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Experts cited by AP say investigators will examine whether Flight 7598 touched down too far along the runway and whether wind affected the landing. Those are investigative questions, not findings of cause.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 · 5:04 A.M. PTREAD THE FULL STORY →
Family members identified the children as Danna Eady's sons and the critically injured survivor as her husband, Craig. Investigators have not determined a cause.
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A senior Iranian official says Tehran will announce a maritime exclusion zone in the coming days or weeks. No public map, effective date or enforcement rules establish that the planned zone is operational.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 · 5:17 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
CHP says Diana Galvez Ortega was last seen August 4 in Salinas with Sergio Galvez Perez in a white Nissan Altima without license plates. The alert reaches Kern and 10 other counties, but authorities have not announced a Kern County sighting.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 · 2:22 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The U.S. ambassador urged consequences after meeting Palestinian American families in Turmus Ayya. His words are unusually sharp, but the embassy cannot investigate or prosecute the attacks.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2026 · 4:00 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The health secretary now says measles caused one infant's death but disputes Pennsylvania's second classification. The state still reports two measles-associated deaths, while the federal tally remains at zero during a standards review.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 8:10 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
Seven days of deliberations ended without a unanimous verdict on whether Clancy was criminally responsible for her children's deaths. The charges remain pending, and prosecutors have not decided whether to seek another trial.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 2:44 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
Treasury placed Golden Global Bank and two controlled companies on its blocked-persons list, alleging they facilitated Iran-linked transactions. The bank denies the accusations, and the designation is not a criminal conviction.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 12:37 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The president said he would stop trading with countries where the United States runs deficits unless the Federal Reserve cuts rates. No order, country list, timeline or implementation mechanism has been announced.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 9:01 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
Vice President JD Vance says the United States is investigating the deadly Kuhestak strike. Reuters found the damage consistent with a direct hit and three weapons experts assessed that the munition was likely American; the U.S. has not accepted responsibility.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 7:25 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
The Air Force, Army, Navy and U.S. Special Operations Command report disabling advertising identifiers on at least some government devices. The changes reduce one tracking channel but do not prove the broader threat has been eliminated.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 3:35 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
The Ms. magazine co-founder’s six-decade friendship with Kern County civil-rights leader Dolores Huerta connected the women’s and farmworker movements. Huerta’s daughter says their solidarity changed both leaders’ work.
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Multiple outlets report that Christian Castro is in federal custody on a sealed false-statements indictment. The reported six-count case concerns his account of a January shooting and remains an allegation, not a conviction.
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The Santa Clara chipmaker says Hugging Face will remain open to competing models, clouds and processors. The agreement is confirmed, but the companies have not announced a closing date or a public regulatory timetable.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 · 8:17 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
The 153 million figure is the seller’s unverified claim—not a confirmed victim count. KrebsOnSecurity authenticated records with nine people, while the suspected identity-verification vendor says it is urgently investigating and has not confirmed a breach.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 · 6:13 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
An unauthorized party obtained C-Track court files in March. The vendor says affected records may contain highly sensitive personal information, while the number of people involved and the full scope remain unknown.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 · 1:31 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
Texas Game Wardens say 21 nonambulatory patients were evacuated from a damaged Hardin County assisted-living facility. Entergy reported about 39,000 customers still without power Wednesday evening.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 · 12:23 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
Two victims and the suspected gunman are dead. Three officers and three civilians survived direct injuries, while four additional officers experienced effects from an unknown airborne substance and two others were hurt in a response crash.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · 11:27 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
PJM has extended its maximum-generation and NERC EEA-1 alert across its full footprint through Thursday night as extreme heat strains supplies. No rolling blackout has been ordered, and the alert does not itself require customer action.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · 11:24 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
CAL FIRE now maps the Mariposa County wildfire at 233 acres. One evacuation order remains, Highway 140 is still closed and two firefighters have been injured.
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Police say 19-year-old Anthony Ignatiadis-Isabelle forced his way into Westwood Hills Elementary, shot a staff member and then fatally shot himself in the library. No children were injured, and the employee has been released from the hospital.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · 2:22 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The Big Sur wildfire has grown to 28,968 mapped acres as its eastern edge continues burning toward and into Fort Hunter Liggett. Evacuation orders remain active in seven Monterey County zones, and Highway 1 is still closed through the fire area.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · 7:19 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
The planned transition took effect Tuesday at the Cupertino technology giant. Cook remains at Apple as executive chairman while Ternus inherits pressure over artificial intelligence, manufacturing and global politics.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 · 7:28 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
Officials now say two people are dead and one permit-holder remains unaccounted for after the Bright Angel Canyon flash flood. The sharp reduction from earlier missing-person estimates reflects successful accounting work—not a new casualty count.
UPDATED AUGUST 31, 2026 · 10:17 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
A grand jury charged the 17-year-old as an adult with three murder counts and conspiracy. Prosecutors allege she helped distribute a livestream and the attackers' writings; her attorney says she is innocent.
AUGUST 31, 2026 · 6:17 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
A Las Vegas jury reached the first conviction in the nearly 30-year-old case, finding Davis criminally responsible for organizing the 1996 drive-by attack even though prosecutors did not accuse him of firing the fatal shots.
AUGUST 31, 2026 · 6:08 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
TMZ reports that the British far-right commentator and former Kanye West aide was detained at an airport and is being held in ICE custody; federal officials have not publicly explained why.
AUGUST 28, 2026 · 10:42 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
Kevin Warsh said the central bank may have to raise interest rates if price pressures do not ease, putting borrowers on notice even as the White House pushes for lower rates.
AUGUST 28, 2026 · 7:25 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
Investigators say White House construction left Marine One without reliable radio contact before the presidential helicopter and an Envoy Air jet departed at nearly the same time.
AUGUST 28, 2026 · 1:28 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
American officials suspended U.S. government activities and official travel to Mexicali for August 25 after receiving information about a potential threat.
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Target apologized and removed a children’s clown costume after its mask, gloves and promotional photograph drew comparisons to racist minstrel-show imagery.
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A student guarded the bathroom stall while friends alerted police after an unattended firearm was discovered during Buchanan High School’s season-opening game in Clovis.
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President Masoud Pezeshkian’s statement is real, but no international body has declared Iran the winner and the continuing war has imposed severe military, civilian and economic costs on both sides.
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Pierre Michel Formosa, 68, became stranded with a traveling companion when their vehicle got stuck in mud along a remote Death Valley road, the National Park Service says.
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