September 2026
Prosecutor who led ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump targets resigns without charging anyone
Joe diGenova, 81, was part of a group that tried to overturn the 2020 election.
Two AI researchers leave Anthropic and Google over safety concerns: ‘There are no adults in the room’
After Jacob Coxon roiled the AI industry with his viral departure from Anthropic, two more researchers are speaking out about their concerns over AI safety.
Dementia is taking a toll on Sept. 11 responders. A federal health program doesn’t cover it.
Doctors and scientists are pushing to get dementia added to a list of conditions connected to Sept. 11.
Two former DHS secretaries call for a new public safety agency
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, two former heads of the Department of Homeland Security called for the agency that was created to prevent a similar attack to be fully revamped.
The political risk behind Trump’s $5,000 pledge: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen digs into President Donald Trump’s latest promise to voters.
Government-linked accounts tried to use Claude for work that could lead to bioweapons, Anthropic says
In a threat report, the AI company details five cases in which researchers tied to state institutions evaded its regional blocks to use Claude on dual-use pathogen work.
49ers and Rams fans travel nearly 10,000 miles for first NFL game in Australia
Die-hard football fans traveled nearly 10,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to witness the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers battle it out in the first regular season NFL game Down Under.
Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury — our solar system’s smallest and innermost planet — may be shrinking faster than scientists previously thought.
Rick Springfield recalls killing a man in Vietnam while he was there performing for troops
Rocker Rick Springfield recalled this week how, as a teenager, he performed for U.S. forces in Vietnam and killed a Viet Cong attacker — haunting him to this day, that he “was responsible for the end of a life.”
Vance calls on battleground state Republicans to ‘nationalize’ the midterms
Vice President JD Vance urged Republicans from several battleground states Thursday to “nationalize” their midterm elections this fall.