September 2026
Pope blasts assisted dying as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures
LOURDES, France | Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral “false compassion,” reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with miraculous healings. On the third day of his visit to France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate […]
Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
BOSTON | Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York’s Long Island, damaging homes and bringing […]
Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control
BUNIA, Congo | The number of confirmed cases of Ebola virus in Congo has surged past 8,000, as the country runs out of health workers to contain the deadly disease. Congo announced an outbreak on May 15, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no known treatment or vaccine, and has struggled to contain […]
Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost
NEW YORK | The Trump administration on Monday released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. The new rules were released shortly after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring. Fuel economy requirements […]
Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue
Nvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform designed to stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue, saying it sets “boundaries” that could have stopped previous breaches. The announcement of the company’s Open Agent Safety Platform follows a series of revelations from top AI companies about their models escaping and breaking into other organizations. The […]
SpaceX’s supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early
SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlink satellites yet, but cut the flight short to ensure safety. The spacecraft reentered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii three hours after blasting off from Texas. The company had been aiming for a […]
Flock police cameras expand to nine Aurora high schools amid privacy debates
AURORA | The push to install Flock police cameras outside nine Aurora schools over the last year has turned into a picture-perfect illustration of how popular the cameras are — and aren’t. Aurora police have become solid proponents of the controversial cameras and license plate readers, regularly crediting the ability to quickly spot crimes and […]
Aurora neighbors plan to flood City Council Monday to protest massive Trident data center
AURORA | Residents of The Reserve, a local senior housing community, and the surrounding Windler and Green Valley Ranch neighborhoods are coming together to oppose what would be Colorado’s largest data center. Neighborhood organizers plan to have about 100 people attend Monday’s Aurora City Council meeting to voice their concerns and disagreement with the planned […]
US and China release reciprocal $30 billion product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting
HONG KONG | The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade. The details came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Donald Trump in Washington in his first state visit to the […]
Aurora lawmakers consider council rebuke of Colorado’s Prop 132 fentanyl prison measure
AURORA | Aurora lawmakers will decide tonight whether to ask voters to vote down a statewide proposition to impose minimum and mandated prison sentences for fentanyl users caught with the drug in their possession. “Targeting those with addiction for, not even having a milligram (of fentanyl) in their possession, and saying that ‘automatically qualifies them […]