Coco Gauff decries "insane" amount of online racism after China match dispute

Coco Gauff said she received an "insane" amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against home player Sun Xinran.

• Oct 6

Alleged Chinese agent makes federal court appearance

CBS News was first to report​ that the FBI arrested Wanying "Heather" Zhang on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport before she boarded a flight to Shanghai, China.

• Oct 5

British Airways flight drops 27,000 feet, returns to London

A spokesperson for British Airways said there was a technical issue and that the aircraft later landed safely.

• Oct 5

Russia plays down reported plague lab death and says, trust us

A Russian plague lab worker died of "pneumonia of unknown origin," officials say, in response to initial reports that she was exposed to the deadly bacteria during a lab accident.

• Oct 5

Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protests

Nationwide protests in France over classroom conditions have disrupted lessons at hundreds of schools.

• Oct 5

FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash jet into Israeli airport, official says

The FlyDubai co-pilot accused of trying to crash a packed plane planned the attack for months, and should never even have been cleared to fly to Israel, sources tell CBS News.

• Oct 5

Israel was prepared to shoot down FlyDubai plane, sources say

Israel was ready to implement a long-practiced protocol after the captain of a FlyDubai plane was attacked in the cockpit, Israeli sources told CBS News.

• Oct 5

Ex-Prince Andrew challenges validity of Epstein-related search warrants

Britain's former Prince Andrew is challenging the validity of search warrants issued for his homes prior to his arrest over his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.

• Oct 5

Extreme heat putting births in jeopardy, U.N. climate chief warns

Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems such as premature births or underweight babies, the U.N. climate chief is warning.

• Oct 5

Iran's Houthi allies deny losing ground as Mideast crisis engulfs Yemen

Iran's Houthi allies deny that they've lost ground to Yemen's Saudi-backed military, as oil prices ease despite the Middle East crisis erupting in a battle over control of another key waterway.

• Oct 7

Cat-stealing ring that took 2,700 pets for food busted by police

Fur removal machines, cat traps and measuring scales were among items confiscated during investigations into the alleged cat-stealing ring.

• Oct 5

Japanese leader calls woman's murder, allegedly by U.S. Marine, "heinous crime"

A woman's murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine​ in Okinawa is a "heinous crime," Japan's premier said on Monday, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outrage.

• Oct 5

Another U.S. strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills 4, SOUTHCOM says

The U.S. military said it attacked a boat suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its yearlong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

• Oct 5

Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after no majority vote

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump and the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Brazil's veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on Oct. 25.

• Oct 4

FBI arrests woman at LAX accused of being Chinese agent

Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine, California, realtor, was arrested on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.

• Oct 5

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