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•	Three deaths were reported during this year's Burning Man in Nevada.
•	Prince Harry and Meghan's royal status will not change despite UK return, King says.
•	A power outage delayed a Florida State-SMU game.

Nicole Fallert here, calculating my age in dog years.

Will 'Trumpapalooza' backfire?

President Donald Trump is putting himself center stage in the midterms with a Dallas convention, even as his low approval rating threatens to drag down GOP candidates.

The president and his advisers have suggested he’s the only one who can bring the MAGA faithful to the polls in large enough numbers to avoid a midterm catastrophe for Republicans. That strategy will be on display over two days in Dallas beginning on Wednesday.

More news to know now

•	No right to clean water: A federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to clean drinking water in a Sept. 4 decision.
•	Is AI investment driving up prices? Increased demand for things like semiconductors, memory chips, and computer hardware have led to higher prices on those items.
•	Macklemore faces backlash: The Seattle-born rapper, 43, drew criticism over his pro-Palestinian activism as the opening act on the North American leg of Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.

US Open

Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals

Coco Gauff hits a forehand against Iva Jovic during their fourth-round match at the US Open on Sept. 7, 2026. Eduardo Munoz, Reuters

USA's Coco Gauff defeated 18-year-old and fellow American Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 to earn a spot in the US Open quarterfinals. At age 22, Gauff is the youngest American woman to make three Grand Slam quarterfinals in one year since Serena Williams in 2003.

9/11 25th Anniversary

9/11 still shapes this Pentagon worker's life

Susan Lukas' two children begged her on Sept. 12, 2001, not to go back to the office. But she had to. Then a major in the Air Force, she was not about to disobey orders. Twenty-five years later, Lukas believes she’s paying the price. She is among thousands of current and former service members whom the Reserve Organization of America estimates are suffering toxic exposure-related health consequences from working at the Pentagon in the days following 9/11.

Before you go

•	To protect family budgets, some parents are skipping youth sports.
•	Alix Earle and her sister revealed breast cancer genetic testing results.
•	Watch the trailer for the secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary.

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Why teachers keep returning to this 9/11 story

Alison Crowther, photographed Aug. 3, 2026 at her home in Nyack, N.Y., holds a painting of her son Welles Crowther, who has become known as the “Man in the Red Bandana.” Seth Harrison/The Journal News

Twenty-five years later, educators are using this story of heroism to help a new generation grasp 9/11.