Hurricane Isaias became the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season late Wednesday and is heading toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Evacuation orders and hurricane warnings stretch from Louisiana to Florida, with forecasters warning of dangerous storm surge, hurricane-force winds and heavy rain as the storm approaches landfall Friday.
BBC News – Science & Environment BBC News – Science & Environment Hurricane Isaias became the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season late Wednesday and is heading toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Evacuation orders and hurricane warnings stretch from Louisiana to Florida, with forecasters warning of dangerous storm surge, hurricane-force winds and heavy rain as the storm approaches landfall Friday.
NPR – US U.S. authorities have filed a new superseding indictment charging former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, with conspiracy to commit torture. The charges add to existing U.S. accusations of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons possession. Prosecutors allege Maduro presided over a system of repression and torture, with his wife accused of helping develop it. Venezuela's DGCIM military intelligence agency is also mentioned in the revised indictment.
NYTimes – World British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Britain's consulate general building in East Jerusalem will not close but will be renamed UK Mission, Jerusalem, remaining independent and operational. Israel had said the consulate would cease operations after the UK imposed sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and signs were removed from the building overnight before the deal was announced.
NYTimes – US Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is recovering after a botched execution in which she survived two lethal injections, her lawyers say. She is now conscious, speaking and walking in hospital, though she had earlier been reported to have pneumonia and limited arm movement. A judge has ordered evidence from the failed execution preserved, and her legal future remains unclear.
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced. The academy praised her "bold and inventive oeuvre" and her reimagining of classical mythology in contemporary forms. Carson, 76, is known for genre-crossing works including Autobiography of Red and her reverence for Latin and Greek classics.
BBC News – World South Korea is recalling its ambassador to Ukraine after Kyiv publicly disclosed that two North Korean prisoners of war were transferred to Seoul. Seoul accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of breaking a confidentiality agreement and said the disclosure endangered the prisoners' families in North Korea. President Lee Jae Myung had threatened punitive steps if Ukraine did not apologize; Ukraine has rejected the accusations.
NYTimes – World A London judge has ruled that search warrants used to raid the homes of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were unlawful due to a "significant error" in their granting. The former prince, arrested on February 19 over alleged links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, brought a judicial review against Thames Valley Police. The criminal investigation continues and police have retained seized material.
NYTimes – US Arizona congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat, says she was attacked and raped in August while repairing a damaged campaign sign. She said her memory of the incident is spotty and that she was knocked unconscious. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said a report was filed on Aug. 31. Greene-Placentia said she is sharing her story to advocate for sexual assault victims.
Sky News – UK UK police have charged a 24-year-old Royal Navy serviceman with spying for a foreign power. He was arrested at his home in Bedfordshire and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. Police said the case is not connected to ongoing investigations at RAF Fairford airbase.
BBC Sport U.S. authorities have filed a new superseding indictment charging former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, with conspiracy to commit torture. The charges add to existing U.S. accusations of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons possession. Prosecutors allege Maduro presided over a system of repression and torture, with his wife accused of helping develop it. Venezuela's DGCIM military intelligence agency is also mentioned in the revised indictment.
