The Rocket News

U.S. Edition · LATEST HEADLINES · Thursday, October 29, 2026

President Trump stands listening while Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a microphone, right index finger raised. Wednesday night, Oct. 28, Chillicothe, Ohio. Both men are in the frame. It is not South Carolina.

The midterms

Trump listened in Chillicothe. Today he is due in South Carolina.

The Associated Press photographed him Wednesday night while Vivek Ramaswamy spoke. He said a tremendous victory was coming. He had not spoken in South Carolina when this edition closed.

The Rocket News · Chillicothe, Ohio · October 29, 2026

Desks

Politics More

President Trump speaks at the Port of Corpus Christi, mouth open at the microphone, right arm extended. Tuesday, Oct. 27. Ken Paxton is not in the frame.

The midterms

Trump floated making Venezuela the 51st state.

The Associated Press said he did it Tuesday in Texas, while touting a tanker of Venezuelan oil and campaigning for Ken Paxton. He is due in Ohio today. This photograph is the Port of Corpus Christi, while he is saying it.

Video · Associated Press

The midterms

Trump's approval rose a point, to 32 percent.

President Trump, in a black coat, waves with his right hand on the South Lawn at night. His face is in the frame.

The midterms

Trump told Port Huron a Canada deal was soon.

President Trump, in a navy suit and white shirt, speaks into a black microphone at a rally in Port Huron.

The midterms

Obama told Detroit he had starred in this movie.

Barack Obama waves in a light blue shirt on a dark stage, a crowd with signs behind him at a high school gym in Detroit.

States More

California

A judge refused to segregate California ballots.

David O. Carter wrote that pulling aside up to 20,000 ballots would wreak havoc. More than 3.7 million people have already voted. The photograph is June 3, not Wednesday.

The states

South Carolina's Senate race is inside a point.

Senator Darline Graham speaks at a microphone, her right hand open. Dr. Annie Andrews is not in the frame. This is not Wednesday's poll.

Texas

Trump and Rubio plan a stop at a Texas tanker.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a navy suit and red tie, speaks with his right hand open. President Trump is not in the frame.

Alaska

Blanche said the Alaska suit is not a takeover.

President Trump speaks at a White House table while Attorney General Todd Blanche sits beside him. Both faces are in the frame.

World More

Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin shake hands at Constantine Palace, both men in dark suits, curtains behind them.

Diplomacy

Witkoff shook Putin's hand, and Hubbard is free.

At Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, the ninth meeting, Putin said the American held since 2022 was at the airport to fly home with the envoy. No peace deal was announced.

Canada

Alberta voted to stay in Canada.

A voter walks toward the doors of a polling place behind a yellow Elections Alberta sign.

Diplomacy

Rubio told Samarkand the war should end.

Marco Rubio speaks with both hands raised, the tiled towers of the Registan and Uzbek flags behind him.

The Gulf

A Houthi strike killed 13 at the Riyadh airport.

Video · BBC News

Fire and smoke rise at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after a Houthi strike.

World War More

Ukraine

A drone hit two trains in Dnipro. At least 13 people were killed.

The Associated Press: a jet-powered drone struck two trains at a station Thursday. Ten people were injured. The Oleshky truce is a separate count, and this desk is not adding the two.

Ukraine

Four missiles hit Kyiv's Southern Bridge.

A rescuer in a helmet holds a radio on a Kyiv street at night. It is Monday night. It is not the Southern Bridge.

Ukraine

A missile killed one in Kyiv. Explosions followed.

A rescuer in a helmet holds a radio on a Kyiv street at night, an ambulance behind him and another responder in red moving past.

Yemen

The Houthis said they hit Saudi oil lines.

Officials stand over missile debris marked by a red ribbon on open ground near Mecca, with mountains behind them.

Economy More

A pumpjack in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, October 8, 2025. It is not Thursday morning's price.

Oil

Oil fell before New York. Brent was $114.10.

At 3:51 a.m. Greenwich time, Reuters had Brent down $1.22, at $114.10, and WTI at $101.45. Not the settlement. The photograph is a Permian pumpjack from October 8, 2025.

Markets

Oil rose before New York. Saudi did not confirm a strike.

Tankers on the water in the Strait of Hormuz, June 22, with mountains behind them. This is not a Saudi refinery.

Markets

Oil slipped about 1 percent before New York.

A man in blue walks past two pumpjacks in a field in Syria, their reflections in a pool of water.

Markets

Oil eased from near a six-month high.

A trader in a headset and glasses leans on a desk at the New York Stock Exchange, screens in front of him and a flag behind.

Science More

Crew Dragon Freedom hits the Pacific under its parachutes, bringing four astronauts home.

Space

Four astronauts splashed down off California.

SpaceX brought Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev home on Thursday after eight months. They had gone up in February to replace a crew sent home when a NASA astronaut fell ill.

Video · Associated Press

Maryland

Maryland now flags a heart warning on a mammogram.

The Court

The Supreme Court heard Boulder’s climate suit and did not decide it.

The Supreme Court on Monday heard Boulder’s suit to make Exxon and Suncor help pay for climate damage. It did not rule.

Science

Wildfire smoke is lifting ground-level ozone, researchers say.

Wildfire smoke over Lower Manhattan. Researchers say that haze is also lifting ground-level ozone.

Technology More

A Ukrainian soldier kneels in a field and works on a small drone.

The arsenal

Ukraine’s drones still run on Chinese parts.

Magnets, motors, chips, sensors and battery cells still come from China, a dozen makers told the Associated Press. Switching to Western parts could raise the cost by 60 percent and cut production by as much.

Visas

Vance suspended Microsoft from a green-card program.

Video · The White House

Vice President JD Vance, hands raised at the lectern, said Microsoft abused the visa system.

Technology

Google wants Hollywood to stop being afraid of its tools.

Google is funding films and shorts, through a venture called 100 Zeros, to make Hollywood less afraid of its tools.

Technology

OpenAI paused the next model.

OpenAI said it would pause training of its latest model after reports of agents going rogue.

Mexico More

Mexico

Trudy is a tropical storm, and the warnings are down.

At 8 a.m. Mountain time the center was about 190 miles west-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, with winds near 60 mph. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect. The National Hurricane Center said it should become post-tropical by early Tuesday.

Mexico

Hurricane Trudy is 150 miles west of Manzanillo.

Hurricane Trudy’s eye sits offshore on a Sunday morning satellite, the Mexican coast to the right of the storm.

Pacific

Hurricane Trudy is 170 miles south of Manzanillo.

Hurricane Trudy, seen from a satellite, still offshore south of Manzanillo on Saturday morning.

The Pacific

Hurricane Simon is crawling off Jalisco.

A wave from Hurricane Simon breaks over a Pacific seawall as two people watch from the walk.

Sports More

Brewers players in World Series hoodies celebrate on the field after the last out. Wednesday night, Oct. 28, Tropicana Field. It is not the first pitch.

Baseball

The Brewers won the Series, 4-1.

Milwaukee beat Tampa Bay 4-1 in Game 5 and took its first championship. Misiorowski left with a calf cramp after 5 2/3 scoreless innings. The photograph is the celebration, not a named pitcher.

Baseball

The Rays walked off the Brewers, 4-3.

Ben Williamson, in a white Rays jersey, is doused after a walk-off. His face is in the frame.

Baseball

Milwaukee beat the Rays, 10-1.

Robert Gasser, number 54, in a navy Brewers jersey and a yellow cap, delivers a pitch in the World Series.

Football

Trump listened in Chillicothe. Today he is due in South Carolina.

Trump floated making Venezuela the 51st state.

Trump's approval rose a point, to 32 percent.

Trump told Port Huron a Canada deal was soon.

Obama told Detroit he had starred in this movie.

A judge refused to segregate California ballots.

South Carolina's Senate race is inside a point.

Trump and Rubio plan a stop at a Texas tanker.

Blanche said the Alaska suit is not a takeover.

Witkoff shook Putin's hand, and Hubbard is free.

Alberta voted to stay in Canada.

Rubio told Samarkand the war should end.

A Houthi strike killed 13 at the Riyadh airport.

A drone hit two trains in Dnipro. At least 13 people were killed.

Four missiles hit Kyiv's Southern Bridge.

A missile killed one in Kyiv. Explosions followed.

The Houthis said they hit Saudi oil lines.

Oil fell before New York. Brent was $114.10.

Oil rose before New York. Saudi did not confirm a strike.

Oil slipped about 1 percent before New York.

Oil eased from near a six-month high.

Four astronauts splashed down off California.

Maryland now flags a heart warning on a mammogram.

The Supreme Court heard Boulder’s climate suit and did not decide it.

Wildfire smoke is lifting ground-level ozone, researchers say.

Ukraine’s drones still run on Chinese parts.

Vance suspended Microsoft from a green-card program.

Google wants Hollywood to stop being afraid of its tools.

OpenAI paused the next model.

Trudy is a tropical storm, and the warnings are down.

Hurricane Trudy is 150 miles west of Manzanillo.

Hurricane Trudy is 170 miles south of Manzanillo.

Hurricane Simon is crawling off Jalisco.

The Brewers won the Series, 4-1.

The Rays walked off the Brewers, 4-3.

Milwaukee beat the Rays, 10-1.

Atlanta handed the 49ers their first loss.