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Don Henley of The Eagles performs on the "History of the Eagles" tour at the Forum, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Los Angeles. Henley, the co-founder of classic rock band the Eagles, is scheduled to testify Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, at the criminal trial of three collectibles professionals. They're charged with colluding to veil the questioned ownership of sheets of draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits in order to sell them and deflect Henley’s demands for their return. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

Eagles co-founder Don Henley donates to Talarico

Eagles co-founder DON HENLEY has emerged as a major financial backer of several Texas Democrats, giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to statewide candidates and to a super PAC supporting U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico.

October 6, 2026
This undated photo released in 2019 by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East, shows the institute workers in a lab. (The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via AP)

Did plague kill a Russian lab worker? What to know about the Irkutsk case

A laboratory worker's death at a Siberian anti-plague institute prompted Russian authorities to place nearly 200 people under medical observation and drew attention from Washington, but officials have not confirmed that plague was the cause. Here's what to know about the current situation.

October 6, 2026
A demonstrator holds a sign reading "WE ARE JANE DOE" during a protest against Cornell University's handling of the 2024 fraternity-house gang rape allegations at the campus, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Ithaca, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

What to know about the Cornell fraternity rape allegations

In the last few weeks, a former Cornell University student has sued the school, a fraternity chapter and seven of its former members, alleging she was drugged and gang-raped at a fraternity house in Ithaca, New York, in October 2024. Here's what to know about the case so far.

October 6, 2026
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Keir Dullea in a scene from the 1968 film, "2001: A Space Odyssey." Space exploration was then an exciting possibility, but one far from realization. Stanley Kubrick and science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, convinced the moon was only the start, began to toil on a script together. It would be five years before astronauts landed on the moon, on July 20, 1969. Kubrick took flight sooner. "2001: A Space Odyssey" opened in theaters April 3, 1968. (Warner Bros. via AP)

5 questions about the Stanley Kubrick archive auction

Stanley Kubrick's personal archive heads to auction in London, with the "Star Child" prop from "2001: A Space Odyssey" expected to fetch up to $1.06 million and the ax from "The Shining" also up for bid.

October 6, 2026
Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera speaks with media outside a federal court in Miami, Dec. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman, File)

Former congressman gets 10 years in Venezuela foreign agent case

Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera, 61, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for secretly acting as an unregistered agent of the Venezuelan government and laundering millions of dollars tied to that work, federal prosecutors announced.

October 5, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Brooklyn man pleads guilty in $65M Medicaid fraud scheme

A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to defrauding New York State Medicaid of roughly $65 million through claims for social adult day care and home health care services that were not provided, the Justice Department announced.

October 5, 2026