NY AG Letitia James Appointed Special Prosecutor In Cornell Case. What You Need To Know – October 2

0 October 2, 2026 06:51

• CORNELL LATEST: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has removed the local DA from the alleged Cornell rape case and handed it over to State Attorney General Letitia James.
• TN BOTCHED EXECUTION: Christa Pike was in critical condition Thursday. Her lawyers said she was receiving "life-saving care."
• FLYDUBAI LATEST: The captain who was stabbed in the cockpit is speaking out for the first time. Israel’s prime minister said the co-pilot who stabbed him "underwent Islamist radical indoctrination."
• TRUMP RALLIES: With the midterms almost here, President Trump says Republicans are worried about Michigan and Texas. ABC’s Rachel Scott was with him in Oklahoma.
• LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL: The man falsely accused of vandalizing the pool has had his case permanently dismissed.
• FRENCH PROTESTS: Nearly 2,000 people have been arrested and hundreds injured in violent protests across France.
• MORE THAN $120,000 RETURNED: A man reportedly returned a bag of money he found on top of an ATM to police.
• FIGURE ROBOTS DESTROYED: Arnold Schwarzenegger played a role in robotics company Figure’s decision to melt down its retired robots.
• INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW: A SpaceX crew led by Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to command an orbital mission, made the fastest trip ever to the ISS.
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