The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 128-110 in Houston on Wednesday in both teams’ season opener.

Rockets reserve forward Tari Eason was ejected in the first quarter after forcefully shoving Mavericks forward P.J. Washington in the back.

Washington fell to the floor, and the shove led to a brief confrontation.

After reviewing the play, officials upgraded the foul to a flagrant 2, which resulted in Eason’s ejection.

Trump and his allies are using unrest in France to argue that the United States could face similar violence if Democrats win the midterm elections.

The protests took place in several French cities, including Paris, and some demonstrations escalated into clashes and looting.

The protests began with students demanding better school funding, while labor groups and others also raised concerns about living costs and fuel prices.

Trump has blamed immigration, while Fox News and other conservative media figures have echoed his warning that left-wing policies could bring unrest to the United States.

Russian missiles struck Kyiv overnight just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in principle to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States.

Ukrainian officials reported at least one person killed and 22 wounded in Kyiv; other accounts gave higher casualty figures.

The attacks also hit other parts of Ukraine, including energy facilities and transport links, as Ukrainians prepare for winter.

Ukraine also launched drones at Russian cities, and Russian officials said air defences intercepted hundreds; a man was killed in the Belgorod region.

Tesla reported $28.05 billion in third-quarter revenue, slightly above analysts’ average forecast, for the three months ending in September.

The Austin-based electric-car maker delivered 486,532 vehicles, about 2% fewer than a year earlier, though deliveries were higher than analysts expected.

Automotive revenue fell 3%, while energy-generation and storage revenue fell 16%; service and other revenue rose 33%.

Profit fell 4% as spending climbed on artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and robotics, with capital spending more than doubling from a year earlier.

Capcom says attackers accessed its CAPCOM ID membership service, used by customers around the world.

The company says 11,774,247 records were exposed, including email addresses and account activity details.

For 43 accounts, the exposed information also included birth dates or nicknames; another account of the incident says some users’ gender and country or region details were exposed.

Login passwords and credit card details were not leaked, but attackers changed the passwords on 196 accounts.

Jerry Jeudy says his reduced role with the Cleveland Browns is frustrating after rookies KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston moved ahead of him on the depth chart.

Jeudy had two catches on five targets in the season’s first three weeks.

He has been more involved over the past three weeks, making late catches in wins over the Steelers and Ravens, but remains a complementary player.

Quarterback Deshaun Watson told Jeudy to stay ready because the team would need him in some games.

EA says DICE and Respawn are working on a project together, as part of its plan to strengthen its shooter games.

A report citing multiple sources identifies the project as Star Wars Battlefront 3, but EA has not confirmed that identification.

The reports follow earlier rumors that Lucasfilm was seeking a developer for a new Battlefront game, with DICE and Bungie named as possible partners.

DICE made the 2015 Star Wars Battlefront and its 2017 sequel, which drew criticism at launch over loot boxes but later regained popularity.

Workers with job-based family coverage paid 9% more in 2026, averaging $7,471 a year toward their premiums.

The findings come from KFF’s annual survey of employer health benefits in the United States.

Nearly 157 million Americans under retirement age get health coverage through an employer.

Workers at small firms paid $9,687 on average, compared with $6,840 at firms with 200 or more workers.