Three children and a teacher are dead after a school shooting in Oregon.Election officials are debunking a years-old conspiracy theory.
And could another interest rate hike be coming?Here’s what to know today.Three children and one teacher killed in Oregon school shootingFull briefing: Oregon officials share details on deadly Bend elementary school shooting14:28Three children and a teacher were killed yesterday afternoon in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon.The children were ages 5, 8 and 11.The deceased suspect, whom officials identified as a 16-year-old Bend resident, forced entry into Silver Rail Elementary School by firing through the locked doors, police said.This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day.
Sign up here to get it in your inbox.Deschutes County dispatch received a call at 12:59 p.m.local time from a person in a vehicle saying they were being “shot at multiple times by a person with a long gun,” police said.
Then, “dozens” of calls reported a shooter at the K-5 school.Officers arrived within three minutes and learned the suspect had been fatally shot by a community member who pursued him into the school, authorities said.
Police did not say whether the suspect had connections to the school, or how he got access to the weapon.In Oregon, minors can legally possess certain firearms if they have parental consent.Here’s what else we know.Election officials debunk a persistent false claim about poll workers and ballotsA poll worker assists a voter during early voting ahead of the midterm election inside City Hall in San Francisco on Oct.
8, 2026.David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via GettyElection officials nationwide are debunking a years-old conspiracy theory that poll workers will write on your ballot in order to disqualify it.The claim is baseless, but has circulated online.
“Election workers write on ballots for different reasons as required by law.This in no way affects whether your ballot will be...