At a Glance
1New Texas Group Proposes $2 Billion Border Security Trust for Big Bend Instead of Wall — A newly formed nonprofit, Let Texans Do Texas, is urging state and federal leaders to redirect border wall money into a …
2Justice Department Starts Telling Counties Where It Plans to Send Election Monitors — Counties in at least five states have been notified, but the department has not said how many jurisdictions it will moni…
3Two Atlanta Exhibitions Stretch the Definition of Sculpture With Beads, Wire and Paper — A show at Hammonds House Museum and another opening Friday at Gallery 100 invite viewers to rethink what sculpture can b…
4Jackson's Samuel Song Wins 4A District 1 Boys Tennis Singles Title — Song beat Glacier Peak's Marcus Xu in straight sets at the 4A district tournament, while Wesco 3A South and North crowne…
5Talarico Casts Senate Race as Anticorruption Fight, Aiming at Paxton and Elon Musk — At a University of Houston event, the Democratic state representative used one of his last Houston-area stops before the…
6Administration Turns to Supreme Court to Revive Big Bend Border Wall Construction — The Trump administration has filed an emergency request asking the justices to lift a federal judge's injunction that ha…
7OpenAI Engineer Charged After Hidden Recording Device Found in Executive Conference Room — Federal prosecutors say a 35-year-old engineer planted an encrypted audio recorder behind a television at OpenAI's San F…
As Climate Disasters Intensify, Funding for Preparedness Programs Is Being Cut
Deep reductions in foreign aid have shut down disaster-monitoring programs in the Himalayan region and shrunk climate finance just as floods and glacial hazards grow more dangerous.

Prince Harry Tells Clinton Global Initiative AI Chatbots Threaten Children's Relationships
In his first major address since moving back to the U.K. last month, the Duke of Sussex ar…Los AngelesChargers Fall to Cardinals in Sloppy Season Opener at SoFi Stadium
Arizona beat Los Angeles 26-14 on Sunday, September 13, 2026, as turnovers, penalties and …ChicagoAffordability Dominates Lake County Campaigns as Nov. 3 Election Nears, With Turnout Possibly Climbing
Party leaders in Lake County agree cost of living is voters' top concern, and the county c…PhiladelphiaEagles Rookie Tight End Eli Stowers Needs Time, and History Suggests Patience Pays Off
Stowers, a second-round pick from Vanderbilt, has been quiet in training camp, but compari…News →
SeattleMarysville Man Arrested on Murder and Robbery Charges in Fatal Hit-and-Run
PhoenixAluminum recycler drops Benson plant plan after fight over site near San Pedro River
HoustonLeague City Tightens Rules on Public Camping and Panhandling as Homeless Encampments Grow
Politics →
PhoenixArizona's Grijalva, Elected Seven Weeks Ago, Expects to Be Sworn In as Shutdown Nears Its End
Los AngelesShutdown Enters Second Week With No Clear Path Out as Capitol Tempers Flare
Houston835 New Texas Laws Take Effect Sept. 1, From Vape Bans to Film Incentives
Business →
BostonOcean State Job Lot Buys North Attleborough Plaza, Will Fill Former Christmas Tree Shops Space
HoustonRideshare Service Staffed by Armed Drivers Eyes Expansion Into Houston
SeattleSnohomish County PUD Customers Face 5.8% Rate Increase Starting April 1
Sports →
ChicagoThanksgiving Week Puts Top 25 College Basketball Teams to the Test, With Players Era Leading the Way
SeattleLake Stevens and Archbishop Murphy Top Final AP Polls Before Washington Playoffs
ChicagoEdmon's Three Touchdowns Lead Bradley-Bourbonnais Past Unbeaten Lincoln-Way West
Culture →
New YorkPerry, the Palo Alto Donkey Who Inspired Shrek's Sidekick, Dies at 30
SeattleFrom Near Ghost Town to Christmas Capital: How Leavenworth Reinvented Itself
San FranciscoHidden Cash, Gold Bars and a Barn Dungeon: What Bay Area Estate Sale Managers Find in Billionaires' Homes