SUV driver charged with murder in Los Angeles bus crash that killed two
Prosecutors charged an SUV driver with murder on September 18, 2026, after a collision with a Los Angeles city bus left two passengers dead, according to ABC News and NPR.
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World
UN experts find grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran
Independent investigators appointed by the UN Human Rights Council concluded on September 17, 2026, that there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes against Iranian civilians, United Nations News reported.
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Science
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes west of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 6.3 to 6.4 earthquake hit west of Nikolski, Alaska on September 17, 2026, at 14:19:53 UTC, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Politics
House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt over Epstein inquiry
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on September 16, 2026, to find billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress, citing his refusal to cooperate with a congressional investigation into his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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World
NBC news helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing at least three
An NBC helicopter went down in flames in Los Angeles on September 16, 2026, killing at least three people and injuring others, according to The Guardian.
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Courts
Five charged in U.S. with plots tied to Russian intelligence
Federal prosecutors unsealed charges on September 15, 2026, against five individuals accused of carrying out terrorism financing and murder-for-hire schemes on behalf of Russian Federation intelligence services, the U.S. Department of…
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Politics
Hegseth and Pistorius meet at Pentagon on defense cooperation
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Pentagon on September 15, 2026, and the two agreed to move forward on defense industrial cooperation, the U.S. Department of Defense said.