👋🏼 Hi there! I'm Phaedra Trethan , back again for The Short List. Apologies for hitting your inbox twice, we inadvertently sent today's Short List without an updated subject line! |
Is it free speech or harmful counseling? |
What is the case about? A Christian counselor says a Colorado ban on "conversion therapy" violates her right to free speech. The state's 2019 law cited "overwhelming evidence" that the therapy harms young people's mental health, increasing their risk of depression and suicide. What's at stake for minors. | People gather in prayer as protesters rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hears oral arguments on conversion therapy in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, 2025. Jack Gruber, Jack Gruber-USA TODAY via Imagn Images |
Today and tomorrow, the online retail giant is offering deals on electronics, home goods, holiday gifts and more. USA TODAY's shopping team has the lowdown on the lowest prices, what to buy now, what to wait on, and the deals our readers say they can't miss. |
| • | Meanwhile, some of Amazon's brick-and-mortar grocery stores are closing. | |
A somber, sad anniversary |
Israelis marked the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on their country that killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, with Hamas taking 251 people hostage. The ensuing conflict has left Gaza, the Hamas stronghold, in ruins, with tens of thousands dead and even more without food, medical care or other necessities. |
Negotiating an end: There is hope for peace as both Israel and Hamas find themselves isolated, their people tired of war and the international community calling for the remaining hostages to be freed and for the people of Gaza to be spared further misery. Where talks stand. | People chant slogans and hold placards in support of hostages still held by Hamas during a solidarity protest, calling for an end to the war and the release of all remaining Israeli hostages on Oct. 4, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Chris McGrath, Getty Images |
Brrrr! (For some, at least) |
Your humble newsletter writer lives in New Jersey, where today it's in the low 80s and we're fighting our instinct to turn on the AC. But the literal winds of change are coming to large swaths of the country. |
A new season: Frost and freeze alerts , which signify the end of the growing season for millions of farmers and gardeners, stretch from Idaho to Michigan. A cold front is moving east, with temperatures dropping across the region. |
Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY. She'd love to hear from readers about The Short List, story ideas from across the nation and any hopeful messages about the Phillies' dwindling chances to beat the Dodgers. Email her at ptrethan@usatoday.com. | | U.S. District Judge April M. Perry is allowing the Trump administration to proceed with plans to deploy troops to Illinois, for now. | | Democrats expressed skepticism that Trump is actually willing to negotiate, which the White House and congressional Republicans have publicly refused. | | | | Oct. 6 marked Swift's seventh appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." | | | | Three people are in critical condition after a medical helicopter crashed on a northern California freeway on Oct. 6, authorities said. | | | | Video shows the home of a South Carolina circuit court judge engulfed in flames in a fire that left three people hospitalized. | | | | Jane Goodall, who died Oct. 1, said she would want to be remembered as "somebody sent to this world to try to give people hope in dark times." | | | | PEN America tracked 6,870 total book bans in 2024-2025. How does that happen? Here's what a book ban is, and what it isn't. | | | | President Donald Trump was asked Oct. 6 about the possibility to pardon Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean Diddy Combs. | | | | Mortgage rates have come down significantly over the past several weeks as bond investors become comfortable with economic conditions. | | | | The U.S. Navy and Marines are marking their 250th anniversary with a lineup of celebrations beginning this week. Here's what to know. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | |
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