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Trump will look into requests from families of 9/11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role

Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and aided the hijackers.

By The Associated PressSeptember 13, 2026

While Barack Obama urges Democrats to make AI a campaign issue, Trump downplays the need to slow development despite dire warnings

“We can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that … shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen.”

By Darlene Superville, Didi Tang and The Associated PressSeptember 13, 2026

‘Everybody’s been bugging me’ — Trump says he’ll remove his 10% tariff on Irish whiskey during trophy ceremony at a golf tournament in Ireland

Irish whiskey currently faces the standard tariff imposed by Trump on most imports from the European Union, which was reduced from 15% to 10% in July.

By Darlene Superville, Jill Lawless and The Associated PressSeptember 13, 2026

After Trump says he doesn’t need Congress for his $5,000 ‘dividend,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson says not so fast but vows to try to make it happen

“I would assume, yes, he’d need Congress to act, and that’s a creative idea,” he said.

By Didi Tang and The Associated PressSeptember 13, 2026

More in North America

American Samoa is the only U.S. territory where residents don’t have birthright citizenship. They’re U.S. nationals instead, and it complicates voting

A state appeals court in Alaska threw out felony charges against a woman who checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen.

By The Associated PressSeptember 13, 2026

America’s dumbest war (no, not this one)

I wrote a book on the forgotten founding father Gouverneur Morris, who thought James Madison was “intoxicated by opium or wine” in his military efforts.

By Scott S. GreenbergerSeptember 13, 2026

Miami is the luxury capital for the rich fleeing New York and LA—now a $100M office has infrared saunas, a stem cell clinic, and a Vegas-style valet

Robert Rivani bet against a cratering office market with a $100 million Miami Beach redevelopment—and says it was 90% leased before the doors opened.

By Sydney LakeSeptember 13, 2026

Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares

“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.”

By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 13, 2026

More in Asia

Indian PM Narendra Modi calls out BRICS nations, telling summit it’s time to act on their agreements and convert ‘files to real-life impact’

The discussions over the past two days, he said, reinforced the belief that “BRICS is not merely a group of countries, but an ecosystem of solutions.”

By Aijaz Hussain, Sheikh Saaliq and The Associated PressSeptember 13, 2026

Faced with less compute and fewer tokens, Chinese AI labs are tightening the gap with the U.S. by just being more efficient

Federal agencies accused six Chinese AI companies of training on American models to do this, but analysts say it’s not the only explanation

By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 13, 2026

Black Lake founder Yuxiang Zhou pitted an AI agent against his top sales coach. His most experienced salespeople chose the AI

But he’s still waiting for the “Google moment” in AI.

By Nicholas GordonSeptember 13, 2026

The world’s largest health and beauty retailer says AI will make shopping ‘more human, not less’

The biggest risk with AI, warns AS Watson CEO Malina Ngai, is using it to polish today’s processes. Do that, and “you get a version of yesterday.”

By Nicholas GordonSeptember 12, 2026