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President Donald Trump begins his high-stakes Asia trip by brokering a peace deal in Malaysia—and signs a flurry of trade agreements after issuing a warning to Hamas.

Clashes broke out overnight outside Portland’s ICE facility. Meanwhile, National Guard deployment is on hold as the courts weigh a decision.

Can we “resistance-train” the brain the way we do the body—to boost performance and keep it healthier, longer? Vital Signs’ Brendon Fallon shares insights from a professor of medicine and brain-health expert.

The holiday season is approaching, and the gridlock on Capitol Hill could affect people’s travel plans. The Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress warned on Thursday that flight disruptions would increase as the government shutdown enters its fourth week. At present, approximately 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 TSA officers are working without pay. The controllers’ first missed paycheck will come due on Oct. 28, which is expected to cause more absences among workers.

An illegal immigrant truck driver from India is accused of causing a fiery crash that killed three people in Southern California. Federal officials now say the driver involved should not have had a commercial license.

As the government shutdown entered its 23rd day, senators have failed to reopen the government for the 12th time. A vote planned for Thursday afternoon aims to pay federal workers on the job during the shutdown. One Democratic senator is vowing to continue to "put country over party" as he repeatedly breaks ranks in both word and action.

Vice President JD Vance criticized the Israeli parliament's vote on West Bank annexation on Thursday, saying it amounted to an insult and went against the Trump administration's policies and efforts to ensure that the U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group holds in Gaza. The Israeli parliament on Wednesday narrowly passed a symbolic preliminary vote in support of annexing the occupied West Bank.

Ukraine said Russia launched more than 400 drones and nearly 30 missiles in an overnight attack, killing six people. The air assault targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure—the latest Russian attempt to cripple the country’s energy system as winter approaches. The attack followed President Donald Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he is holding off on plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A routine immigration enforcement sweep in New York City's Chinatown district escalated quickly on Tuesday. Federal agents with ICE and Border Patrol moved in on street vendors accused of selling counterfeit handbags and electronics. Crowds gathered within minutes, shouting and blocking agents’ vehicles. Homeland Security later said the operation was part of a broader crackdown on sellers of counterfeit goods.

Vice President JD Vance is in Israel as Washington tries to stabilize the first phase of the Gaza cease-fire and push Israel and the Hamas terrorist group toward the next phase. Vance will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and hold a press conference later on Tuesday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that President Donald Trump can deploy National Guard troops into Portland. The three-judge panel granted the Justice Department’s request to lift a lower court block on the deployment. The court said the move was an appropriate response after protesters damaged a federal building and threatened ICE officers.

President Donald Trump will host Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House for the first time on Monday. Albanese is vowing to put Australia’s national interest at the forefront of talks, with a focus on defense, trade, and regional security.

Amazon's cloud services unit Amazon Web Services was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites, along with some of the world's most popular apps, and disrupted businesses globally. After roughly three hours of disruptions, systems were gradually coming back online, with AWS saying it was seeing "significant signs of recovery" for some impacted services.

The Israeli military said it launched airstrikes and artillery fire at targets in southern Gaza on Sunday, Oct. 19, in response to Hamas violating the cease-fire agreement.

Tens of thousands took to the streets across the United States on Saturday for the "No Kings" protests. We’ll take you to Chicago, where NTD’s Chris Bob was on the ground with demonstrators.

Is there a real possibility of economic or strategic decoupling between the United States and China? Our expert panel weighs in as U.S.–China trade tensions build.

It took only a couple of minutes for thieves to rob the famous Louvre Museum—while tourists were still inside. The thieves reportedly stole pieces of jewelry from the Napoleon collection.

How can regenerative medicine, including stem cell therapy, help ease the pain of arthritis? Brendon Fallon, host of "Vital Signs," shares insights from a leading rehabilitation and pain medicine specialist.

President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday as part of a renewed effort to end the conflict in Ukraine. This will be Zelenskyy’s third visit to the White House this year.

New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, and Curtis Sliwa squared off for a debate on Thursday in a bid for the seat that current Mayor Eric Adams is vacating in 2026. Cuomo served as governor of New York from 2011 to 2021, and is running as an independent. Mamdani, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, has served as a member of the New York Assembly for the borough of Queens since 2021. Republican candidate Sliwa, founder of the crime patrol group Guardian Angels, previously ran for New York City mayor in 2021, but lost to Adams.

The federal government’s partial shutdown has entered its 16th day. The Senate is planning to vote at 11 a.m. ET for a 10th time on the short-term funding bill, but that vote is expected to fail again. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other House GOP leaders are holding a press conference at 10 a.m. ET. NTD will have live coverage of that event.

Israel says it has identified two more hostages among the bodies returned from Gaza. Israel's army said the bodies of 27-year-old Inbar Hayman and 39-year-old Sgt. Muhammad al-Atarash were handed over by the Hamas terrorist group on Wednesday night. Hayman was the last known female hostage still held in Gaza after being kidnapped from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. President Donald Trump said the United States is helping Israel recover the bodies of those still missing.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a dispute over the composition of Louisiana electoral districts on Wednesday. A group of black voters has appealed a lower court's finding that a voting map that added a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana was guided too much by racial considerations in violation of the constitutional promise of equal protection under the law. This is the second time the Supreme Court will hear arguments in this case.

Israel released the identities of three deceased hostages on Oct. 15 that had been handed over by the Hamas terrorist group a day earlier, but said a fourth set of remains transferred by Hamas did not match any of the hostages. The IDF has notified the families of the three men following the completion of the identification process. In response to reports that Hamas was handing over the remains of the dead hostages more slowly than agreed, the Israeli military said it would cut aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip.