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US strikes Iran again as Trump vows to 'hit them hard'; strike on wedding kills civilians
The US military hit Iranian air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications facilities on September 1, 2026, after President Trump said the fresh strikes were in response to a "failed attempt" by Iran to plant mines in the Strait of Hormuz and target a US base in Jordan. Iran responded by firing missiles and drones at regional targets in an intermittent war that has now lasted more than six months. One US strike hit a home hosting a wedding, killing five people and wounding dozens, according to local officials, as Trump vowed the US would continue to hit Iran hard.
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US strikes Iran again as Trump vows to 'hit them hard'; strike on wedding kills civilians
The US military hit Iranian air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications facilities on September 1, 2026, after President Trump said the fresh strikes were in response to a "failed attempt" by Iran to plant mines in the Strait of Hormuz and target a US base in Jordan. Iran responded by firing missiles and drones at regional targets in an intermittent war that has now lasted more than six months. One US strike hit a home hosting a wedding, killing five people and wounding dozens, according to local officials, as Trump vowed the US would continue to hit Iran hard.
Congress sends stopgap funding bill to Trump, averting Oct. 1 government shutdown
The House passed a stopgap spending bill by a vote of 370-48 on September 1, 2026, extending federal funding at current levels through December 11 and sending it to President Trump for his signature, which followed shortly after. The measure heads off a shutdown that would otherwise have hit on October 1 and gives lawmakers, who have not finished any of the 12 annual appropriations bills, more time to negotiate a full-year deal. It also temporarily blocks a proposed White House budget office rule that would put federal grant funding under political-appointee review, and bars the administration from shifting funds from other programs into Border Patrol.
Read more →Congress sends stopgap funding bill to Trump, averting Oct. 1 government shutdown
The House passed a stopgap spending bill by a vote of 370-48 on September 1, 2026, extending federal funding at current levels through December 11 and sending it to President Trump for his signature, which followed shortly after. The measure heads off a shutdown that would otherwise have hit on October 1 and gives lawmakers, who have not finished any of the 12 annual appropriations bills, more time to negotiate a full-year deal. It also temporarily blocks a proposed White House budget office rule that would put federal grant funding under political-appointee review, and bars the administration from shifting funds from other programs into Border Patrol.
Russian drone and missile barrage kills at least 12 in Kyiv
A wave of Russian drone and missile strikes hit Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight into September 1, 2026, killing at least 12 people and wounding 21 others. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least eight people were killed in the city itself, with five more, including two children, injured. The attack is the latest in a string of intensified Russian air assaults on Kyiv in recent weeks, part of a broader campaign that has repeatedly targeted the capital with drone and missile barrages.
Read more →Russian drone and missile barrage kills at least 12 in Kyiv
A wave of Russian drone and missile strikes hit Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight into September 1, 2026, killing at least 12 people and wounding 21 others. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least eight people were killed in the city itself, with five more, including two children, injured. The attack is the latest in a string of intensified Russian air assaults on Kyiv in recent weeks, part of a broader campaign that has repeatedly targeted the capital with drone and missile barrages.
Israeli forces capture senior Hamas internal security chief in Gaza City raid
Israel's Shin Bet security service carried out a raid in Gaza City on September 1, 2026, capturing Muin al-Arabid, identified as the head of Hamas' internal security apparatus across Gaza, who was handed over to Israeli security forces for questioning. Israeli air strikes supporting the ground operation killed four Palestinians, according to local health officials. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said al-Arabid had been working to consolidate Hamas control over northern Gaza and to increase attacks on Israeli troops stationed along the buffer zone.
Read more →Israeli forces capture senior Hamas internal security chief in Gaza City raid
Israel's Shin Bet security service carried out a raid in Gaza City on September 1, 2026, capturing Muin al-Arabid, identified as the head of Hamas' internal security apparatus across Gaza, who was handed over to Israeli security forces for questioning. Israeli air strikes supporting the ground operation killed four Palestinians, according to local health officials. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said al-Arabid had been working to consolidate Hamas control over northern Gaza and to increase attacks on Israeli troops stationed along the buffer zone.
Search continues for last missing hiker after deadly Grand Canyon flash flood
Search-and-rescue teams kept combing the inner Grand Canyon into September 1, 2026, for Timothy Allen Smith, the last person unaccounted for after a flash flood tore through Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch on August 29. Two of his camping companions, John Guisti and Brent Rosenkranz, both of Granbury, Texas, were confirmed dead. The flood forced the air evacuation of 62 people from Phantom Ranch and the lower North Kaibab Trail and destroyed nearly all the footbridges spanning Bright Angel Creek, cutting off hiker access as monsoon storms continued to threaten the area.
Read more →Search continues for last missing hiker after deadly Grand Canyon flash flood
Search-and-rescue teams kept combing the inner Grand Canyon into September 1, 2026, for Timothy Allen Smith, the last person unaccounted for after a flash flood tore through Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch on August 29. Two of his camping companions, John Guisti and Brent Rosenkranz, both of Granbury, Texas, were confirmed dead. The flood forced the air evacuation of 62 people from Phantom Ranch and the lower North Kaibab Trail and destroyed nearly all the footbridges spanning Bright Angel Creek, cutting off hiker access as monsoon storms continued to threaten the area.