Riders became stuck on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags.

The headline does not identify which Six Flags location was involved.

It gives no details about how many riders were on the ride.

It does not say how long they were stuck.

A Saudi appeals court upheld a ruling cancelling salary deductions from a visually impaired employee.

The case involved an employee in Medina whose employer cut his pay because he had not recorded attendance using a fingerprint scanner.

He said travelling repeatedly to the scanner was difficult because of his visual impairment.

The employer had previously exempted him from the fingerprint system, and his supervisor confirmed that he attended work regularly.

Russia says it arrested a Japanese journalist in the Sakhalin region on suspicion of spying.

The man worked for Japan’s Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, but Russian officials have not named him.

Russia’s Federal Security Service alleges he gathered information about the country’s defense capabilities for a Japanese intelligence agency.

It says he was preparing to leave Russia when arrested, then was flown to Moscow and placed in custody.

Australia’s Reserve Bank has raised interest rates four times this year to slow spending and bring inflation back below 3%.

The increases have pushed rates to their highest level in 15 years and raised mortgage costs.

Household spending is still nearly 7% higher than a year ago, even as economic activity has slowed.

Some of the increase reflects higher prices for essentials, but Australians are also spending on electric cars and overseas travel.

Apple has unveiled the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K, a streaming box for televisions, with a faster processor and new voice features.

The device uses an A19 chip that Apple says is 50% faster than the previous model’s processor, with twice the graphics performance.

Its three built-in microphones let users speak to Siri from across the room, and Siri AI can answer questions about what people are watching; its launch support in India is English only, with no Hindi.

The box also adds smart-home controls and lets users pair up to four compatible Apple speakers for surround sound.

Devin Cleveland has narrowed his college choices to three schools as he considers where to play basketball.

He is a four-star shooting guard in the 2027 class.

Michigan is identified as a target in his 2027 recruiting cycle, though the available information does not say whether it is among his final three choices.

The update concerns his college decision, not a commitment already made.

Composer and guest judge Lucian Piane has died at 46.

He was known for his work on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” where he wrote music, helped contestants and appeared as a guest judge.

Piane was struck by a vehicle in Glendale, California, on Oct.

12.

The DEA has proposed emergency restrictions on four kratom-linked substances found in some concentrated products.

The proposal would place the substances in Schedule I, the federal category for drugs considered to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use in the United States.

Kratom comes from a tree native to Southeast Asia and is sold in the United States in products such as powders, capsules and liquids.

It is marketed for pain relief and other uses, but as an herbal supplement it does not face the same safety testing rules as prescription medicines.