News: October 5, 2026

The edition for Monday, October 5, 2026. 6 items. All editions.

National

Texas opens applications for $31 million in veterans' assistance grants

Developing Confirmed

Oct. 5, 2026 — Nonprofit organizations and local government agencies that provide direct services to veterans can apply through Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2026, at 5 p.m. Central time, for an estimated $31 million in Fund for Veterans' Assistance grants administered by the Texas Veterans Commission, Gov. Greg Abbott said. The grants support housing, mental health care, job training and other services.

politics veterans

World

Rotting food waste causes up to a tenth of global emissions, UN says

Developing Reported

Oct. 3, 2026 — Rotting food waste causes up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, five times as much as the entire aviation sector, the UN Environment Programme warned, according to UN News. Food buried in landfills produces methane, which traps 86 times more heat than carbon dioxide over 20 years, UN News said.

environment climate

Basel III bank rules set to apply in almost all member jurisdictions by 2027

Developing Confirmed

Oct. 5, 2026 — Three quarters of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's 27 member jurisdictions have published regulations implementing the full set of Basel III bank capital standards, and almost all have announced that banks must apply them by April 2027 or earlier, the committee said in its latest progress update. The standards' agreed implementation date was Jan. 1, 2023.

economy, business and finance banking

California

Newsom says California's economy topped $4.5 trillion

Developing Reported

Oct. 5, 2026 — California's economic output has surpassed $4.5 trillion, the first U.S. state to reach that mark, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said, citing newly released U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data. The office said the state's economy has grown by $1.58 trillion since 2019, that total wages and salaries grew 5.2%, and that California remains the world's fourth-largest economy.

economy, business and finance

Science and Technology

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