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An Ohio father, Rodney L. Hinton, was found guilty of murder for intentionally driving his vehicle into a sheriff’s deputy hours after his son was shot by police. The jury deliberated Wednesday following testimony about the May 2025 crash that killed Special Deputy Larry Henderson. Hinton’s vehicle accelerated from zero to over forty‑three miles per hour in seconds, with the accelerator pressed ninety‑three percent. He faces sentencing on November sixteenth.

Six people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a funeral in central Jordan, a government spokesperson said. The attack took place in the village of Hmoud in the Karak governorate, where another 28 people were injured. CCTV footage, verified by the BBC, shows three gunmen approaching the church from a road, armed with handguns. Two attackers fired at mourners for several minutes before retreating and returning with a third man. Security forces have been deployed to the area, and a manhunt is underway. The interior ministry will brief the public shortly, and the prime minister will chair a Security Council meeting.

PepsiCo is shutting a Tennessee bottling plant and laying off 112 workers. The move comes as CEO Ramon Laguarta searches for a path back to growth.

Canadian jetmaker Bombardier announced it is expanding in America and creating thousands of jobs as part of a $270 million investment deal touted by President Donald Trump. The company will hire 800 people in Kansas, Texas, Indiana, and Connecticut, and is actively recruiting for 500 positions nationwide while planning an additional 300 jobs through expansion projects. Texas is slated to account for 150 of those new jobs. Bombardier’s president and CEO Eric Martel said the investment supports a long‑term confidence in the U.S. market and its employees. The company also opened a new North American Learning Center in Wichita, Kansas, to develop talent and enhance capabilities.

Cyber‑security firm Wiz Research announced on Wednesday that it had discovered severe security flaws in PHP, a programming language that powers about 70 percent of the world’s websites. OpenAI called the bug “one of the most impactful vulnerabilities in recent memory.” The flaws could allow attackers to take control of servers, steal data, and deface sites. Governments from the U.K. to Japan are rushing to patch affected sites. The U.S. National Security Agency warned organizations to maintain heightened awareness, while the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre urged immediate updates. Dozens of British, Finnish, French and Chinese government services were taken offline, and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi issued an urgent call for action. Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince reported tens of thousands of exploitation attempts in the first 45 minutes after the disclosure.

Anthropic deputy security chief Jason Clinton warned of a "vulnerability tsunami" that could expose critical infrastructure. He urged companies to patch core network vulnerabilities before exploitation. Andrew Curran highlighted active threats to energy, food, and water infrastructure, noting probing activity. He also reported a hack of Quest Diagnostics, which serves roughly half of U.S. hospitals. Matt Shumer warned of large‑scale disruptions from AI, describing a scenario where personal data leaks and service outages could occur. Shumer advised updating software, avoiding unfamiliar sites, and unplugging unused smart devices to protect accounts.