Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 infected across 12 African nations

The Ebola outbreak declared in May has infected more than 10,000 people, according to figures released by the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nearly 5,000 people have died in the outbreak, which spans from Nigeria to Kenya. About one-third of the dead have been children. The outbreak has spread faster than any previous one, and it covers more territory than any before it. It ranks second among Ebola outbreaks by death toll.

Election officials in Israel expect to finish counting votes by tomorrow afternoon. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff, has secured the majority needed to govern. Voters turned out in record numbers. Netanyahu pulled ahead in the morning count after Israelis went to bed the previous night believing Eisenkot held the lead. The leading candidate will have six weeks to assemble a governing coalition. Eisenkot could win support from Arab-led parties in parliament, but his camp is reluctant to work with them after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks. If no bloc wins a majority, coalition talks could run for days or weeks.

Consumer prices rose 3.7% in September compared with a year earlier, the Labor Department reported. That figure exceeds the increase from the previous month. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates in September. Investors do not expect a rate hike at today's meeting, and they believe the central bank may act again in December.

Midterm advertising has topped $11 billion, according to Ad Impact. An NPR analysis found that candidates in four Senate races spent more than $15 million on fundraising ads in the 2025-26 cycle. President Trump has appeared at rallies in Texas, Mississippi and Kansas. Danielle Kurtzleben of NPR said his remarks, including jokes about Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's physique, draw laughs but steer clear of economic questions and gas prices that voters weigh most heavily. She said Trump's need to campaign in deeply red states points to a problem for his party. Midterm turnout is typically low, and she said the MAGA vote remains available to him.

In Springfield, Ohio, the Trump administration has pursued deportation of Haitian residents who held Temporary Protected Status. The administration revoked that status for Haitians during Trump's second term. Some Springfield voters said they are voting early because they are angry about the administration's treatment of Haitians. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate nomination by a narrow margin. Trump and former President Barack Obama both campaigned for their party's Senate candidate there over the weekend. Tariffs weigh on Michigan households more than those in any other state because many residents depend on cross-border trade. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plans for further changes to East Potomac Park, the D.C. golf course the president wants to convert into a championship-level venue.

Harvard astrophysicists say they have found a previously undiscovered dwarf planet in the solar system. Sarah J. Maas' latest A Court of Thorns and Roses book came out Tuesday, drawing thousands of fans to midnight release parties at bookstores nationwide. Election officials in Israel expect to finish counting votes by tomorrow afternoon. The Democratic Republic of Congo released the Ebola figures, and the outbreak has infected more than 10,000 people.