U.S. national debt topped $40 trillion as Trump's tariffs and wars drive deficit spending.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. will impose the toughest sanctions in history on Iran, with tough new sanctions aimed to collapse Iran's government.
A Russian assault on Kyiv overnight killed at least 13 people as Israeli strikes continued in Gaza.
World
A boat carrying migrants capsized off southern Tunisia, killing at least two people and leaving 12 missing.
South African prosecutors withdrew fraud and corruption charges against criminal intelligence chief Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo and six other police officers, who were arrested in June 2025 over unlawful appointment of a civilian to a key intelligence post.
Chinese property developer Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison.
Business
Madison Air agreed to acquire Airflow Technologies for $5.4 billion.
Lantheus Holdings entered into a merger agreement to be acquired by Curium US Holdings for $102.50 per share in cash.
Bowman Consulting Group agreed to be acquired by Bernhard Capital Partners affiliates for $43.00 per share in an all-cash transaction.
Technology
Google deepened its push into custom AI chips with a deal that could give it a $12.2 billion stake in Marvell
Regulators opened Las Vegas streets to thousands of robotaxis and chipmakers lined up tens of billions in fresh AI debt
OpenAI reportedly paused a major training run after experimental models crossed security boundaries
Science
Researchers used AI to decode a hidden genetic "switch" in human DNA, identifying the initiator in roughly 60% of human genes after analyzing about 500,000 sequences.
Scientists uncovered why the Alzheimer's risk gene APOE4 disrupts the brain early, finding it increases a protein called Nell2 in mice studies.
A study of over 100 million people found recreational cannabis use linked to 37% higher stroke risk, including among younger adults.
Economy
Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, showing a slowing but still-resilient labor market despite the Federal Reserve's high interest rates.
The unemployment rate rose from 3.5% to 3.8%, the highest level since February 2022, though still low by historical standards.
August 2026 headline inflation came in at 3.4% year-over-year, remaining above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
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