Here is a roundup of the top US stories making headlines on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from sport and business to politics and public safety.
1. Milwaukee Brewers win their first World Series. The Brewers claimed the championship for the first time in franchise history, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 and setting off celebrations in Milwaukee.
2. DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart for $17 billion. The food delivery giant's agreement to acquire the grocery delivery platform could reshape delivery options across the United States, combining two of the biggest names in the sector.
3. Dropbox cuts 9% of its workforce. The company announced a global workforce reduction of about 9%, including the departure of chief technology officer Ali Dasdan, as it realigns resources around its growth priorities.
4. Emergency declared at a South Carolina nuclear site. An emergency was declared after a fire broke out at a laboratory at a nuclear site in South Carolina, with a radiation leak also reported. Details on the exact location, scale and containment measures were still emerging, prompting questions about safety protocols and regulatory oversight.
5. DHS investigates a major data breach. The Department of Homeland Security is investigating what has been described as a catastrophic breach exposing thousands of employees, including ICE and Border Patrol agents, with reports putting the number affected at around 40,000.
6. Midterm politics heat up. With the November 3 midterms days away, reports describe FBI agents expressing concern about being ordered to take legally dubious steps such as seizing voting machines on election day, a surge in ICE arrests in California, and a federal judge rejecting a request to block 20,000 California voters' ballots over unproven noncitizenship allegations. In Alaska, Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski crossed party lines to endorse the Democrat in the governor's race, while conservative activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby were charged in Minnesota over alleged voter impersonation. Labor leader Dolores Huerta died at age 96.
7. Pentagon shake-up amid Iran war planning. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the Pentagon's top military planner even as the administration weighs additional strikes against Iran, a move that signals internal upheaval in US defense leadership at a moment of escalating confrontation.
Sources: Fox News, The Financial Express, Just Security, Mueller She Wrote, Dayna Steele
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