Yahoo news news summaries
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Pittsburgh closes Roberto Clemente Bridge to vehicles for Oktoberfest
Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente Bridge has closed to vehicles for Oktoberfest setup and will stay closed through the Oct. 1–11 festival and its teardown. Pedestrians can still access the area; officials urge drivers between Downtown and the North Shore to follow posted detours. -
Pyongyang calls U.S. approval for Seoul’s nuclear submarine plan destabilizing
North Korea said U.S. approval for South Korea’s first nuclear-powered submarine plan added instability in the Asia-Pacific and called it “a dangerous development.” Seoul aims for a mid-2030s launch to counter North Korean submarine-launched nuclear and missile threats. -
UAE confirms Netanyahu’s Sunday visit as president discusses bilateral ties
The UAE’s WAM news agency confirmed Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Sunday visit, saying President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed discussed bilateral ties with him. Netanyahu’s office said the president invited him, and talks focused on regional challenges and stronger ties. -
AMD plans $8.2 billion all-stock acquisition of World Labs
AMD said it will buy AI startup World Labs for $8.2 billion in an all-stock deal, gaining research on systems that model the physical world. Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist after closing, expected by the end of 2026. -
Ryze Adventure Park shuts after four seasons; co-founder hopes for a buyer
Missouri’s Ryze Adventure Park will not open in 2026 amid rising costs and weather-related attendance losses. Co-founder Greg Hoffman says it needed 20% revenue growth but instead lost about 40%; he hopes a buyer can revive it before it is dismantled. -
Milpitas woman says fake Amazon driver helped burglars break in
Milpitas resident Donna Kato says a man posing as an Amazon driver helped two masked burglars break into her home on Sept. 16 while she was away. She said they smashed a sliding door, disabled her modem, taking security devices offline, and stole a safe containing jewelry. -
Anthropic adds Sonnet 5.5 to its lineup ahead of planned IPO
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5 on Sept. 28, the second model in its 5.5 family, keeping Sonnet 5’s prices at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. The company says it uses fewer tokens for the same work and is suited to routine enterprise tasks. -
Waxahachie's former Boyce Feed Store is now home to Meat Church
Meat Church, Matt Pittman’s barbecue brand, opened a new supply store Saturday in Waxahachie’s former Boyce Feed Store. The three-acre site is triple the size of its former Main Street space and sells seasonings, meat products, grills, equipment and merchandise. -
Partial count gives Meloni coalition Calabria win; Vannacci nominee gets about 10%
Italy’s governing coalition won Calabria’s by-election, with its candidate taking about 53% in a partial count, against roughly 10% for a nominee from Roberto Vannacci’s National Future and 35% for the centre-left. Turnout was 22%, down from 49.4% in 2022. -
Denmark hopes NATO’s expanded Arctic presence becomes permanent
Denmark’s defence minister says Copenhagen is confident NATO’s increased military presence in Greenland and the Arctic will continue. Last week’s U.S.-Denmark-Greenland agreement envisages two additional U.S. bases and a greater NATO role. -
Pope Leo urges concessions in Ukraine peace talks, warns against rearmament
At Metz on Monday, Pope Leo urged negotiators seeking to end Russia’s war in Ukraine to give up some positions for peace as efforts continue to fail. He warned against treating rearmament as the answer; neither side has shown willingness to concede land. -
Rich O’Brien died four days after a cyclist struck him in Central Park
Rich O’Brien, a 41-year-old father of two, died Sunday, four days after a 32-year-old cyclist struck him as he walked to work on Central Park’s West Drive. Police said O’Brien suffered severe head trauma; the investigation is ongoing. -
Madrid protesters begin third day of camp over Maricarmen Abascal’s eviction
Protesters began a third day camped outside Madrid’s regional administration on Monday, opposing the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal and demanding stronger tenant protections amid soaring rents and a housing shortage; about 30,000 marched Saturday. -
India's top court directs filing of accountability petition after Delhi-area rape cases
India’s Supreme Court said recent rape cases in Delhi and nearby districts reflected a “failure of law enforcement,” local media reported, and directed its administration to file a public-interest petition for the court to pursue accountability. -
South Korea to screen two North Korean soldiers transferred from Ukraine
Two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia against Ukraine are now in South Korea. Officials are expected to question and screen them before deciding whether to grant protection; those approved usually receive resettlement training. -
One more victim dies as Wedela tavern shooting toll reaches 18
After another victim died in hospital, the toll from Saturday's tavern shooting in Wedela, west of Johannesburg, reached 18, South African police said Monday. Suspects armed with AK-47 rifles opened fire, and police are still searching for them. -
66 dead, 69 missing as search for Indonesia ferry victims reaches day 16
The death toll from Indonesia’s Virgo Transport 8 ferry, which capsized on September 13, rose to 66 on Monday, the 16th day of the search. Another 108 people survived and 69 remain missing as divers face leaking fuel and unstable wreckage. -
Rosenberg police say man drove SUV into Kroger over locked doors
Rosenberg police say a man intentionally drove an SUV into a Kroger at about 4:28 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, causing extensive damage to the pharmacy entrance. They said he needed to use the restroom and was upset that the doors were locked. -
Serbia's Vucic resigns, putting presidential vote on a 90-day timetable
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned seven months before his term was due to end, setting up a presidential election within 90 days. The move comes ahead of the October 25 parliamentary vote and could see him appointed prime minister if the SNS forms a government. -
Detroit after-hours venue shooting leaves three dead, four wounded
Three men were killed and four people wounded early Sunday in a shooting at an after-hours venue on Detroit’s west side. Police said the injured had non-life-threatening wounds; no suspect has been identified and no arrests have been announced. -
Burnham to put social care reform plan before voters at next election
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he will put a social care reform plan to voters at the next general election, due by mid-2029. He says care would be free at the point of use, with costs spread across the population, but has not yet presented the plan. -
Bid to codify stricter neutrality fails in Swiss referendum
Swiss voters rejected a constitutional plan to tighten neutrality; projections showed over two-thirds voted no, and it failed to win a majority of cantons. It would have barred NATO cooperation unless Switzerland was attacked and limited sanctions to UN-approved cases. -
Afghanistan says Nuristan operation killed 28 fighters; Pakistan rejects accusations
Afghanistan’s defence ministry said its forces killed 28 fighters and wounded 32 in Nuristan after a group it said included Islamic State militants crossed from Pakistan on Saturday; Islamabad denied involvement, and Reuters could not verify the account or casualty figures. -
DMZ landmine blast injures three South Korean soldiers; joint probe begins
South Korea’s military and the United Nations Command have launched a joint investigation into a September 21 blast near the DMZ that injured three South Korean soldiers clearing a patrol route. The military says it will search further, verify the cause and publish findings. -
Fatma Kaya asks Erdogan to relieve her of all posts amid share-trading allegation
AK Party deputy chair Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya asked Erdogan to relieve her of all posts after opposition politician Zeynel Emre alleged she and her husband invested 163 million lira, mostly in Ozata Denizcilik shares, and later received about 2.17 billion lira from sales. -
Police declare major incident near RAF Fairford after arrests on suspicion of Explosives Act offences
On Sunday, police declared a major incident near RAF Fairford after several men were arrested on suspicion of Explosives Act offences. Properties in Whelford were being evacuated, and an Army bomb-disposal team was examining several vehicles. -
Roadblocks and armed police block access as security rises at US base in Fairford
A Reuters witness reported significantly increased security at the US air base in Fairford, England, in recent days: roadblocks and armed police prevented access, and emergency vehicles were parked nearby. The US Air Force would not discuss specific force-protection measures. -
Taiwan says US understands its defence needs as $14 billion arms deal awaits Trump
Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi said the US understands Taiwan’s defence needs and the severe military threat from China. A proposed $14 billion US arms package is still awaiting President Donald Trump’s approval after he put it in abeyance in May.
