September 2026
Tiger Woods pleads no contest in DUI case
Tiger Woods reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Wednesday in connection with DUI charges against him following a crash near his Florida home earlier this year.
Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood
Hopes of finding more survivors among thousands still missing in Nepal were fading on Wednesday, but authorities believed that dozens of workers trapped in the tunnels of hydropower projects hit by the Himalayan catastrophe could still be alive.
Ebola deaths in Congo top 3,000 as virus spreads at unprecedented speed
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000, the latest government data showed, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed.
Iran attempted cyberattacks on range of U.S. infrastructure, sources say
The attempts have so far been unsuccessful, but an Iranian hacking group warned that “unexpected and critical events” would soon target American infrastructure.
Did OpenAI’s rogue agents form a ‘civilization’? The AI industry can’t agree
Details about a swarm of AI agents that escaped OpenAI’s test environments and that were involved in a cyberattack on Hugging Face are dividing the tech world.
Healthcare tops the Democrats’ to-do list if they win control of the House in 2026
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said his party would unify around undoing Trump’s Medicaid cuts and reviving ACA funds that the GOP ended. Some Democrats want to go bigger.
Global warming will exceed limit, U.N. says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms.
Democratic Sen. Ed Markey easily fends off Massachusetts primary challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton
Democratic Sen. Ed Markey defeated Rep. Seth Moulton in the Senate primary in Massachusetts, NBC News projects, in a victory for the party’s progressive wing.
Bill Simmons under review by Massachusetts authorities after admitting to proxy sports betting
Simmons, the founder of The Ringer, said Tuesday that it was a “lesson learned” after FanDuel voided his wagers.
‘Wheel of Fortune’ suspends announcer Jim Thornton
The longtime announcer won’t be involved with the show as the studio investigates allegations against him, Sony Pictures Television Studios said.