What happened today: 2026-11-02

France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police

Youth-led protests end with street violence in cities across France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and Albania French officials have opened an investigation into the attempted murder of a police officer and Germany’s interior minister has called for harsh penalties after peaceful and mainly youth-led protests across Europe ended in violence. In Portugal, police – some with dogs – cleared protest camps with baton charges, while security forces in Switzerland were attacked with paving stones. Continue reading...

Footage of what sure looks like a Persona 1 remake has leaked

Almost two minutes of footage from what appears to be a remake of the original Persona has leaked online. Read more

Democrat endorses Republican candidate in key Michigan Senate race as party spat erupts

The move by Haley Stevens, who lost out on the Democratic Senate nomination to Abdul El-Sayed, was called a "despicable betrayal" by one top Democrat.

Binance users withdraw $3.6bn after record crypto hack

The exchange froze transactions in the wake of the incident, which impacted $6.3bn worth of digital assets.

Gotham wins first NWSL Shield, No. 1 seed: 'That should be the standard'

Gotham FC defeated the Utah Royals 2-0 on Sunday at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J., to clinch the NWSL Shield for the first time.

Jones backs Schottenheimer, says Cowboys let coach down in loss

Despite matching the largest blown fourth-quarter lead in team history, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the loss to Arizona will not trigger a coaching change.

'Jets being Jets': Fitzpatrick sums up team's latest puzzling loss

After the Jets dropped another one-score game, Minkah Fitzpatrick had a label for the way they lose games: "Jets being Jets."

Colts' Steichen to 'evaluate everything,' including QB, after 42-7 drubbing

After the Colts' 42-7 loss to the Jaguars on Sunday, the Colts coach Shane Steichen left open the possibility of significant changes, including at quarterback.

FSU president on Norvell firing: 'Trajectory' of program just wasn't there

Florida State fired Mike Norvell on Sunday, with director of scouting Rick Stockstill taking over on an interim basis.

😈 Steelers' dog-themed jabs at Browns headline NFL trolls

NFL team's remained petty in Week 8, led by jabs from the Pittsburgh Steelers aimed at the Cleveland Browns.

Steelers answer Verse's trash talk with big win: 'Should have kept his mouth shut'

The Steelers got the last word after Browns defensive end Jared Verse's trash talk ahead of Sunday's matchup.

LaFleur won't commit to starter after Minshew replaces Brissett, leads Cards' OT win

Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur wouldn't commit to next week's starting quarterback after Gardner Minshew replaced Jacoby Brissett in the third quarter Sunday and led Arizona to a comeback win over Dallas.

Lamar headed to IR with 'potentially' season-ending thumb injury

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson needs to have surgery on his injured right thumb and will be placed on injured reserve, coach Jesse Minter said.

Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests

Deployments of surveillance vans over five months result in nine false alerts and led officers to engage with 146 registered sex offenders Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than a million people have had their faces scanned in a trial of real-time facial recognition technology in Western Australia, resulting in 122 arrests and nine incorrect alerts. WA police said under the five-month trial, which concluded on Saturday, the technology scanned 1,380,882 faces after 100 deployments across 43 regional and metropolitan locations. Continue reading...

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How Antonelli 'blew everyone away' to make Formula 1 history

Kimi Antonelli seems destined for Formula 1 greatness after winning his first world title, writes Andrew Benson.

Ukraine blames Russia after air alert app sends out false warnings

Russian Emergencies Ministry also says its mobile app suffered a 'massive cyberattack', leading to 'false information'.

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer on RPG cities: 'Compared to a dungeon, generally speaking, a town is 4x the expense per square foot'

It's these freaking zoning laws, man.

Shahrbanoo Sadat and Jelena Maksimović Hit Back at Discrimination in Film Funding at Tokyo Festival Talk

A lack of funding, and ignorance in the institutions that control it, keeps women at an inherent disadvantage in the film industry, Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat said at a Tokyo International Film Festival talk on the future of women’s cinema. “The discrimination did not start at the festival, but it started at the development level,” […]

Tens of thousands build 108 Buddhist stupas for Bhutan ‘mindfulness’ city

Bhutan is building a 'mindfulness' city to drive economic growth and persuade more young people to stay.

Questions, takeaways off Sunday's NFL games: What now for the Chiefs, Vikings, Ravens?

Our NFL Nation reporters react to all the action, answering the biggest questions coming out of each Sunday game. Here's what we learned from Week 8.

Trump invites Michigan Democrat Stevens to join the Republican Party

US President Donald Trump praised Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens for endorsing Republican Mike Rogers.

Here's one bit of good news for Mass Effect: modders are bringing the multiplayer mode to Mass Effect Legendary Edition

"Enemies still active, stay alert."