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Pope Leo XIV leaves the hospital just four days after surgery to remove part of his cancerous lung, while an Oregon community mourns three children and a teacher killed at school. Meanwhile, fuel oil prices surge 74%, federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home, and the Fed weighs its next move.

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Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, had surgery Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican said, with surgeons removing his right lung's lower lobe. Doctors said the roughly 90-minute operation at Gemelli Hospital was successful, and tissue tests confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of the disease in the United States.

Leo left the hospital on Saturday afternoon and returned to the Vatican after blood tests and a chest X-ray showed he was well enough for discharge. His doctors said he was expected to lead the Sunday Angelus prayer from the papal apartment window, a quick return for a pope only days removed from surgery.

A 16-year-old forced his way into Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday and shot and killed three children and a teacher, police said. Investigators said the suspect shot through locked doors to get inside, and a community member who followed him into the building killed him before officers arrived.

The children killed were ages 5, 8 and 11, while a 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher were taken to a hospital in critical condition after the attack. Hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil that night in the central Oregon city of about 100,000, while officials said the shooter's link to the school remained unclear.

Consumer prices rose 3.7% in September from a year earlier, a bigger annual jump than August, as energy prices tied to the U.S. war with Iran drove the increase. Fuel oil prices jumped 74% over the past year, while core inflation, which strips out food and energy, rose to 2.6% and also outpaced August's annual reading.

Shortly after the report, the Social Security Administration announced a 3.6% cost-of-living increase for next year, worth about $75 more a month for the average recipient. Senior advocates welcomed the boost, but critics argued that the annual adjustment did not fully reflect the real everyday expenses older Americans actually face each month.

Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Monday under what the Justice Department called a judicially authorized search warrant. A current official said the search was part of a multiyear federal criminal probe, and a former official said the case involved allegations of immigration fraud.

Omar, a U.S. citizen who fled Somalia as a refugee, denied the fraud allegations and called the search an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. Vice President JD Vance had previously accused Omar of immigration fraud, and the search came three weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm elections across the country.

President Trump canceled plans to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood attack. A U.S. official said Trump was persuaded that broadcasting the death would run counter to American values and could boost terrorist recruitment, putting U.S. forces at risk.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said a public broadcast would deter similar attacks, an idea some religious scholars warned pushed the boundaries of what is acceptable. Hasan's execution by firing squad remained scheduled for Dec. 3, and the last time the U.S. government carried out a high-profile public execution was roughly 90 years ago.

Hot consumer and producer price readings this week kept rate-hike talk alive, though futures traders priced only a 15% chance the Federal Reserve raises rates this month. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, who said Friday he was not signaling a decision either way, leads the policy committee into its closely watched Oct. 28 interest rate decision.

Medicare's annual open enrollment began Thursday, giving enrollees a chance to choose between traditional Medicare, private Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug coverage for next year. Beneficiaries have until Dec. 7 to lock in their choices, and a slew of changes take effect Jan. 1 as inflation adds pressure on seniors' healthcare costs.

Federal investigators began probing suspicious mailings sent to election officials in Louisiana, Ohio and Oklahoma, plus congressional offices, with some letters containing a powdery white substance. Authorities have not said who sent the letters, and the probe continues as election offices across several states process ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.

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This week's headlines highlighted growing concerns about the cost of living, public safety and government accountability. Inflation climbed to 3.7%, driven by rising energy prices, while Social Security's 3.6% benefit increase raised questions about whether retirees can keep pace with everyday expenses.

A deadly Oregon school shooting left four victims dead, federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home amid allegations she denies, and Trump canceled plans to broadcast the Fort Hood shooter's execution. Meanwhile, Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican after undergoing lung cancer surgery.

Looking ahead, several major decisions are approaching. The Federal Reserve meets Oct. 28 to weigh interest rates against stubborn inflation, while election officials prepare for the Nov. 3 midterms amid investigations into suspicious mailings. Medicare recipients also have until Dec. 7 to review their coverage for next year.

From household budgets to healthcare and political accountability, the coming weeks will help determine how several of these stories unfold.

California Highway Patrol troopers in Santa Cruz helped wrangle a loose emu darting in and out of traffic, admitting afterward that an emu on the road was unexpected.

A Philadelphia market's third annual Scrapple Sculpting Contest gave amateurs 90 minutes and 6 pounds of pork-scrap mush, and the winning sculptor shaped the market's pig mascot.

An Amsterdam zoo said its southern ground hornbill became the first bird in the world fitted with 3D-printed prosthetics on both its upper and lower beak.

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The US takes control of Puerto Rico from Spain (1898) · Rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry is born in St. Louis (1926) · Tennis great Martina Navratilova is born (1956) · The Clean Water Act becomes law as Congress overrides Nixon's veto (1972) · Israel and the Soviet Union restore full diplomatic ties for the first time since 1967 (1991) · Cuba's entire power grid goes offline after a major plant fails (2024)

"If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry.'" — John Lennon, musician

That's your Sunday wrap-up. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and start the week informed. We'll be back tomorrow with the stories that matter.

—The Five Minute Daily Team