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Lead: Israel announced this week that it will pursue hostile actors ‘everywhere’ after an assault reported in Doha that struck figures linked to Hamas. The statement followed reports of an attack on individuals associated with the Hamas political bureau in Qatar. Israeli officials framed their response as part of a broader effort to deter threats … Read more
Lead: Polish authorities said overnight on Sept. 10, 2025, that at least 19 Russian drones entered Poland’s airspace during a large Russian strike on Ukraine, prompting Polish and allied jets to scramble and shoot down several of the unmanned vehicles. Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the violations as an “unprecedented” act of aggression and said … Read more
Lead: One month after President Trump declared a 30-day emergency placing the District of Columbia’s police under “direct federal control,” that temporary authority expires at midnight Wednesday. The time-limited grant was intended to allow expanded federal direction of local policing, but other federal deployments — including thousands of National Guard members and scores of agents … Read more
Lead: On Sept. 10, 2025 the Seattle Storm secured the eighth and final berth in the 2025 WNBA playoffs, beating the Golden State Valkyries after Erica Wheeler drained a go-ahead jumper with 19.2 seconds remaining. The victory completed an eight-point fourth-quarter comeback and sealed a postseason slot that had required either a Storm win or … Read more
In the Chicago Bears’ first game under new head coach Ben Johnson, quarterback Caleb Williams produced a night of sharp highs and frustrating lows that contributed to a loss. Williams, in his second NFL season after being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft, opened the game with a poised drive capped by … Read more
Lead: Taylor Frankie Paul, the breakout star of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, has been tapped as the lead for Season 22 of ABC’s The Bachelorette. The announcement arrives as ABC adjusts its Bachelor franchise schedule — with network sources indicating Season 22 will effectively replace The Bachelor in early 2026. Paul, a … Read more
Lead On Wednesday, more than 200 people were arrested across France as a leaderless “Block Everything” protest movement tried to paralyse transport and daily life, two days after Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government collapsed. Authorities deployed roughly 80,000 police officers and gendarmes to respond to fires, barricades and attempts to block Paris’ ring road and … Read more
Lead Rupert Murdoch, 94, has positioned his eldest son Lachlan, 54, to lead the family s media conglomerates, consolidating control over Fox Corp. and News Corp. The move in September 2025 capped a years long succession struggle with his brother James, 52, and reshaped leadership across outlets including Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and … Read more
Lead: Taylor Frankie Paul, a 31-year-old reality personality known for Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, was announced on Sept. 10, 2025 as the lead for season 22 of ABC’s The Bachelorette, set to premiere in 2026. The mother of three revealed her decision during an interview on Alex Cooper’s podcast Call Her Daddy. … Read more
Federal immigration and law-enforcement agents on Sept. 9, 2025, conducted targeted arrests in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood as part of a new Department of Homeland Security initiative called “Operation Midway Blitz.” ICE and ATF agents arrested three men they identified as suspected gang members amid the opening actions of a 30-day enforcement surge across the Chicago … Read more
Lead: Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) show the U.S. death rate declined 3.8% in 2024, falling from 750.5 to 722.0 deaths per 100,000 people. Total deaths edged down from 3.09 million in 2023 to 3.07 million in 2024, the lowest recorded rate since 2020. … Read more
Sept. 9, 2025 — The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual benchmarking update on Tuesday, showing U.S. payroll employment was revised downward by 911,000 jobs for the 12 months through March 2025. The adjustment implies the economy added roughly 850,000 jobs in that period — about half the number previously reported — and covers … Read more
Lead Apple will delay charges for satellite messaging on iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 devices, extending the no-cost trial window so some users may not face fees until as late as November 2026. The company’s newsroom footnote says the extension applies to devices activated in countries that support Apple’s satellite features before 12 a.m. PT … Read more
Lead: In Samantha Highfill’s new oral history I Was Feeling Epic, actress Nina Dobrev says she was paid less than co-stars Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley during The Vampire Diaries’ early seasons despite doubling her on-screen workload by portraying both Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce beginning in the season one finale. Dobrev and fellow actresses … Read more
Lead The Seattle Storm rallied to beat the Golden State Valkyries 76-73 on Tuesday night at Climate Pledge Arena, securing the final spot in the 2024 WNBA postseason and eliminating the Los Angeles Sparks. Seattle erased an early deficit with a 14-4 run at the start of the fourth quarter and held on when Erica … Read more
