Friday, October 9, 2026
All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.
- 6 AM CTIsaias strengthens to 110 mph and nears major-hurricane status ahead of a Gulf Coast landfall tonight; U.S. and Ukraine meet in Miami
- Update: Isaias strengthens to 110 mph and is likely to become a major hurricane this morning, with landfall expected tonight or early Saturday
- U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner meet Ukrainian negotiators in Miami today on a new joint plan to end the war
- Update: After Trump rules out Iran strikes before the midterms, Tehran says it will answer the U.S. response on Hormuz within days; oil prices fall
- Justices meet today on 14 relisted petitions, including DOGE's FOIA fight and a Christian leafleter's free-speech case
- 10 AM CTComing at 10 AM CT
- 12 PM CTComing at 12 PM CT
- 2 PM CTComing at 2 PM CT
- 5 PM CTComing at 5 PM CT
- 9 PM CTComing at 9 PM CT
- Evening WrapComing at 10 PM CT