Breaking: FBI and Postal Inspection Service probe letters containing suspicious substances mailed to multiple congressional offices and election offices nationwide, including white powder incidents in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Ohio. Offices evacuated; no injuries reported weeks before midterms. Full updates, official statements, and context from 17GEN4 News.

Latest updates on the Scottsdale short-term rental shooting: More than 40 shots fired early Sunday at an Airbnb party in south Scottsdale, striking nearby homes with no injuries reported. Suspect still at large as of mid-October 2026. Police pursuing leads while the city intensifies its multi-agency crackdown on problem rentals. Full details, official statements, and neighbor accounts from 17GEN4 News.

October 15, 2026 national news roundup from 17GEN4 News: President Trump scraps plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution after bipartisan backlash and polls showing 80% opposition. Ukraine ends energy truce and strikes Russian refineries amid Starlink restrictions and tensions with Trump. US CPI inflation rises to 3.7% as wholesale prices jump on soaring gas costs ahead of midterms. Republicans privately concede House control is all but lost.

Late September and early October 2026 domain sales: Shopify acquired Shop.com, Mogul.com closed at $1.3 million, and GoDaddy postponed a premium auction headlined by Brunch.com, Russian.com, and German.com.

Latest 2026 midterm elections news, 29 days out: Democrats lead the generic ballot by 7–9 points, expand House targets into Trump districts, and compete in Senate races in Texas, Ohio, and Alaska as Trump approval stays near 31–34%.

October 5 2026 national headlines: FBI arrests alleged Chinese agent Wanying Zhang at LAX for surveilling Taiwan leader’s son, US pulls B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford, Nobel medicine prize for optogenetics, Dennis Hastert dies. Full roundup on 17GEN4 News.

October 3 2026 national news roundup from 17GEN4 News: UAE calls FlyDubai co-pilot axe attack a terrorist act, Tennessee prison chief resigns after botched Christa Pike execution, Hochul taps Letitia James on Cornell assault probe, and September jobs rise only 29,000. Breaking US headlines and midterm context at 17GEN4.com

Follow 2026 midterm election coverage from 17GEN4 News: competitive Senate races, candidate polling, voter registration deadlines, economic signals, and campaign trail updates ahead of November. Latest national and state election reporting at 17GEN4.com.

Who is Capt. Smit Machchhar? Indian Flydubai captain, ex-SpiceJet trainer with 9,750 Boeing 737 hours, stabbed on FZ1073. Co-pilot named only as Omani national. Full background from 17GEN4.com.

Breaking national headlines for September 30, 2026: U.S. completes Iraq troop withdrawal, Trump and tech giants sign voluntary AI safety standards, Supreme Court allows third-country deportations. Full roundup from 17GEN4 News.

Breaking US national headlines for September 29, 2026: Jack Smith Senate testimony, Cornell University gang rape probe reopened, $15B Iowa steel mill, fuel economy rollback, Christa Pike execution, SpaceX Starship orbit. Get today’s top stories from 17GEN4 News at 17GEN4.com.

Regular gasoline was $5.09 a gallon Thursday at Scottsdale Road and Osborn Road in Scottsdale. That’s above the city and state AAA averages as Arizona fuel costs remain elevated versus last year.

Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba is set to wed 29-year-old Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon on Saturday. Friends say his compliment “you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen” and a 23-carat diamond won her over after months of dating.

James “Jim” Copenhaver, 76, who was shot twice at the July 2024 Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died after living with permanent injuries including remaining bullet fragments. Officials and family mourn the survivor.

At least 164 AI-generated or enhanced political ads have appeared in 2026 races, placing candidates in fictitious situations. Experts warn of eroded trust as midterms near. Coverage of Texas Senate spots, state laws and the “liar’s dividend.”

After being turned away Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s order, CNN and MS NOW journalists regained White House access around noon. Latest on the press-ban standoff with Politico status pending.

WASHINGTON — CNN, MS NOW and Politico asked a federal judge Thursday for an emergency hearing after their journalists were turned away from the White House and, in some cases, had credentials confiscated, despite an overnight court order requiring the administration to immediately restore their access. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee, issued a temporary restraining order in the early hours of September 24 directing the White House to “immediately retur