Sunday, October 11, 2026

Amelia Earhart expedition team heads to island of huge, hunting crabs

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Sun Oct 11 2026

 
The kaveo or coconut crab isn’t a crab but the biggest arthropod. You can find it in the Tuamotu’s islands and in particularly on Makatea.

At least one theory says Earhart met her demise due to the giant coconut crabs after landing on a remote island.

Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, D-Michigan, speaks in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Oct. 8, 2026.
 

El-Sayed walks back Obama criticism, apologizes for synagogue shooting comment

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, walked back several controversial past statements on "Meet the Press."

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event after signing an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
 

Trump says Russia and Ukraine reach energy ceasefire 'effective immediately'

President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia agreed to what he called an "energy ceasefire," hours after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed back against U.S. pressure.

An air traffic control tower is seen at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sept. 19, 2026.
 

Saudi airport struck after Houthis claim fatal Riyadh attack

Saudi officials said King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was struck by an "unidentified projectile" on Oct. 11.

A rare Amur Tiger cub, aged four months, plays with its mother Tschuna as it experiences its reserve for the first time at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, northern England on July 29, 2015.
 

British zoo officials announce tiger's fate after fatal habitat breach

British zoo officials announced the fate of Altai, a Siberian tiger, after a man died when he entered the animal's habitat at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth on "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 10, 2026.
 

‘SNL’ cold open: Colin Jost’s Hegseth declares ‘executions are back’

On "SNL," Colin Jost and James Austin Johnson caught returning USS Lincoln sailors up with jokes about Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr. and public executions.

Damage caused by Hurricane Isaias along Pensacola Beach on Oct. 10, 2026.
 

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall – see the impact

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida on Friday night, battering the Florida-Alabama coast with heavy winds and dangerous storm surge.

Nine people were killed in a reported shooting in and around a home at 722 Perry St. in Erie, Pa., Oct. 9, 2026. The home is shown on the morning of Oct. 11 after a vigil was held outside the night before on Oct. 10.
 

8 killed in Erie mass shooting as police seek motive: What to know

Police were alerted to the incident by a 'ShotSpotter' gunshot detection system.

Georgia defensive lineman Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (99) celebrates after his team's defeat of Alabama at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
 

Georgia is new No.1 in college football US LBM Coaches Poll after Texas falls

There's a new No.1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after Texas fell to Oklahoma in Week 6 of the college football season.

President Donald Trump holds a rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Oct. 5, 2026.
 

Is a midterm blue wave for Democrats becoming a blue tsunami?

Newly competitive midterm races in Kansas, Nebraska, Alaska and other red states are raising the prospect of a bigger-than-expected blue wave.

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