ZAQS.ORG

Thursday, September 24, 2026 5:31 PM ET

World News

Newsweek

Trump shows Xi Biden autopen portrait during White House tour

Newsweek - 5 minutes ago

Chinese press clashes added to tensions at Xi's White House visit as U.S. media access remains under scrutiny.

≪ 56 ≫

BBC News

Netanyahu defends Israeli military actions in Middle East in UN speech

BBC News - 5 minutes ago

Dozens of delegates walked out in protest as he took the podium, with the Israeli leader labelling them "moral cowards".

≪ 34 ≫

Times of India

Iran War Updates: Oil prices back up as U.S. and Iran trade fresh threats to expand 7-month war

CBS News - 33 minutes ago

As Iran responds to Trump's threat of annihilation with its own warning of a possible "new front" in the war, global oil prices are rising again.

≪ 21 ≫

Epoch Times

CIA Warned European Allies That Russia Could Target Them With Drone Attacks: Report

International Business Times - 2 hours ago

The warning comes weeks after CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unusual trip to Moscow in late August.

≪ 12 ≫

President Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for meetings and a state dinner on Thursday, as the world's two most powerful countries try to extend a tariff truce and grapple with a rivalry on advanced AI.

≪ 72 ≫

Hollywood Reporter

Judge Orders White House to Restore Access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

Hollywood Reporter - 8 hours ago

The decision was released overnight, meaning reporters could return to the complex as early as today.

≪ 13 ≫

Huffington Post

Senate to vote on resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 49 minutes ago

The Senate vote is likely to be the last chance for lawmakers to go on record about the war ahead of November.

≪ 12 ≫

Evening Standard

Full list of candidates for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election

Evening Standard - 12 hours ago

A total of 15 candidates are standing in the race to take over Sir Keir Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras seat

≪ 11 ≫

Business News

Wired News

What is an "AI swarm," and why is it giving tech experts nightmares?

CBS News - 2 hours ago

AI "agents" show a remarkable ability to share information and knowledge with other bots. That should worry us.

≪ 32 ≫

Epoch Times

New Home Sales Surge in August Despite Higher Prices, Mortgage Rates

Epoch Times - 2 hours ago

Late-summer housing demand picked up even as buyers faced challenges.

≪ 17 ≫

Boston Herald

A shaky day for oil prices and the bond market leaves stocks little changed

Los Angeles Times - 45 minutes ago

Stocks ended a shaky day of trading on Wall Street roughly where they began following a couple sudden reversals

≪ 14 ≫

Channel NewsAsia

Oil prices settle up about 3% as Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia lifts supply fears

Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour ago

NEW YORK, Sept 24 : Oil prices climbed about 3 per cent on Thursday to a one-week high after a Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia revived fears of supply disruptions, but trade was volatile and prices came off session highs after reports the US and Iran discussed reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Brent fut

≪ 10 ≫

Technology

CNBC

Meta gets to consumer AI device market before OpenAI, but Zuckerberg's strategy remains unproven

CNBC - 7 minutes ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's new Muse Charm device is intended to put his company ahead of rivals like OpenAI and Google in AI agents and consumer hardware.

≪ 128 ≫

Gizmodo

OpenAI’s agent hacking Australia is a warning for governments everywhere

Scientific American - 6 hours ago

In what appears to be a first, an OpenAI agent secretly accessed Australian government health care records during an internal test

≪ 18 ≫

CBS News

Meta expected to launch camera-free smart glasses

CBS News - 49 minutes ago

Meta's smart glasses have sparked privacy concerns with some users recording people without their knowledge or consent. Now, the company is expected to launch a new pair of spectacles addressing those worries. Mashable tech editor Tim Werth joins CBS News with more.

≪ 11 ≫

CNBC

Oracle sends 'force majeure' notice about data center project — stock drops 3%

CNBC - 1 hour ago

Oracle is reportedly looking to delay payment on Project Jupiter if the data center fails to come online in 2028

≪ 13 ≫

Sports Headlines

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern at Indiana? Illinois at Ohio State? Be afraid — very afraid? Week 4 college football picks

Chicago Sun-Times - 1 hour ago

Also on the docket: Notre Dame at Purdue, Iowa at Michigan, Oregon at USC, Texas at Tennessee, Ole Miss at Florida and Texas A&M at LSU.

≪ 23 ≫

ABC News

Best Bets for Presidents Cup Stream of Golf

CBS News - 4 hours ago

Best Bets for Presidents Cup

≪ 25 ≫

CBC News

Japanese swimmer Shin Ohashi, 17, sets world record in 200m breaststroke at Asian Games | CBC Sports

CBC News - 7 minutes ago

Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi set a world record on home soil in the 200-metre breaststroke on Thursday at the Asian Games, swimming to a time of two minutes 4.83 seconds in Nagoya.

≪ 22 ≫

Daily Express

Fury vs. Joshua finally confirmed for December 11 in Cardiff: What to know

International The News - 4 hours ago

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will contest their highly anticipated all-British heavyweight fight at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11. According to the reports, the fight in...

≪ 18 ≫

Entertainment News

Evening Standard

Dakota Johnson calls working with Taylor Swift in new music video ‘glorious’

Evening Standard - 1 hour ago

Patient Zero will drop on Friday and will be followed by an accompanying video which will premiere at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards.

≪ 18 ≫

Haaretz

Macklemore announces new Free Palestine tour, after Ed Sheeran tour dismissal

Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago

Macklemore reveals his Free Palestine tour, a week after he was dismissed from Ed Sheeran's tour. The tour currently consists of three stops in Europe but will later include U.S. shows, he said.

≪ 10 ≫

E Online

West Wilson’s Next Reality TV Role Confirmed After ‘Summer House’ Exit

E Online - 5 hours ago

West Wilson will be returning to reality television for ‘Celebrity Million Dollar Secret’ following his exit from ‘Summer House’ amid his romance scandal with Amanda Batula.

≪ 8 ≫

Daily Express

Hollywood would get 20% federal film tax credit under proposed new bill

Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago

A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders is pushing for a 20% federal tax credit for film and TV production, a move they say will help bring filming back to the U.S.

≪ 8 ≫

Odd/Weird News

Apple Valley News Now

Strange rock catches scientist's eye during creek search, leading to rare discovery

Fox News - 5 days ago

An Ice Age Pacific mastodon molar in immaculate condition was found in a San Mateo County creek, and scientists say the rest of the skeleton may still be buried there.

≪ 2 ≫

New York Post

Doctors find shocking 'foreign bodies' inside a man's chest, pelvis, bladder — and penis

New York Post - 5 days ago

This story might get under your skin.

≪ 1 ≫

ZAQS.ORG

Top Stories

Xi urges Trump to resolve Iran war ‘as soon as possible’

'Opposite of genocide': Key moments from Netanyahu's UN address

What are rogue AI agents, and how did one hack Medicare?

S&P 500 and TSX end slightly lower as investors focus on U.S.-Iran war and bond yields reaching fresh multi-year highs

World News

Trump shows Xi Biden autopen portrait during White House tour

Netanyahu defends Israeli military actions in Middle East in UN speech

Iran War Updates: Oil prices back up as U.S. and Iran trade fresh threats to expand 7-month war

CIA Warned European Allies That Russia Could Target Them With Drone Attacks: Report

Politics News

Live Updates: Trump hosting China's Xi at White House as they navigate AI, trade tensions and Taiwan

Judge Orders White House to Restore Access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

Senate to vote on resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms - The Boston Globe

Full list of candidates for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election

Business News

What is an "AI swarm," and why is it giving tech experts nightmares?

New Home Sales Surge in August Despite Higher Prices, Mortgage Rates

A shaky day for oil prices and the bond market leaves stocks little changed

Oil prices settle up about 3% as Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia lifts supply fears

Technology

Meta gets to consumer AI device market before OpenAI, but Zuckerberg's strategy remains unproven

OpenAI’s agent hacking Australia is a warning for governments everywhere

Meta expected to launch camera-free smart glasses

Oracle sends 'force majeure' notice about data center project — stock drops 3%

Sports Headlines

Northwestern at Indiana? Illinois at Ohio State? Be afraid — very afraid? Week 4 college football picks

Best Bets for Presidents Cup Stream of Golf

Japanese swimmer Shin Ohashi, 17, sets world record in 200m breaststroke at Asian Games | CBC Sports

Fury vs. Joshua finally confirmed for December 11 in Cardiff: What to know

Entertainment News

Dakota Johnson calls working with Taylor Swift in new music video ‘glorious’

Macklemore announces new Free Palestine tour, after Ed Sheeran tour dismissal

West Wilson’s Next Reality TV Role Confirmed After ‘Summer House’ Exit

Hollywood would get 20% federal film tax credit under proposed new bill

Odd/Weird News

Strange rock catches scientist's eye during creek search, leading to rare discovery

Doctors find shocking 'foreign bodies' inside a man's chest, pelvis, bladder — and penis