PBS NewsHour
Trump shows off new White House helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight
President Trump has unveiled a new White House helicopter landing pad while trying to downplay a First Amendment firestorm.
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General & Breaking News
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Pope will retrace his missionary footsteps in Peru and finally visit Argentina in November
Pope Leo XIV will retrace his steps as a missionary priest when he returns to Peru in November in his longest trip to date that will also take him to Uruguay and Argentina, where …
PBS NewsHour
Firefighting helicopter crashes near Yosemite, killing both pilots
Two helicopter pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed Sunday afternoon while conducting water drops on a wildfire at Yosemite National Park, officials say.
PBS NewsHour
States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal
The agreement calls for Paramount to increase domestic production and establish monitoring of editorial independence of the company's news operations.
PBS NewsHour
Technical problems at a key air traffic center disrupt flights across Northeast
On Monday morning, the primary circuit that carries data into that air traffic control facility failed, affecting flights for Philadelphia as well as Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark…
PBS NewsHour
WATCH LIVE: Day 1 of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly
World and business leaders gathering this week in New York are grappling with the increasingly urgent costs of climate change, soaring energy prices and the human toll from this s…
PBS NewsHour
Polo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane and is expected to impact Mexico
Hurricane Polo will rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said Monday.
PBS NewsHour
Republicans target Las Vegas congressional seat touting Trump's 'no tax on tips'
Nevada has the highest concentration of tipped workers thanks to its hospitality and tourism industries.
Business, Markets & Economics
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Stocks Jump on AI Optimism as AMD Tops $1 Trillion: Markets Wrap
A rally in technology giants sent stocks to their best day since early August, with the market also gaining as oil prices sank on hopes for diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ir…
Bloomberg News
Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for Sept. 21
Oil fell, settling near $100 a barrel, on signs Saudi Arabia is boosting exports via the key Strait of Hormuz and fresh hopes for diplomatic progress in the Iran war.
The Wall Street Journal
Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot
Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.
The Wall Street Journal
Leading China Property Developer Reports Huge loss, in Sign of Widening Real-Estate Woes
Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in.
The Wall Street Journal
Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in Their Bodies From Oct. 7 Attack
Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said.
The Wall Street Journal
Suspected Sabotage of Deep-Sea Cable Triggers First NATO-Led Response
The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea.
The Wall Street Journal
Rwanda-Backed Rebels Enter Congo's Safe-Haven City
Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the cit…
The Wall Street Journal
Cocaine-Funded Gangs Shake Colombia Years After Peace Pact
Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a powerful rebel group from the field.
The Wall Street Journal
Italy Supports Saudi Arabia Joining Fighter-Jet Program, PM Meloni Says
The U.K., Italy and Japan have already partnered on the Global Combat Air Programme, which aims to put a new stealth fighter with supersonic capability in the skies by 2035.
The Wall Street Journal
Shippers Wary of Red Sea Routes Despite Houthi Pledge to End Targeting
The world’s top three container operators said they fear instability in Gaza and broader regional tensions mean continued danger.
Financial Times
Top Republicans tell Trump to ban US diesel exports ahead of midterms
Fuel price crisis triggered by president’s Iran war rattles legislators from rural America’s heartlands
MarketWatch
Novo Nordisk’s stock tumbles as doubts persist about Ozempic maker’s strategy
The drugmaker, best known for developing weight-loss and diabetes drugs, failed to excite investors hoping for a turnaround.
Science, Health & Technology
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IEEE Spectrum
Rethinking Robot Safety in the Age of AI
This article is brought to you by VicOne.Robot safety has traditionally asked: Can a machine remain safe when something goes wrong? Physical AI raises a harder question: Can a mac…
IEEE Spectrum
Single-Phase Direct Liquid Cooling Is Proven for the Next Decade of Ultra-Dense Compute
Learn how single-phase direct liquid cooling manages the rising heat of AI and high-performance computing, and how it compares with two-phase and immersion approaches.Download thi…
IEEE Spectrum
The AI Inference Revolution Is Here
Since about 2020, AI has largely focused on training bigger and better models. Large language models (LLMs) ballooned from millions of parameters to trillions. This proved effecti…
IEEE Spectrum
The Mind-bending Joyrides That Gave Rise to Tesla
In 2003, Martin Eberhard, a cofounder of Tesla Motors, decided it was time to start wooing investors. To do that, however, he needed an electric car. So he talked to Alan Cocconi …
Science News
Big space mirrors could bring Earth on-demand light — and upend our night sky
A space satellite that would offer light on demand has astronomers asking: Who controls the night sky?
Ars Technica
An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang
Google’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP's inner circle.
Science News
Surviving the summer
Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses existential threats to humankind: extreme heat, never-ending drought and a plan to provide Earth with sunlight on demand.
STAT News
STAT+: What a vote on Grail’s cancer detection test could mean for the company, patients, and regulators
Shares in Grail, the company developing a blood test for cancer, surged Monday after the FDA posted documents ahead of an advisory committee meeting.
Ars Technica
Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026
A third-party cybersecurity firm accidentally gave experimental Gemini models access to the Internet.
Ars Technica
Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
Ars Technica
California settles lawsuit against Paramount/Warner merger, angering advocates
State AGs had "very strong" case that merger is illegal, Lina Khan says.
Science News
First radio waves seen from an exoplanet hint at otherworldly auroras
The gas giant Beta Pictoris b, about 63 light-years away, has the mass of 10 Jupiters and a magnetic field thousands of times as strong as Earth’s.
International & World Affairs
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Millions urged to evacuate as powerful Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan
The country's meteorological agency had warned of an "imminent threat to life," but this has now been downgraded in most areas.
Al Jazeera English
UN Chief Guterres calls for ban on ‘killer robots’
In this episode of On the Record, UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for ban on autonomous ‘killer robots’.
Al Jazeera English
US man convicted in 2023 shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont
Jason Eaton faces up to life in prison after a jury rejected his insanity defence.
Al Jazeera English
FAA halts flights to major US East Coast airports amid outage
FAA halts East Coast flights due to equipment outage, affecting major US airports like JFK, Newark, and Philadelphia.
France 24
Forbidden Stories on Trump deportation system: France24's 'Ice, Trump and Africa'
Sofia Alvarez Jurado, investigative journalist, member of th Deportation project speaks about the international investigation into Trump’s migrant policy.
Al Jazeera English
Embattled Gianni Infantino says he is open to talks over FIFA reform
FIFA president proposes 'consultation' with members to reform world football governing body's decision-making process.
Al Jazeera English
UK prosecutors charge first person for Rwanda genocide
Vincent Brown is 'alleged to have directed and incited acts of murder and genocide carried out by others'.
France 24
Infantino says open to FIFA reform talks after World Cup controversy
FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday proposed an external review of how the football association makes decisions, including who has a say in major initiatives. Infantino fa…
France 24
France's new coach Zinedine Zidane leads first training session
France coach Zinédine Zidane on Monday oversaw his first training session with Les Bleus ahead of the new Nations League campaign. The 1998 World Cup winner led a dozen of his pla…
Al Jazeera English
Protesters blockade Elbit Systems factory over Israel weapons supply
Nine protesters blocked access to Elbit Systems’ factory in Staffordshire by attaching themselves to five ‘lock-ons’.
Al Jazeera English
Trump’s approval rating hits record low amid Iran war, economy fallout
Republican support for Trump dips to 73 percent, down from 82 percent, as war and inflation concerns dominate polls.
Al Jazeera English
Photos: Gaza’s children return to class in tents and ruins
Gaza children return to classrooms after three years, facing challenges of damaged schools, tents, and scarce supplies.
Investigative & Document-Driven Journalism
View desk →ProPublica
What to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 Midterms
The post What to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 Midterms appeared first on ProPublica.
Bellingcat
“A Recurring Pattern”: Civilians Paying the Price in Mali’s Drone Campaign
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. WARNING: This report contains links to graphic images and footage. A joint Bell…
Center for Public Integrity
In Idaho, don’t say ‘abortion’?
University of Idaho student Bergen Kludt-Painter started school in August 2022, a few months after a U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down Roe v. Wade. Soon after, abortion was …
Bellingcat
Tracking a Sanctioned Russian Vessel’s West African Odyssey
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. A sanctioned vessel that was previously reported to have transported weapons de…
ICIJ
UK Parliament debates infrastructure security after China Capital revelations
ICIJ and its media partners found that Chinese bank ICBC served as a financing hub for infrastructure in the U.K. and Australia, prompting questions about Beijing’s influence over…
Bellingcat
Will Ronaldo Cry? World Cup Fans Bet Billions Through Prediction Markets
Football fans wagered more than US $14 billion on the FIFA World Cup through prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi, a Bellingcat analysis has found. On the crypto-based Polymar…
Bellingcat
Satellite Imagery Documents New Border Patrol Road Construction in Big Bend National Park
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Satellite images obtained and analysed by Bellingcat show over five miles of ne…
ProPublica
Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Open Up Affordable Housing Records Following ProPublica’s Reporting
The post Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Open Up Affordable Housing Records Following ProPublica’s Reporting appeared first on ProPublica.
Center for Public Integrity
Despite efforts to close gap, parity in mental health care remains elusive
In recent years, mental health care has become a mainstream issue. President Biden proposed an expansion of services nationwide. Lawmakers and celebrities speak openly about their…
Center for Public Integrity
‘The restrictions are unbelievable’: States target voter registration drives
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center and co-reported with NPR. This story also appeared in NPR ORLANDO, Fla. — Carolina Wassmer piloted a gray SUV around the city, drop…
Center for Public Integrity
Asian students face racism, harassment at school. What would make it stop?
Editor’s note: This story has graphic language and descriptions of racial slurs, harmful rhetoric and violence against Asians and other students of color attending public schools.…
Center for Public Integrity
Inside the scramble to stop the displacement of thousands of California foster children
For years, the Nonprofits Insurance Alliance of California had been the primary insurer for the state’s foster family agencies, which house some of the most vulnerable children, i…