September 2026
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the Republican midterm convention
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials came together for a two-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of midterm elections in November. But in celebrating their accomplishments, they made several false and misleading claims, many of which have been stated repeatedly during Trump’s second term. They covered topics […]
Aurora chief defends investigation after family disputes Joseph Jones death
AURORA | Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain responded to a grieving family after they again raised issues with an investigation into a 2024 fatal bus-pedestrian crash. On Nov. 15, 2024, Joseph Jones, 40, was struck and killed by an RTD bus near the intersection of North Sable Boulevard and East Ellsworth Avenue. Jones was dragged […]
Residents of southern Lebanon gather to watch Israeli drones drop explosives on their village
HANNIYEH, Lebanon | A group of men and children gathered Friday at a vantage point overlooking their village in southern Lebanon, watching from a distance as Israeli drones descended, carrying boxes laden with explosives to be dropped on houses. It has become a daily ritual for residents of Mansouri, who fled the village weeks ago […]
US inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked, squeezing Americans’ finances
WASHINGTON | U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seven weeks away. The consumer price index rose 3.4% last month compared with a year ago, the […]
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis seize an island in a key strait, opening a new front in the Iran war
CAIRO | Yemen ‘s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening Saudi oil exports through one of the world’s key shipping lanes. The Houthis’ biggest territorial gains in years, along the Bab […]
US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods
CHICAGO | Diesel prices in the U.S. hit yet another record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. The national average of nearly $6.06 is up from $5.85 last week and almost $3.71 this time last year, according to motor club AAA. […]
Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 35 as more bodies are recovered
CORON, Philippines | The fire that gutted a passenger ferry in the Philippines, killing at least 35 people, spread so fast that one man didn’t have time to get a life jacket as others stepped on him in panic. Fifty-four people are still missing since the fire tore through the ferry Wednesday night near southwestern […]
Aurora faces $10.2 million in budget cuts for 2027. Furloughs, court changes in store
AURORA | The city is bracing for a 2027 budget that will require $10.2 million in cuts to spending, but will avoid staff layoffs. The proposed cuts will include five furlough days for staff and reductions in recreation subsidies and training and travel budgets, as well as the end of prosecuting domestic violence cases at […]
Rookie Lombard hits 1st career grand slam as the Yankees beat the Rockies 6-1
NEW YORK | Rookie George Lombard Jr. became the second-youngest player in Yankees’ history to hit a grand slam as New York beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Wednesday night. Aaron Judge singled in the third for his first hit since returning from a broken rib a day earlier and had another hit in the […]
US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
NEW YORK | Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. Friday’s milestone anniversary will bring memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims’ names — and volunteer projects in […]