Shepherd/Axios New York's legendary Katz's Delicatessen has landed in Chicago — but don't expect pastrami sandwiches, Axios Chicago's Carrie Shepherd reports. 🍦 Clothing store and ice cream cafe Kith teamed up with Katz's for three limited-time treats. The Latke, The Egg Cream Deluxe and The Reuben are on the menu until Oct. 10. The Reuben features vanilla ice cream mixed with Cheez-Its, rye croutons, and beetroot powder. It's topped with black sanding sugar, a dehydrated Swiss cheese chip, Maldon salt and a Katz's pickle. Dig in ...

Diesel crisis hits schools Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios The Iran war is sending diesel costs higher as many school districts are already grappling with bus driver shortages, Axios' Josephine Walker reports. That's a double whammy leading to missed breakfasts, late classes and fewer school activities. The big picture: Districts are consolidating routes and cutting trips to save money and manage shortages. A May survey of 188 school officials found that 40% had adjusted routes, 25% cut routes and 20% limited optional trips. ⛽️ Zoom in: Cherry Creek Public Schools, in the Denver metro area, budgeted $1.5 million for fuel this year. It now expects to spend roughly $2 million–$2.3 million. The district is also short about 40 drivers, transportation director Mark Ingram tells Axios. "Every morning and afternoon, we're looking at running some routes 10–15 minutes late ... we just don't have the people to cover the routes." For some students, that can mean missing school-provided breakfast or arriving late to first period. 👩‍🏫 Peter Mannella, of the National Association for Pupil Transportation, tells Axios that districts would rather protect spending on teachers, aides and special education. "The inclination is always going to be: 'Let's see what we can cut out of transportation costs because we don't want to affect the school library.'" Go deeper.

Susan Collins’s Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn’t Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In. The U.S. Army announced last year that it had enough of a specific model of armored vehicle and that any more deliveries would be “excess.” But even so, Congress found a way to keep funding alive for the vehicle — and executives at the company that produces the vehicle found a way to flood key members of Congress with campaign donations. https://theintercept.com/2026/10/05/susan-collins-am-general-donations-government-contracts/? Mahmoud Khalil: “We Can’t Afford to Stay Silent” Three years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the U.S. government is still targeting pro-Palestine student activists. https://theintercept.com/2026/10/02/mahmoud-khalil-ice-palestine/? Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop How much does it cost to get more information about a cop who punched someone in the face? https://theintercept.com/2026/10/01/oregon-police-misconduct-public-records-cost-fee/? The Pentagon’s Secret Budget No one can tell you exactly what’s in the bloated Pentagon budget and what it costs. After all, the Defense Department has never passed an audit. Still, we know it’s larded up with terrible, lethal, wasteful expenditures. There are $2.2 million Tomahawk missiles — the type that killed more than 150 Iranian civilians, most of them school children. And the Zumwalt class of naval destroyers that were billed as a $1.5 billion per ship bargain, but now cost taxpayers $10 billion each. And there are the untold sums spent by self-styled War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s department to line the pockets of online influencers. Yep, that’s a thing. American taxpayers are on the hook for all of it. https://theintercept.com/2026/10/01/trump-military-true-cost-budget-pentagon-trillions/? Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” Donald Trump received Chinese President Xi Jinping and the visiting Chinese press pool last week as reporters from news outlets he had banished stood outside the White House gates. At one point, Trump joked that China, the world’s leading jailer of journalists, “has the friendliest press corps.” Now, his acolytes in Alabama are taking up Trump’s cause, emulating the Chinese Communist Party’s mastery of information control at the local level by decreeing what supposedly independent public radio reporters are allowed to say. https://theintercept.com/2026/10/02/gulf-america-university-alabama-birmingham-wbhm/? ps:Pathetic!!!!!

👋 Good morning! Welcome back. Why We Love Sports: Yale QB Dante Reno threw four TD passes on Saturday, one day after his father, Tony, Yale's former head coach, passed away. "This one's for you pops," said Dante after leading the Bulldogs to a comeback victory. "I know he's up there watching" In today's edition: Brewers grab 2-0 lead, Braves even the series, three NFL unbeatens remain, Cavan makes history, Djokovic stays perfect, Northwestern's new digs, Harvard's Hail Mary, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy. Let's sports...   ⚾️ DIVISION SERIES MAGIC IN MILWAUKEE (John Fisher/Getty Images) Jackson Chourio played the hero on Sunday in Milwaukee, delivering a walk-off hit against Padres star closer Mason Miller to lift the Brewers to a 4-3 victory and a 2-0 NLDS lead. The full at-bat is worth a watch. Russell Dorsey, Yahoo Sports: More than 41,000 Brewers fans had little to celebrate going into the ninth inning of Game 2 of the NLDS. They were probably frustrated most of the game. For eight innings, their Brewers had looked unrecognizable. Eight innings of sloppy baseball, including three errors and two unearned runs, combined with a lack of offense had Milwaukee on the brink of losing their first game of this postseason. And against MLB's best and most intimidating closer, things looked grim. Then the Brewers remembered who they are. It might've taken 8 2/3 innings, but in their 4-3 walk-off victory over the Padres in Game 2, they gave a sellout crowd at American Family Field a reason to cheer and a game they'll never forget. Young hero: Chourio, 22, is the youngest player with a postseason walk-off hit since Édgar Rentería, 21, won the 1997 World Series with his Game 7 walk-off for the Marlins. And Chourio's heroics came a day after he set Milwaukee's all-time playoff home run record with a two-run blast, the fifth of his postseason career (14 games). Flashback: Chourio is just the second player in MLB history to deliver a postseason walk-off hit with his team trailing against a pitcher who led his league in saves that season. The other? Kirk Gibson's legendary pinch-hit homer off Dennis Eckersley in the 1988 World Series. The theme of the evening: Young guns coming up big. (Luke Hales/Getty Images) Meanwhile, in the other NLDS… The Braves cobbled together a bullpen game to beat the Dodgers, 3-2, on Sunday night and even the series. The heroes in that one? A former 7-Eleven employee (Ray Kerr) and a 21-year-old rookie (Didier Fuentes), who combined for 19 outs against the two-time defending champs.   💯 STAT SHEET BIG NUMBERS Kenneth Walker III rushed for a career-high 177 yards as the Chiefs moved to 4-0. (Chris Unger/Getty Images) 🏈 3 unbeatens The Chiefs, 49ers and Vikings* are the only undefeated NFL teams still standing through four weeks after the Bills were upset by the Patriots on Sunday and the Raiders lost to Kansas City in a battle of unbeatens. The other side: The Chargers, Titans, Texans, Dolphins and Buccaneers are still seeking their first victory. And with four of those five teams hailing from the AFC, that means a full quarter of the conference (4 of 16) remains winless. (Taylor Banner/USSF/Getty Images) ⚽️ 17 years, 5 days Cavan Sullivan wasted no time putting his stamp on the USMNT's biggest rivalry, netting the second goal in Saturday's 3-0 win over Mexico to become the youngest scorer in team history (17 years, 5 days old). "It's the best feeling I've ever experienced," said the teen phenom. The kids are alright: The record Sullivan broke was set just last week by fellow 17-year-old Mathis Albert. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Julian Hall also scored on Saturday, becoming the youngest player for any country to score in his first three appearances since… Pelé in 1958. Pittsburgh's trio before Saturday's home opener, a 6-5 (OT) win over the Canadiens. (Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images) 🏒 21st season Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang are embarking on their 21st season together with the Penguins, extending their record as the longest-tenured trio in the history of major North American sports. Second place? Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada, who played 17 seasons together with the Yankees (1995-2011). Sid the Kid: This is Crosby's 20th consecutive season as Pittsburgh's captain, moving him past Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman (19 seasons) for the longest captaincy in NHL history. (Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images) 🎾 32-0 Novak Djokovic came back to beat Alexander Zverev on Sunday in Beijing to improve to an unprecedented 32-0 at the China Open, breaking Rafael Nadal's record for the longest undefeated streak at a single tournament by a man in the Open Era (31-0 at Roland Garros). What he's saying: "These are the kind of moments I still play for," said the 24-time Grand Slam champion. "It's been a struggle this year, to be honest, for different reasons, but I'm still there. I'm still grinding. I'm still making the youngsters work for their money." *Rare feat: The 2026 Vikings are the third team in NFL history to start 4-0 despite failing to score a touchdown in multiple games, per ESPN. The other two teams? The 1922 Chicago Cardinals and the 1923 Chicago Cardinals.   🌎 SNAPSHOTS THE WORLD IN PHOTOS Reese is honored for winning DPOY before Sunday's game. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images) 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia Freshly minted DPOY Angel Reese led a defensive showcase as the Dream beat the Liberty, 92-82, to take a 1-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals. Atlanta turned New York over 21 times and scored 32 points off those turnovers, tying a WNBA playoff record. Speaking of lock-down defense: The Valkyries beat the Aces, 71-60, in Game 1 of the other semifinals, holding the reigning champs to their lowest point total of the season. Gabby Williams' excellent individual performance (25-11-5) didn't hurt, either. Football across the pond. (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England The Colts crushed the Commanders, 30-13, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first London game of the NFL season. The game's biggest star? Who else but Jonathan Taylor, who carried the ball 20 times for 95 yards and a pair of scores to continue his dominance abroad. JT's historic pace: Taylor has now scored 75 career rushing TDs in just 88 games, tied with Shaun Alexander for the fifth-fastest to that milestone in NFL history. Only Emmitt Smith (78), Jim Brown (79), LaDainian Tomlinson (81) and Adrian Peterson (87) got there faster. A life-changing gold medal. (Zhe Ji/Getty Images) 🇯🇵 Kasugai, Japan Tom Kim fired a 6-under 64 on Saturday to complete a three-stroke victory at the Asian Games, securing a gold medal and an exemption from South Korea's mandatory military service. How it works: Able-bodied South Korean men are required to take on 18-21 months of military service before they turn 28, but the government hands out exemptions to Olympic medalists and winners of Asian Games events. Had Kim not won on Saturday, the 24-year-old's last chance at an exemption would have come at the 2028 Olympics. Verstappen zooms along the track. (Clive Mason/Getty Images) 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Red Bull's Max Verstappen held off Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia for his first victory of the F1 season, winning a race that was marred by a 90-minute delay caused by both rain and software issues that led to multiple cars losing power. What they're saying: "I had to stop on-track, stop the car, the engine, and restart it. I've never done that before," said Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, who finished third. "What can you say? It's not what you want for the sport," added Verstappen, reiterating his previous criticism of this year's new engine regulations. "I hope there is a lesson learned."   🏈 OPENING NIGHT NORTHWESTERN'S NEW DIGS (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) This is an excerpt from today's edition of Yahoo Sports Biz. For a deeper dive into Ryan Field and the biggest stories across the sports business world, sign up here. Northwestern moved to 3-1 with a 34-13 bludgeoning of Penn State on Friday to mark the grand opening of Ryan Field, the school's new $875 million stadium that instantly becomes the modern marvel of collegiate sports. All eyes on Evanston: Ryan Field has attracted massive attention, and rightfully so, for its meticulously designed fan experience. But there's another reason why the masses are so fascinated by it: New college football stadiums are rarely built. Consider this: Ryan Field is the first new football stadium since 2014 among Power Four schools (plus Notre Dame), whose stadiums are 77 years old on average. 88% of those stadiums opened before 2000, 79% opened more than 50 years ago and 59% opened before 1950. Contrast that with the NFL, where the average stadium age is 26, and five stadiums have opened in the last decade, with six more on the way. More College Football: AP Poll: Florida dropped eight spots to No. 16 in this week's rankings after getting blown out by Missouri, which jumped 11 spots to No. 14. Alabama leapfrogged Indiana to grab the No. 6 spot, BYU rose two spots to No. 8, Pittsburgh entered the poll at No. 25. SEC parity: On Saturday, Alabama beat Mississippi State, which beat Missouri, which beat Florida, which beat Ole Miss, which beat LSU, which … you get the point. SEC parity is peaking, and it's made for a messy few weeks. Underwood underwhelms (again): Michigan boosters shelled out an astronomical NIL payday to get Bryce Underwood to Ann Arbor. But the sophomore QB has mostly struggled, and Saturday's ugly loss to Minnesota could cost him the starting job. Plus: Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith had another Heisman-worthy game (11 rec, 206 yds, 2 TD) … Colorado State parted ways with DC Tyson Summers during the middle of their game … Defending FCS champion Montana State's 19-game winning streak was snapped by Idaho. Saturday rewind: Winners and losers   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: MONDAY, OCT. 5 (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports) ⚾️ ALDS, Game 2 The White Sox and Guardians kick things off today in Cleveland (5pm ET, TBS), where the Southsiders look to take a 2-0 lead on the road. Then the Rays play host to the Yankees (8pm, TBS), who will try to even the series before it heads to the Bronx. Team of destiny? Chicago has a long way to go, but it's still worth noting that this is the fourth year in franchise history that the White Sox have won a postseason series… and that the other three all ended with them winning the World Series (1906, 1917, 2005). 🏈 Falcons at Saints New Orleans hosts Atlanta (8:15pm, ESPN) in an NFC South showdown that carries a little extra emotional weight than your average "Monday Night Football" game. 20 years later: On Sept. 25, 2006, these same teams met on "MNF" in the first game back at the New Orleans Superdome following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The Saints have special festivities planned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the "Domecoming." More to watch: 🏀 NBA Preseason: Knicks at 76ers (7pm, NBA) … The defending champions open their preseason against LeBron James and the new-look Sixers. 🏒 NHL: Flyers at Lightning (7pm, NHL) … Philadelphia (0-1-2) still seeks its first win after being out-shot 122-62 through three games. 🎾 Tennis: China Open (7am, Tennis) … Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev are battling for a spot in the final against Alex de Minaur. Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.   ⚾ LET'S PLAY TRIVIA TIME (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Dave Roberts earned his 70th postseason win over the weekend, becoming just the third MLB manager to reach that milestone. Question: Can you name the other two? Hint: They both managed the Cardinals. Answer at the bottom.   🎥 HIGHLIGHT ZONE HAIL MARY, HAIL HARVARD Freshman receiver Nate Bailey scored the miraculous game-winner. (Harvard Football) Harvard beat Colgate on Saturday thanks to a last-second Hail Mary that included a lateral near the goal line. More highlights: 🏀 Nikola Jokić dazzles with a behind-the-back pass down the baseline 🏈 Little-known Efton Chism lifts the Pats past the Bills with an epic TD grab ⛳️ José Luis Ballester drains a 130-foot eagle putt at the Old Course 🎾 The tennis point of the month, courtesy of Djokovic and Zverev   Trivia answer: Joe Torre (84 postseason wins) and Tony La Russa (71)

After states sue, Trump administration walks away from disability rights enforcement A court battle that began when conservative-led states sued to block protections for transgender people has ended in a rollback of protections for people with disabilities — a result disability advocates have feared for months. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/04/repub/after-states-sue-trump-administration-walks-away-from-disability-rights-enforcement/? Outraged over ‘illegal’ wetlands rule, a GOP senator blocks dozens of Trump nominees WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Keith Sonderling as secretary of Labor on Wednesday, marking one of the few Trump administration picks to get through the upper chamber recently after a North Dakota senator put a hold on “any and all” nominees. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/02/repub/outraged-over-illegal-wetlands-rule-a-gop-senator-blocks-dozens-of-trump-nominees/?

Mom allegedly stabs husband, two young children during early morning attack A Texas mom is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly attacking her husband and two young kids with a knife early Tuesday morning, cops said. Holly Leeann Flores, 37, was detained after her husband called 911 around 4.20 a.m. to report he had been stabbed in the head by his wife at their home in the small town of Northlake, about half an hour north of Fort Worth. When cops arrived, they found a 3-year-old girl and a 10-month-old boy with stab wounds to their chests inside the house and rushed them to the hospital, Northlake Police Chief Robert Crawford said at a press conference. “An adult female, identified as Holly Leanne Flores, 37 years of age, has been treated and released from the hospital, taken into custody, and transported to Denton County Jail,” Crawford said. “Our detectives are still investigating the incident, and have preliminary charges as follows: two charges of attempted capital murder, and one charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.” Crawford said the husband and two kids are still in hospital but are expected to survive. He added that Flores had sustained a “small cut on her chest area” during the incident and received stitches before being transported to jail. The injured kids were discovered when officers carried out a protective sweep of the residence. Crawford said that the 911 calls indicated the husband was trying to get to the children in another room while Flores was allegedly trying to stab him. The police chief also revealed that cops had been called to the family’s address around five times since March, adding that most of the calls were for welfare concerns.

Attorney: Botched Tennessee execution should ‘force reckoning’ in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Thursday, scheduling James Robertson’s execution for Oct. 13, the same day his administration plans to execute William Lee Thompson. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/02/attorney-botched-tennessee-execution-should-force-reckoning-in-florida/? Is this what conservatism has come to? Conservatives used to want to conserve. They wanted to conserve nature, wilderness, wildlife. They wanted to conserve art, historical sites, historical buildings, history itself. They valued American democracy, American traditions, and democratic institutions. Now they just want to destroy. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/05/is-this-what-conservatism-has-come-to/?

(RNS) — Televangelist Jim Bakker, who spent five years in prison for a sex and money scandal involving his Praise the Lord ministry and returned to broadcasting “The Jim Bakker Show,” has died at 86, his wife announced. “It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband, Jim Bakker, went home to be with the Lord this evening,” reads an announcement from Lori Bakker on Monday (Oct. 5) on the Facebook page of the show. “For 66 years, Jim gave his life to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was a pioneer of Christian television, but to me, he was my husband, my best friend, and the man I was honored to walk beside through so many seasons of life and ministry. Jim loved people deeply. He loved this ministry, and he loved the friends and partners who stood with him throughout the years. Even in his final days, his heart was still for the work of God and for the Gospel to continue reaching the world.” Asking for privacy for the family, she added: “Jim finished his race with faith. His voice, his vision, and his legacy will never be forgotten.” His son, Jay Bakker, posted on Facebook on Feb. 23 that his father had been ill, saying he had “endured multiple strokes over the past few years.” On that same day, on an episode of “The Jim Bakker Show” posted on YouTube, the elder Bakker was seeking support for his ministry as he had decades before. “And we need you to help keep this ministry on the air,” said Bakker, identified with a chyron that said “Pioneer of Christian Television.” “Sixty years ago, I started Christian television with Pat Robertson and started ministries all over the world. … I’m back on television and I’m going to stay until Jesus come, the Lord willing, and tell you that we got to get ready.” By the time Bakker and his first wife, Tammy Faye, were forced to give up their Praise the Lord ministry — known as PTL — in 1987, they were a well-known television couple with a loyal following. His grinning visage and aggressive fundraising had become a regular staple of Christian television, while she was recognized as much for her heavy application of mascara as for religious teachings. The Bakkers were among a popular wave of religious broadcasters during the late 1970s and 1980s, when they competed for viewership against rivals such as Jerry Falwell and Jimmy Swaggart. The PTL was among the most successful, as Jim Bakker preached an upbeat message of optimism, health and wealth. At the height of its popularity, their flagship show, “The PTL Club,” reached an audience of 13 million viewers, while the affiliated Heritage USA theme park attracted 6 million visitors annually. Yet despite the PTL’s outward boom, a series of problems brewed that would eventually doom the Bakkers’ ministry. With success and prosperity, the Bakkers had begun to live an opulent lifestyle. As money poured into PTL, significant sums were diverted to the Bakkers and staff members. Large sums were used for purposes other than those for which they had been raised, including fancy homes and clothes. As the decade wore on, the ministry slid further into debt, which led the federal government to move against PTL and the Bakkers. At the same time, it was revealed that in 1980, Bakker had a sexual encounter with church secretary Jessica Hahn and that she was paid to keep quiet about the incident. The Associated Press reported that Hahn accused Bakker of sexual assault; the televangelist described the encounter as consensual. The controversies brought a rather ignominious downfall for the Bakkers, who had started out together as upstart Midwestern religious activists. Bakker’s parents were of Dutch ancestry but had left the Reformed Church for Pentecostalism. A Michigan native, Bakker found religion himself in the 1950s, after he ran over a young boy with his car. The boy was not killed, but the accident took Bakker on a spiritual search that led him the next year to enter North Central Bible College, an Assemblies of God school in Minneapolis. It was there that Bakker met Tammy Faye LaValley, who attended the school with the intention of becoming a missionary. By the beginning of 1961, they had decided to marry, which was against school policy. So the pair dropped out, and the Assemblies of God eventually licensed Bakker. His charisma at the pulpit of small churches around the country caught the eye of fledgling televangelist Pat Robertson, who had just founded the Christian Broadcasting Network. In 1965, the Bakkers moved to Portsmouth, Virginia, and Jim began his career as a television minister. Bakker stayed at CBN until 1972, when he claimed that God had told him to resign and move on. After a short stint with the fledgling California-based Trinity Broadcasting Network, Bakker moved to North Carolina. The following year, he took a preexisting talk show and renamed it “The PTL (Praise the Lord) Club,” using a former furniture showroom he redecorated as a studio. Bakker bought 25 acres in Charlotte, which became the first Heritage Village, a Christian recreational-vacation center modeled on Disneyland. In 1978, he opened a new Heritage Village near Fort Mill, South Carolina. Bakker raised money through his television show and developed a program for PTL partners who purchased lifetime shares, which would allow them to stay at Heritage USA for a specified number of days each year. It was this transaction that caught the eye of federal prosecutors, who eventually charged Bakker with 24 counts of fraud for bilking followers out of the $158 million they spent on oversold time-share apartments. Bakker resigned from PTL in 1987, and he turned the corporation over to fellow televangelist Jerry Falwell, with whom he had a simmering rivalry for years. Falwell, a Baptist fundamentalist, quickly turned on the Pentecostal Bakker, accusing him of paying blackmail to Jessica Hahn and having “homosexual problems dating back to 1956.” The Assemblies of God, acting upon the evidence of sexual misconduct, defrocked Bakker. He eventually won ordination from the Pennsylvania-based New Covenant Christian Church. While attempting to start a new ministry in Orlando, Florida, Bakker was indicted in 1988 and was convicted in 1989. During the trial, a sobbing Bakker was taken for psychiatric counseling after breaking down in the courtroom. He was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison. The sentence was reduced on appeal to eight years, and Bakker was released after five years. During his time behind bars, however, Tammy Faye Bakker demanded a divorce. They were divorced in 1992. She became Tammy Faye Messner in 1993, when she married Roe Messner, a family friend and business associate of the Bakkers. She died after a colon cancer diagnosis in 2007. The prison stay left Bakker in financial ruin. As he tried to repair his public image and rebuild his ministry, his paychecks were garnished to pay off taxes and litigation fees. After being released from federal parole in October 1997, Bakker moved to the Los Angeles International Dream Center, a Christian home for addicts and gang members. Bakker spent his time in California working in inner-city ghettos, reaching out to drug addicts and the homeless and teaching them in Bible classes. While at the Dream Center, Bakker met youth counselor Lori Beth Graham. They married in 1998.

What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach erosion and flooding in areas already impacted by climate change and El Niño. Read more. Why this matters: Kelvin waves are common during El Niño events, but this year’s super El Niño could intensify the impacts, experts say. Over the next week, the 6-inch to foot-tall surge will move north along the California coast at about 6 miles per hour, bringing higher sea levels to Oregon and Washington state. Experts predict the waves will continue to pass through until February. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Nolo changes from a hurricane to a typhoon after crossing the international date line A famed Hawaii sea arch collapses, prompting NPS warnings of unstable cliffs Indonesian villagers on Borneo struggle for water as El Niño intensifies peatland fires

Exclusive: Soldiers, Gold Star families question Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike A March 1 drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait was the deadliest known strike on U.S. troops since the start of the war with Iran on Feb. 28. Now the wounded soldiers are raising their concerns publicly about whether commanders underestimated the threat and saying the military medical system failed them. Read more. What to know: In the aftermath, many of the wounded — some with decades of service and combat experience — told The Associated Press that commanders had been warned that the facility was particularly vulnerable to a drone strike. That warning went unheeded, the soldiers say. Some also said higher-ranking officers pushed for an all-clear to be called, but it's not certain from their accounts who ultimately made the decision to move soldiers out of a safer space in nearby bunkers. The wounded also would later say their serious injuries were not treated promptly or adequately in the weeks following the attack. Along with several Gold Star families, many are raising their concerns publicly for the first time and calling for the Army to reconcile what they say are failures of preparedness. Several soldiers spoke on the record, which is rare for troops still in the Army. The Army declined to comment on the AP’s reporting on the Port Shuaiba strike saying it had not yet briefed the families of those killed on the outcome of its investigation into the attack. The Pentagon also declined to comment. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Soldier who survived strike says he raised safety concerns before deadly attack Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military’s medical system failed them US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack Iran-backed Houthis seize another town in Yemen as they advance toward key city of Taiz

The Face of God When people today say, “God sees me,” they are often communicating their sense that God knows what they are going through, e.g., they do not suffer alone. Likely giving rise to that turn of phrase, ancient Near Eastern texts use similar language of divine sight, though complimented by more concrete formulations where deities literally turn their faces toward humans. A god who looks upon someone turns powerful divine attention toward that person, which was understood to have various consequences: blessing, protection, healing, judgment, or destruction. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/face-of-god/? The Hidden History of Jerusalem’s Upper Room Just outside Zion Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City sits a small building considered by many Christians to be the location of Jesus’s Last Supper, and by Jews and Muslims to be the place of King David’s burial. Known today as the Upper Room or Cenacle, it has been a pilgrimage site for nearly a millennium. Now, an Israeli-Austrian archaeological team has identified more than 40 medieval inscriptions and graffiti carved into the walls of the Upper Room, several of which belong to important historical figures. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-places/the-hidden-history-of-jerusalems-upper-room/?

Researcher at Russian plague research lab dies Lab technicians at the Irkutsk Antiplague Institute in Russia. (Irkutsk Antiplague Institute) Russian authorities have imposed “anti-epidemic measures” after a laboratory worker at an institute in Siberia dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of a mysterious illness. The researcher, a 28-year-old lab technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of “unknown” origin, according to Rospotrebnadzor, Russia’s infectious disease agency. Quarantine measures are now in place at the hospital where she was treated. The State Department said it is aware of the possible pneumonic plague death and is “monitoring the situation closely” with the CDC. + Read more: Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection + Video: What we know about the lab incident

Supreme Court heads into new term The Supreme Court begins a new, nine-month term today, with a multibillion-dollar dispute first on the docket. The case, one of the most consequential climate fights to reach the court in years, centers on an effort to hold major oil companies like ExxonMobil liable for damages tied to planet-warming pollution. In the coming weeks, the justices will also decide whether to take up President Trump’s defamation battle with magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, his mass cancellation of federal research grants, the administration’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military, and a Second Amendment challenge to bans on AR-15 rifles, among other cases. + Read more: Supreme Court to decide whether cities can sue oil companies for climate change impacts + Looking ahead: Other cases to watch this term A new Supreme Court term begins The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday, with cases on gun rights, religious rights and President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration high on the agenda. Read more. What to know: The term will start with a major climate change case. The justices will hear an appeal from energy companies, including Suncor and ExxonMobil, trying to block dozens of lawsuits seeking to hold them liable in court for damage related to climate change. They have the backing of the Trump administration, which argues the litigation is a power grab intended to impose regulations on emissions. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Climate change case reaches Supreme Court nearly 5 years after Colorado wildfire

Calls for accountability grow Cornell University is facing growing calls for accountability after a former student identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit alleging she was drugged and gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024. Hundreds gathered Sunday for a rally at the school in Ithaca, where a letter from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was read aloud. Hochul called the handling of the case “horrifying” and said no young person seeking help should be “ignored or dismissed.” The protest came a day after Cornell’s president released a video statement calling the allegations “heartbreaking and troubling” and promising further review and answers for the community. + Read more: Latest on the Cornell alleged gang rape case + Video: Demonstrators in Ithaca rally behind Jane Doe + Cornell president breaks silence on sexual assault case

Support for Trump eroding with midterms weeks away We’re less than 30 days from the midterm elections and the political terrain is looking increasingly difficult for President Donald Trump. Democrats are leading or running competitively in states Trump carried comfortably just two years ago, while Latino voters — who helped power his return to the White House — are showing signs of drifting away. Then there’s the economy: Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of cost-of-living issues by an overwhelming 82% to 17%, according to a recent AP-NORC poll. Inside Trump’s orbit, however, that gloomy assessment is being brushed aside. White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNN on Sunday that reports of Americans being unhappy with the economy are the result of inaccurate or “bad” polls. He went on to defend the president’s record, arguing that the economy isn’t merely doing well — it’s “booming.” + Read more: Republicans are playing defense + Latino voters are souring on Trump, new poll finds + Video: ‘The pollsters are wrong’: White House adviser defends Trump economy + For subscribers: The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2026 US military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4 US Marine’s arrest in a killing on Okinawa triggers outrage in Japan Trump’s immigration crackdown divides rural voters, AP-KFF poll finds FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins

So this is a analysis of many studies. Not as good as a pure study to compare ADHD to gastro problems. But almost two million people is a lot. It increases accuracy. Today researchers are learning so much about the Gut - Brian connection. So there is great hope for people with ADHD !

ADHD linked to higher odds of 'every gastrointestinal symptom investigated' A new review and meta-analysis conducted by a research team from the Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, in Coventry, United Kingdom, confirms a striking association. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/adhd-linked-higher-odds-every-gastrointestinal-symptom-investigated?

October 5, 2026 By Sam Sifton Good morning. The U.S. military pulled its bombers from a base in southern England after what officials called threats of an “Iran-backed plot.” And there’s more news below — including an oral history of “Friday Night Lights.” But first, let’s go to the Supreme Court. Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times On the docket Climate change and corporate responsibility. Freedom of religion and discrimination against gay and transgender parents. Gun rights. These are among the hot topics the Supreme Court will consider in its new term, which begins this morning. The nine justices will hear oral arguments in roughly 60 cases between now and late April. They’ll deliberate over them privately, draft opinions, fiercely debate them and eventually issue decisions. The rulings that divide the court most closely will likely come toward the end of the term, in late June or early July. The court will also respond to emergency requests on what’s known as the “shadow docket,” issuing fast-track orders typically without hearing oral arguments at all. The justices often say that they are not political actors. But this term starts about a month before midterm elections that could produce a lot of litigation that requires the court’s immediate intervention. In the political theater of late 2026, the justices could find themselves playing outsized roles. (Americans increasingly don’t like that, and polls indicate a rise in the percentage of people who disapprove of the court’s work. A new Gallup poll shows that Democrats in particular have grown to see the court, with its 6-3 majority of Republican appointees, as too conservative.) My colleagues Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle have a useful preview of the cases the justices will hear — and what’s at stake in them. Here are three: Suncor v. Boulder First up, with arguments today, is a major environmental case about whether state law can be used to hold companies liable for the costs of climate change. It pits the city and county of Boulder, Colo., against Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil, companies those government entities say concealed the risks of climate change. If the justices agree, the companies would have to reimburse Boulder for damages from wildfires, floods and other extreme weather. If they don’t, the ruling would have wide impact — dozens of other cities, counties, states and tribal governments around the country have filed similar suits seeking billions of dollars from energy companies. St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy In November, the court will hear a case brought by the Archdiocese of Denver that challenges Colorado rules requiring preschools that receive public funding to accept the children of gay and transgender parents. The archdiocese and two Catholic schools argue that doing so would be at odds with church teachings — but that excluding its schools from public funding would violate the First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion. Lower courts have upheld the Colorado law on the grounds that the state could require participating schools to abide by its anti-discrimination rules, so long as the requirements are applied to all schools and without regard to religion. And so here we are. Viramontes v. Cook County This one’s a blockbuster dealing with the question of whether state and local laws banning semiautomatic rifles violate the Constitution, a subject that the court has avoided for years. The case, slated for oral argument on Dec. 2, concerns Illinois and Connecticut, but the decision could seal the fate of similar laws around the country aimed at restricting the ownership of military-style rifles, such as the AR-15. It’s a deeply polarizing subject. AR-15-style rifles are among the most popular long guns in the United States. People hunt with them, shoot them for sport, derive comfort from having one in the name of personal safety. They’ve also been used in mass shootings, including in both the Sandy Hook and Uvalde elementary school massacres. Those who support the bans point to those catastrophes, and characterize the rifles as unusually dangerous. They argue that their restriction is an important use of governmental power to ensure the safety of the public. Opponents say such bans violate citizens’ right to bear arms. They cite a judicial precedent of “common use” to argue that a gun that tens of millions of Americans use lawfully cannot be banned anyway. Read more about the Supreme Court’s new term here. More on the court President Trump’s second term has shown how the president and the Supreme Court can leave Congress looking irrelevant. In the video below, Ann E. Marimow explains why election disputes also are expected to come before the court this fall. Click to watch. The New York Times THE LATEST NEWS Politics Democratic governor candidates have expanded leads in several deep red states, according to new Times/Siena University polls. Kansas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in nearly a century. This year could be different. Steve Hilton, the Republican candidate for governor of California, released a sexually suggestive campaign ad. People are confused. Trump is holding rallies for Republicans, but the crowds aren’t turning out. Candidates are flooding social media with vertical videos in a walk-and-talk style. They aren’t all good on camera. Around the World Flávio Bolsonaro Lucas Landau/Associated Press The presidential election in Brazil is headed to a runoff. The right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro, holds a small lead over the incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Spain will hold early elections after its left-wing coalition government lost a parliamentary vote on emergency housing measures. The top security official in Iran said the country is facing a severe economic crisis. Biljana Plavsic, a Bosnian Serb leader who was the only woman charged with war crimes in the Balkan wars, died at 96. She pleaded guilty to one charge but later recanted and said she “would do the same again.” Other Big Stories A measles outbreak in Pennsylvania and Ohio is leading Amish families to consider vaccinations. An appeals court in Arizona threw out the sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after a judge allowed an A.I.-generated video of the victim to be played in court. OPINIONS Hannah Altman Maia Szalavitz has received at least six mental health diagnoses. Psychiatry needs to consider new approaches to labeling, she argues. Affection for your sports team is perhaps the last allegiance that crosses political divides. The Anniversary Sale ends soon: Morning readers, enjoy our best offer. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your interests with expert coverage of news, culture, business and more. Save now: $1/week for your first year. FREE TO READ Jane Stockdale for The New York Times Baby brains: Researchers are debating whether newborns are conscious. Wake-up call: A rooster named Nixon ignited an identity crisis in a rural Vermont town and helped end a marriage. Read how. Your pick: The most clicked link in The Morning yesterday was about a yacht that sank after being battered by a whale. Metropolitan Diary: A bear hug out of the blue. TODAY’S NUMBER 17 — That is how many listings for homes at $100 million or more appeared on the site of the real estate company Redfin from January to August, up from nine in those months last year. In 2019, it was six. Look at some of those nine-figure properties. SPORTS W.N.B.A.: In semifinal action, the Atlanta Dream defeated the New York Liberty, 92-82, and the Golden State Valkyries reclaimed their status as title favorites with a 71-60 win over the Las Vegas Aces. N.F.L.: A line judge appeared to yell expletives at the Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride during yesterday’s game against the New York Giants. (The Cardinals lost, 36-24.) N.B.A.: The Philadelphia 76ers begin their preseason schedule tonight. What role will LeBron James play? RECIPE OF THE DAY Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. I had a perfect filet mignon at Le Rock in Manhattan the other night. It had probably been years since I’d eaten one. Now filets are all I can think about. Ali Slagle’s recipe could put you in the same position. Serve with oven-fried potatoes and a big thatch of watercress dressed in olive oil and lemon juice. EDGE CONTROL Deana Lawson Lelanie Foster Deana Lawson is one of the greatest contemporary portrait photographers. Her images are deeply stylized and gleaming, “so crisp they almost seem laser cut and pasted onto the environment,” as Susan Dominus writes in T Magazine. Lawson’s latest show, up at Gagosian in New York, takes the artist in a very different direction. It’s a collection of photographs she took of photographs she found on various so-called walls of shame around the country: images of shoppers, caught on camera, who are presumed to have shoplifted. The gritty images of surveillance, she told Susan, get at “another truth.” “Like any other artist, I don’t want to feel, ‘This is the way I have to work because this is how I’m known,’” Lawson said. Read the profile. More on culture An oral history of “Friday Night Lights,” with contributions from Peter Berg, Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton and Taylor Kitsch? Click! 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