Top US Headlines Today: Ukraine Peace Talks Open, California Rejects Billionaire Tax, Boeing Cuts Jobs (November 10, 2026)

Here are the top stories making news across the United States on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

Ukraine peace talks open in Abu Dhabi. American, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators opened trilateral talks on Tuesday — their first meeting since February — with Washington seeking what officials called a final end to the war, now in its fifth year. President Trump suggested last week that a broad peace deal was possible and could incorporate Europe's security.

California voters reject the billionaire tax. Voters turned down Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of residents worth more than $1 billion. It would have been the nation's first wealth tax of its kind. Voters did approve Proposition 38, authorising $8.4 billion in bonds for medical research.

Supreme Court clears the Big Bend border wall. The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the Trump administration can resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of southwest Texas, including through the national park, while legal challenges continue.

Boeing cuts about 5% of its commercial airplane workforce. The aircraft maker announced job cuts across its commercial airplane division, adding to a wave of restructuring in American manufacturing.

Hegseth impeachment fight heads to the House. Outgoing Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, alleging illegal military actions and abuse of power. President Trump publicly backed Hegseth ahead of a possible vote this week, and Hegseth called the effort a "political spectacle" at a Pentagon press conference.

Honda invests $3 billion in Ohio. Honda announced it will build a new auto plant in central Ohio, designed mainly to boost production of hybrid-electric vehicles, with operations slated to begin in 2029.

Saudi pipeline attacked. Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, was struck and set on fire, with Iran-backed Houthis blamed, amid ongoing attacks on Saudi energy sites.

Booker Prize goes to an 81-year-old. M. John Harrison, 81, won the 2026 Booker Prize for "The End of Everything," becoming the oldest winner in the award's history.

Sources: Seven Lights Daily Brief, NPR News Now, KFF Health News, The Associated Press, The New York Times.

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