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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
Lead On Sept. 9, 2025, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft emerged as the top two finishers in the city’s preliminary mayoral election, setting up a head-to-head general election on Nov. 4. Unofficial tallies posted around 11:30 p.m. showed Wu with roughly 70% of the vote and Kraft with about 25%. The Associated … Read more
Lead On Sept. 10, 2025, Poland announced that its forces had shot down multiple Russian-made drones after they crossed into Polish airspace during a large overnight strike on Ukraine. Polish officials called the incursions an “act of aggression,” and NATO and Polish aircraft were scrambled in response. Warsaw reported no immediate casualties on Polish soil, … Read more
Lead On Sept. 10, 2025, Polish forces shot down multiple unmanned aerial vehicles that entered Polish airspace during a large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine, marking the first time a NATO member is known to have fired in the war. Warsaw reported 19 objects crossed into its airspace and said those posing a threat were neutralised, … Read more
Lead Google’s Pixel phones re-entered the global top five for premium smartphones (priced above $600) in the first half of 2025, driven by the Pixel 9 series and strategic market expansion. Counterpoint Research reports a 105% year‑over‑year increase in Pixel shipments across the premium segment. Apple remained the dominant premium vendor with a 62% share, … Read more
Lead On Wednesday morning, Nepal was under a nationwide curfew and Kathmandu’s streets lay largely empty after two days of violent antigovernment clashes that left at least 22 people dead. Troops and heavily armed police were deployed across the capital after protesters set fire to the Parliament, the Supreme Court and several government offices. The … Read more
Lead Incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft secured the two highest vote totals in Tuesday’s preliminary election and will face each other in the Nov. 4 Boston mayoral general election. The top-two, nonpartisan format advances the two leading vote-getters regardless of party. Wu is seeking a second term after her 2021 victory; Kraft, … Read more
Lead: Whoopi Goldberg told Entertainment Tonight she has no plans to leave her post on The View, saying she “can’t afford” retirement after 18 seasons on the panel. The remark, delivered during an interview published Tuesday, tied her decision to continue working to personal finances rather than creative fatigue. Fellow co-host Joy Behar, who joined … Read more
Lead: Since Brian Niccol became chief executive a year ago, Starbucks has pushed an aggressive turnaround across more than 17,000 U.S. stores, combining faster service targets, remodeled seating and new beverage experiments. The company has removed nondairy milk charges, restored condiment stations and pledged over $500 million for staffing and order-sequencing technology. But baristas and … Read more
