Hundreds of people were killed in an airstrike on a packed hospital in Gaza. The first round of voting for House speaker didn't pan out well for Jim Jordan. And move aside, Carolina Reaper, there's a new hottest chili pepper in the world in town. |
👋 Hello! Laura Davis here. It's time for Tuesday's news. |
Hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast |
An airstrike on a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded people and Palestinians seeking shelter killed hundreds Tuesday, the Gaza Health Ministry said, blaming the attack on Israel. The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement disavowing involvement, saying a "failed rocket launch" by the militant group Islamic Jihad was responsible. The health ministry, which is run by Hamas, put the number of fatalities at Al Ahli Arab Hospital at a minimum of 500. 👉 Today's live updates. |
In a dramatic display of support, President Joe Biden plans to travel to Israel on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent the war from growing into a larger conflict. Biden has publicly warned terrorist groups and other nations hostile to Israel not to interfere and expand the confrontation. But there are signs that groups in the Middle East are bracing for a broader war. 👉 Here's what to know. | A Palestinian woman reacts as others rush to look for victims in the rubble of a building following an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday. MAHMUD HAMS, AFP via Getty Images |
Do we have a new House speaker yet? |
Not quite. The speaker of the House is second in line to the presidency, and the United States has gone weeks without the crucial leader in the lower chamber. House Republicans nominated the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to the speakership last week. But Jordan's chances of earning 217 votes – the magic number needed to become speaker – appeared to get murkier after he failed to receive enough support during the first round of voting. 🗳 Follow along here for live updates. | Former Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy laughs as lawmakers hold a vote to elect a new speaker in Washington on Tuesday. Rep. Jim Jordan is seen left row center. Jack Gruber,USA TODAY |
What everyone's talking about |
FDA proposes ban on hair-straightening products linked to cancer |
Could that hair straightening treatment cause cancer? A proposed ruling from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could mean bans on some chemical hair-smoothing and straightening products. The rule would ban formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from those products. The FDA says the use of such chemicals has been linked to long-term health concerns, including an increased risk of cancer. They can also cause short-term health risks, including sensitization reactions and breathing problems. 👉 What to know about the proposed ban. |
🌶 Pepper X named hottest chili pepper in the world |
Now, that's a spicy pepper! The Carolina Reaper has been officially dethroned as the world's hottest chili pepper. PuckerButt Pepper Co. (say that five times fast) founder and pepper expert Ed Currie has spent the past 10 years working on Pepper X, a chili pepper that emits an "immediate and brutal heat." Five of those years were spent proving Pepper X was a different plant with different fruit and documenting its average heat over different plants and generations. "I was feeling the heat for 3½ hours. Then the cramps came. Those cramps are horrible," Currie said, after his initial taste test. Pepper X, which has a rating of 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units, was named the hottest chili pepper in the world by Guinness World Records on Oct. 9. 🥴 Here's how Pepper X stacks up on the Scoville scale. | Ed Currie holds up one of his Pepper X peppers on Oct. 10, in Fort Mill, S.C. Jeffrey Collins, AP | | | | The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fatal shooting of Leonard Allan Cure by a Camden County deputy on Monday. | | | | The NHL has banned the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for Pride Night events. This represents a giant step back for LGBTQ inclusion in the sport. | | | | The 49ers and Eagles had been the class of the NFL as the league's two unbeaten teams after five weeks, but big upsets created some uncertainty. | | | | Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh's case is halted until a lower court hears allegations of jury tampering. | | | | The four inmates Joey Fournier, Marc Kerry Anderson, Johnifer Dernard Barnwell,and Chavis Demaryo Stokes, are accused of escaping the jail. | | | | Hunter Biden is taking aim at Republican foes who spread personal information from his laptop. But the aggressive legal strategy could be a risky one. | | | | Citibank fired Szabolcs Fekete last year after he initially claimed he consumed two coffees, two sandwiches, and two pasta dishes during a work trip. | | | | For the 2023-24 school year, 45% of all public schools reported feeling understaffed. That's down from 53% in the last school year's survey. | | | | Two men stabbed each other after a fight about noise while watching the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers game. Both men were hospitalized. | | | | DeSantis lauded an effort funded by Florida to rescue people trapped in Israel. The evacuations likely would have happened without his help. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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