PERSONAL REFLECTION — Majestic blue skies greeted me as I turned into the Pentagon’s North Parking lot on Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001. As I made my way into work, I was thinking less about what the day might bring—life as a Joint Staff action officer could often feel likeContinue Reading
One remaining mystery about 9/11 is why there have been no attacks of comparable scale since. But, with the combination of new motivations, enhanced means of delivery and AI -devised payloads there should be no cause for complacency. 9/11 changed everything. It led to two decades when the United StatesContinue Reading
Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps has retaken 150–240 sq km north of Lyman since May It erased 18 months of Russian groundwork for a northern march on Sloviansk Almost nobody reported it for three months—not even Russian war correspondents The fighting continues north of Lyman, but on Ukraine’s terms On 22Continue Reading
A Ukrainian ground robot that usually hauls ammunition and supplies to the front carried a different load out of it this time: wounded civilians. The 20th “K-2” Unmanned Systems Brigade sent the unmanned vehicle to evacuate people hurt when a Russian FPV drone struck their house, and its soldiers walkedContinue Reading
analysis Two new reports paint a stark picture of the U.S. economy, with no relief in sight Published September 11, 2026 4:58PM (EDT) The price of diesel fuel is displayed at a gas station on September 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Diesel fuel prices in the U.S. topped $6 aContinue Reading
Students pledge to continue learning as Masafer Yatta demolitions target homes, schools, and their right to education., On Tuesday morning, 12-year-old Sundus al-Hamamdeh left her home in the Masafer Yatta village of Khirbet al-Fakhit, and went to school. It was the third day of the new school year in theContinue Reading
Iraq condemns the attack, says Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi orders an investigation into those responsible., Iraq condemns the attack, dismisses a military commander who led operations in Maysan province. Saudi Arabia has expressed its “strongest condemnation” after its East-West oil pipeline was hit by drones launched from Iraq. In aContinue Reading
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hails the unity and humanity of New Yorkers who helped one another in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks 25 years ago. Mamdani spoke at the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in lower Manhattan, which was completely destroyed on theContinue Reading
McClatchy is gutting newsrooms while betting on artificial intelligence stories about nugget ice, saunas and poop.Continue Reading
Politicians, victims’ families and the public gather at memorials in New York, DC and Pennsylvania to honor those who died on 9/11.Continue Reading
Pakistan all out with a second innings lead of 130 at the close on day three of the third Test at Edgbaston., Pakistan all out with a second innings lead of 130 at the close on day three of the third Test at Edgbaston. Debutant Razaullah launched a remarkable lateContinue Reading
Leaders of BRICS member states are meeting at a summit in New Delhi, India., Inside Story Leaders of BRICS member states are meeting at a summit in New Delhi, India. The leaders of China, Russia and Iran are among those attending the 11-nation BRICS summit in New Delhi this weekend.Continue Reading
Traitor 47 doesn’t care about anybody but himself, according to Republican insiders. That’s not necessarily news to the rest of the country. America’s felonious, billionaire president has been in office for a cumulative total of five and a half years, and in the public limelight much longer. The Traitor hasContinue Reading