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.

Ancona’s centre-left councillors walked out of a city council meeting on Tuesday, October 13.

They were protesting comments by Maria Grazia De Angelis, a councillor from Brothers of Italy, a right-wing party.

Speaking about the harsh conditions faced by persecuted Christians around the world, she said Gaza was like the Riviera Romagnola by comparison.

The Riviera Romagnola is a coastal area in Italy.

Ethiopian forces have advanced into towns in Tigray as they push back fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF.

The towns include Adwa, near Eritrea, and Zalambessa, on the Ethiopian side of the border.

Residents said TPLF forces had left Adwa, while people in contact with Zalambessa residents said government troops had reached that town; control there was not fully confirmed.

The fighting began in late September when the TPLF launched an offensive, reviving a conflict that killed hundreds of thousands between 2020 and 2022.

Bumble, a dating app company based in Texas, is reportedly in advanced talks to be bought by technology holding company Ithaca for around $1bn.

A deal could be announced as early as this week, according to the report.

Bumble shares rose almost 50% on Monday after the news, giving the company a market value of more than $580m.

That is still far below its value of more than $14bn after it listed on the Nasdaq in 2021.

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.

Zheng Qinwen won the China Open in Beijing, beating Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the final.

She is the first Chinese woman to win the tournament and claimed her first title in two years.

Zheng entered as a wildcard ranked 54th in the world, after an elbow injury and surgery disrupted her career.

In the first set, she saved three set points before taking the lead; she also came back after falling behind in the second.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is scheduled to launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19.

A report based on people familiar with Rockstar’s plans says the PC version could arrive between January and March 2027.

Rockstar has not announced a PC release, and the game is currently listed only for those consoles.

If the reported timing is accurate, PC players would wait only a few months after the console launch.

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.