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.

Former Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg has left open a return to politics while promoting his memoir.

He lost the Melbourne seat of Kooyong nearly five years ago, and it is now held by independent Monique Ryan.

Frydenberg says he has made no decision about his political future, though he says he supports Liberal leader Angus Taylor and his team.

Liberal reactions are mixed, with some welcoming Frydenberg while others say the party must rebuild rather than wait for him.

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.

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.

Kawhi Leonard is set to play for Toronto against the New York Knicks in a preseason game on Tuesday.

Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said Leonard practiced and was feeling great.

It would be his first appearance for Toronto since Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, when he helped the team win its first championship and was named Finals MVP.

Leonard missed Toronto’s first two preseason games after a limited offseason workload.

Carmelo Hayes returned on WWE Raw on October 12, ending an absence from television that began in August.

He joined 946 during its fight with The Bloodline, which includes Solo Sikoa and Jimmy and Jey Uso.

The main event began as a match between the groups but turned into a brawl around the arena in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Hayes struck Sikoa with a crowbar just as Sikoa appeared ready to finish Royce Keys.

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.