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Published 7 hours agoNYC childcare providers say city contract rates fall $12.6K short per child
Students and their backpacks are shown in a pre-K class on the first day of school at the new campus of YES Prep West Elementary in Houston Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Providers say what the city pays them isn’t enough to cover the true cost of care. [ more › ]
1,289-year-old whitebark pine, oldest on record, found in Grand Teton National Park
Beetles killed the tree in 2021. It had been growing since 732 A.D.
Western Colorado coal mine violates methane caps nearly 4 times over, state says
Alleged breaches at West Elk mine are so “wild” they should trigger Clean Air Act mandates to change mine operations and equipment, environmental groups say
5 arrested on suspicion of terrorism near UK air base used by US
LIVERPOOL, England — British police arrested five men Sunday on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism after receiving a call around 1 a.m. about three suspicious vehicles headed toward an air force base used by the U.S. military.
Some Republicans issue a new call on Trump’s war with Iran: End it now
As President Donald Trump warned in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in recent days that he might “annihilate” Iran, a growing number of Republicans were scrambling to find distance from a costly war that has swelled into a midterm crisis for the party.
As AI accelerates, governments are increasingly being left behind
LONDON — Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, gathered senior officials for an exclusive meeting at a 19th-century palace outside Brussels this month.
NFL roundup: Marcus Mariota, Commanders stun Seahawks
Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes, Kain Medrano returned an interception 50 yards for a score late in the fourth quarter and the Washington Commanders held on to shock the defending champion Seattle Seahawks 33-31 Sunday in Landover, Md.
Mariners win, hand Angels 100th loss for first time
Logan Gilbert pitched four-plus hitless innings and struck out eight as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-3 Sunday afternoon in the season finale.
Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI — Iran insisted on Sunday that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel, after US President Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting.
South Africa reels from two shootings that kill 27 in one night
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN — South African police were on Sunday hunting the perpetrators of two separate shootings that killed 27 people within hours of each other, highlighting the country’s rampant gun violence.
Giant pandas, icons of China’s soft diplomacy, arrive in Atlanta
ATLANTA — A special delivery landed in Atlanta on Sunday, three days after Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said his country would soon dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
News in brief for September 28
Pennsylvania measles outbreak grows to nearly 900 cases