According to the Federal Reserve’s Financial Accounts of the United States (Z.1) released September 11, 2026, the net worth of households and nonprofit organizations increased by $12.8 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, reaching $195.9 trillion. The Fed said the gain was primarily driven by strong capital gains on corporate equity assets. In that … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi movement said Saudi Arabia conducted 54 airstrikes over 24 hours ending September 14, 2026, using F-15 and Typhoon aircraft. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the strikes hit areas including Taiz, Lahj, Al-Jawf, Marib, and Hodeida. The claim followed Houthi announcements that the group had fired drones and missiles at Saudi military facilities, … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s claim that about 38,000 ChatGPT queries use as much water as growing one California almond is mostly false, according to a September 14, 2026 PolitiFact fact-check published by WRAL. Altman’s figure paired a low, company-sourced estimate of per-query water use with a high almond estimate that counted rainwater and “grey water,” … Read more
Alexander Zverev won the 2026 US Open men’s singles title, beating American Ben Shelton in four sets in the final on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The top-seeded German closed out a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 6-2 victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium for his second Grand Slam title of the year after the French Open. Shelton … Read more
Yes. On September 14, 2026, Elon Musk’s X Corp and SpaceXAI said they had resolved their claims against Apple in a federal lawsuit that accused the iPhone maker of conspiring with OpenAI to unlawfully monopolize smartphone and generative AI chatbot markets. In a court filing, the companies moved to dismiss the Apple claims. The filing … Read more
Yes. On September 8, 2026, LIV Golf Incorporated and its affiliates voluntarily began a court-supervised Chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The league said the move supports a Restructuring Support Agreement with BC Partners Credit aimed at a player-majority ownership model, with plans to emerge in early … Read more
According to AAA, the U.S. national average retail diesel price was about $6.23 per gallon on September 14, 2026 (AAA listed $6.2301 on its national fuel-price tracker). That level was widely reported as a record national average, up from about $6.20 the previous day and about $5.90 a week earlier. For comparison, the same AAA-linked … Read more
Yes. On September 11, 2026, U.S. District Judge George O’Toole in Boston stayed the Office of Personnel Management’s Merit Hiring Plan requirement that civil-service applicants answer a free-response essay asking how they would advance the president’s executive orders and policy priorities, and which orders or initiatives were significant to them. Unions including AFGE argued the … Read more
At least 13 people, including six children, were killed in Israeli strikes on the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Rumman on Monday, September 14, 2026, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. The ministry said 12 people — including six children and three women — died in a strike on a residential building, and a separate drone … Read more
At least 13 people, including six children, were killed in Israeli strikes on the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Rumman on Monday, September 14, 2026, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. The ministry said 12 people — including six children and three women — died in a strike on a residential building, and a separate drone … Read more