Surveillance footage of the incident, which happened in May, showed a high school football coach disarm and hug the distraught student, allowing another teacher to remove the student's weapon. The video sparked praise for the coach as well as observations about de-escalation.

California's Assembly Bill 5, which sets a cap of 35 articles per year per "putative employer," was created to prevent gig economy workers like Uber drivers from being misclassified as contractors. However, writers and others argued that their industry works differently and that the law could force them out of business. The bill's author, Lorena Gonzalez, reacted.

In what will become the world's longest commercial flight, Australian airline Qantas tested a 20-hour nonstop journey from New York City to Sydney. Project Sunrise covered 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometres) in a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with a team of researchers from Sydney University monitoring how passengers cope with the extended trip.

A college in Karnataka, India, is facing questions after photos showed students wearing cardboard boxes on their heads during an exam. A college official said it was part of an "experiment" to prevent cheating.

In recognition of the first #NationalPeriodDay on October 19, people are sharing their personal experiences and promoting visibility of periods.

The Toronto team brought in beloved Mississauga-native and US Open champion Bianca Andreescu to drop the puck at the start of their game against the Boston Bruins.

The Haringey Borough vs Yeovil Town game was abandoned after the home team walked off the pitch during the second half of the match. Haringey Borough FC then Tweeted that the "game has been abandoned following racial abuse." Players from both teams then returned to the pitch in solidarity.

Oklahoma University's horse-drawn wagon took a spill on the field during one of its touchdown runs and has since been replaced by a RUF/NEK waving a red flag.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced her official endorsement of the Vermont senator, saying she has "grown to appreciate the enormous, consistent and nonstop advocacy of Senator Bernie Sanders." The event is Sanders' first campaign rally since he had a heart attack on October 1.

The Fighting Illini defeated the Badgers 24-23 in a historic game. In delivering Wisconsin's first loss of the season, Illinois beat a top 10 ranked team for the first time since 2007.

Hardy used an inhaler between rounds, saying its use was "USADA-approved," but Marc Ratner, the UFC's vice president of regulatory affairs called it "completely illegal."

The illegally built dam on the Seiba river in the region of Krasnoyarsk in Russia burst after heavy rain on Saturday, flooding cabins where miners lived and killing at least 15 people. Search and rescue operations are ongoing for missing workers.

Oprah was recently honored at Morehouse College for her scholarship program, where she donated another $13 million. But a run-in with a student later in the day led to a donation of a different sort.

The desert tortoise has moved from home to home in his local area as he grew up. He moved in with his current family after being neglected in a box for a year. Now he lives a happy life in their backyard, where his only complication is a pet poodle.

The Museum of English Rural Life and its little shop accidentally reunited a woman with an old, worn copy of The Secret Garden she and her sister had owned as children.

Complaints and conspiracy theories started flying when hundreds of pro-Trump constituents didn't make a DC "March for Trump" anti-impeachment rally because their busses never showed up. It turns out the bus company, US Coachways, cancelled because they were never paid by the event organizers.

Isaiah Payton was struck by a stray bullet in August, leaving him paralyzed. He's been in the hospital since because the family's residence was not accessible for someone in Payton's position. Shaquille O'Neal stepped in to fix that.