Singer-songwriter and Broadway composer Duncan Sheik dies at 56
NBC Newsby Rebecca Cohen18 Sept 2026
Singer-songwriter and Broadway composer Duncan Sheik has died, according to a post on his Instagram account. He was 56.
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top 87%Your Shoe Size Can Change as You Age. Here's Why
Timeby Erica Sweeney18 Sept 2026
If you’ve always worn the same size shoe but your sneakers and boots feel tighter now that you’re in, say, your 40s or beyond, you’re not alone.
Donors to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law See Huge Industry Boosts
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted18 Sept 2026
Republican donors with no ties to Wisconsin are pouring their money into a random House candidate there—who happens to be Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s son-in-law.
“An astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions”: Court records show what Microsoft and OpenAI actually thought about AI training
Nieman Labby Sarah Scire18 Sept 2026
Would you call large language models training on an internet’s worth of content “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions”?
Terran Orbital Promotes Margherita Cardi to Vice President of European Operations & Head of Strategic Programs
SpaceNewsby Terran Orbital18 Sept 2026
IRVINE, Calif. and TORINO, Italy – Sept. 17, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense...
Young swing-state voters cozy up to Democratic Socialists, say party establishment must ‘learn’ from DSA wins
FOX Newsby Elaine Mallon18 Sept 2026
Gen Z and young Millennial voters in Michigan who are leaning blue for the midterm election say they welcome the ideas of the Democratic Socialists of America, with a couple of voters agreeing that...
A View From the Easel
Hyperallergicby Lakshmi Rivera Amin18 Sept 2026
Welcome to the 355th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace.
Toys ‘R’ Us is opening 120 new stores as grownup collectors fuel toy sales
NBC Newsby Rob Wile18 Sept 2026
Some people never seem to grow up. A resurgent Toys “R” Us is hoping to take that fact to the bank.
Democracy May Survive Trump, but It Looks Like Capitalism Might Not
The New Republicby Michael Tomasky18 Sept 2026
It was a surreal week, bursting with surreal news generated by the surreal idiot who sits in the White House, but maybe the most surreal headline of all was the one I saw Thursday morning telling...
The New Arctic
Lawfareby Tiziana Melchiorre18 Sept 2026
The Arctic has become a hot topic in geopolitics, and thus a more frequent subject for commentators on international relations.
DHS Email Sparks Alarm About What Feds Will Do on Election Day
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid18 Sept 2026
Staff in the Department of Homeland Security circulated an internal email last year listing states and counties that offer election materials in languages other than English, raising questions...
The Real-Life Wardrobe of Haruomi Hosono, Who Once Started a Nationwide Hair Trend
GQby Christopher Fenimore18 Sept 2026
Haruomi Hosono has nothing left to prove. At 79, he is one of the most accomplished and influential musicians on the planet, most notably through his work with the pioneering 1970s electropop band...
Woman found guilty of negligent homicide in Super Bowl reporter's death in Louisiana
CBS News18 Sept 2026
A Louisiana jury convicted a woman of negligent homicide on Thursday in the death of a Telemundo television reporter who had been visiting New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl, according to the...
"South Park" saw our food fights coming
Salonby Ashlie D. Stevens18 Sept 2026
Within the canon of adult animation,“The Simpsons” gets most of the credit for predicting the future, but “South Park” has at least one unnervingly good entry in the category.
Inertia co-founder Jeff Lawson’s joins Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events18 Sept 2026
Jeff Lawson has already helped build a company with more than $4 billion in revenue and 300,000 customers worldwide.
FCC Clears the Way for Middle East Dictatorships to Own Our Media
The New Republicby Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling18 Sept 2026
The Federal Communications Commission has greenlit Paramount’s petition to allow foreign investors to own at least 49.5 percent of its equity—should the media behemoth successfully acquire Warner...
What Is ‘Carb Rinsing’ and Why Are All Your Favorite Athletes Doing It?
GQby Katie Wright18 Sept 2026
If you spotted the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, or Lamine Yamal taking a swig of liquid, swishing it around their mouth, then spitting it onto the field at this year’s World Cup...
Rep. Chip Roy doesn't want to regulate AI, but says Congress should have an oversight role
US Top News and Analysisby Justin Papp18 Sept 2026
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a GOP House hardliner and proponent of limited government, said during a Friday appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that he feels Congress has an oversight role to play when...
Oregon man accused of killing five Portland-area women faces new charge in sixth death
NBC Newsby Matt Lavietes18 Sept 2026
An Oregon man accused of killing five women and dumping their bodies in the Portland-area has been indicted in the death of a sixth.
Rooftop rainwater sprinkler systems could help cool warming cities, study says
Mongabay Globalby Glenn Scherer18 Sept 2026
- Researchers have designed a model to simulate how widely distributed rooftop rainwater collection tanks combined with smart rooftop sprinkler systems could help moderate urban heat island...