Evening Brief: Trump Wants Meeting With Kim Jong Un During Asia Trip, 13 Shot, 2 Dead at North Carolina Halloween Party, Early Voting Starts in NYC Mayoral Race

Sheriff Burnis Wilkins called it an isolated incident, which means there is no active threat to the broader community. That does not make it feel any safer for the families who woke up to phone calls and sirens on October 25. Names of the dead and wounded are being withheld while the county works through notifications. No arrests yet. Detectives want anyone who was there and anyone who recorded video to send what they have. Anonymous tips are welcome. In a case like this, a ten-second clip can be the difference between rumor and a charge sheet. This county has carried the weight of gun violence before. Geography matters here. Robeson sits near the South Carolina line, close to long stretches of rural road where a party can draw a crowd and disperse in minutes. When shots start, crowds move, evidence gets trampled, and the scene goes quiet except for the blue lights. That leaves detectives to rebuild the night from fragments: a flyer that made its way across social media, a Snapchat clip, a neighbor’s door camera, and the first 911 call. Think of it as trying to piece together a parachute rig after a jump gone bad. Officials are promising more information as they lock down timelines and sort ballistic matches. What the community can do right now is simple. If you were there, come forward. If you have footage, send it. If you heard something that sounded like fireworks at three in the morning, tell a deputy the exact time. Small details stack up. Robeson County is resilient. It needs that grit today. Two families are planning funerals. Thirteen victims are fighting through surgeries and shock. The way to honor them is to help close the gap between chaos and accountability. 🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: 13 SHOT, 2 KILLED IN NORTH CAROLINA PARTY SHOOTING A late-night party in Robeson County turned into chaos when 13 people were shot – 2 killed, several fighting for their lives. Cops say more than 150 people ran as bullets flew at a house party near Maxton. It’s… https://t.co/xdnCNbvQab pic.twitter.com/YtezHI32AU — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 25, 2025 NYC Early Voting Opens As Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa Clash For City Hall New York City switched on the lights in its polling places this morning. Early voting opened citywide, the first shots in a nine-day sprint that ends Sunday, November 2, before Election Day on November 4. The Board of Elections lists locations and hours by voter, and they vary, so check your assigned early voting site before you head out. The field is a study in sharp contrasts. Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist and Queens Assemblymember, carries the party banner after a bruising primary summer. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo is running as an independent, a bet that a centrist lane still exists in a city that is restless about crime, cost of living, and competence. Republican Curtis Sliwa returns to the arena with a law-and-order message that New Yorkers already know by heart. Multiple outlets confirm that lineup, and the tone reflects how national this has become. Mayor Eric Adams is not on the ballot. He bowed out on September 28, then threw his endorsement to Cuomo in a move that put personality politics back on the front page. Whatever you think of that pairing, it changes the map, money, and validators around the race. Mamdani’s pitch is simple to state, harder to fund. Free childcare, free transit, a rent freeze, and a government that acts like a shield for working families. He is drawing big energy from young voters and Muslim communities, and he has begun to pull in heavyweight support that was slow to arrive. His challenge is to keep the tent broad while the attacks sharpen. Cuomo is banking on memory and muscle. He talks safety first, reliable subways, and competence you can audit. He wants skeptical Democrats and independents who want steadier hands and fewer experiments. Sliwa will keep hammering crime, disorder, and the feeling that the city forgot who rides the trains at midnight. Early voting matters because life gets in the way on Election Day. New Yorkers work odd shifts, care for kids and elders, and juggle two phones and a MetroCard. Casting a ballot early smooths the load and shortens lines when the big Tuesday arrives. If you plan to participate, verify your site and hours with official sources, then go make it count. The stakes are clear, the choices could not be clearer, and the window is open now.   Early voting begins today for mayor and other NYC races https://t.co/AD3zumQUrY pic.twitter.com/jLc3GhQXwS — New York Post (@nypost) October 25, 2025