Republican and Democratic lawmakers condemn Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad.

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Thursday that it would livestream the firing squad execution of the man who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, raising questions about the legality of the unprecedented announcement.

Hundreds of workers are expected to be laid off at the Hamilton's Stelco steel plant in Canada which has been hit by U.S. tariffs.

Assembly on the island, where tens of thousands of US soldiers are stationed, seeks change after Marine arrested.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused the US of being unwilling to help Ukraine after a Russian bomb attack on Thursday killed at least 35 people in the east,

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News he does not know if he will remain in politics if his party loses control of the chamber in next month's congressional election even as he insisted his focus was on protecting the party's majority.

Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live

The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Thursday, its second straight loss after setting an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% after flipping between gains and losses through the day. The Nasdaq composite fell 1.3%. Drops for technology stocks overshadowed gains for the majority of the S&P 500.

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - US consumer sentiment slumped further in early October as the rising cost of living because of the Middle East conflict soured households' views of the economy,