Headlines for October 1, 2026

Tennessee Halts Executions as Condemned Prisoner Christa Pike Survives Lethal Injections, Hegseth Announces “AutoWarCom” to Oversee Autonomous Drones and Robots, Judge Orders Pentagon to Provide Rationale for Lethal Boat Strikes, Passengers and Crew Say Pilot Tried to Crash Airliner Bound for Israel, Palestinians Hold Mass Funeral in Gaza for 105 People Killed by Israel, Cambridge for Palestine Delivers Open Letter Calling on City Officials to Divest from Israel, Immigration Judge Rules Salah Sarsour Can Be Deported, DOJ Indicts 10 in Minnesota on Voter Fraud Charges, Accuses Judges of Misconduct