Facts, not takes
President Donald Trump announced on September 18, 2026, that the United States had reached a deal with Denmark granting Washington control over Greenland's security and establishing a large American military presence on the island.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…