Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home Monday as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, the Justice Department said. Fox News reported the probe concerns immigration paperwork her late father filed when she was a child; Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had said in September investigators were examining the family's refugee claims. Omar called the search political targeting. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said her citizenship "should not be weaponized" against her.

President Trump said Monday he is considering removing Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. Ambassador to Greece, saying "we're not happy." The scrutiny follows a Wall Street Journal report alleging she asked a Trump donor to pay off a $100,000 American Express bill before her confirmation hearing. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso said he expects an investigation, likely by the State Department, with Senate Foreign Relations Committee oversight. No firing or departure has been confirmed.

A federal judge held a four-hour hearing Monday over the removal of hundreds of trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C. Government lawyers said 430 trees were cut down Saturday; Forbes reported the figure as 500. The judge called the Trump administration's actions "inexcusable" and ordered a one-day halt to work. Trump has sought to redevelop the course into a championship-level venue.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed the NYPD to conduct its first comprehensive review of use-of-force policies in a decade, following criticism over an officer who retired before facing a disciplinary trial over the March 2024 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario. The reforms aim to stop officers from retiring to avoid discipline, ensure compliance with state death-reporting rules, and standardize communication with victims' families. Mamdani said force must be used "lawfully, carefully and only when necessary."

Authorities identified the attacker and most of the eight people killed in Friday's mass shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania. Victims included the gunman's wife and his pregnant daughter, who was due to give birth on Monday. Officials have not publicly explained a motive.

The Franklin County Coroner's office confirmed a 39-year-old woman with several underlying conditions died following a measles diagnosis that had been treated, marking the sixth measles-related death in Pennsylvania's outbreak. The state is experiencing the nation's worst ongoing measles outbreak, the first in the U.S. to surpass 1,000 cases since 1991.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, said Monday that Catholic soldiers assigned to the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan should request to be excused, calling it contrary to Church teaching. He also objected to the Pentagon's plan to livestream the execution, warning it could "imitate the terrorists." Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people in 2009, is set to be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood on Dec. 3.

Newly released 911 calls reveal confusion that delayed emergency help after Tennessee's attempted execution of Christa Pike, convicted of killing Colleen Slemmer. Two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her. The first 911 call came at 8:40 p.m., but it took about 30 minutes for officials to verify the call was legitimate. Pike's attorney called 911 saying she was still alive and needed immediate care. She was hospitalized, then returned to prison.

President Trump announced on Oct. 9 that Russia will supply over 300,000 tons of diesel to the U.S. and global market immediately, 500,000 tons in November, then 1,000,000 tons, and said prices would fall as a result. Energy analysts said the deal is unlikely to significantly lower U.S. prices. Republican senators Collins, Murkowski, Curtis and Tillis criticized the deal, as did Democrats. European officials objected, and Ukraine called it a gift to Putin.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Parliament Monday that his government's assessment found an alleged plot targeting RAF Fairford, a base used by U.S. B-1 bombers, was "highly likely" coordinated in Iran and "almost certainly" directed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The U.S. had evacuated about a dozen bombers from the base roughly 10 days earlier in response to intelligence indicating an Iranian drone attack, and British forces had arrested several dual British-Iranian citizens suspected of planning an attack.

Saudi Arabia intercepted a fresh round of Houthi ballistic missiles late Monday, continuing a confrontation that began with weekend strikes on Riyadh's airport. NBC News reported 13 killed and hundreds wounded; UPI reported at least 12 dead. Oil prices rose, with Brent Crude nearing $106 a barrel. According to the New York Times, Iran, the Houthis' patron, offered to mediate. Delta again delayed its Atlanta-Riyadh flight launch to March, citing the attacks.

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that doctors found a nodule on his lung during recent tests. He said he will follow doctors' advice and have it surgically removed. The Vatican said he will be admitted to a Rome hospital on Tuesday ahead of the operation.

A Ukrainian merchant ship sank overnight after drones struck it and another vessel in the Black Sea off Bulgaria's coast, prompting rescue operations. Eleven crew members are missing, local officials say. Bulgaria's prime minister summoned Russia's ambassador, saying all logic suggested Russia was responsible.

French police detained a 14-year-old boy suspected of opening fire Monday on his middle school principal and a teacher, wounding both, prosecutors said. The boy allegedly used a shotgun he had hidden in a guitar case. Officials described the attack as a rare school shooting in France.

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has launched a new anti-government political-military front, which AP says includes the M23 rebel group that controls much of eastern Congo; Reuters describes the new group as intended to replace the M23 insurgency. Kabila had previously denied having links to M23.

French authorities said a large-scale cyberattack overnight into Monday caused refrigeration systems to overheat above 120°F at hundreds of supermarkets, sparking fires and spoiling food worth millions of euros. The New York Times reported the attack targeted a Danish software system at 380 stores; Reuters reported 80 stores from the Co-Operative U chain were affected. Co-Operative U's CEO confirmed the attack and said an investigation would follow. Attackers have not been identified.

A man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall in Incheon, South Korea, on Tuesday, police and fire officials said. Police arrested one man and are investigating his motive. The New York Times reported at least six people injured, while other outlets cited at least eight stabbed.

Shadrack Sibiya resigned as South Africa's deputy national police commissioner after being charged with sexual offenses, including allegations of grooming a 16-year-old and raping an 18-year-old, which he denied. He also faced corruption allegations, Newsmax reported.