One person was killed and at least eight others were wounded in a shooting outside Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, shortly before 8 pm local time on 31 Oct, after the Magic City Classic football game between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University. Police spokesperson De'Rell Freeman said one suspect had been detained and several weapons seized. Police ordered people to leave the area around the stadium, and the FBI is assisting the investigation. Nearly 70,000 fans had attended the game.
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1 November 2026
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation says North Korea-linked hackers operating as TraderTraitor stole roughly $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from the exchange Binance on 29 Oct. The FBI calls it the largest crypto theft on record, above the $1.46 billion Bybit theft in February 2025. Blockchain tracker TRM Labs says most assets left Binance wallets within about 20 minutes. Binance has reopened withdrawals in phases and says it used company funds to buy tokens replacing about 90 percent of the stolen assets. Tether, Circle and Ripple have frozen about $2.85 billion of the stolen funds on-chain.
30 October 2026
Binance, the crypto exchange, says hackers took about $6.3 billion in client assets from internet-connected wallets on Thursday, 30 Oct, in the largest crypto theft on record. The operation took roughly 20 minutes. Binance says it will cover customer losses using its own funds, and about $3 billion has been frozen on-chain with industry partners. Security firms TRM Labs and others link the attack to a North Korea-linked hacking unit. Binance suspended withdrawals after the breach.