Today is Friday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2026. There are 97 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Sept. 25, 1957, nine Black students who had been forced to withdraw from Central …
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Asian shares are mixed following another bond sell-off that has brought U.S. Treasury yields to their highest in years. U.S. futures have edged lower. Markets in mainland China, Taiwan and South …
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Communities worldwide are dedicating Friday to honoring Dolly Parton. The day falls on Sept. 25, a wink at her hit song “9 to 5.” Parton, who died of cancer last month at age 80, left a legacy as …
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New Jersey’s governor called on her hand-picked lieutenant governor to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he behaved inappropriately around women.
The firm's report …
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It’s already been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean — and there’s still quite a ways to go.
Tropical storms have spawned in what seems like assembly-line fashion in recent …
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died, his lawyer said Thursday. He was …
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas court on Thursday rejected a ruling that a woman on death row for 18 years is innocent of capital murder in the killing of her 2-year-old daughter in a case that …
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Utah prosecutors are dropping their plan to seek the death penalty in an upcoming retrial of a Utah man who spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing in which newly analyzed DNA evidence did not …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s poverty rate jumped to 32.3% in the first half of 2026, official data showed Thursday, as incomes failed to keep pace with the rising cost of basic …
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