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A Canadian air ambulance carrying six people vanished after plunging 13,000 feet off Nantucket, while Trump posted Sen. Tom Cotton’s apparent cellphone number in a daylight saving fight. Elsewhere, a December hemp ban threatens $28.3 billion in sales, and 20 million Medicare enrollees are getting $90 payments.

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A Canadian-registered air ambulance jet carrying six people, including four crew members, went missing early Saturday on an overnight medical flight from Bermuda to Boston, and the US Coast Guard is searching the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts.

FlightAware tracking data show the Gulfstream G100 plunged sharply from about 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet before its communications went dark, and four of the six people aboard were Canadian nationals, Canada's transport minister, Steven MacKinnon, said.

President Donald Trump urged Arkansans to call Tom Cotton on Saturday, posting what appeared to be the Arkansas Republican's personal cellphone number on social media to press him to back a bill making daylight saving time permanent.

Cotton, whom Trump blamed for stalling the House-passed bill, replied Saturday in his own social media post that Congress enacted permanent daylight time multiple times before and repealed it after Americans endured "absurdly late sunrises" during the winter.

America's multibillion-dollar market for impairing hemp products, from THC seltzers sold at some Target stores to gummies, faces a federal ban taking effect Dec. 11, after a delay, that would cap THC at just 0.4 milligrams per container.

Whitney Economics estimated in a report last month that the ban could cut retail revenues by $28.3 billion and displace 225,000 jobs nationwide, as the hemp industry lobbies Congress for 21-and-older age limits and per-package THC caps instead.

Brazilians vote Sunday in a presidential race after Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro rallied supporters in Sao Paulo state, with an Oct. 25 runoff set if neither clears 50%.

Thousands packed Belgrade's largest arena for Aleksandar Vucic as he launched his campaign for prime minister, after resigning as Serbia's president to lead his party into an Oct. 25 election.

Ethiopian federal forces have taken Mekelle's airport, residents said, reversing a takeover by Tigrayan fighters that halted commercial flights last month, though who controls the city itself remained unclear.

Tennessee's prison chief Frank Strada is stepping down, Gov. Bill Lee announced on Saturday, days after Christa Pike survived two pentobarbital doses in a failed execution.

A top Latter-day Saints leader warned Saturday that online prediction markets and sports betting are fostering greed among young people, putting the church at odds with the Trump administration.

More than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees will receive one-time $90 payments this month from the Medicare Improvement Fund, though Medicare Advantage members won't qualify, officials said.

Sydney Sweeney's racy ad for Novig helped lift the prediction market's trading volume nearly 94% around launch, the company said, as it reportedly raises money at a $2 billion valuation.

Homeowners stuck with high mortgage rates are finding home equity loans too pricey for renovations, even as second-mortgage and HELOC originations rose nearly 20% in the second quarter.

A PwC survey found 86% of kids aged 7 to 14 have their own money to spend, and 97% say they make spending decisions on their own at least sometimes.

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Volunteers mapping ancient woodlands in England have recorded 5,570 ancient, veteran and notable trees across 121 square miles of Sussex, a tally the project's outreach adviser said beat expectations.

High-tech cars are driving up repair bills, with auto repair costs up about 60% since January 2019, nearly double overall inflation, as shops buy laptops and software subscriptions.

A Colorado air traffic controller flies to work, strapping a propeller to his back once a week for a 20-minute paramotor commute over Pueblo that ends on the airport ramp.

Alabama routed Mississippi State 56-23 on Saturday as Heisman favorite Kamario Taylor left early in the fourth quarter, a week after hurting his lower right leg against Missouri.

Minnesota beat Michigan for the first time since 2014, winning the Little Brown Jug 20-14 as its defense overwhelmed quarterback Bryce Underwood in front of a home crowd.

Aaron Judge was left off the Yankees' Division Series roster against Tampa Bay because of a right calf strain, though Giancarlo Stanton stayed on as a pinch-hit option.

Tom Cruise's "Digger" is nosediving at the box office, earning $3.4 million on opening day for Warner Bros. against a budget reportedly ballooning past $160 million.

Aaron Sorkin said Jesse Eisenberg passed on reprising Mark Zuckerberg in the follow-up, "The Social Reckoning," admitting it "never occurred" to him that the actor would turn the role down.

Jerry Golod, the producer behind "Tales From the Darkside," died at 87 in Rancho Mirage, capping a career that included executive posts at both CBS and NBC.

What it is: A newly formed coalition of doctors is asking the Big 12 Conference to pause its sponsorship deal with Monster Energy, warning it promotes high-caffeine drinks to kids. The group also wants the NCAA to review energy drink marketing to young people, citing the deaths of three children, including 16-year-old South Carolina student Davis Cripe.

The detail: Caffeine content runs from 80 to 300 milligrams per serving, while the American Academy of Pediatrics advises teens aged 12 to 18 to stay under 100 milligrams daily. Federally funded survey data show 23% of 12th graders, 20% of 10th graders and 18% of eighth graders report drinking energy drinks daily, despite pediatricians urging kids to skip them.

Why it matters: The deal puts a co-branded logo on football and basketball jerseys, fields and courts, and Idaho cardiologist Matthew Nelson warned kids will mistake the drinks for sports drinks. Monster says more than 100 billion energy drinks have been sold and safely consumed worldwide, and industry labels already warn the products are not intended for children.

What to watch: The NCAA told the doctors it cannot regulate conference sponsorships, though one of its committees recently commissioned a cardiac advisory group, leaving the next move to the Big 12. Pediatrician Tamara Hannon urges parents to raise every beverage their children drink at checkups, a message she sums up in three short words: "Rethink your drink."

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An Ohio Lottery player named Anthony added another $25,417 to his winnings by matching all five Pick 5 numbers, and says the money will go toward parts for his motorcycle.

A mother brown bear in Japan leaped onto a stopped car's hood in Hokkaido, biting and clawing before ramming the front end and leaving dents and a hole.

Firefighters, animal control officers and public works crews pulled a fawn from a drain in Cary, North Carolina, as officials noted that some heroes wear waders, not capes.

Germany's V-2 rocket makes its first successful launch (1942) · "The Mickey Mouse Club" premieres on ABC (1955) · "The Andy Griffith Show" premieres on CBS (1960) · Wally Schirra orbits Earth six times aboard Sigma 7 (1962) · President Bush signs the $700 billion Wall Street bailout (2008)

"By coming together on this legislation, we have acted boldly to help prevent the crisis on Wall Street from becoming a crisis in communities across our country." — George W. Bush, signing the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, October 3, 2008

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