September 2026
Knife attack on Sikh trucker in Wyoming stirs fresh fears in community
While police say the motive is unknown, the attack came after deadly crashes involving Sikh truck drivers led to debate about commercial driver’s licensing requirements.
Inside the California church scandal that became TikTok’s latest obsession
Vicky Hernandez went viral after making videos about her youth pastor husband Joel Mitchell’s affair with TikToker Niya Esperanza. Interviews with former church members, court records and internal emails reveal a more complicated story.
Fashion executive resigns days after restraining PETA protesters at New York runway show
Steven Kolb, who is well known and respected in the New York fashion world, earlier apologized for his actions.
After deaths of nine women, South Africans gather to run, mourn and demand change
South Africans gathered for memorial runs and protests this week after the killings of nine women near Johannesburg reignited anger and fear over violence that many say mirrors the dangers women face every day.
A rapper gets the boot, and the Fed raises interest rates: The news quiz
The Kennedy Center votes to close, Merriam-Webster adds new words, and House lawmakers leave early.
Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it illegally annexed from Ukraine in the war
Russia’s parliamentary election for the first time includes residents of regions that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago, part of Kremlin efforts to cement its gains.
What do the Houthis want? The threat to Saudi oil may be about more than just helping Iran
When pickup trucks full of armed rebel fighters were seen blazing through the streets of a historic port city in Yemen last week, it set alarm bells ringing across the globe.
What might an AI doomsday look like? Experts have given it some thought
A small but dedicated group of AI experts has been warning for years that increasingly powerful AI systems could cause catastrophic damage or even lead to human extinction.
Google says its AI model gained unauthorized access to three outside systems
Google on Friday disclosed the first known instance of its artificial intelligence software, Gemini, carrying out an undirected computer hack, weeks after similar disclosures by AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI raised security alarms about AI models going beyond the instructions of their human creators.
The doomers, the dreamers and Xi: Trump hears from all sides on AI
President Donald Trump is one of the most forceful boosters for the rapid expansion of AI development.