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.

Elon Musk has given at least $276 million to Republican groups since July for the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

His known political giving for the election cycle, which began in January 2025, is about $366 million.

The largest share, $158 million, went to a group backing Republican Senate candidates, while $20 million went to a group supporting House Republicans and $76 million to Musk’s America PAC.

America PAC is working to turn out voters in competitive races, and other donations support Republican candidates and organizations.

Hezbollah has announced housing aid for families in Lebanon whose homes were destroyed or made uninhabitable during the war with Israel.

The group says eligible families in Beirut and its southern suburbs will receive up to $14,000, while families elsewhere will receive up to $12,000.

The payments include money for furniture and rent; Hezbollah says they will be made in four instalments over a year.

Aid is limited to people whose damaged home was their main residence and who do not own a second home.

Alfa-Bank bought a 4.85% stake in Medsi, a major private clinic group in Russia, from its owner Sistema.

Sistema retains control, with a 90.64% stake, while the owner of another 4.5% was not identified.

The deal is part of preparations for a possible public listing, and Alfa-Bank describes it as the start of a long-term financial partnership.

The deal’s price has not been disclosed, and estimates from people familiar with it and analysts range from 3.3 billion to 6 billion rubles.

Apple has introduced the HomePod Mini 2, its first small-speaker update since 2020.

The speaker has a new S10 chip, and Apple says a future software update will bring its latest Siri AI features.

With a compatible iPhone or iPad, Siri can use personal information to help with tasks such as finding a message or adding ingredients to a shopping list.

The speaker also adds Sound Glow, which matches its lights to album art, and can work as a Mac’s default speaker.

Marvin Harrison Jr. has officially joined the Houston Texans after passing his physical on Monday.

The 24-year-old wide receiver was traded from the Arizona Cardinals, who selected him fourth overall in the 2024 draft.

Houston sent Arizona a 2027 second-round pick and a seventh-round pick, and received Harrison and a 2027 sixth-round pick.

Harrison reunites with quarterback C.J. Stroud, his former teammate at Ohio State.

Actor Ahn Jae Hyun shared a sashimi picnic by Seoul’s Han River in a YouTube video posted on October 12.

He bought sashimi in Noryangjin and chatted with nearby fans, sharing food before sitting down to relax.

Asked about having time for leisure, he said he had debuted too early, then added that this might have been better.

Ahn began working as a model in 2009 and later moved into acting and variety shows.

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.