Month: September 2026
US airman’s widow was allegedly denied benefits because Iran war is undeclared. Here’s what we know
Maj. John “Alex” Klinner died in a plane crash in Iraq. His wife said benefits for his family “are being dictated by semantics and public
Did Trump order that weeping willows be cut down outside Kennedy Center?
The center’s vice president of facilities told a court in April 2026 that the center removed the trees “because they were falling down.”
Chef claimed Josh Hawley met twice with male escort. There’s no proof
A law firm representing the U.S. senator from Missouri called the unproven accusations “false and defamatory.”
Noise and Motion Monitors in Their Homes? These Tenants Say No.
The public housing authority in Concord, N.H., installed monitoring devices in 300 homes. Tenants are now suing to remove the Minut sensors.
Justice Dept. Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Suit
The department argued in a court filing that OpenAI legally used articles by The New York Times to develop A.I., adding that national security depended
New Hubble images reveal a bizarre decagon over Saturn’s south pole
A hexagon darkens the clouds over Saturn’s north pole. Now, astronomers have found a similarly shaped atmospheric wave at the other pole.
A massive study unveils the genetic underpinnings of fibromyalgia
The biggest fibromyalgia genetics study yet zeroed in on 26 genetic risk factors for the pain disorder, including one in the Huntington’s disease gene.
Adobe for Slack turns chat threads into Firefly images, video and PDFs
Adobe for Slack lets Slackbot turn conversations and shared files into images, video and documents using Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Acrobat and more than 70 other
Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cybersecurity variant limited to governments
Google has released Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, its third Flash release in six weeks, with the cyber model restricted to trusted
Two Palestinians killed as settlers, Israeli forces raid West Bank village
Teenagers killed in settlers attack on al-Mughayyer as West Bank violence continues.
The long-term implications of Pete Hegseth’s US military purges
Resignation of US Army secretary is latest loss at the top for the military.
Nepal families hold symbolic funerals, thousands still missing
Families in Nepal hold symbolic funerals as rescuers search for survivors and bodies.
Nobody is preparing for the worst day in history
A massive volcano erupts in Southeast Asia. Ash fall delays flights and destroys crops, while pyroclastic flows wipe out entire towns. Over the following weeks