Maya and Arjun bring you today's news, kid-style: Typhoon Champi brushes past Guam, draft safety rules for the smartest AI, the Milwaukee Brewers sweep their way to the World Series, the Asian Para Games open today in Japan, Hurricane Trudy nears Mexico's coast, scientists find a coral so strange it got its own new branch of the tree of life, Tampa sports (Lightning comeback, Gators upset No. 6 Texas, Rays-Guardians Game 4 result), and Disney's first look at 'Hexed'! Word of the day: PENNANT. Which story blew your mind? Vote in today's poll on this episode!

Maya and Arjun bring you today's news, kid-style: Hurricane Trudy's wild ride off Mexico's Pacific coast (Category 3 to Category 1!), Texas early voting opens Monday October 19th, Indonesia's worst wildfires in a decade, a brand-new horned sea cucumber named Loki found 2,577 meters under the ocean, India's Dr. Kalam and his dream-big message, Hot Wheels vs. a T-Rex on Netflix Tuesday, and Tampa sports — the Rays' rained-out Game 4 is tonight and the Lightning won in overtime! Word of the day: BALLOT. Which story blew your mind? Vote in today's poll on this episode!

Today on The Daily Whiz: a serious story from Bend, Oregon — handled gently; Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 3 off Mexico's Pacific coast; Japan's MMX launches Monday to grab samples from a Martian moon. Plus the Saudi–Houthi standoff, Jailer 2's theatrical opening, a treble clef shape in deep space, Tampa Bay's dengue alert, and the Rays' Game 3 loss. Word of the Day: PAREIDOLIA.

Today on The Daily Whiz: the Saudi–Houthi standoff and the Aramco attack, a razor-thin Texas Senate race 19 days before the midterms, India's plan to beat exam cheating, Ukraine's missile night, Pope Leo's surgery recovery, F1 returning to Africa, Hurricane Simon's surprise turn off Mexico, SpaceX Dragon docking at the ISS today, and a Tampa nurse's self-weighing suitcase. Word of the Day: MEANDER.

Today on The Daily Whiz: Saudi Arabia strikes a fuel depot in Yemen while Iran offers to broker talks, Russia hits Kyiv's power plants as the claimed energy ceasefire collapses, a roller-coaster tragedy at Six Flags Over Georgia, India's billion-dollar AI factory, Mexico's twin storms, Perseverance setting the off-world driving record on Mars, the Rays tying the ALCS 1-1, and Florida's Isaias recovery.

Today on The Daily Whiz: airports under fire in Saudi Arabia with airlines extending cancellations, the 'ceasefire' nobody confirmed in Ukraine, and India's march to the Supreme Court. Plus Switzerland voting no to fur, the Nobel for taming boom-and-bust, a sunrise rocket launch, and the Rays' ALCS opener.

Saudi airports under attack — a second day of strikes on Riyadh airport and Dammam airport after Saturday's deadly attack. Plus: Trump's unconfirmed "energy ceasefire" claim, Delhi's election protest march, Nepal flash floods, a busy week in space with Cygnus and Dragon, a Jurassic swimming mammal, and a banana-flavored championship.

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Panama on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning — now lifted, with rescue teams on the way. Plus: Isaias cleanup and helpers, US sanctions against the ICC after Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize, drought in Andhra Pradesh, all five Hunger Games movies on Hulu, the most distant fast radio burst ever found, and your Rays heading to the ALCS.