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.

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.

The United States is due to announce the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment on Wednesday, Oct.

14, after September inflation data is released.

The adjustment, known as COLA, changes Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments to help recipients keep up with rising prices.

Forecasts put the increase at 3.5% or 3.6%, though the official figure has not yet been announced.

Attackers remotely changed supermarket refrigeration settings at hundreds of stores in France overnight from October 11 to 12.

The affected equipment included controllers made by Danish company Danfoss that manage store fridges and freezers.

Some units reportedly reached 50°C, causing food to spoil and, in some cases, fires.

Intermarché and Netto reported about 150 affected stores in one account and at least 300 in another, while Carrefour reported 80 and Coopérative U reported 80 of its 2,000 stores.

Saud Abdulhamid started for Lens against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old right-back became the first Saudi player to appear in the competition.

Lens is a French club, while Sporting Lisbon is from Portugal.

Abdulhamid joined Lens from Roma in 2025 and had made 33 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring four goals and assisting eight.

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.