September 2026
Finneas and other acts exit Ed Sheeran tour in protest of Macklemore being dropped over pro-Palestine remarks
Finneas and other musical artists have withdrawn as supporting acts for Ed Sheeran on Tuesday in protest of Macklemore being dropped from the tour after the rapper says New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft organized a boycott against him.
FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with Democrats at oversight hearing
Lawmakers pressed FBI Director Kash Patel during a contentious oversight hearing on Tuesday about his leadership of a bureau that has seen massive changes since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Competition co-founder apologizes after athlete allowed to continue despite defecating on herself
Professional athlete Joanna Wietrzyk was seen on video and in photographs running and using shared fitness equipment with feces running down her legs.
Inside the AI risk summit uniting Bernie Sanders, Steve Bannon and Hollywood
The event featured an unlikely mix of top speakers, including Bernie Sanders, Steve Bannon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ashley Judd.
Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations
President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shutter the performing arts center, a source familiar with the decision said, after its members argued the institution is in “dire” financial and structural shape.
Supreme Court pushes back against Trump and GOP ahead of the midterm elections
The Supreme Court delivered major blows to President Donald Trump and Republicans, suggesting it will not be receptive to last-minute election changes heading into the midterms.
Pennsylvania man charged in plot to assist ISIS in terror attack, feds say
A Pennsylvania man with a history of plotting a mass-casualty attack as a minor was charged on Tuesday with obtaining a semiautomatic rifle to carry out an attack for ISIS after he discussed strategies to target non-Muslims, according to court documents.
Nick Reiner prosecutors won’t seek death penalty in the killing of parents Rob and Michele Reiner, DA says
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, charged with murder in the killings of his parents Rob and Michelle Reiner, after consulting with the victims’ loved ones, officials said Tuesday.
U.S. and China face grave AI risks but mutual distrust stalls cooperation
The United States and China are both gripped by safety fears as they reckon with their rapid advances in AI, but intensifying competition and deep mutual distrust could derail the kind of cooperation experts say is vital to head off the strategically vital technology’s greatest dangers.
Upgrade to iOS 27. Then do these things.
iOS 27 is here, and the biggest headline is one I wasn’t sure I’d ever get to write in my lifetime: Siri no longer sucks.