A woman walks past a building with graffiti that reads "The ultra-rich against everyone" and "No justice, no peace. RIP El Hacen" after the weekend protests over the cost of living turned into rioting and looting across France, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Teresa Suarez)
People watch and take photos of cleanup efforts after weekend protests over the cost of living turned into rioting and looting across France, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Teresa Suarez)
View of charred objects from a newsstand after the weekend protests over the cost of living turned into rioting and looting across France, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Teresa Suarez)
People walk past La Barrique bistrot damaged after the weekend protests over the cost of living turned into rioting and looting across France, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Teresa Suarez)
Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in the June shooting death of a 1-year-old boy. Kohen Wiley was killed as Senatobia officers responded to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart, where they saw Kohen, his mother and her friend leave the store and begin driving away. In a statement released after the shooting, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations said the vehicle drove toward law enforcement, at which point an officer opened fire. Kohen’s mother disputes that claim.
Soccer clubs Marseille and Lille report their shops have been vandalized during protests in France. Demonstrations against rising living costs and poor school conditions involved over half a million mainly peaceful protesters. However, small groups set fires and looted businesses in cities like Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. Marseille says looters caused significant damage to its store on La Canebière, which is now temporarily closed. Lille's city center store also suffered extensive damage and looting.
Protesters and commuters walk past graffiti on a road depicting allegations of vote theft during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A local judge has found three Mexicans guilty of murdering two Australian brothers and their American friend in Baja California. The trial concluded Friday with Judge Raúl Hernández ruling that Jesús Gerardo García, Irineo Francisco “N,” and Ángel Jesús “N” were responsible for the April 2024 killings. The victims, Callum and Jake Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad, were reported missing shortly after arriving to surf. Their bodies were found in a well. The defendants, in custody for over two years, were also found guilty of armed robbery and carjacking. The judge will announce their sentences soon.
A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk in 2000 during a robbery. Forty-six-year-old Jamaal Howard is set to receive a lethal injection Wednesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. It's to be the first scheduled execution in the U.S. since Tennessee’s failed attempt at putting Christa Pike to death last week. Howard was found guilty of killing 42-year-old Vickie Swartout. He is set to become the seventh person executed in Texas this year. After Tennessee’s stunning failure to execute Christa Pike, her attorneys said Tuesday that she was awake and speaking at a hospital.
A former senior CIA official has pleaded guilty to abusing his position and government funds for personal gain. Court records reveal that David J. Rush fabricated a classified government program to acquire Florida real estate and gold bars worth millions. On Tuesday, he admitted to wire fraud in a Virginia court. Prosecutors accuse him of lying about his military and academic credentials to justify his actions. Rush allegedly attempted to authorize the release of $100 million from a government contract and used funds to buy luxury properties. Investigators found gold bars, cash, and luxury watches at his home.
