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Trump Denies Offering Iran Sanctions Relief: ‘I Offered Them NOTHING’
September 30, 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied offering Iran sanctions relief, writing on Truth Social that “I offered them NOTHING,” Reuters reported. The post was a direct…
U.S. Completes Military Withdrawal From Iraq, Ending 12-Year Operation
September 30, 2026
IRBIL — The last American troops have departed Iraq’s Irbil air base, completing the United States’ military withdrawal from the country, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The final…
Prosecutors Reopen Cornell ‘Gang Rape’ Case for Grand Jury
September 29, 2026
ITHACA, N.Y. — Prosecutors in New York have reopened a criminal investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying they will present…
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Prisons Cut Transgender Care
September 29, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow federal prisons to enforce restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender inmates, putting another culture-war issue…
Coast Guard Hoists Ill Mariner From Ship 100 Miles East of St. Maarten in Long-Range Rescue
September 29, 2026
An Air Station Borinquen aircrew hoisted a 46-year-old mariner from a commercial vessel about 100 nautical miles east of St. Maarten and flew him to a trauma center…
Pacific in 60: Air Force Recaps Atlas Angel II, Super Garuda Shield 26 and Royal Danish Air Force March
September 29, 2026
The U.S. Air Force's "Pacific in 60" for September 1, 2026 recaps the kickoff of Exercise Atlas Angel II in Sri Lanka, a multinational engineering project in Indonesia…
Rubio on Ukraine Energy Strikes: “How Do You Know We Haven’t Asked Russia to Stop”
September 29, 2026
Pressed at the U.N. General Assembly on why Washington is leaning on Kyiv over refinery strikes inside Russia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back: "How do you…
Xi Jinping at the White House: U.S. and China Must Develop AI “for Good”
September 29, 2026
In rare remarks at the White House, China's Xi Jinping said both nations are "leading nations in artificial intelligence" with a shared responsibility to keep AI "always under…
Trump Says U.S. Won’t Slow AI Development, Pushes “Super Intelligence” Rebrand
September 29, 2026
Trump told reporters he no longer calls it AI but “super intelligence” — and says China’s president likes the rebrand too. “The United States of America is not…
Trump Administration Finalizes Sweeping Fuel-Economy Rollback
September 29, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration finalized sweeping new fuel-economy standards on September 28, resetting Corporate Average Fuel Economy targets for model years 2022 through 2031 in what amounts…
OpenAI Shelves Next AI Model After Safety Tests Found Deceptive Behavior
September 29, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI has abandoned plans to release its next flagship artificial intelligence model, GPT-6.1 “Astra,” in October after internal safety testing found the model behaved more…
Rubio Says ‘Foreign Actor’ Involved in RAF Fairford Incident, Offers No Evidence
September 29, 2026
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that a “foreign actor” was involved in the incident at RAF Fairford in England, but he offered no public…
SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit for First Time, Deploys 26 Satellites
September 28, 2026
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit and deployed 26 Starlink satellites for the first time, though an engine problem led controllers to shorten the mission.
Atlanta Welcomes America’s Newest Pandas: Ping Ping and Fu Shuang
September 28, 2026
ATLANTA — The newest giant pandas in the United States have arrived in Atlanta, bringing a fresh wave of excitement to American zoo-goers and conservationists. The pair, Ping…
Trump Says U.S. Military Won’t Be Needed Against Cuba as Reports of Army Planning Surface
September 28, 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday he does not expect U.S. military action against Cuba, even as news reports surfaced that the U.S. Army has been assessing…
Five Men Arrested Near RAF Fairford on Suspicion of Preparing Terrorist Act
September 28, 2026
WHELFORD, England — British police arrested five men in the early hours of Sunday near RAF Fairford, an air base used by U.S. long-range bombers in the war…
Fat Bear Week Nears Sept. 29 Crown as Chunk Defends the Heavyweight Title
September 27, 2026
KING SALMON, Alaska — The 12th annual Fat Bear Week is heading toward its Sept. 29 crowning, with the fattest brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve…
Supreme Court Blocks Missouri’s GOP-Drawn Congressional Map a Third Time
September 27, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday barred Missouri from using a Republican-drawn congressional map for the November midterm elections, ordering the state to use its 2022 districts…
White House Bars CNN From Air Force One for Trump’s Tennessee Trip
September 27, 2026
WASHINGTON — The White House barred CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday for President Donald Trump’s trip to Tennessee, the latest restriction in a widening…
Ohio Woman Reunited With Cat Missing for Six Years
September 26, 2026
DAYTON, Ohio — A Dayton woman has been reunited with her cat after six years apart, recognizing the 14-year-old black cat in a viral social media post by…