September 2026
NYC unveils new Legionnaires safety measures after 11 deaths in Upper East Side cluster
Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a new plan Tuesday to strengthen the city’s response to Legionnaires’ disease as officials work to get ahead of future outbreaks.
Can Ed Markey’s progressive politics overcome the age question?
The 80-year-old Massachusetts senator has appeared to harness antiestablishment energy even as he faces a younger primary challenger in Rep. Seth Moulton.
Smell of death hangs over rescue efforts in Nepal as deaths pass 1,000
The overwhelming stench of death is crushing hopes that more survivors will be found in this Nepalese town devastated by last week’s catastrophic floods.
Whistleblower says USPS system Trump ordered for mail ballots is flawed and untested
An executive order from Trump, which is stymied in the courts, required the Postal Service to rapidly build a complex system to vet mail ballots.
Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92
Wendell Berry, the Kentucky-born author and agrarian who in poems, stories, novels and essays celebrated the farming communities of his native state and warned of the excesses and misjudgments of an industrial, commercialized society, has died.
Leaders of China, Russia and India meeting to counter U.S. influence
The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.
Teen girl who recorded San Diego mosque shooting livestream is charged with murder
According to the indictment, the North Carolina teen agreed before the attack that she would record the livestream, distribute it and release a document written by the attackers.
Smucker’s lawsuit against Trader Joe’s over frozen PB&J can proceed, judge rules
Smucker is seeking restitution from Trader Joe’s. It also wants a judge to require Trader Joe’s to deliver all products and packaging to Smucker to be destroyed.
Ex-gang leader found guilty of murder in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 drive-by killing
Jurors heard nearly two weeks of testimony from dozens of former investigators and law enforcement officers involved in solving the 30-year mystery.
Trump calls for federal tax incentives to benefit TV and movie industry
The proposal was quickly embraced by Democrats, particularly in California, who have otherwise been critical of the president.