Trump says US military struck submarine ferrying drugs; 2 survivors reportedly being held by Navy

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the U.S. military struck a submarine designed for drug trafficking, amid reports that some aboard the vessel had survived — a first in the administration’s offensive against purported narco-traffickers.

“We attacked a submarine, and that was a drug-carrying submarine built specifically for the transportation of massive amounts of drugs,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday. “Just so you understand, this was not an innocent group of people. I don’t know too many people that have submarines, and that was an attack on a drug-carrying, loaded-up submarine.”

Moments earlier, in response to a reporter’s question, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had declined to address details of the attack, saying only that the United States is conducting “an ongoing narco-terrorist operation.”

—Bloomberg News

Youngkin authorizes National Guard ahead of Virginia’s ‘No Kings’ protests

NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has authorized members of the National Guard to be placed in “state active duty” status ahead of “No Kings” protests planned across the state this weekend.

In a post on X, Youngkin said his office is coordinating with local, state and federal law enforcement to respond to demonstrations. State active duty is when Guard members are called upon specifically by the state, rather than the federal government. During state active duty, members are employees of the state and are paid with state funds.

“I want to be clear that Virginians have a fundamental right to free speech and peaceful assembly, but that right does not include the destruction of property, looting, vandalism, disruption of traffic or violence of any kind — for which there will be zero tolerance,” Youngkin said.

Across the country, groups are planning demonstrations to protest decisions made by the Trump administration. In Hampton Roads, protests are planned in Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Newport News and Williamsburg, according the official No Kings website. There will also be demonstrations on the Eastern Shore and the Outer Banks, in Mathews, and in Richmond.

—The Virginian-Pilot

Third annual Week Without Driving gives Dallasites ground-level view of pedestrian safety

DALLAS — In a city where the vast majority of people drive to work, it may be difficult to imagine living life as a pedestrian. But when it comes to traffic safety, pedestrians are at the forefront of the issue: One in five serious and fatal traffic crashes in Dallas this year have involved pedestrians, according to the city’s Vision Zero dashboard.

“A red light and a walk signal is not always enough, somehow, to cross the street safely,” said Tyler Wright, an advocate for pedestrians and vice president of the Dallas Area Transit Alliance. “I have to make eye contact with every single car, and even when I do, sometimes they almost hit me, because they’re trying to turn right on red.”

This is not an uncommon experience. Over the last decade, drivers’ failure to yield to pedestrians was cited as a contributing cause of more than 300 serious and fatal pedestrian crashes in Dallas, TxDOT crash data shows.

The first week of October marked Dallas’ third annual Week Without Driving, an event powered by several local advocacy groups, including the Dallas Area Transit Alliance. Week Without Driving, led nationally by America Walks, aims to highlight gaps and inequities in the transportation system by encouraging residents and policymakers to experience daily life without a personal vehicle, according to a news release.

—The Dallas Morning News

Billionaire Mango founder’s son under investigation for his fatal fall

The son of Isak Andic, late billionaire and founder of the Mango fashion empire, is reportedly being investigated in connection with his father’s death, some 10 months after the fashion tycoon fell off a cliff in Spain.

Isak died in an “accident” on Dec. 14, 2024, Mango CEO Toni Ruiz said in a statement released at the time. He had been on a hike with his eldest son, 44-year-old Jonathan, in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona when he plunged more than 320 feet to his death, the British newspaper The Times reported.

They were apparently walking along Les Feixades — a popular hiking path linking the Salnitre caves in Collbato with the Montserrat monastery — when the tragedy occurred.

Police at the time concluded Isak’s death was accidental, but they are now investigating his son for a possible homicide, El Pais reported, citing “different sources with knowledge of the investigation.” Jonathan, who was the only person with his father at the time of the fall, provided “inconsistent” testimony in two separate instances, which has “fueled suspicion,” police said, per El Pais.

—New York Daily News