The day in brief — October 16, 2026
The stories that led the day, ranked by how many independent outlets covered each one.
While Tesla promises a Roadster with SpaceX rocket engines, the White House press secretary admitted she failed the bar exam — both stories about how hard it is to reach declared heights. Meanwhile, an earthquake in Kamchatka canceled a false warning in Japan, and Pope Leo XIV spoke with Putin — diplomacy, like seismology, sometimes works with a delay.
The day's stories
- Oregon school shooting: 3 children, teacher killed; teen gunman shot dead
- Tesla unveils 'flying' Roadster with SpaceX rocket thrusters
- Zelensky asks EU for €70bn more for 2027
- White House press secretary admits failing bar exam
- Putin holds phone call with Pope Leo XIV
- Lions player Hyron Andrews found dead in hotel on eve of Champions Cup match
- Russia strikes Ukraine: logistics hub 'Bloom' hit, deaths reported in Kharkiv
- Russia downs 644 Ukrainian drones overnight, airports disrupted
- Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Kamchatka, Japan cancels false warning
- Israeli settlers burn olive trees, injure Washington Post journalist in West Bank attack
Other stories of the day
- Norwegian teen jailed 20 years for UK murder plot for Iran-linked gang
- Russia adds street singer Naoko and StopTime guitarist to foreign agents list
- Dmitriev: US seeks ways to drop sanctions against Russia
- Indonesian stocks suffer worst day since 1998 after MSCI downgrade warning
- Russian Interior Ministry denies reports that traffic police can revoke licenses from 2027
- Trump again calls Crimea an island washed by ocean on four sides
- Russia warns of 'devastating response' to any aggression against Kaliningrad
- Mass migration raid near Sennoy Market in St. Petersburg leaves dozens detained
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