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U.S. Edition · LATEST HEADLINES · Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Trump sat with the AI executives after they signed a voluntary accord to police their own models.

The White House

Trump told the AI companies to police themselves.

Pichai, Amodei, Zuckerberg, Huang, Brockman, and Musk signed. The accord is voluntary. Trump said the government will not limit the technology.

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Desks

Politics More

The Supreme Court let the government resume deportations to countries that are not the migrants' own.

The Court

The Court let the third-country flights resume.

An unsigned order puts Judge Brian Murphy's hold aside until arguments in December. Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson would have kept the flights stopped. About 25,000 people have already been sent to more than two dozen countries.

The White House

Trump is taking Xi to see the Constitution.

Trump is taking Xi to the National Archives to see the Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

The White House

Trump laid out the carpet for Xi.

Video · The White House

Trump welcomed Xi at the White House. The trade truce now runs to January 10. A deal is not expected.

Mexico City

Sheinbaum would not say it.

Video · Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo

Sheinbaum said she would not say it is hard to live next to a country of drug use and guns, because the relationship is good.

States More

Francis Lee Rogers painted the birds of the Central Park Ramble. She was found dead there on Sunday.

New York

They killed the painter of the Ramble.

Francis Lee Rogers, 63, lived in Central Park and painted its birds. She was found dead Sunday in the gazebo where she slept. Jonathan Robles, 36, is charged with murder.

New York

The nor'easter is aimed at three states.

Washington

The television pool is back.

The networks plan to resume the White House television pool. CNN is assigned to the Archives.

Washington

Judge Kelly ordered the passes back.

Video · CBC News

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were let back into the White House just after noon. The order lasts 14 days.

World More

The Pentagon said U.S. troops and equipment had left the last American air base in northern Iraq.

Baghdad

The last American troops left Iraq.

The Pentagon said Wednesday the withdrawal is finished. Twelve years against the Islamic State. The last air base was in the north. Sean Parnell called the departure orderly.

The U.N.

Iran offered seven days to open Hormuz.

The U.N.

Pezeshkian told the U.N. Iran will not be bullied.

Masoud Pezeshkian told the General Assembly that Iran must be powerful enough not to be threatened.

Diplomacy

Macron called Gaza a spectacle that should shame everyone.

Macron said not one humanitarian corridor in Gaza had been reopened.

World War More

Kyiv

A strike killed a child outside Kyiv.

Early Wednesday, a missile and a drone. Mayor Klitschko said fires hit houses, a store, and a warehouse in the city. Five people were injured.

Kyiv

A drone killed a boy in Kyiv.

Kharkiv

Russia killed eight overnight.

Video · UN News

Russian strikes killed eight civilians overnight, six of them agricultural workers in the Kharkiv region.

World War

Russia injured seven overnight. Zelenskyy asked for a winter package.

Seven people were injured overnight. Zelenskyy asked Trump for a winter package.

Economy More

More tankers are moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Prices are still high, and supply is still short.

Trade

More tankers are moving through Hormuz.

The Times's Wednesday front said oil exports in the Middle East are rising even while prices stay high. Supply is still short of demand.

Trade

The offer is an oil deal.

Iran's seven-day offer would waive sanctions on its oil sales and lift the naval blockade.

Trade

The magnets are still China’s.

The United States can meet 42 percent of demand for the two most-used rare earths. China still holds the rest.

Trade

The fourth USMCA round waits.

The fourth USMCA round slipped again. A Mexican official said the date will be announced in the coming weeks.

Science More

Regulators approved a construction permit for a 300-megawatt reactor at Clinch River in Oak Ridge.

Science

Tennessee got the permit for a small reactor.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission cleared TVA to build a 300-megawatt reactor at Clinch River, in Oak Ridge. The review took 14 months. An operating license is still required.

Science

A second judge hit New York's climate bill.

A second federal judge struck down New York's law that would have made oil companies pay $75 billion.

Science

The Times sent readers back to the rivers.

In 2025 more than 100 U.S. dams were removed, reconnecting about 4,900 miles of river. Federal grants have since stalled.

Science

The first bats were European.

A study reported Thursday places the origin of bats in Europe, 65 million years ago.

Technology More

OpenAI said it would pause training of its latest model after reports of agents going rogue.

Technology

OpenAI paused the next model.

The company said Friday it would stop training the latest system as reports multiplied of agents going rogue. The White House accord does not restart that training.

Technology

Altman and Amodei warned the Security Council.

Sam Altman told the Security Council that the biggest decisions on artificial intelligence cannot be left to labs in San Francisco.

Technology

Be extremely careful with the machines.

Technology

Meta is testing a human concierge behind Muse.

Meta is testing human contractors behind its Muse assistant. Employees raised privacy.

Mexico More

Mexico

Most of those flights went to Mexico.

Reuters said the vast majority of third-country deportations landed in Mexico. The Supreme Court just let the flights resume.

Mexico

The Friday paper called Mexico the neighbor.

Mexico

Mexico is taking the phones out of class.

Guerrero

Polo is a Category 5 again.

Video · FOX Weather

Hurricane Polo regained Category 5 strength off Mexico, with ports shut at Acapulco and Zihuatanejo.

Sports More

The Yankees beat the Red Sox 9 to 0 and lead their wild-card series one game to none.

The Bronx

The Yankees shut out the Red Sox.

Nine to nothing in the Bronx, the first game of their wild-card series. New York had 12 hits. Boston had 3. The Yankees lead, one game to none.

Lambeau

Robinson ran through Green Bay.

Bijan Robinson scored twice and rushed for 194 yards as the Falcons beat the Packers 35 to 14.

NFL

The Cowboys are going to the Maracanã.

The Cowboys and the Ravens play at the Maracanã in Rio this weekend, the first NFL game in that city.

Los Angeles

Trump told the AI companies to police themselves.

The Court let the third-country flights resume.

Trump is taking Xi to see the Constitution.

Trump laid out the carpet for Xi.

Sheinbaum would not say it.

They killed the painter of the Ramble.

The nor'easter is aimed at three states.

The television pool is back.

Judge Kelly ordered the passes back.

The last American troops left Iraq.

Iran offered seven days to open Hormuz.

Pezeshkian told the U.N. Iran will not be bullied.

Macron called Gaza a spectacle that should shame everyone.

A strike killed a child outside Kyiv.

A drone killed a boy in Kyiv.

Russia killed eight overnight.

Russia injured seven overnight. Zelenskyy asked for a winter package.

More tankers are moving through Hormuz.

The offer is an oil deal.

The magnets are still China’s.

The fourth USMCA round waits.

Tennessee got the permit for a small reactor.

A second judge hit New York's climate bill.

The Times sent readers back to the rivers.

The first bats were European.

OpenAI paused the next model.

Altman and Amodei warned the Security Council.

Be extremely careful with the machines.

Meta is testing a human concierge behind Muse.

Most of those flights went to Mexico.

The Friday paper called Mexico the neighbor.

Mexico is taking the phones out of class.

Polo is a Category 5 again.

The Yankees shut out the Red Sox.

Robinson ran through Green Bay.

The Cowboys are going to the Maracanã.

The Dodgers shut out San Diego, 7–0.