Teen kills 4 at Oregon elementary school; DOJ sues California over voter rolls

A teenager opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher, officials said. The children were ages 5, 8, and 11. Two others, a 7-year-old and a 54-year-old, were hospitalized. A bystander killed the 16-year-old suspected shooter after following him into the school, according to local officials. The suspected shooter, a Bend resident, has not been identified. He used a "long gun," similar to a rifle or shotgun. It is still unclear whether he had any connection to the school. A candlelight memorial was held outside the school on Oct. 15, 2026.

DOJ sues California over voter rolls

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against California, aiming to prevent the state from counting ballots that the government says are from noncitizens. Three weeks before Election Day, the DOJ gave Los Angeles County's top voting official a flash drive with the names of 20,000 people it suspected of being noncitizens on California's voter rolls. The official was given 48 hours to investigate the names or face a lawsuit, which was filed yesterday.

Trump argues presidential papers belong to him

Lawyers for the Trump administration are set to argue in a federal appeals court today that White House papers are Trump's personal property, not the public's. The case could reach the conservative-leaning Supreme Court. The White House's claim follows a series of actions during Trump's second term that challenged limits placed on the president after the Watergate scandal. For about 200 years, presidents could personally decide what to do with the papers they created in office. Then Congress established the Presidential Records Act following disputes with Richard Nixon. Until this year, every president followed this records law. Half a year ago, the Trump administration took steps to invalidate the law. This action followed Trump's indictment on obstruction-of-justice charges for allegedly keeping classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. A federal judge dismissed the case on technical grounds, and the Justice Department dropped it after Trump won reelection.

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Authorities are looking into suspicious mail sent to election officials and congressional offices across several states.

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