President Trump defended Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, telling The Associated Press it wasn't fair to condemn the country over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi was last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. Turkey has said he was killed by Saudi agents inside the consulate, and on Tuesday, a senior Turkish official told AP "certain evidence" was found that proved Khashoggi was murdered there. Trump tweeted earlier in the day that he spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who "totally denied any knowledge" of what happened to Khashoggi, and he told AP, "I think we have to find out what happened first. Here we go again with, you know, you're guilty until proven innocent. I don't like that."

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Beto O'Rourke (Texas), faced off in San Antonio on Tuesday night for their second and likely final debate. The rivals in the high-profile Senate race clashed on border policy, abortion rights, trade, and who would make a more effective advocate for Texas, but in one memorable exchange, O'Rourke said that Cruz was continually misrepresenting his positions on policies. "Sen. Cruz is not going to be honest with you," O'Rourke said. "He's dishonest. It's why the president called him Lyin' Ted, and it's why the nickname stuck." Cruz argued that O'Rourke is too liberal for Texas.

President Trump on Tuesday celebrated a federal judge's decision to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him from adult film star Stormy Daniels. Daniels, who says she had an affair with Trump in 2006, was ordered to pay his legal fees. "Great, now I can go after Horseface and her third-rate lawyer," Trump tweeted. Daniels sued Trump for suggesting she was lying about their relationship, but Judge S. James Otero said the tweet "constitutes 'rhetorical hyperbole' normally associated with politics and public discourse in the United States," and is protected by the First Amendment. Trump said the dismissal was proof that Daniels "knows nothing about me, a total con!"

Less than a week after becoming the interim president and chief executive of USA Gymnastics, Mary Bono is stepping down, following criticism from Olympians Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. Bono is a former Republican congresswoman from Southern California. She recently tweeted a photo showing her covering up the Nike logo on her golf shoes, in response to Colin Kaepernick's Nike advertisement. "Don't worry, it's not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything," Biles tweeted. Bono came under fire from Raisman due to her work with a law firm that many believe helped USA Gymnastics cover-up the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. After sending in her resignation letter Tuesday, Bono released a defiant statement, saying she had to step down because of "personal attacks."

As of midnight Wednesday, it is legal to possess and use recreational marijuana in Canada. Provinces and territories will set the parameters of where pot can be purchased and consumed in their boundaries. While adults will be able to purchase dried weed and cannabis oil from licensed producers and retailers, it will be illegal to possess more than 30 grams in public, grow more than four plants in a household, and buy from an unlicensed dealer. The first legal purchase was made in St. John's, Newfoundland. Marijuana possession became a crime in 1923, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has argued that laws criminalizing marijuana haven't done anything to curb use. With this new law, Canada becomes the second country after Uruguay to make it legal to possess and use recreational marijuana.