Panic and Heroics on FlyDubai Flight: ‘We Felt That This Was It’
9/30/2026 9:19 AM Open Story
A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued a knife-wielding attacker.
FlyDubai Flight to Israel Diverted After Clash Between Pilots: What We Know and Don’t Know
9/30/2026 10:41 AM Open Story
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said one pilot stabbed another and may have attempted to crash the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The plane landed in Saudi Arabia and all passengers were safe.
After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future
9/30/2026 5:29 AM Open Story
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.
American Forces Withdraw From Iraq 23 Years After Invading
9/30/2026 10:32 AM Open Story
The Americans did not understand the country when they invaded in 2003. From the earliest days, there were signs of the trouble ahead, our correspondent recalls.
Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology
9/30/2026 8:16 AM Open Story
100 Zeros, a collaboration between Google and Range Media Partners, aims to give the tech giant a foothold in movies, TV and emerging forms of entertainment.
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
9/30/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
Andrea Shaw Says Vaccines Killed Her Twins. Authorities Say She Suffocated Them.
9/30/2026 11:08 AM Open Story
In a small Idaho town, a young mother is accused of killing her young twins. She blames the childhood vaccines they received.
Congress Set to Leave Washington for the Midterms With No A.I. Progress
9/30/2026 11:31 AM Open Story
Senate Democrats blocked a measure that would encourage, but not require, states to protect consumers from power rate hikes tied to data center growth, and had no limits on A.I. use or deployment.
Democrats Block Stock-Trading Bill, Denying the G.O.P. a Pre-Midterm Win
9/30/2026 11:33 AM Open Story
A Republican measure to limit, but not bar, congressional stock trading faltered in the Senate as Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. bid to show progress on an issue that has rankled voters.
See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California
9/30/2026 7:00 AM Open Story
An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.
Another Day of Pounding Rain Raises Flooding Fears in Texas
9/30/2026 11:20 AM Open Story
Texas had a dry summer, and rain on Wednesday could run off the arid ground like water on concrete.
Fed’s Watchdog Finds No Misconduct or Illegal Activity in Costly Renovations
9/30/2026 11:34 AM Open Story
A new report by the Federal Reserve’s independent inspector general concluded that a nearly $2.5 billion construction project was poorly managed but made no referrals to the U.S. attorney general.
UK Believes Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Air Base Incident, Burnham Says
9/30/2026 11:12 AM Open Story
The British prime minister, Andy Burnham, said there were “strong indications” Iran played a part in the events at R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday, without providing details why.
Court Pauses Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row
9/30/2026 10:01 AM Open Story
Christa Pike tortured and murdered a classmate in 1995. She had been set to die on Wednesday, the first woman executed in the state in 200 years.
D.A. in Cornell Case Hopes to Speak to Accuser as He Weighs New Evidence
9/30/2026 9:47 AM Open Story
District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to the police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity did not support a criminal case. But he said he was now reaching out to her.
This Case Has Flown Under the Radar. It Won’t Stay There.
9/30/2026 5:43 AM Open Story
This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there.
What Would John Maynard Keynes Say About A.I.? The Keynes Bot Told Us.
9/30/2026 8:24 AM Open Story
Nearly a century ago, Keynes predicted that technology would liberate us from work. To imagine what he would think of artificial intelligence today, a Princeton economist used A.I.
Cornell’s Sexual Assault Case
9/30/2026 3:48 AM Open Story
We talk to a reporter on campus about what we know.
As E-Bikes and Scooters Surge on New York Streets, So Do Fatal Crashes
9/30/2026 10:36 AM Open Story
More than two dozen people have died in crashes involving electric bikes and scooters in New York City this year. Officials are moving to address a growing safety crisis.