October 28: ‘The threat is over’: Search for Maine suspect ends. Israel expands ground operation in Gaza and bombs Hamas tunnel

Scott Fagerstrom

Updated: Oct 28, 2023 / 06:04 AM CDT

BOWDOIN, MAINE – OCTOBER 26: Law enforcement officials gather in the road leading to the home of the suspect being sought in connection with two mass shootings on October 26, 2023 in Bowdoin, Maine. Police are searching for U.S. Army Reservist Robert Card, 40, who is wanted in the shooting deaths of 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar last night in nearby Lewiston. At least 13 others were wounded in the rampage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Good morning! It’s Saturday Oct. 28, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. ‘The threat is over’: Maine shootings suspect found dead

BOWDOIN, MAINE – OCTOBER 26: Law enforcement officials gather in the road leading to the home of the Robert Card, the suspect who was being sought in connection with two shootings on October 25, 2023 in Bowdoin, Maine. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

2. Israel expands ground operation in Gaza and bombs Hamas tunnels after knocking out communications

Israeli military armoured vehicles deploy along Israel’s border with Gaza on October 24, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

3. Illinois landlord indicted on hate crime, murder charges

This undated photo provided on Mon., Oct. 16, 2023, by the Chicago chapter of the Council On American Islamic Relations, shows Wadea Al-Fayoume. The 6-year-old boy was being buried on Monday and his mother was hospitalized with stab wounds after the Will County Sheriff’s Office said their 71-year-old landlord attacked them in Plainfield, Ill., because of their Muslim faith and high emotions over the Israel-Hamas war. (CAIR-Chicago via AP)

4. George Santos pleads not guilty to new fraud charges in New York

FILE - U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters outside the Capitol, in Washington, May 17, 2023. Santos, charged with a host of financial crimes, including embezzling money from his campaign, withdrew $85,000 from his campaign to help repay hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned himself to get elected in 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) — FILE – U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters outside the Capitol, in Washington, May 17, 2023. Santos, charged with a host of financial crimes, including embezzling money from his campaign, withdrew $85,000 from his campaign to help repay hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned himself to get elected in 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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📅 What we’re watching

🔴 The General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, meeting in Vatican City, will hold a key vote on the role of women in the Roman Catholic Church.

🔴 Former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence will address the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas,

🔴 The second game of the World Series, with the Arizona Diamondbacks taking on the Texas Rangers, takes place in Arlington, Texas.

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