September 1st, 2026

• ​New US missile appears to have left wide path of death and destruction in Iranian city, report says
• US and Iran trade attacks, marking first major military escalation in a month
• United Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters
• Trump says Iran striking Gulf neighbors was 'very good thing,' Israel would be gone without him - "Everybody was shocked. I was surprised. I thought it was a very good thing because they lost all of the support they had," Trump said
• Trump Declares Iran a 'Failed Nation': 'Leadership Is In Total Disarray'
• Trump: Iran a 'Failed Nation,' Says U.S. May 'Smack Them' Again as He Weighs Limited Hormuz Strikes
• Trump vows response to Iranian strike on US troops in Jordan as tensions ratchet up
• Trump's fake AI video of Kharg Island 'attack' leaves US military scrambling to explain - President's very realistic AI slop video, posted to his official Truth Social account, forces Pentagon to step in with a denial
• New US 'pinpoint' missile raises civilian risk concerns after deadly Iran strikes
• 'What a stupid question': Trump rules out idea of nuking Iran
• Sara Netanyahu pushes conspiracy theory that left-wing leader Golan had advance knowledge of Oct. 7 - Golan's party decries 'slander' that 'crosses a red line bordering on insanity'; PM's wife also avoids ruling out 'treason' by security chiefs, which her husband has ruled out
• These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See 'Jewish Terrorism' as the Threat. A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. "Once a society behaves this way," one said, "that society is doomed."
• Israeli forces seize Palestinian Authority funds in raid on terrorist homes
• Almost all of Israel's desalination plants shut due to weather; source denies cyberattack - 5 of 6 facilities temporarily close due to 'severe turbidity,' prompting limits for agriculture use; incident follows recent hack on US water systems, allegedly by Iran
• Palestinian banking crisis averted, as Israeli bank delays plan to halt collaboration - A day before deadline, Discount Bank agrees to push off plan to stop correspondent banking services to Palestinian counterparts, which tethers West Bank to global economy
• Ms Rachel confronted on accusing Israel of 'genocide' in park interaction with podcaster - Podcaster Avi Lichtschein says the children's educator repeatedly said she was not 'anti-Israel' despite her comments
• Polls show reshuffling of parties wouldn't much change election picture, with anti-Netanyahu bloc just short of majority
• Israel's far-right competes for votes with increasingly extreme visions
• Turkish FM calls Netanyahu 'enemy of humanity,' claims Mecca agreement not directed at any country
• Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis
• After Spanish PM Sanchez accuses Israel of disinformation campaign over Ceuta crisis, FM Sa'ar calls out 'brazen lie' - Spanish government again accuses Israel of using Ceuta for political gain
• 10 Syrian security personnel reported wounded in clashes in Sweida
• Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger's ruling junta and how Russian forces intervened
• Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit begins - "Cooperation is successfully developing on all fronts," Russian President Vladimir Putin said to his Chinese counterpart
• Russia Torments Kyiv With New Tactic of Nonstop Waves of Drones
• Ukraine racing to develop new interceptors as Russian drones and missiles ravage the country
• India's Modi Presses Putin to Wrap Up Ukraine Invasion: 'Move Away from Endless War'
• Indian PM Modi implores Putin to end Ukraine war amid U.S. tariff threat on Russian oil
• Winter Is Coming: Russia Announces Upcoming Massive Strikes Against Ukrainian Power Generation and Energy Facilities
• Mistress of Ex-FBI Special Agent Who Investigated Trump-Russia Collusion Found Dead in Her Florida Home After Flurry of Mysterious X Posts
• US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll steps down after after reported tensions with Hegseth - Departure continues upheaval in military during Trump's current term; Driscoll oversaw drone program that has now been rolled back, was an unlikely negotiator in Ukraine-Russia war
• Is Russia's fuel crisis a temporary squeeze or the collapse of an industry? Two leading economists debated the question, unable to agree on how much refining capacity is left.
• Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil
• Map Battle: Google Maps Displays 'Lake America' While Apple Maps Shows 'Lake Ontario'
• Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps
• Mark Carney's Chances of Election Clean Sweep After Trump Clash
• Tensions erupt in House hearing as GOP advances anti-socialism resolution while Dems rage: 'Silly season' - A resolution condemning socialism and a constitutional amendment to cap justices at nine are set for votes this week
• Chief Justice Roberts deems Trump's ballroom 'likely unlawful' and laments that the 'separation of powers' lost in unusual dissent
• Obama Judge Indira Talwani Doubles Down - Denies Trump Admin and Red States' Bid to Pause Her Block on USPS Mail-Ballot Integrity Rules
• DHS Pushing Voter Fraud Probes in 9 States Before Midterms
• Trump Orders Shock Voter Fraud Crackdown in Nine States, Including: WA, WI, MO, GA, CA, PA, NV, PA and CT
• Report: Attorney General Todd Blanche "Endeavors" to Secure Dominion Voting Machines from 2020 Election that Allegedly Showed Proof of Foreign Involvement
• Election whistleblower warns foreign actors are spending billions to turn Americans against AI - Brittany Kaiser says state restrictions may force companies to process information in countries lacking US protections
• Build American AI Launches Ad Campaign Supporting Data Centers in Battleground States
• Trump says communities that don't build data centers will be 'backwards and poor'
• Putnam County Sheriff Discontinues Use of License Plate Cameras due to Outcry: 'Individual Liberty' Matters
• Taiwan man wins lawsuit but gets jailed for using robot vacuum to record wife's affair - Court rules that marital obligations do not override individual's right to privacy, sentencing husband to five months in prison
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Ruteng, Indonesia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Nikolski, Alaska
• Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 41,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 21,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 17,000ft
• Feugo volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft
• A surprise storm developed in the Gulf and could strengthen to a hurricane
• Tropical Storm Edouard forms in Gulf, targets Texas and Louisiana with heavy rain, flood threat
• China warns of 'major risk' of glacier collapse as Tibet-Nepal death toll nears 1,000
• Rescuers Try to Save 900 People Trapped in Nepal Hydropower Tunnels by Flood
• China Starts Erasing Tibet Flood Videos, Punishing Citizens for Alleged 'Misinformation'
• Fast-acting principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school
• Rescuers saved some 80 people in Grand Canyon floods that left 2 dead and 1 missing, officials say
• Summer a 'near lock' to become warmest and most humid across U.S. - Average temperatures are on track to surpass the notoriously hot Dust Bowl summer of 1936
• El Nino prompts drought alerts in El Salvador and Honduras, Panama declares national emergency
• Fulani Roadside Ambushes and Farm Destruction Continue Amid Nigeria's Christian Persecution
• 'Jesus was a radical': Progressives invoke Christ to sell left-wing agenda on campaign trail
• Colorado GOP Gov. Nominee Tells Wild Exorcism Story About Fighting 'Satan In Person'
• JD Vance Says There's 'Something About Abdul El Sayed That is Very, Very Evil' - Vance opened his remarks by jabbing El-Sayed for campaigning with Hasan Piker, who said that the U.S. "deserved" the 9/11 terror attacks. El-Sayed has expressly disavowed that comment.
• RNC bans CBC from midterm convention over memo saying 9/11 wasn't 'terror attack'
• Beaty Bloodbath: Influencers in crosshairs of Mexico's drug wars as cartels slaughter online celebs in droves - for a chilling reason
• Brandon Gill speaks out against 'Islamization of Texas,' anti-American Ilhan Omar at RJC
• Hundreds attend funeral in Haiti for 4 victims of brutal gang attack that killed 47
• 3 dead, dozens injured in over 20 shootings across Chicago over the weekend - no arrests made
• Woman on stabbing spree in Times Square fatally shot by NYPD after killing one
• Accused NC killer mom plans insanity defense - as retired judge says more may follow Lindsay Clancy strategy
• Trump admin closes 270 truck driving schools for giving licenses to illegal aliens
• Trump administration shuts down 110 truck-driving schools over English proficiency violations
• Over 100 Girls Under 12 Identified as Likely Forced Marriage Victims in Britain
• Nashville school pulls LGBT books after Christian teacher was disciplined for refusing to read one
• Enes Kanter Freedom Offers WNBA a 'Peace Summit' Moderated by Caitlyn Jenner
• How Much Is That Gene-Edited Dog in the Window?
• From 'measles-associated' deaths to new COVID vaccines, doubts mount based on absence of evidence
• Nearly 70% Of New Drugs Now Win FDA Approval With Just One Study - How FDA Drug Approval Standards Quietly Slipped Over Nine Years