Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged in the US with ordering torture of opponents and Americans, according to an indictment unsealed on Thursday.
A Russian bomb attack on the eastern Ukraine city of Kramatorsk killed at least 33 people, with authorities describing the attack as a targeted strike on civilians at a bus stop.
Tropical Storm Isaias rapidly intensified to become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season after forming in warm waters off Mexico's east coast.
World
South Korea test-flew its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon following North Korea's recent test, amid rising tensions after land mine explosions injured three South Korean soldiers near the border.
Houthi rebels launched airstrikes on airports in Riyadh and Abha, Saudi Arabia, killing three people and injuring dozens.
A U.S. Marine stationed at an Okinawa base was arrested for allegedly robbing and murdering a local woman, prompting Japan's foreign minister to summon the U.S. ambassador.
Business
Levi Strauss beat earnings expectations on Wednesday and raised full-year profit guidance to $1.54-$1.56 per share, up from $1.46-$1.52.
Nike reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $11.21 billion down 4% below expectations and shares fell about 8% to $32.34, a 13-year low, down 48% this year.
PepsiCo reports Thursday with analysts expecting revenue to climb 4.4% to $24.98 billion while diluted EPS are projected to barely budge at $2.30.
Technology
OpenAI launched GPT-6 with Intelligent UI, enabling ChatGPT to generate interactive tools instead of just returning text.
Microsoft is pushing advanced AI onto personal computers with Nvidia-powered Surface devices and new safeguards for autonomous agents.
TSMC's September revenue jumped 54.6%, and GlobalFoundries secured a five-year deal to manufacture advanced chip-packaging components for TSMC in New York.
Science
Seven days of strength training shrunk visceral fat cells in obese mice and reactivated fat-burning pathways despite no change in overall body weight.
NASA is searching for hidden underground caves on the Moon to identify potential shelter locations for astronauts as part of its first Moon base preparation.
An FDA-approved epilepsy drug called lacosamide appears to reverse osteoarthritis damage by blocking a protein involved in both pain signaling and cartilage destruction.
Economy
Americans' one-year inflation expectations climbed to 3.9%, a 3-year high, according to the New York Federal Reserve's latest consumer survey.
Nonfarm payrolls added only 29,000 jobs in September, with prior months revised sharply lower, including July cut to -10,000.
Inflation progress has stalled due partly to Middle East conflict driving energy prices higher, with core PCE inflation at 3 percent annually through August.
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