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U.S. News on Saturday, October 31, 2026
8 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
- LEGAL WATCH
Judge orders ethics inquiry into Trump lawyers over golf course
Judge Ana Reyes will appoint a special master to examine whether Interior and Justice Department officials acted in bad faith; the trees are already gone.
Reported by Al Jazeera - TOP STORY
Air Force One flyover startles D.C. residents ahead of Halloween
Flight tracking data reported by the Washington Post shows two passes over the White House on Thursday, with the FAA saying it was coordinated; residents called 911 anyway.
Reported by The New York Times - ASK BBN
Karl Bushby's 28-year walk home is nearly done
Bushby set off from Chile in 1998 and expected twelve years; he says only about fifteen of the twenty-eight were spent walking, with Mexico breaks between.
Reported by AP News · with a Short - MILDLY IMPORTANT
NYT column answers readers' hyperspecific restaurant questions
Becky Hughes's monthly Ask Becky column answers readers' hyperspecific New York restaurant requests, this time with banana splits and party omakase; the winter blues remain at large.
Reported by The New York Times · with a Short - THE LATEST
El-Sayed asks Stevens to stay away from campaign events
Stevens had been due at a Sunday get-out-the-vote event with Representative Jim Clyburn in Detroit; her fiancé says he will vote for Republican Mike Rogers.
Reported by The Washington Post · with a Short - THE INTERVIEW
DOJ asks Alaska to segregate ballots in Senate race
Alaska's U.S. Attorney is seeking a ruling before Monday and says he is not assuming a crime occurred; the state says it already keeps ballots twenty-two months.
Reported by CBS News · with a Short - THE LATEST
Mangione lawyers seek dismissal of state charges
The defense argues his August federal guilty plea in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson should bar the state prosecution in Manhattan; a judge must now rule.
Reported by The Guardian · with a Short - WEIRD NEWS
Artist hangs unauthorized Met Gala-slamming art inside the Met
The oil pastel piece, The Met twenty twenty-seven, went up on a gallery wall at the museum on a Sunday; the Met Gala ticket costs a hundred thousand dollars.
Reported by New York Post · with a Short