A teenager opened fire at an elementary campus in Oregon, and the Bend school shooting left three children and a teacher dead, according to local officials. Authorities said the victims were ages 5, 8, and 11, along with a teacher. A 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old adult were hospitalized.
A community member then shot and killed the 16-year-old suspected gunman after following him into Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. Officials said the suspect, a Bend resident, used a long gun. His identity and any connection to the school were not immediately known.
- The Bend Police Department said the teen forced entry by firing at locked doors. District materials describe multiple security layers, including secure vestibules, visitor ID checks and electronic buzz-in systems. Police said officers arrived within minutes, and the bystander shot the suspect shortly after an officer reached the scene.
Justice Department sues California over alleged noncitizen ballots
The Justice Department sues California over alleged noncitizen ballots
The Justice Department has filed suit to stop California from counting ballots it alleges are linked to noncitizens. Three weeks before Election Day, federal officials delivered a flash drive with 20,000 names they said appeared on Los Angeles County voter rolls.
The county’s top election official was given 48 hours to review the list or face litigation, which was filed yesterday.
- State officials and many election experts dispute the noncitizen voting allegations, citing prior misinformation on the issue and data methods that can yield false positives. With vote-by-mail already underway, federal lawyers are asking courts to segregate ballots tied to those names so they are not counted while investigated. Analysts note the Constitution assigns states the primary role in running elections, and it would be unusual for the suit to succeed.
Trump lawyers press claim over ownership of presidential papers
Administration attorneys are set to argue at a federal appeals court that presidential records created during Donald Trump’s time in office belong to him rather than the public. The dispute could reach the Supreme Court.
The argument follows a series of steps in Trump’s second term that tested post-Watergate limits on presidential recordkeeping. For generations, presidents decided how to handle their papers until Congress passed the Presidential Records Act after disputes involving Richard Nixon.
Every president had complied with the law until this year, when the administration moved to invalidate it six months ago. That motion followed Trump’s indictment on obstruction-of-justice charges over alleged retention of classified material at Mar-a-Lago, a case a judge later dismissed on technical grounds before the Justice Department dropped it after Trump won reelection.
Behind the story
by Monika Evstatieva, senior producer on an investigations team
The inquiry began with a tip from Ann Arbor, where an older shopper said she was lured into a mall store by a free eye cream sample and left with $5,000 in products she did not want and could not return. She later connected online with more than 30 others who reported similar experiences and asked for a deeper look.
Over more than a year, reporters interviewed over 50 people, including customers, relatives and former employees. They examined court records, hundreds of online reviews and nearly 500 consumer complaints obtained through public records requests.
The reporting identified a network of mall skincare shops across the country that allegedly targeted older adults and people with disabilities, with links to a California company, Mazal Group. Journalists visited stores in Virginia, Maryland and California, and went to the company’s headquarters in Chatsworth, California.
Readers can find the full report, a documentary and an accompanying audio episode through the investigations unit’s platforms.
Weekend picks
Movies: Other Mommy, starring Jessica Chastain, follows a 7-year-old visited by an entity that resembles her mother. Reviewers call it an intense horror drama with buried family secrets.
TV: The Lowdown returns for a second season, featuring Ethan Hawke as a freelance investigative reporter entangled with a powerful Tulsa family.
Books: The Two Saddest Kitchens pairs cartoonists Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein in a humorous exchange about kitchen anxieties and aversion to cooking.
Music: Remi Wolf’s album Mud reflects a period of personal change, including sobriety and a breakup. She discusses the record and performs selections on a recent broadcast.
Gaming: Early impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ahead of its Nov. 5 release suggest it will draw in returning fans and new players alike.
Quiz: Test your recall on a week that featured White House staffing changes, a child reality star’s return and headlines involving Elon Musk.
3 things to know before you go
- Federal authorities are probing suspicious mailings, some with a white powder, sent to state election officials and congressional offices.
- Trump canceled the livestream of Nidal Hasan’s execution. The former Army psychiatrist killed 13 people and wounded 32 at Fort Hood, Texas.
- The Smithsonian’s National Zoo welcomed five cheetah cubs this month. A 24-hour livestream offers a view of the cubs with their mother.
This roundup was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
Analysts note the Constitution assigns states the primary role in running elections, and it would be unusual for the suit to succeed.
The Justice Department has filed suit to stop California from counting ballots it alleges are linked to noncitizens.
The reporting identified a network of mall skincare shops across the country that allegedly targeted older adults and people with disabilities, with links to a California company, Mazal Group.
Trump canceled the livestream of Nidal Hasan’s execution.