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Five TV Networks Suspend White House Pool Coverage After CNN, MS NOW and Politico Lose Press Passes; Judge Sets Sept. 23 Hearing
The White House started a 24/7 'Trump TV' stream on Sept. 21, the same day ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC halted shared pool coverage and the three barred outlets sued over their revoked credentials.
Trump Met Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez in a Pull-Aside at a U.N. Reception on Sept. 22
The informal encounter in New York was the first between the two leaders since U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in January; Rodríguez said they discussed energy, mining and security cooperation.
Rubio Meets Lavrov in New York on Sept. 23, a Day After Trump-Zelensky Talks on an Energy Truce
The U.S. and Russian foreign ministers met at 9 a.m. on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, with no joint readout released at the time of writing.
U.S. Diesel Averages $6.529 a Gallon in EIA's Sept. 21 Survey; USDA Raises 2026 Farm Fuel Forecast to $21.6 Billion
Farm groups say harvest fuel bills have roughly doubled, while President Trump says he is weighing limits on U.S. diesel exports that refiners and analysts oppose.
ShinyHunters Says It Breached FBI Recruitment Systems and Took 2-3 Terabytes of Personnel Data; FBI Says It Is Investigating FBIjobs.gov
The cybercrime group says it used an undisclosed Oracle PeopleSoft flaw to reach FBI personnel records and shared a sample Reuters partly matched against other data; the FBI has confirmed only that it is looking into unauthorized activity on its jobs site.
Xi Jinping Arrives in Washington for Sept. 23-25 State Visit, With Trump Summit Set for Sept. 24
Xi's first U.S. state visit since 2015 comes seven weeks before the Busan tariff truce expires on Nov. 10 and with a $14 billion Taiwan arms package still not sent to Congress.
Treasury's Iran Aviation Sanctions Take Full Effect Sept. 23 as Wind-Down License Expires
A U.S. wind-down permission for aviation business with Iran expired at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on Sept. 23, 2026, exposing foreign fuel suppliers, ground handlers and ticket sellers to U.S. secondary sanctions; Iran, China and Russia call the measures illegal.
Russia's FSB Orders 10-Day Night Movement and River Limits in Two Districts Bordering Estonia
The order covers the Kingisepp and Slantsy districts from Sept. 16 to Sept. 26; Estonian border officials call the measures unusual but say the threat level has not changed.
Russia Fires 212 Drones and Missiles at Four Ukrainian Cities Overnight; Four Killed at Dnipro Pipe Plant
Ukraine's air force says Russia launched 212 drones plus ballistic, cruise and anti-ship missiles overnight Sept. 21-22, hitting the Interpipe plant in Dnipro hours before President Volodymyr Zelensky met President Donald Trump at the United Nations.
Stein Calls for Change to NC Film Grant Funding Structure at Wilmington Studio Roundtable
At a Sept. 15 roundtable at Cinespace Film Studios in Wilmington, Gov. Josh Stein asked lawmakers to let the state's film grant program run on a multi-year cash-flow basis, after the program stopped making new awards; a Republican state senator blames program mismanagement for the shortfall.
Priority Technology Agrees to CEO-Led Take-Private Deal at $8.05 a Share, an Enterprise Value of About $1.6 Billion
An investor group led by Chairman and CEO Thomas Priore will buy the shares it does not already own for $8.05 each in cash, after a special committee of independent directors negotiated the price up from an initial $6.00–$6.15 offer.
Oil Trades Just Under $100 as U.S. and Iranian Envoys Hold Qatari-Mediated Talks at the U.N.
Brent crude hovered just under $100 a barrel on Sept. 23 after Trump said his envoys spent three hours in indirect, mediator-shuttled talks with Iran's delegation in New York, while Saudi Arabia restarted a pipeline that bypasses the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
National Weather Service Issues Coastal Flood Warning Through Sept. 25 for North Carolina's Outer Banks
Forecasters warn of 2 to 4 feet of ocean overwash from Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke, and the state transportation department says stretches of N.C. Highway 12 may close.
North Carolina Joins 40-State, $694 Million Settlement With Auto Lender Credit Acceptance
State attorneys general say the subprime lender made loans borrowers could not repay; the company settled without admitting wrongdoing, and North Carolina's share is about $9.5 million.
Voting-Rights Group Asks Supreme Court to Block Missouri's 2025 Congressional Map After Appeals Court Ordered Its Use
A three-judge 8th Circuit panel ruled 2-1 on Sept. 21 that Missouri must use the 2025 map on Nov. 3, and paused its own order until Sept. 28 so the Supreme Court could weigh in; referendum backers filed an emergency application late Sept. 22.
Takaichi Meets Trump and Zelensky at U.N., Two Days Before Trump-Xi Summit in Washington
Japan's prime minister held a roughly 35-minute meeting with President Trump on China and economic security, pledged continued support to Ukraine's president, and used her first U.N. speech to ask that Japan's "enemy state" label be cut from the U.N. Charter.
Trump Signs Law Authorizing Tariffs Up to 100% on the Five Largest Buyers of Russian Oil and Gas
The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 became law on September 18; it does not set any tariff by itself, and India, the second-largest buyer of Russian crude, says it is weighing its response.
Allina Health Doctors Struck Two Minnesota Hospitals Sept. 14-17 Over Pay, AI Use and Noncompete Clauses
Hospital-based physicians represented by Doctors Council-SEIU walked out at Allina's Mercy and Unity campuses in a four-day unfair-labor-practice strike; no contract was reached and both sides dispute how many doctors took part.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board Votes 5-4 to Fire Superintendent Crystal Hill; Chair Stephanie Sneed Steps Down From Leadership Post
The board terminated Hill "for convenience" on Sept. 22, six weeks after reinstating her, days after she sent a 224-page memo alleging financial misconduct and after the district attorney asked the SBI to investigate.
AMD Closes Above $1 Trillion in Market Value for the First Time as Chip Stocks Rally on Sept. 21
Advanced Micro Devices rose about 10% on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, as Intel gained roughly 12% and Arm Holdings about 17%, lifting the Nasdaq 100 to its first record close since June; the next session's chip moves were far smaller.
Pezeshkian Departs for U.N. General Assembly; Trump Says Iran Faces Being "Wiped Out" or Economic "Rot" Without a Deal
Iran's president left Tehran on Sept. 22 to address the 81st U.N. General Assembly, about seven months into the war with the United States and Israel, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz still disrupted.
UN Spokesman Says the UN Would Investigate Sudan Chemical Weapons Claims If Given a Mandate
Stéphane Dujarric said on Sept. 21 that the UN stands ready to probe allegations against Sudan's army, which denies them, as Washington pushes to widen the arms embargo on Sudan.
Taiwan's Labor Minister Attends APEC Meeting in Nanjing, First Cabinet-Level Trip to China Under Lai
Hung Sun-han flew to Nanjing on Sept. 20 for an APEC human resources meeting; both governments say the visit followed standard APEC practice, while a pending U.S. arms package remains unresolved.
UNICEF Reports Nine Children Killed in Gaza in Recent Weeks; Israel Says Hamas Committed 14 Ceasefire Violations Sept. 4-15
A UN humanitarian report relays a UNICEF count of child deaths during the October 2025 ceasefire, while the Israeli military reports its own tally of Hamas violations, days before President Trump addresses the UN General Assembly.
Fox News Cut Away From Vance's Greensboro Rally Speech After About Eight Minutes
Anchor Sandra Smith told viewers on Sept. 21 that the network would return to Vice President JD Vance's rally for Senate nominee Michael Whatley "if he starts to make news."
Texas Tribune Profiles Five Texas ICE Detainees With No Criminal Convictions; DHS Disputes the "Noncriminal" Label
The Sept. 22 investigation follows immigrants from Mexico, China, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela, and cites federal data showing 31% of people ICE arrested nationally as of Aug. 6, 2026 had a criminal conviction; DHS says most arrestees are charged or convicted criminals.
Macron Says He and Trump Agreed to 'Act Together' on Mideast Energy Sites and Hormuz Shipping
After a Sept. 21 meeting in New York, the French president described joint action on energy markets, the Strait of Hormuz and Ukraine; the White House did not issue a matching joint statement.
Trump Addresses 81st UN General Assembly on Iran War and Gaza Plan as Approval Hits 32% in Reuters/Ipsos Poll
The president's address, previewed by his U.N. ambassador as covering Iran's nuclear program, the 20-point Gaza plan and U.N. overhaul, came a day after a Reuters/Ipsos poll put his job approval at a career-low 32%.
10-Year Treasury Yield Trades Near 4.94% on Sept. 22, Below the 5.04% Peak It Hit Sept. 15, Its Highest Since 2007
The benchmark yield has slipped back under 5% after last week's high, as oil prices fell for a fourth session and investors waited on jobs data and a run of Federal Reserve speeches; the 30-year yield remains above 5%.
Comey Asks Court to Move Sept. 30 Arraignment to January and Oct. 21 Trial to February 2027; Justice Department Does Not Oppose
The former FBI director's lawyers say they need more time to prepare in the "86 47" seashell case, and prosecutors told the court they do not object while adding they would be ready on the current schedule.
Massie and Khanna Say 218 House Members Have Committed to a Second Epstein Files Discharge Petition
The pair say they have the commitments needed to force a vote on H.R. 9694, though the petition cannot be formally signed to 218 until the House returns from its pre-election recess in November.
Wake County Commissioners Vote 5-2 to Let WakeMed Merge Into Atrium Health
The Sept. 21 vote changes WakeMed's founding documents and shifts control to a 14-member joint board; the deal still faces federal antitrust review and a state attorney general review.
Carolina Journal Poll Puts Cooper at 49% and Whatley at 34% in NC Senate Race; Vance Rallies for Whatley in Greensboro
A poll released Sept. 17 by the conservative-funded Carolina Journal showed the widest Cooper lead in its own series, while other September surveys showed a gap closer to six or seven points; Vice President JD Vance campaigned for Whatley on Sept. 21.
National Weather Service Issued Flash Flood Warnings for Parts of Edgecombe, Halifax and Nash Counties on Sept. 21
The Raleigh forecast office reported 2 to 4 inches of radar-estimated rain near Tillery; the warning expired at 11:15 p.m., and by Sept. 22 the flood threat had shifted to the western Carolinas and the coast.
Lee County Approves Up to $46 Million in Tax Rebates for Unnamed $1 Billion Sanford Manufacturing Project
Commissioners backed a 12-year property tax rebate for a company identified only as "Project Paragon," a week after Sanford's city council approved about $39.5 million of its own.
AutoZone Reports $56.05 Quarterly EPS and 1.6% Domestic Same-Store Sales; KB Home Reports After Tuesday's Close
AutoZone's fourth-quarter results beat Wall Street's profit estimate but showed slower store-level sales growth, while KB Home's third-quarter report lands after the market closes on September 22.
US and China Announce AI Incident Notification Proposal and Say Trade Board Is Operating, After Eight-Hour New York Talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met September 20 in Manhattan; both sides said the trade body agreed in May is now running, and the AI proposal goes to Trump and Xi at their September 24 Washington summit.
AfD Takes 38.2% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke 25.7% in Berlin; Merz's CDU Falls Below the 5% Seat Threshold in the Northeastern State
Two German states voted on September 20, 2026; the CDU finished second in Berlin and won no seats in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the results a "disaster."
Israeli Man Killed in West Bank Shooting Near Neve Tzuf; Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Driver Near Jenin Hours Later
Israeli forces arrested a wounded suspect at a Ramallah hospital, and Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered village closures, arrest raids and the demolition of the suspect's home.
United Russia Takes 57.83% of Party-List Vote in Russia's First Duma Election Since the 2022 Invasion
Russia's Central Election Commission reported a preliminary 355 of 450 seats for the ruling party and 59.32% turnout, after the OSCE was not invited to observe and the one anti-war party was struck from the federal ballot.
Ukrainian Drones and Missiles Hit Moscow Oil Refinery on Final Day of Russia's Duma Election; Officials Report Three Killed
Russia's Defense Ministry said it downed 1,110 drones across 19 regions and Crimea overnight, while Ukraine's General Staff said it struck three processing units at the Gazprom Neft refinery in Moscow's Kapotnya district.
Rep. Salazar Says Trump Was 'Very Receptive' in Call After Her ICE Ad; Trump Said Publicly He Disagrees With Her
The Florida Republican told CBS on Sept. 20 that Trump listened courteously to her warning that immigration enforcement is costing the GOP Hispanic voters, two days after Trump told reporters he is "very strong on the borders, and she isn't."
ICE Officer Shoots and Wounds Venezuelan Man in North Austin; Federal and Local Investigations Opened
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was shot once in the torso on Sept. 20 during an ICE operation; DHS says he had a final removal order, his attorney says he entered the U.S. lawfully, and no agency has publicly explained why the officer fired.
First Circuit Affirms Most of Ruling Requiring Notice Before DHS Third-Country Deportations
A three-judge panel in Boston ruled on September 18, 2026 that migrants must get effective notice and a real chance to raise torture claims before removal to a country not their own, while vacating two parts of the lower court's judgment for lack of standing.
Florida Company Recalls One Lot of Lipofit Extreme Fat Burner 2.0 After FDA Lab Finds Undeclared Fluoxetine and DNP
The voluntary nationwide recall, announced Aug. 27, 2026, covers Lot 25M12F sold online directly to consumers; the company says no adverse events have been reported to date.
5th Circuit Rules 2-1 That Federal Limits on Direct Interstate Handgun Sales Violate the Second Amendment
The September 18, 2026 panel decision in Elite Precision Customs v. ATF rejects the Second Circuit's contrary 2025 holding in United States v. Vereen, setting up a split among federal appeals courts.
WakeMed and UnitedHealthcare Sign Three-Year Commercial Contract Effective Oct. 15; Medicare Advantage Remains Out of Network
The deal returns WakeMed hospitals and specialists to UnitedHealthcare's employer-sponsored commercial network on Oct. 15, 2026, after about 11 months out of network, but hospital and specialist care stays out of network for the insurer's Medicare Advantage members.
Judge Finds Tailei Qi Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in 2023 Killing of UNC Professor Zijie Yan, Orders Indefinite Commitment
Orange County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour ruled on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, that Qi could not understand the wrongfulness of his conduct, dismissed the charges, and committed him to Central Regional Hospital in Butner.
Brent and WTI Fall About 2% as Kpler Data Puts Saudi Crude Exports Just Above 4 Million Barrels a Day So Far in September
Tanker-tracking estimates show Saudi exports rebounding from a decade low of 2.4 million barrels a day in August, though the figure remains below pre-war levels and the East-West pipeline is still offline.
Daimler Truck's 573 Mount Holly Layoffs Were Filed in July 2025; Columbus McKinnon Closed Its Charlotte Duff-Norton Plant in September 2024
Both Charlotte-area manufacturing job cuts described as current are on the public record with earlier dates — Daimler's temporary layoffs ran through September 9, 2025, and Columbus McKinnon's plant shut on September 29, 2024.
Fed's Bowman Previews Stress-Test Changes and Releases Initial Findings of Outside Review of SVB's 2023 Failure
In two London speeches on Sept. 18, 2026, the Federal Reserve's top bank regulator outlined changes to annual stress tests and said an outside review found supervisors knew or should have known of Silicon Valley Bank's weaknesses by March 2022.
Bitcoin Trades Above $84,000, Up About 4%, Two Weeks After Its 50-Day Average Crossed Above Its 200-Day
The crossover signal that traders call a "golden cross" printed on the Sept. 8 close, and U.S. spot bitcoin ETF flows have swung between large daily inflows and outflows this month.
Analysts Say Satellite Images Show New Tunnel Hardening at Iran's 'Pickaxe Mountain'; Iran Calls Reports Baseless
Two Washington think tanks say 2026 imagery, including a Sept. 11 pass, shows reinforced tunnel portals and blocked access roads near Natanz, while both also assess the site is not currently operating and Iran denies any nuclear activity there.
Saudi-Led Coalition Says It Intercepted a Houthi Ballistic Missile Aimed at Riyadh; Fire Burns at Airport Fuel Depot
The coalition said air defenses destroyed a missile fired at the Saudi capital early Sept. 19, while the Houthis claimed successful strikes on Riyadh and on Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missile About 450 Kilometers Into East Sea; Japan Reports a Second Launch Hours Later
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said a missile flew east from the Wonsan area on Sunday afternoon, and Japan's Defense Ministry later reported a second apparent ballistic launch the same evening.
CDC and FDA Report 22 Salmonella Illnesses in Four States Tied to Recalled Idaho Broccoli Sprouts
Evergreen Fresh Sprouts of Moyie Springs, Idaho, recalled broccoli sprouts on Sept. 4 after a Montana sample tested positive; federal officials counted 22 illnesses and two hospitalizations as of Sept. 9, 2026.
States, Cities and Legal Groups File Three Suits Over Public-Charge Green Card Policy That Took Effect Sept. 18
New York's attorney general leads 21 states and D.C., New York City leads a separate coalition of cities and counties, and civil-legal groups filed a third case, all challenging DHS's rescission of the 2022 public-charge regulation.
U.S., Denmark and Greenland Announce Arctic Security Agreement; Text Not Released, Signing Set for U.N. Week
Trump says the deal gives Washington "permanent control" over Greenland's security, while Denmark and Greenland say it recognizes their sovereignty; the written text has not been published and both legislatures must still approve it.
NAACP-Led Coalition Sues DHS, ICE, DOJ and FBI Over Federal Agents at Polling Places
The suit, filed Sept. 18 in federal court in Washington, asks a judge to bar armed federal officers from polling sites before the Nov. 3 midterms; administration officials say no such deployment is planned, though the DHS secretary has said agents may enter polling places to serve warrants.
WARN Notices Show 253 Job Cuts at Truist Affiliate Regional Acceptance in Pitt County, N.C.
Regional Acceptance Corp. told North Carolina on Sept. 15 that it will close offices in Greenville and Winterville as Truist sells $5.5 billion in near-prime auto loans and exits the business.
S&P 500 Rises 0.17% to 7,650.50 as About $7 Trillion in U.S. Options Expired in Second-Largest Triple Witching
Friday's quarterly expiry was the second-largest on record per Citadel Securities, trailing June's $7.7 trillion, and the S&P 500 finished the week below its August 13 record close as Treasury yields rose.
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 196,000 in Week Ended Sept. 12, Lowest Since Mid-July
The Labor Department reported the figure on Thursday, Sept. 17, a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023.
Bank of Japan Raises Its Policy Rate to 1.25% in a 7-2 Vote; Yen Falls Past 157 to the Dollar
The Sept. 18 quarter-point hike, the highest Japanese policy rate since 1995, drew dissents from two board members nominated by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government, and the yen weakened rather than strengthened after the decision.
Nscale Files S-1 for NYSE Listing, Reporting $1.02 Billion First-Half Loss on $140.6 Million in Revenue
The London-based AI data center company disclosed $56.4 billion in contracted work not yet delivered, more than $8 billion in debt, and a single customer supplying over half its first-half revenue.
Pennsylvania Reports a Fourth Measles Death as CDC Count Reaches 3,471 Cases for 2026 Through September 17
Pennsylvania's coroners and health department have confirmed four measles-associated deaths this year; the CDC's national dashboard still lists zero, and the two sides disagree over how such deaths should be counted.
Trump Says All 50 States, D.C. and Puerto Rico Have Joined Medicaid 'Most Favored Nation' Drug Pricing Model
The White House says the GENEROUS model will cut Medicaid prices on selected brand-name drugs to levels paid abroad; the separate ACA cost-sharing proposal Trump referenced dates to his January 2026 plan and still needs Congress.
Trump Signs H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, After House Vote of 262-159
The law lets the president sanction Russian banks, energy firms and tanker operators, and authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas.
Federal Judge Orders 30 Days' Notice Before Any Demolition or Major Physical Change at the Kennedy Center
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper issued the order on Sept. 17, two days after the Kennedy Center's board voted to close the building and hours after President Trump was photographed with a placard reading "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED."
Ukraine's Parliament Votes 317 to Dismiss Prosecutor General Kravchenko; Zelensky Names Kovalskyi Acting Successor
Kravchenko left Ukraine days after anti-corruption detectives searched his office, then said he had signed charges against the head of the agency investigating it; the agency says no charges were ever served.
ICE Reports 50,925 Arrests in August, a Third Straight Monthly Record; Share Without Convictions Rose in July Data
The Department of Homeland Security says ICE averaged 1,642 arrests a day in August, while separately released case-level data for July show 73.5% of people arrested had no criminal conviction.
Federal Judge Voids Education Department Directive Behind About $600 Million in Teacher-Training Grant Cuts
Judge Angel Kelley ruled the February 2025 directive was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act, but said claims to recover the lost money belong in a different court.
Four Hospitals in Granville, Vance, Person and Franklin Counties Placed in State Health Plan's Non-Preferred Tier for 2027
State Treasurer Brad Briner's office says the new three-tier network will cut costs and protect rural access; a Democratic state legislator and hospital leaders say patients in one multi-county area north of the Triangle have no nearby preferred or access hospital.
Russian Guided Bomb Hits Sumy Apartment Building, Killing 2 and Injuring 8
The Sept. 18 strike on a nine-story block came hours before President Trump signed a new U.S. sanctions law on Russia; officials in Kyiv and Moscow disagree sharply over what that law will do.
National Weather Service Logs 69 MPH Gust at Greensboro Airport as Storms Cut Power to More Than 20,000 in Guilford County
Forecasters issued a string of severe thunderstorm warnings across central North Carolina on Friday, September 18; utilities and city crews reported downed trees and outages into Saturday.
NC Utilities Commission Denies Duke Energy's $584 Million Gas Turbine Near Planned Amazon Data Center
Regulators said Duke had not proven the 255-megawatt turbine was needed or shown how customers would be shielded from its cost; one commissioner dissented, and Duke may reapply.
North Carolina Elections Board Votes 3-2 to Reject Unsealed Mail Ballot Envelopes, Hours Before Ballots Went Out Sept. 4
The state board's Republican majority put parts of delayed rules into binding memos on the morning county offices began mailing 2026 general election ballots; Democratic members and voting groups objected to the timing.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Says It Struck the Togo-Flagged Tanker Trend Near the Strait of Hormuz; Crew Reported Safe
The IRGC Navy says it hit the vessel for an "illegal" transit attempt; a maritime watchdog logged a fire from an "unknown projectile" without naming an attacker, and U.S. Central Command has not confirmed Iran's account.
Paramount Skydance and 12 State Attorneys General Hold Settlement Talks Over Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Reuters Reports
Reuters reported Friday that talks over the $110 billion takeover have advanced and could produce a deal within days; a court-ordered settlement conference is set for Oct. 14-15 and trial for March 2, 2027.
Saudi Arabia Asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt for Air-Defense Help as Interceptor Stocks Run Low, Regional Officials Say
Two regional officials say Riyadh is short on missile interceptors and has asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt for help after a week of Houthi missile and drone attacks — though Pakistani and Turkish officials say they've received no such request; oil prices fell over the same week as traders bet Saudi crude would keep flowing.