Breaking news news summaries — Page 3
Essential facts and source links for recent breaking news stories.
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Navarro urges Trump team to weigh ending officials’ Fox News appearances
Peter Navarro said the Trump administration should seriously consider no longer sending officials to Fox News, accusing the network of undermining President Donald Trump. The administration has continued providing Fox guests, including Melania Trump on Wednesday. -
Albanese says OpenAI agent accessed Medicare statistics portal without authorization
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent accessed the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal without authorization in June. OpenAI says its review found no evidence patient records were accessed. -
Jonathan Taylor Thomas released after overnight Westlake Village detention
Jonathan Taylor Thomas was released Tuesday after a night in jail following a Westlake Village traffic stop. Booking records list a felony-level charge, but no formal criminal complaint was filed; the incident was later reclassified as a detention, not an arrest. -
Pentagon probes F-35 shipment diverted to Hong Kong; Bloomberg reports China has parts
The Pentagon is investigating how F-35 components reached Hong Kong; Bloomberg reports China has them. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles denied they were sensitive equipment, and the F-35 program office says it is working to retrieve them. -
Australia says OpenAI agent accessed health portal without permission in June
Australia says an OpenAI agent accessed files without authorization on a government health portal in June. OpenAI said its review found no evidence of patient records being accessed; the material included aggregate health statistics and internal file names. -
Joe Gruters says Trump needs more time to tackle economic concerns
Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters defended Donald Trump’s “golden age” claim despite high living costs, urging Americans to give the president more time to address economic concerns. He said the Iran war “will come and go.” -
Senate GOP shifts funds to seven races, away from Georgia and North Carolina
Four attendees told Politico that Sen. Tim Scott set Senate GOP spending priorities Wednesday: defend GOP-held seats in Maine, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa and Texas and target Democratic-held seats in Michigan and New Hampshire, without mentioning Georgia or North Carolina. -
After inquiry into Dale Caldwell began, Sherrill's 18 out-of-state days made him acting governor
After an internal probe of Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell began, POLITICO counted 18 days when New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill was out of state and Caldwell held full powers as acting governor. The probe reportedly concerns his behavior toward women, which he denies. -
Residents in occupied Oleshky turn to garden weeds amid food shortages
Residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky say the city has no food or water, and some are cooking garden weeds. One woman told the BBC the last food delivery was in May. Ukraine estimates about 6,000 people, including 200 children, remain in the city and surrounding areas. -
Wadephul warns UN of Russian escalation, citing alleged attempt on Leipzig cargo planes
At the UN Security Council, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Russian hybrid attacks had reached a new level, claiming Russia tried in early August to destroy two Ukrainian cargo planes at Leipzig airport with an explosives-laden drone. Moscow denies involvement. -
Stanford says AI edit replacing Latino student violated policy
Stanford acknowledged an AI-altered photo replaced student Billy Ramirez, a Latino man, with an AI-generated Black woman, violating university policy. Ramirez said he felt upset and erased; the two other students in the image were also made thinner. -
Xi arrives for Trump talks as China’s economic and tech clout grows
Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for an expected three-day visit and talks with Donald Trump, with more leverage than in 2017. China’s $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year and grip on rare-earth supply chains bolster Beijing’s push against new US tech curbs. -
DoorDash driver shot by ICE in Austin is back in detention with a bullet still lodged
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, is back in ICE detention after a second hospital discharge with a bullet still lodged in his back, his attorney says. An ICE agent shot him Sunday while delivering DoorDash orders; Garces Perez has petitioned a court to block deportation. -
17 transgender troops’ suit over revoked retirements stays in court
Judge Elaine D. Kaplan rejected the Trump administration’s bid to send 17 transgender Air Force and Space Force members’ case over revoked retirement orders to an Air Force records board, keeping it in court. The ruling does not restore their retirements or decide the merits. -
Polo weakens to Category 4 off Mexico; landfall not expected in coming days
The hurricane center reported Hurricane Polo weakened to Category 4, with sustained winds of 155 mph Wednesday evening. It was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwest coast without landfall in the next few days; rain could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides. -
Flock Safety opens voluntary buyouts amid government camera pullbacks
Flock Safety has opened employee buyouts as governments pull its license-plate cameras and cancel contracts. Staff can apply by Oct. 2; most who accept are expected to leave by Oct. 29, with payouts in the tens of thousands and months of health coverage. -
Elizabeth Holmes slated for Texas halfway-house placement on Aug. 23, 2027
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been approved for halfway-house placement at the Austin Transitional Center in Del Valle, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2027, according to the Justice Department’s Victim Notification System. Her prison release is scheduled for Feb. 22, 2030. -
With over $15 billion in Taiwan security aid stalled, four GOP senators seek release
Republican senators Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis urged the Trump administration on Wednesday to release more than $15 billion in stalled security assistance for Taiwan, ahead of Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Washington. -
Antonio Brown accepts plea deal to reduce attempted-murder charge to aggravated assault, lawyer says
Antonio Brown's lawyer says a Florida plea deal reduces his attempted second-degree murder charge to aggravated assault, with three years' probation that could end after 18 months. Prosecutors have not confirmed the deal; a hearing is set for Sept. 30. -
Iowa judge dismisses Trump’s suit over Register poll on free-speech grounds
An Iowa judge dismissed Donald Trump’s suit against the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer, saying the suit sought to make First Amendment-protected speech liable. It challenged a 2024 poll showing Kamala Harris leading Trump by three points in Iowa. -
White House app briefly tops App Store news chart after Trump TV launch
The White House said its app topped the App Store’s news chart Tuesday, a day after Trump TV debuted on YouTube, then fell to No. 2 Wednesday evening. CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued to regain White House access; a judge heard arguments Wednesday but did not rule. -
White House streams Trump-Xi greeting as CNN, Fox News and MSNOW skip live airing
Donald and Melania Trump welcomed Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday evening, but CNN, Fox News and MSNOW did not air the greeting live. The White House streamed it as a federal judge ended a hearing over Trump’s media ban without ruling. -
House panel advances nitrous ban; 1972 vehicle-law wording may shield racers
A House committee advanced H.R. 7945 Sept. 16. The bill would bar commerce in consumer products containing nitrous oxide starting 180 days after enactment, exempting medical, research and food uses, including whipped-cream cans; it includes no express motorsports carve-out. -
Five Indianapolis officers face charges over alleged personal use of plate readers
Michael Rogers, Jonathan Schultz, Cassandra Crawley, Matthew Binford and Abigail Cramer, Indianapolis police officers, face felony and misdemeanor charges over alleged personal use of the department’s license-plate readers, including tracking women, court records say. -
Police Say ICE Mistook Evanston U.S. Citizen for Its Target; Man Hospitalized
Police say ICE mistakenly detained a U.S. citizen in Evanston on Sept. 20, mistaking him for its target. Agents released him after learning he was not the person sought; he was hospitalized with head, neck and teeth injuries. Police are investigating; no charges have been filed. -
At least six hospitals’ DOJ deals over trans youth care total $24.3M or more
At least six U.S. hospitals have reached Justice Department deals over gender-affirming care for minors, with reported payments totaling at least $24.3 million this year. The deals are not admissions of wrongdoing, and some payment amounts were not disclosed. -
House report criticizes Arlington County’s immigration-enforcement limits
An interim House Judiciary report faults Arlington County’s sanctuary policies and limits on cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Prosecutor Parisa Dehghani-Tafti called it a “political sham,” saying it misrepresented her policies and testimony. -
Bessent says trade truce extended to Jan. 10 as Xi begins Washington visit
President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for a three-day visit as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he and Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to extend the trade truce through January 10, two months after its November 10 expiry.
