Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Saudi Arabia faces a grim choice as Houthis intensify attacks on airports and oil sites

 

at 10/13/26 4:00am

Missile attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels from neighboring Yemen have upended plans by Saudi leaders to remake the kingdom into a business and entertainment powerhouse.

— Rachel deluges Southwest with rain, but battered coast catches a break

 

at 10/11/26 5:32pm

Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel brought heavy rain and flooding to the Southwest, though Southern California coastal damage was less than feared.

— Barabak: Is there a doctor in the House? Backlash to Trump, RFK Jr. may boost their political ranks

 

at 10/11/26 4:00am

Anti-vaxxers and attacks on the nation's public health system have spurred hundreds of doctors and scientists to seek office. In Sacramento, congressional hopeful Richard Pan is part of that wave.

— Mexican cartels are building luxury fleets by stealing U.S. rental cars

 

at 10/11/26 4:00am

Mexican cartels are stealing rental cars in the United States, a growing trend.

— With Senate majority up for grabs, candidates fight for 'kingmaker' voters

 

at 10/11/26 4:00am

Eight Senate races are considered the most competitive, nearly all in states with significant swaths of people unaffiliated with either major party.

— Commentary: Public executions are the work of tyrants. Now, the U.S. is joining in

 

at 10/10/26 4:00am

Should plans for the live stream of Nidal Malik Hasan's killing become a reality, our peers will be countries that the U.S. has long held up as the worst of the worst.

— U.S. plan to livestream execution by firing squad draws bipartisan, international outrage

 

at 10/9/26 12:47pm

Vice President JD Vance said he would not watch a livestream of the execution, and expressed doubt that is 'actually going to happen.'

— The hidden cost of farmed fish: Pollution, forced labor and the depletion of wild fish

 

at 10/9/26 7:00am

Fish farming has been marketed as a sustainable answer to overfishing. But an investigation found that the feed behind much of modern aquaculture is driving ocean depletion, labor abuse and unrest far from the dinner plate.

— With Hollywood's history of failed mergers, this is the rocky road ahead for David Ellison and Skydance

 

at 10/9/26 4:00am

Ellison and his team must braid together two huge film studios (housing nine film labels), four streaming services, three TV production studios, three animation units and more than 50 television networks, including two prominent news organizations.

— White House targets Stanford, Caltech and tech giants in visa crackdown

 

at 10/8/26 4:36pm

The White House is expanding its campaign against international workers, targeting elite study and work visa holders with restrictions and a new investigation.

— Commentary: To Trump, the Cornell Seven are victims. It's a familiar refrain for him

 

at 10/8/26 1:58pm

Trump said Friday that the accused men "won't get a fair shake." In painting the accused as victims, it appeared the president was speaking from personal experience.

— At the ground zero of the AI boom, San Francisco Bay residents grapple with the technology

 

at 10/8/26 4:00am

In the epicenter of the technology industry, people have conflicting views about whether AI is going to do more harm than good.

— ICE detainees sprayed with toxic cleaner during COVID crisis to get six-figure payout in settlement

 

at 10/8/26 4:00am

Hundreds of detainees said they suffered lasting health issues when guards sprayed a toxic cleaning agent during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Trump says he won't let Iran strike L.A. or San Diego: 'Not going to let that happen'

 

at 10/7/26 7:30pm

Trump told a Texas rally that the U.S. would not allow Iran to strike Los Angeles or San Diego, two days after his remarks on the subject stirred outrage among California leaders.

— California's trucking industry is running out of gas—and money

 

at 10/7/26 4:00am

Los Angeles truckers agonize over $8 diesel prices

— ChatGPT's teen safeguards failed to alert parents during suicide conversations, report finds

 

at 10/7/26 3:00am

Common Sense Media says ChatGPT for Teens fails on parental alerts, crisis referrals and age checks, urging OpenAI to keep minors off the platform. OpenAI disputes the findings.

— Lopez: 'Take out' L.A. or San Diego? This buffoon thinks Trump was way out of line

 

at 10/6/26 3:14pm

California officials react to Trump targeting of San Diego, L.A.; White House claims 'media freakout'

— Trump loves to bash California to rally the base. 'Let 'em take out' L.A. is just the latest

 

at 10/6/26 2:53pm

Bashing California is a reliable applause line in red states like Nebraska, Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma, where Trump has been holding rallies trying to ensure his supporters get out to vote.

— Jim Bakker, televangelist who rose to fame and fell from grace, dies at 86

 

at 10/6/26 7:55am

Jim Bakker, famed PTL preacher who fell from grace, dies

— Bernie Sanders boosts wealth tax while labor argues it would devastate California's economy

 

at 10/6/26 4:00am

Labor leaders argue that the billionaires tax includes a loophole that would allow state lawmakers to tax the savings and retirement accounts and home equity of all Californians.

— Supreme Court sounds wary of state-based climate change suits against oil producers

 

at 10/5/26 11:23am

Oil and gas producers hope the Supreme Court will shut down scores of lawsuits over the effects of climate change.

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