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Saturday, October 3, 2026
Evening edition
AI
OpenAI safety team leader resignsDavid Robinson, who led the writing of safety reports for OpenAI's major product launches, announced his resignation in an essay in The Atlantic published Oct. 3, TechCrunch reported. Robinson wrote that "my colleagues and I were so busy sprinting that we seldom had the chance to consider big changes." OpenAI spokesperson Drew Pusateri told TechCrunch the company will "pause training or hold back models when we need to slow down."
Amazon says it no longer uses NDAs with government agencies on data centersAWS CEO Matt Garman wrote in a blog post on AboutAmazon.com: "We no longer use nondisclosure agreements with the government agencies we work with on our projects," TechCrunch reported Oct. 3. Garman also wrote that Amazon has contributed more than $1 billion to communities with significant data center operations over the past three years, according to TechCrunch.
Daily survey: 30-year fixed at 7.465%The Mortgage Reports listed the average 30-year fixed conventional rate at 7.465% on Oct. 3, up 0.02 point, with the 15-year fixed at 6.768%, unchanged. The 30-year FHA rate was 7.195% and the 30-year VA rate 7.172%, according to the same report.
LA speed cameras start operating at end of OctoberThe first of Los Angeles' speed cameras at 125 locations will begin operating at the end of October, with all online by the end of 2026, LAist reported. Cameras will trigger at 11 mph or more over the limit; each location has a 60-day warning period, then fines of $50 to $500, according to LAist. LADOT General Manager Laura Rubio-Cornejo said: "Speed is the primary difference between a crash that injures and a crash that kills."
Long Beach Unified board to vote Oct. 21 on closing two elementary schoolsThe Long Beach Unified School District board is scheduled to vote Oct. 21 on closing Gompers Elementary in Lakewood and Edison Elementary in downtown Long Beach at the end of the school year, the Long Beach Post reported via LAist on Oct. 3. The proposal comes to the board as an information item at its Oct. 7 meeting, according to the report.
Rabid bat found in Long Beach, the city's first rabies-positive animal since 2014A bat in Long Beach tested positive for rabies on Sept. 30, the city's first rabies-positive animal detection since 2014, NBC Los Angeles reported Oct. 2. A rabid bat was also found Sept. 28 in Irvine. LA County has 70 confirmed rabies cases in 2026, according to the report.
Bouquet Fire prompts mandatory evacuations in Bouquet CanyonThe Bouquet Fire was reported at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the 34800 block of Bouquet Canyon Road and had burned about 100 acres in the Angeles National Forest as of 4:30 p.m., FOX 11 reported. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for zones LAC-E018, LAC-E031 and LAC-E030 (single source), and incident commanders requested closure of Bouquet Canyon Road at Spunky Canyon Road and Texas Canyon Road, according to FOX 11. KHTS reported the fire was threatening structures.
SCV Senior Center holds Saturday open house Oct. 10The SCV Senior Center will hold an open house at its Bella Vida facility on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with guided building tours and staff available to discuss its programs, KHTS reported. Family members and caregivers are welcome, according to the announcement.
JCI Santa Clarita president named a national Outstanding Young AmericanKari McCoy, president of JCI Santa Clarita, was named one of JCI USA's 2026 Ten Outstanding Young Americans, KHTS reported Oct. 3. The announcement credits McCoy with founding LEAP Children's Museum and establishing a Veterans Resource Fair.
Ferdinand Lane on WSU campus closes Oct. 6 to 9Ferdinand Lane between Northeast Stadium Way and Fairway Lane on WSU's Pullman campus will close from 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, through 5 p.m. Oct. 9, WSU Insider announced. WSU said crews will "investigate and repair a suspected water line leak"; drivers should use Fairway Lane and Northeast North Fairway Road.
Whitman County adding campsites and water line at fairgroundsWhitman County is adding about 35 camping spaces at Hugh Huntley Campground and replacing a water line serving the animal barns at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds near Colfax, Pullman Radio reported Oct. 2. Work began Sept. 14 and is expected to finish by Nov. 30, funded with county ".09" economic development funds, according to the report.
Troy finishes paving school pedestrian pathThe City of Troy completed paving of a child pedestrian safety path in the Big Meadow area, Pullman Radio reported Oct. 2. The path was built in phases using Local Highway Technical Assistance Council grants, and the Troy City Council used city funds for the final paving, according to the report.
Tennessee prisons chief resigning, governor saysGov. Bill Lee announced Saturday that Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada is resigning this month, the AP reported via PBS NewsHour. Lee has ordered an independent review of the Wednesday, Sept. 30 execution attempt on Christa Pike and halted executions, according to the AP. Strada said: "I believe this review is entirely appropriate and necessary, and I look forward to doing everything I can to help determine exactly what occurred."
Trump rallies near Dayton for Sen. Jon HustedPresident Trump held a rally Saturday just outside Dayton, Ohio, for Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who faces Democrat Sherrod Brown on Nov. 3, the AP reported via ABC News. The rally also featured Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican candidate for governor facing Democrat Amy Acton, according to the AP.
AP-NORC poll: voters favor Democrats on cost of livingIn an AP-NORC poll of 1,766 registered voters conducted Sept. 24-28, 38% favored Democrats on the cost of living versus 27% for Republicans, the AP reported Oct. 3. About 4 in 10 preferred Democrats on the economy, compared with 26% for Republicans; the margin of error for registered voters is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, according to the AP.
Blasts and warplanes reported over Yemen's capitalAFP correspondents heard at least five blasts across Sanaa on Saturday and one saw two warplanes firing missiles on the city, Times of Israel reported. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported "Saudi aggression" (single source), and Saudi Arabia had not confirmed a strike, according to Times of Israel and Iran International. Yemen ranks 6th of 179 countries in the Fund for Peace Fragile States Index (2024), in the top quarter.
Study: shaded Florida brain corals lost less color in heatNova Southeastern University researchers led by Dr. Karen Neely shaded 20 brain corals in Newfound Harbor in the Florida Keys during summer 2024, cutting light by 60%, Good News Network reported Oct. 3. The shaded corals lost less color than expected and some recovered color, according to the study in Frontiers in Marine Science.