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ChatGPT for Teens fails on parental alerts, crisis referrals and age checks, urging OpenAI to keep minors off the platform. LA Times
California’s fiscal watchdog warns LAUSD could exhaust its unrestricted reserves by the 2027-28 school year as the district grapples with declining enrollment, rising costs and a projected structural deficit. New York Post
A Big Mac is now a big investment. New York Post
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Tennessee does not currently have a pending execution order for Christa Pike, but won't answer whether capital punishment will be rescheduled, a court heard Wednesday. New York Post
Recent SNAP changes tied to the 2025 GOP tax and spending package have cut off or delayed food benefits for millions. New York Post
Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Greece for spending more on defense, while saying it needs to address “mass migration.” New York Times
Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian “fortress belt” cities. New York Times
Brian J. Visalli, a veteran investigator of tax fraud, said in a lawsuit that the agency had sent his personal and tax information to federal prosecutors. New York Times
The World Health Organization (WHO) questioned Russian health authorities over media reports of a second employee with "pneumonia of undetermined cause" after an anti-plague lab worker died last week. OANN
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A senior Trump administration official has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to adopt President Donald Trump’s preferred terminology by replacing references to "artificial intelligence" (AI) with "super intelligence" (SI), according to multiple news reports. OANN
Law enforcement authorities, including local police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), executed a major raid on a mansion in Arcadia, California, arresting a wealthy couple at the center of a disturbing child abuse investigation. OANN
In a major defense manufacturing expansion, President Donald Trump visited Sparrows Point in Baltimore County, Maryland, on Tuesday to showcase a $3.7 billion investment led by defense technology firm Anduril Industries, aimed at strengthening the nation’s naval fleet. OANN
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When you picture a manufactured home, you may still see a trailer park. A few dozen suburban subdivisions are now testing something different: factory-built houses designed to look like traditional homes. Washington Times
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A study from consumer advocacy group Clean Label Project has found levels of heavy metals in cat food products from 62 brands as high as 99%. Washington Times
Louisiana is the only state in which public school students' reading and math scores have risen above pre-pandemic levels. Washington Times
The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days, restricting the ability of troops to leave their base and ordering training after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman. Washington Times
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Metro is considering raising fares for rail, bus and MetroAccess for the first time since 2024 due to inflation. Washington Times
Nidal Hasan is set to die by firing squad in what will be the first military execution since 1961. CBS
Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Gulf, and it's expected to become a hurricane later this week. CBS
Christa Pike, the convicted killer who survived two lethal injections last week in Tennessee, is now conscious and speaking, according to her lawyers. CBS
A former CIA official admitted to inventing fake classified programs to divert nearly $200 million in government money that was used to buy Florida mansions and gold bars. CBS
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Nearly 20 commercial ships, mostly tankers, have come under attack over the past month while sailing through the Hormuz choke point. CNBC
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Samuel Alito is one of six conservative justices on the Supreme Court, three of whom were nominated by President Donald Trump. CNBC
James Cody Bryant sent money, offered advice and agreed to livestream the Tumbler Ridge school shooting instead of alerting law enforcement. FOX News
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A Delta Air Lines jet taxiing at LAX clipped an Air Canada plane being towed to the gate. The FAA is investigating the incident; no injuries reported. FOX News
A convicted felon from Massachusetts pleaded guilty to illegally importing plutonium from Russia and selling it to customers in the U.S. and abroad. FOX News
The U.S. trade deficit jumped to more than $100 billion in August as companies imported goods related to data centers and dealt with tariff impacts. UPI
New York Gov. Hochul declared a state disaster emergency in response to an outbreak of measles that has sickened more than 100 people this year. UPI
The merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed Tuesday, creating Skydance, which will be the new parent company. UPI
New Cuban customs rules will allow people who bring clothing, food, medicine and other goods that exceed limits to clear them as commercial imports. UPI
A Belgian-American physics professor at the University of Wisconsin won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his work in studying neutrinos. UPI
American televangelist and television broadcaster Jim Bakker, best known for hosting The PTL Club died on Monday night. He was 86 years old. UPI
Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates will lead an independent review of Cornell University's handling of rape allegations. UPI
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An illegal immigrant from El Salvador charged with killing a mother and her daughter while driving drunk the wrong way on a Maryland freeway is being sought by federal immigration authorities. He should be tried to the fullest.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer request with authorities in Montgomery County for Jose Antonio Caballero-Nolasco, the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News Digital. He is charged with two counts of grossly negligent manslaughter, two counts of hOfficials said Caballero-Nolasco was under the influence while driving the wrong way on Interstate 270 on Aug. 29, right before he crashed head-on into a vehicle with four people inside.
Two of the occupants, Musammat Shamima Begum, 46, and her 23-year-old daughter Areebah Jahin, were killed. They were from Northern Virginia and were on their way home at the time of the crash, affiliate FOX 5 D.C. reported. Two others, a 62-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl, survived and were taken to local hospitals. Investigators said they believe that alcohol impairment was a contributing factor in the crash. Homicide by motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, and life-threatening injury by a motor vehicle.
"This tragedy was completely avoidable. Musammat Shamima Begum and Areebah Jahin should still be alive. ICE has lodged a detainer asking officials in Maryland to commit to not releasing this killer back onto our streets," said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their family, and for a swift recovery for those who were injured." Responding officers at the scene of the crash said Caballero-Nolasco smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes, and slurred speech after the crash. He did not show any signs of braking before the crash, FOX 5 reported.
"There were some beer bottles that he admitted that he had been drinking," said Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy. "There were other bottles that were empty and full bottles were found within the vehicle." Caballero-Nolasco was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to the Montgomery County Detention Center.
