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9 September 2025 — The United States men’s national team delivered a steady, rotated performance to beat a Japan side 2-0 at Lower.com Field in Columbus. Alejandro Zendejas opened the scoring around the half-hour mark and Folarin Balogun added a second later in the match, giving the visitors a clean sheet and a morale-boosting result. … Read more
Lead: On Monday night, Sept. 8, 2025, Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy engineered a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Chicago Bears 27-24 and open the 2025 season with a victory. McCarthy completed eight of 11 passes in the decisive quarter and accounted for three fourth-quarter touchdowns, rallying a team that trailed by double … Read more
Lead: On Sept. 9, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel’s airstrike inside Qatar was a decision made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not by the U.S. president. The strike, aimed at senior Hamas figures, occurred in Doha and killed at least five Hamas members, according to the group. Trump said he ordered a … Read more
Israeli forces carried out an air attack in Doha on Tuesday that targeted senior Hamas figures, prompting widespread condemnation across the Middle East and beyond. The strike — confirmed by the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — was the first Israeli attack on Qatari soil and struck while Qatar was serving as a mediator … Read more
Lead Apple unveiled the iPhone Air at its Cupertino event on September 9, 2025, introducing the company’s thinnest handset at 5.6 millimetres. The device pairs a titanium frame and Apple’s new A19 Pro chip with a single rear camera and a price positioned roughly $100 below Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge. Analysts say the Air’s radical … Read more
Lead Two former Meta researchers testified to a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that Meta’s virtual reality (VR) environments exposed children to adult content and that the company impeded or erased internal research documenting those harms. Jason Sattizahn and Cayce Savage said they found minors encountering nudity, sexual solicitations and live sexual acts inside Meta VR, … Read more
In Columbus on Tuesday, the U.S. men’s national team beat Japan 2-0 at Lower.com Field, snapping a run of losses to top‑25 opponents under manager Mauricio Pochettino. Alejandro Zendejas opened the scoring in the 30th minute and Folarin Balogun added a second in the 64th with an assist from Christian Pulisic. Goalkeeper Matt Freese made … Read more
Lead On Sept. 9, 2025, President Trump signed a memorandum directing the administration to revive a 1990s-era policy that would sharply limit prescription drug advertising on television. The directive aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-standing priority to curb direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug ads on broadcast TV. The change would effectively roll back the … Read more
Lead: On Monday night in Chicago, the Minnesota Vikings eked out a 27-24 win in their season opener after a game of sharp swings. Young quarterback J.J. McCarthy struggled through much of the contest, including a third-quarter pick-six that threatened the outcome, but rallied late as Randy Moss joined the alternate ManningCast broadcast and the … Read more
Apple opened its September 9 keynote at Apple Park in Cupertino to unveil its 2025 hardware lineup, introducing the iPhone 17 family, a new ultra-thin iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3 and three Apple Watch models. The company gave the base iPhone its first 120Hz display, introduced an A19/A19 Pro silicon split across models, and emphasized … Read more
September 9, 2025 — The Israeli military issued an order on Tuesday instructing residents of Gaza City to evacuate, setting hundreds of thousands of people on a fraught decision between remaining in place or attempting to move south. Authorities signaled preparations for a possible full-scale ground offensive in the city, while many southern neighborhoods are … Read more
Lead: Minnesota Vikings rookie J.J. McCarthy engineered a stunning fourth-quarter comeback on Monday night, turning a 17-6 deficit into a 27-24 road victory over the Chicago Bears. Playing his first official NFL game after missing his rookie season, McCarthy threw two touchdown passes and scored a 14-yard rushing game-winner. He finished 13-of-20 for 143 yards … Read more
Lead: Anti-corruption demonstrators in Nepal defied an imposed curfew on 9 September 2025 as authorities announced the lifting of a temporary social media ban. The protests, reported by Reuters on 2025-09-09, centered on calls for accountability from public officials. Security measures including a curfew were introduced earlier in the day; the government subsequently said it … Read more
Published 7 September 2025 — Porsche unveiled the 2026 911 Turbo S at the Munich Motor Show on 7 September 2025. The car pairs a twin-turbo flat-six with an electrified assist to produce a combined 701 hp, accelerate from 0–60 mph in 2.4 seconds and post a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap of 7:03.92, roughly 14 seconds … Read more
Lead: On Monday, 8 September 2025, Catherine, Princess of Wales, attended a National Federation of Women’s Institutes ceremony marking the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death alongside Prince William. Photographs from the event show the princess wearing a brown hair color with warm honey highlights after a summer in which she was seen with … Read more
