News for October 30, 2025

Food banks are bracing for a sharp rise in demand as the USDA says SNAP benefits are set to expire during the government shutdown.

A Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio was mistaken for former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in a London newspaper interview about Zohran Mamdani.

Two people died in New York City after heavy rain caused basement and lower-level flooding during flash flooding on Thursday.

Trump and Xi struck a temporary trade deal that lowers some tensions, but mostly rolls back the worst parts of their trade fight without fixing deeper problems.

Trump said he and Xi reached a short-term set of trade and supply deals, including more U.S. soybean sales, lower fentanyl-related tariffs, and a delay in China’s rare earth export limits.

The Justice Department is investigating whether Black Lives Matter leaders defrauded donors after the movement took in millions during the 2020 racial justice protests.

Sean Combs has been transferred to a federal prison in New Jersey to serve the rest of his 50-month sentence.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem رفضed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s request to pause immigration enforcement in the Chicago area over Halloween weekend.

Mississinewa High School in Indiana canceled its planned production of Jodi Picoult’s musical "Between the Lines," and Picoult called the move censorship.

The NBA has approved Mark Walter’s $10 billion purchase of a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, making him the team’s majority owner.

Abby Zwerner testified that she thought she was dying after a 6-year-old student shot her in her Virginia classroom, and she is suing a former assistant principal over the incident.

Maryland declared a state of emergency as SNAP benefits are set to lapse on Nov. 1, and Gov. Wes Moore said the state will use $10 million to help food banks and other support groups.