Good evening. Here is what happened around the world and across the country today, Monday, October 12, 2026.
INTERNATIONAL / INTERNACIONAL
More Houthi strikes hit Riyadh airport; schools move online
Saudi Arabia said another projectile hit Terminal 4 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, October 11, starting a fire and injuring people. Saudi air defenses also intercepted a cruise missile near the airport. The Dammam airport in the Eastern Province was attacked the same day.
The new attack came a day after the Houthis claimed a strike on the same airport on October 10 that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300. Saudi authorities said the dead included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, one U.S. citizen, and people from Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt; one Indian national died later from injuries. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed responsibility in a televised speech.
The airport has stayed closed since the October 10 attack. Saudi authorities shifted all schools in Riyadh to remote learning from Sunday through Thursday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the strike, saying attacks on civilians violate international law.
At least 139 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
An overcrowded boat carrying 305 migrants, most of them Ethiopians, capsized off Djibouti on the night of October 8–9 while heading for Yemen. The UN migration agency (IOM) said at least 139 people are dead, including 15 children, and 84 remain missing. More than 80 people survived, all Ethiopian nationals.
The boat went down near Guhere, north of the port town of Obock, shortly after setting off. Survivors told the IOM the vessel started sinking as soon as people boarded — it was simply overcrowded. “No one gets into a boat like that unless they believe there is no other safe way,” said IOM Director General Amy Pope, who called on governments to open safe and legal pathways. The IOM called it one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded on the Horn of Africa–Arabian Peninsula route, where more than 900 migrants died or went missing last year.
POLITICS / POLÍTICA
Trump’s Russian diesel deal faces bipartisan pushback in the Senate
On Friday, President Trump announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin: Russia would immediately ship more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the U.S. and global markets, followed by 500,000 tons in November, 1 million tons right after, and another 3 million tons “within a short period of time.” The Treasury Department issued a license Friday allowing the imports through April 7, 2027. The goal: bring down near-record diesel prices.
On Sunday, six senators — Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis, and John Curtis, plus Democrats Jeanne Shaheen and Richard Blumenthal — called on the administration to “immediately reverse course.” They said the deal breaks a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports and that Congress was never consulted. “The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians,” they wrote. Sen. Tillis said on NBC’s Meet the Press there is a legitimate case the president is not following the law. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called the deal “not fair and not honest.”
IMMIGRATION / INMIGRACIÓN
ICE told to push for 3,000 arrests a day
ICE leadership told agents nationwide last week to add 1,000 more arrests per day — back to a goal of 3,000 daily, CNN reported October 8, citing two sources familiar with the verbal order. Agents were also told to reach about 19,000 arrests per week. The agency had recently been averaging around 2,000 a day.
A Homeland Security spokesperson denied there are quotas: “there are NO quotas on arrests.” ICE also put out a bid to expand holding space at its offices, citing “exceptionally high operational tempo with increased arrests.” When a reporter asked about the directive at an October 9 press conference, Secretary Markwayne Mullin pushed back hard. The push comes three weeks before the midterm elections, with some Republicans uneasy about who is being targeted.
DHS: New York declined 16,070 ICE detainer requests
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that New York authorities declined 16,070 ICE detainer requests between January 20, 2025, and October 8, 2026. DHS tied the declined requests to 52,503 criminal charges and convictions combined — the agency mixes the two, so that number is not a count of convicted offenders.
The breakdown, per DHS: 9,502 assaults, 4,324 drug offenses, 2,198 weapons offenses, 1,776 robberies, 1,631 burglaries, 1,561 DUIs, 1,017 sexual offenses, 132 kidnappings, and 131 homicides. Secretary Mullin blamed Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul, saying the federal government gets “no help” from them. New York officials support the state’s limits on cooperation with ICE. Detainers are requests to hold someone up to 48 hours past release so ICE can take custody.
CORPORATE WATCH / EMPRESAS BAJO LA LUPA
Lyft to pay $272.5 million over driver wage theft claims
Lyft agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle claims by California and its three largest cities that the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors instead of employees to save money, Reuters reported October 1. The settlement covers April 2016 through December 2020 and still needs a judge’s approval. It is the largest wage-and-hour settlement in California history, according to the state Labor Commissioner’s Office.
Lyft maintains its drivers “have always been properly classified under the law.” Driver advocates called it overdue justice — but pointed out it changes nothing going forward. In 2020, Lyft and other gig companies bankrolled Proposition 22, which let them keep classifying drivers as contractors. The payout covers past violations; today’s drivers work under the same model. Lyft and Uber paid $328 million to settle similar claims in New York in 2023.
MARKETS / LA BOLSA
Mixed close: Dow up, Nasdaq down, oil climbs
U.S. stocks finished mixed on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.38% to 51,851. The S&P 500 slipped 0.06% to 7,807.24 — still the third-highest close in history, just off its record of 7,818.93 set October 6. The Nasdaq fell 0.44% to 27,246 as tech and chip stocks dragged it down. The bond market was closed for Columbus Day.
Oil rose as the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia rattled energy markets: U.S. crude gained 1.5% to $93.28 a barrel, Brent rose 1.3% to $106.09. Gold fell 0.64% to $4,167.56. The 10-year Treasury yield edged up to 5.24%.
Big movers: Chipotle dropped about 4% to $30.40 after Starbucks denied takeover rumors; Starbucks rose 1.7% to $92.28. Figs, the healthcare apparel company, surged over 12%. Meta gained after launching its Muse Wonder AI model. Sandisk fell more than 6% and Lumentum dropped almost 10% on AI-chip worries. CCC Intelligent Solutions jumped 8% to $7.59 on buyout talks. Banks report earnings starting Tuesday — JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup — and the September consumer price index lands Wednesday.
BREAKING / ÚLTIMA HORA
Federal agents raid Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in early-morning search
Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington-area home before dawn on Monday, October 12, the Justice Department confirmed. The department said the search is part of “an ongoing federal criminal investigation” but gave no further details.
Border czar Tom Homan told Fox News that investigators presented evidence to a D.C. court and a judge signed off on the warrant. Sources told Fox News the probe involves Omar’s immigration paperwork, filled out by her late father when she was a child; Omar, 44, came to the U.S. as a Somali refugee and became a citizen in 2000. Neighbors described loud banging around 4 or 5 a.m. and agents going in and out all morning.
Omar called it “an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement” and vowed, “I will not be silenced.” Trump told reporters he had “nothing” to do with ordering the search: “I think she’s a terrible person, but that’s really up to the DOJ.” House Democratic leaders, including Hakeem Jeffries, called the raid “deeply disturbing.” She has not been charged with a crime. Trump heads to a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, tonight.
OTHER STATES / OTROS ESTADOS
California: off-duty ICE agent shot after assaulting Fresno family
An off-duty ICE agent was shot early Friday in Fresno, California, after police say he drunkenly attacked a 72-year-old homeowner who asked him to leave his lawn. The agent, 32-year-old David Gonzalez of Texas, was found asleep on the family’s front lawn around 3:20 a.m. When the woman who found him woke her father, the father asked Gonzalez to leave. Police say Gonzalez, appearing intoxicated and agitated, struck the 72-year-old and forced him to the ground, then attacked the daughter when she intervened.
The father, fearing for their safety, fired one shot from a legally owned firearm, hitting Gonzalez in the stomach. The daughter’s boyfriend — an off-duty police officer — handcuffed Gonzalez. Gonzalez was taken to a hospital, then arrested on suspicion of felony assault and battery; he also faces vandalism charges. The homeowner faces no charges. ICE and DHS referred questions to Fresno police. A Fresno city councilman called for suspending ICE enforcement operations in the Central Valley.
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California: Tropical Storm Rachel wrecks Long Beach homes
Four days of destructive waves from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel battered the Long Beach Peninsula over the weekend, leaving eight buildings — 13 addresses — red-tagged as unsafe to enter, plus one yellow-tagged. Waves smashed doors and windows and washed the sand out from under buildings, undermining foundations; one home cracked from foundation to roof.
A mandatory evacuation that began Friday at 7 p.m. for oceanfront homes on Seaside Walk between 64th and 66th places stays in effect through at least Tuesday noon, per Mayor Rex Richardson. Crews are dropping 3,000-pound sandbags with cranes to shore up the bulkhead. The L.A. Harbor tide gauge peaked at 7.7 feet Saturday, about 1.6 feet above predicted. Long Beach officials estimate repairs could cost $1.5 million to $3.5 million.
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Sources / Fuentes
- Rep. Ilhan Omar home raid: Reuters · USA Today · New York Post · The Times
- Riyadh airport attacks: USA Today · The Times · India Strategic
- Djibouti boat capsizing: Associated Press · Reuters · Fox News
- Russian diesel deal: Associated Press · Daily Caller
- ICE arrest goals: CNN · WGME/CBS13 (DHS denial)
- DHS detainer data: U.S. Department of Homeland Security · New York Post · IANS
- Lyft settlement: Reuters · Fast Company
- Markets: Investopedia · Motley Fool · Morningstar (Dow Jones Market Data)
- Fresno ICE agent shooting: USA Today · New York Post · KSEE/KGPE
- Tropical Storm Rachel / Long Beach: Realtor.com (KABC) · New York Post · International Business Times
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