• Sun, 04 Oct 2026

• Florida appears set to tumble while Bama hopes to rise
• 2 shot dead and dozens injured at Vienna, Georgia, block party shooting
• Christa Pikes lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution
• US Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan
• A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a new Trump makeover. Gold flourishes abound
• Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood
• A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting
• A familiar figure, a new voice: Meryl Streeps Aslan stirs gender debate over Gerwigs Narnia
• Jane Doe solidarity posts flood social media after Cornell rape lawsuit
• Cornell president calls alleged gang rape deeply disturbing, pledges greater transparency
• Crews find debris field from 6-person medical flight missing over the Atlantic en route to Boston
• Mormon leader decries explosion in sports betting, prediction markets

• Sat, 03 Oct 2026

• Nolo becomes a Category 3 Hurricane in the remote Pacific Ocean
• Tennessees prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
• A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban
• Meet the air traffic controller who flies himself to work
• A famed Hawaii sea arch collapses, prompting NPS warnings of unstable cliffs
• A pulse of warm water hitting the Pacific coast could mean erosion and flooding
• Voters favor Democrats on key issues but lack faith in either party to solve problems: AP-NORC poll
• The Supreme Court will hear a major climate change case involving a devastating Colorado wildfire

• Fri, 02 Oct 2026

• Woman told Cornell investigators she felt like bait during alleged gang rape
• Tennessees handling of the death penalty is again questioned after failed execution
• Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says
• FTC settles with Southern Glazers over claim it discriminated against smaller alcohol sellers
• Nolo strengthens to a hurricane again in the Pacific Ocean
• Police bodycam footage of Luigi Mangiones arrest released
• In a 99-cent AriZona Iced Tea can, echoes of childhood autonomy and fleeting freedoms
• Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
• Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
• Kennedy Center Honors to be held at Capital One Arena amid fight over adding Trumps name
• Many states have backup execution plans, but failures still happen
• Jury acquits fired Florida sheriffs deputy in killing of Black US Airforce Airman Roger Fortson
• NY governor says Cornell rape accuser was failed by people obligated to protect her
• Iowa lawmakers to vote on raising tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant
• Households will pay more for energy because of federal policy changes, think tank says
• Divers find body of person missing from California helicopter crash that killed 2 others
• Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet
• Trump tried to make an ally out of fishermen. Some have started to turn on him
• New Yorks governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations, appoints AG Letitia James to take over
• How Tennessees failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute

• Thu, 01 Oct 2026

• Federal report says pilots werent warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami
• Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessees failed execution attempt, her lawyers say
• Judge overturns Trumps decision to fire court-appointed US attorney in Seattle
• Attorney says woman will plead not guilty in killing of son-in-law at California park
• Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence
• Renee Goods family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
• Hurricane Rachel strengthens to Category 2 off Mexicos Pacific coast
• Rapper Rick Ross charged with battery after domestic violence accusation
• States and cities sue over Trumps EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants
• The Latest: Trump hits the campaign trail as a new AP-NORC poll shows his deepening unpopularity
• Presidents rarely visit Indian Country. Trumps planned Choctaw Nation rally will be the latest
• Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 states
• Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows
• DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
• California helicopter crash kills 2 people and leaves 2 hospitalized and 1 missing
• A high-stakes fight for state political power heats up, with Trumps agenda on the line
• Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
• Rivals for California governor debate over immigration and Trump as ballots go to voters
• Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central US as another Pacific hurricane forms
• Woman accused of firing at home of Rihanna indicted on attempted murder with assault weapon
• Woman told Cornell police 2 years ago she was 100% confident she was raped, report says

• Wed, 30 Sep 2026

• Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assault
• High gas prices are spurring states to waive taxes and regulations amid midterm election
• California couple accused of killing son-in-law in public park have been charged with murder
• Judge approves Paramounts settlement with states over Warner buyout, allowing merger to soon close
• Human rights groups ask UN panel to help end ICEs effort to hide locations of detainees
• Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects
• Justice Department files complaint against judges over immigration enforcement surge comments
• Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown appears in Miami court but judge delays hearing on expected plea deal
• US can deport the leader of Wisconsins largest mosque on national security grounds, judge rules
• Trump administration considers scaling back border project in Texas Big Bend National Park
• Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus
• Hurricane Polos remnants bringing more rain to flood-struck US Southwest
• Six Flags Magic Mountain retires X2 roller coaster amid brain injury lawsuits
• Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaskas Fat Bear Week
• Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years

• Tue, 29 Sep 2026

• Florida executes 77-year-old man convicted of a deadly hammer attack on a woman
• Lindsay Clancys lawyer now questions whether there is proof she killed her 3 children
• Military academies wont give tenure to civilian faculty, Hegseth says
• Cornell rape allegations lead to renewed scrutiny of laws on intoxication and consent
• Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn convicted of fatally shooting his wife
• New York Gov. Hochul pushes for investigation into Cornells handling of a 2024 gang rape allegation
• Recent ransom note related to Nancy Guthries disappearance isnt credible, investigators say
• Trump vows to never stifle AI as he gathers with tech executives urging caution
• Prosecutors wont seek to retry former officer who fatally shot a Black motorist in Mississippi
• Mamdani releases plan to combat antisemitism amid concerns over his criticism of Israel
• Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer
• MLB considers Grand Teton National Park for baseball game site, prompting concern
• New California law bans officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks
• 2 Navy aviators eject while landing plane on carrier off Virginia, 4 other sailors also hurt
• Rivals for LA mayor set to meet in forum as city struggles with homelessness, Hollywood job losses
• From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect
• News organizations ask court to bar White House enforcement of access ban until case is resolved
• Head Start preschools serve parents, too. Under Trump, advocates fear that will change
• Kentucky authorities arrest suspect in fatal shooting of state trooper along highway
• A man who spent decades on Utahs death row is released and awaits a new trial in a 1985 killing
• Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn is on trial in wifes killing. He says a burglar did it

• Mon, 28 Sep 2026

• Hurricane Polo could cause life-threatening flooding in northern Mexico before dousing Southwest
• Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years
• A bankrupt Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property as legal troubles grow
• Judge sets $5M bond for third man charged in death of Black woman whose body was later hung in tree
• Maritime experts travel to Nantucket to investigate shipwreck remains exposed by noreaster
• Giggle for God: Americas witty church signs aim to inspire, attract drivers and passersby
• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow transgender medical care restrictions in prison
• Tropical Storm Hanna forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isnt threatening land
• Senate nears vote on college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers
• SpaceXs supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early
• Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit
• Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost
• In GOP Speaker Mike Johnsons district, the political mood is mixed for the party in power
• 12 teens wounded in a shootout at a birthday party in Georgia park, sheriff says
• Mexicos Baja California braces for major Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii
• High airfares could stick around even if jet fuel prices fall
• Assault and kidnapping retrial for Word of Faith religious group leader set in North Carolina

• Sun, 27 Sep 2026

• 3 people are killed and 4 are injured in shooting at Detroit after-hours strip club, police say
• Powerful noreaster floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
• Walmart says its not using personal information to set prices as it expands digital shelf labels
• Florida jumps into the top 10 of the college football rankings after taking down Ole Miss
• 2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a US-China government agreement

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