What are the 10 biggest news stories from today?

Here are 10 of the biggest news stories making headlines today, November 8, 2026:

1. Mass shooting terrorizes Kraków, Poland
The biggest breaking story: six people were killed and 16 wounded after a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon in a busy market square in Krakow, authorities said, in what Poland's defence minister called an "act of terror." Another three people were later found dead inside the home of the suspect and were likely close family members, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said late Saturday, calling the discovery "the next acts of this tragedy." The 25-year-old attacker drove to multiple spots in the square and opened fire at each stop with an automatic weapon; Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the man held "very radical" and "ultranationalistic" views, and "everything indicates that he was fascinated by far-right ideologies."

2. US midterm election fallout continues
Following this week's midterms, the Senate Minority Leader said voters had spoken clearly about their priorities, and said it's up to the Democratic party to deliver after Democrats flipped control of Congress. After Tuesday's bruising defeat for Republicans, House Speaker Mike Johnson will not stay on as minority leader come January. Democrats are planning a long list of investigations against the president in the new Congress.

3. Renewed scrutiny of ICE killings in Minneapolis
The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during the ICE surge in Minneapolis last winter was a pivotal moment for the country, and after Democrats' sweeping wins this week, their deaths at the hands of immigration agents will likely be the targets of renewed investigations.

4. Massive Ukraine corruption scandal widens
A major Ukraine corruption story is escalating: The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) said a "high-level criminal organization" managed to build a "large-scale corruption scheme" and embezzle $111 million and €12 million from 2020-25, adding that efforts to identify and seize illegal assets are continuing. The scandal centers on Timur Mindich, a close associate of President Zelensky.

5. Trump's "triumphal arch" project blocked
A judge blocked construction of Trump's triumphal arch for now, after demonstrators stood at Memorial Circle to protest President Trump's proposed arch on Thursday night as a federal panel heard hours of testimony from concerned citizens, and it voted to approve the structure.

6. Germany hit by mass industrial strikes
More than 413,000 workers across Germany's crisis-hit industrial sector have taken part in strikes.

7. Record measles outbreak in the US
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 5,182 measles cases in 2026, the country's highest annual total since 1991, with state health agencies reporting at least eight measles-related deaths.

8. Major cybersecurity breaches making headlines
Several cyber incidents dominated tech news, including reports that attacks on supermarket and blood storage systems prompted a US warning, plus a major DigiCert data breach exposing customer information and identity documents.

9. Jobs report amid AI bubble concerns
A better-than-expected jobs report amid AI bubble concerns was a major economic story, alongside continued fallout from hedge fund struggles in the markets.

10. Growing opposition to AI data centers across the US
Thousands across the U.S. have gotten involved to oppose data centers, including a Maryland woman who'd been evicted after a pay cut and became a leader of a community effort that blocked a vast project near the former Landover Mall site.

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