News for October 13, 2025

Major news outlets, including The New York Times, refused to sign the Defense Department’s new press rules, setting up a likely clash with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Pentagon access.

South Carolina is quarantining more than 150 unvaccinated schoolchildren after a measles exposure as the US sees its worst measles outbreak in more than 30 years.

Economists expect the Federal Reserve to help support a stronger U.S. economy in 2025, even as job growth stays weak and inflation remains above target.

Trump’s Gaza truce plan has moved into a new phase, but key questions remain about whether Hamas will disarm and whether the ceasefire will last.

A small plane crashed onto Interstate 195 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, killing Thomas Perkins and Agatha Perkins and closing part of the highway.

Twenty members of Barrio 18 escaped from a prison in Guatemala, raising security and corruption concerns after the U.S. labeled the gang a foreign terrorist group.

New Jersey’s 2024 voting shifts show President Donald Trump gaining new support in nonwhite working-class towns while Democrats strengthen in wealthier suburbs and shore towns, raising questions about whether the change will last.