Friday, October 23, 2026
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Tehran warned it could hit economic and civilian targets across the region if the United States strikes, signaling a sharp escalation risk. The warning comes as Washington moves more troops and diplomats out of harm's way and as Iran holds onto its missile and drone arsenals.
A federal judge ruled the president must testify under oath in his defamation case against the BBC. The suit centers on how the broadcaster edited his speech in a documentary about the January 6, 2021 Capitol events.
State Senator L. Louise Lucas, a Virginia Democrat with more than three decades in office, was charged in what the Justice Department alleges was a marijuana conspiracy in which she abused her position. The charges put one of the state's most senior lawmakers in legal jeopardy.
California's high-speed rail project has ballooned into a $126 billion effort that is years behind schedule and far over budget. The Journal's video report traces how the ambitious line became a cautionary tale of megaproject planning.
SK Hynix pulled the planned U.S. listing of its Solidigm memory-chip unit, a sign that investors are growing wary of rich AI valuations. The decision reflects deepening caution toward artificial-intelligence stocks as the sector's boom gets scrutinized.
OpenAI dismissed researchers over their Signal chats, according to the Journal's Morning Risk Report. The item underscores how tightly the AI lab is policing internal communications as the industry grapples with an AI-triggered cybersecurity crisis.
Western Digital posted a $1.78 billion fiscal first-quarter profit, lifted by surging demand for data storage and higher prices. The company is riding the wave of AI-infrastructure buildout that is driving storage needs.
Volvo Car shares tumbled 26% after the automaker said it will cut another 2,500 jobs, about 6% of its workforce, to fight worsening market conditions. The move is the latest sign that legacy automakers are under heavy pressure.
With deadly conflicts redrawing the world's airways, airlines are rerouting flights around an expanding set of danger zones. The Journal's visual report shows how safe routes have become fewer and farther between.
Moderna's shares dropped after details from a closely guarded cancer-vaccine study leaked on social media ahead of their planned release at a medical conference. The premature disclosure rattled investors counting on the pipeline data.
A student newspaper article questioning the 'collective frenzy' around the 'Cornell 7' case has sparked a free-speech uproar at Columbia. The backlash has revived debate over expression on Ivy League campuses.
With federal student loans tightening under the Trump administration, students are increasingly turning to private lenders. One South Carolina lender even lowered its credit-score bar for graduate borrowers to meet the surge in demand.
Federal agencies are teaming up with startups to put nuclear reactors on floating power barges and cargo ships. The push could reshape how ports and vessels get power, and test how far mobile nuclear energy can go.