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A 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Oct. 15 local time, killing three children and a teacher. The suspect was shot dead by a resident who followed him into the building.
President Trump said he will not use nuclear weapons against Iran and does not expect to send ground troops. The White House and Pentagon have reportedly drawn up plans to use the MOAB, the largest U.S. non-nuclear bomb, if ordered.
AI and semiconductor stocks sank as Treasury yields above 5% fueled worries about the cost of AI infrastructure spending, with the Nasdaq falling 1.88% on Oct. 14. Markets steadied on Oct. 15 as the Dow rose more than 1%, and Appleās market value was reported to have topped $5 trillion.
Tesla unveiled its second-generation Roadster at a SpaceX test site in Texas on Oct. 15, showing it clearing five Tesla vehicles using thrusters. Production is slated for 2028, but no price or release date has been announced.
President Trump scrapped a plan pushed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan. Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3.
A 19-year-old man in Aurora, Illinois, has been charged with plotting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple. Prosecutors say he told a coworker about the plan and said it failed because his gun jammed.
The Washington Post published a list of donors who gave about $330 million toward President Trumpās new White House ballroom. Nvidia and Apple each contributed $25 million, and Comcast gave $7.5 million.
Penguin Random House withdrew a childrenās book by Palestinian American authors Alana Hadid and Jinan Matari days before publication. The authors say editors demanded changes to how Palestinian history was told and will instead publish with Palestinian-owned Interlink Books.