September 2026
August jobs report could show another weak month for hiring
The August jobs report is expected to show a continuation of this summer’s soft hiring numbers, just one month after the labor market contracted by 23,000 jobs.
First midterm ballots set to go in the mail amid uncertainty over Trump’s executive order
North Carolina will send out mail ballots statewide to voters who have requested them for the November general election on Friday.
Democrats mobilize an ‘unprecedented’ defense to combat potential election disruption
Tabletop exercises with Hillary Clinton and training for tens of thousands of “democracy protectors” to observe polling places are underway.
Maryland’s top court allows Democratic-backed congressional redistricting measure on November ballot
The decision is a notable victory for Democrats, who are trying to counter a Republican redistricting movement pushed by President Donald Trump.
Missouri candidate wanted campaign manager to plant cocaine in opponent’s car, authorities say
A candidate for the Missouri state House is accused of trying to plant cocaine and Adderall on a political rival.
Minneapolis suspect was involved in child custody exchange when he started shooting, authorities say
The suspect, Carlton Neal Johnson II, had been fighting eviction from the Shoreline Plaza apartments before the shooting, court documents showed.
Trump commutes sentence of convicted union leader John ‘Johnny Doc’ Dougherty, lawyer says
Dougherty was convicted in 2023 of bribing a Philadelphia City Council member and embezzling nearly $600,000.
Two trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal
Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a tunnel Friday during an ongoing operation at the Trishul 3A tunnel, officials said.
Before 5-year-old’s death, parents had a history of child abuse charges and drugs
John Herb Hayes III, 70, and Geordyn Nichole Hayes, 31, face charges of placing a child at risk or willfully abandoning a child in connection with Saylor Hayes’ death.
Ex-Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez plans guilty plea to charges stemming from fight outside hotel
Former Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty to charges ahead of a trial stemming from an October 2025 fight with a truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel, according to court records filed Thursday.