September 2026
US wholesale prices rise in latest sign of stubborn inflation as oil prices continue to climb
WASHINGTON | Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war keep costs elevated. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 5.4% in August from a year ago, up from 4.8% in July, […]
Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 4, including children, and other Mideast developments
An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children, hospital officials said Thursday. The Israeli military said the attack killed a militant. Separately, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered Yemen’s strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, according to several residents, which could bring the rebels closer to targeting shipping through a […]
Missouri is poised to revert to former congressional districts after court rejects Trump-backed map
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. | Missouri is poised to hold its November election with congressional districts passed after the last census, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday again rejected a new map backed by President Donald Trump that Republicans hoped could help them win an additional seat in the pivotal midterms. The Supreme Court’s decision […]
Rep. Crow joins House Dems in Dallas to rebuke claims of Trump, GOP at their convention
AURORA | Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow joined three other House Dems in Dallas Thursday to push back against President Donald Trump and Republican “Trumpapalooza” mid-term convention. Republicans opened the second and final day of their midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday well aware that history is not on their side this election season but […]
Football: Aurora’s 2026 Week 3 schedule
Schedule for Aurora teams in Week 3 of the 2026 prep football season, which begins with three games Thursday.
Aurora man faces child porn charges after 2-year exploitation social media investigation
AURORA | An Aurora man was arrested Thursday linked to a 2024 investigation into the sharing of child sexual abuse material through a messaging app, police said. Brandon William Cross, 39, was arrested Sept. 3 by the Aurora Police fugitive unit on a warrant linked to charges of sexual exploitation of a child, police spokesperson […]
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 9.9.26
The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.
Judge hitless in return but Yankees clinch 34th straight winning season with 5-3 win over Rockies
NEW YORK | Aaron Judge went hitless in his return from the injured list but Cam Schlittler struck out 10 in seven sharp innings as the New York Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Tuesday night to clinch their 34th straight winning season. In his first appearance since May 31 after missing 84 games […]
Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP finds
For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do victims’ families want students to be told about the dead? “Even worse […]
Can true horror really make it on Broadway? A stage version of ‘Paranormal Activity’ hopes so
NEW YORK | Movie producer Jason Blum, who has revolutionized the modern horror genre, gets invited, as you might expect, to tons of plays billed as scary. “Everyone is always saying if you could make a play and give the audience the feeling they have in a horror movie, it would be an amazing thing,” […]