September 2026
New US missile appears to have left wide path of death and destruction in Iranian city, report says
It has been touted by the manufacturer as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range and pinpoint. Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile has the U.S. military investing billions to update its arsenal. But a close look at what is believed to be its first use in combat — on the first day of the […]
Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000
KATHMANDU, Nepal | Rescue teams with search dogs continued to search through mud, rocks and debris on Tuesday on the border with Nepal and China for thousands of people still missing following the catastrophic floods that tore through communities across the Himalayas, leaving more than 1,000 dead. As police in Kathmandu buried dozens of bodies […]
US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back as hostilities flare again
WASHINGTON | The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. The U.S. strikes followed others on Sunday that abruptly ended a month without military action and threatened to fully reignite […]
New Stanley Marketplace owners, Magnetic Capital, promise to preserve center’s character
AURORA | The Stanley Marketplace’s new owners say they finalized the purchase of the Aurora icon yesterday to preserve it, not to change it. The sale to Magnetic Capital, first announced in May, closed Aug. 31. Final terms were not disclosed, but the reported purchase price was about $40 million when it was announced earlier […]
Football: Aurora area teams post combined 5-6 record in Week 1 of 2026 season
Three Aurora area prep football teams moved to 2-0 with victories in Week 1, while two others kicked off the season with victories in a 5-6 opening week for area teams on the gridiron.
Aurora police investigate ‘teen takeover’ at Hoffman Heights shopping center
AURORA | Aurora police are investigating an apparent teen takeover of about 500 teenagers at the Hoffman Heights Shopping Center on Sunday that led to viral social media videos of crowds running through and disrupting local businesses. Around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, more than 70 police personnel responded to the shopping center to disperse the crowd, […]
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 8.31.26
The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, includes results and highlights for Aurora area teams softball, boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls flag football, field hockey and boys golf.
Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano
NEW YORK | The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano, which had led to severe backlash in the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer’s past antisemitic and racist statements. The museum said Monday that the exhibit, which had been planned as the May 2027 spring […]
How international supermarkets can break up a dinner rut without costing a fortune
BOISE, Idaho | When kitchen burnout hits, figuring out what to make for dinner every day can feel like an impossible task. Eating out or relying on convenience foods are increasingly difficult solutions for many American families, who are facing the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half century. It can also be healthier […]
Scientists investigate if a herpes virus is behind the mass deaths of sardines off South Africa
JOHANNESBURG | Scientists in South Africa are investigating why masses of sardines have washed up dead or dying along parts of the country’s west and south coast — and if a herpes virus detected in the fish is responsible. The mass mortality of sardines this month has so far stumped the country’s Department of Forestry, […]