An 18-year-old Brooklyn resident died after an e-bike battery exploded in his family’s NYCHA apartment, according to relatives and FDNY officials. The fire also killed the family’s dog and two cats and has renewed attention on lithium-ion battery safety in New York City.

A new University of Illinois Chicago report says immigration enforcement fears that spread after January 2025 reduced shopping and dining trips across Cook County. Researchers estimate the shift drained $1.26 billion from retail and restaurant sales and cut Illinois sales-tax revenue by about $107 million.

President Donald Trump pointed to the latest U.S. jobs report as evidence of economic strength, but a new commentary has renewed attention on men who are not working or not seeking work. Federal labor data show payroll growth in August 2026, even as labor-force participation remains below where it stood at the start of the year.

The School District of the Chathams is facing a federal lawsuit after its board president said a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling was not binding on New Jersey public schools. The case centers on a district policy covering student gender identity, parental notification, and how far recent court rulings reach.

Four members of a Miami family were found dead after a private plane returning from the Bahamas went down west of Andros Island on Labor Day. Authorities said the aircraft lost contact with air traffic control during the Florida-bound flight.

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to revive its expanded SAVE voter-verification system after a federal judge said the tool “knowingly trampled” Americans’ privacy rights. The emergency appeal lands weeks before the 2026 midterm election machinery intensifies across the states.

Houthi attacks that wounded 73 people in Saudi Arabia have revived concerns about energy infrastructure and shipping lanes tied to global oil flows. The new warning for U.S. consumers is the possibility of pressure on both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb at the same time.

An NPR and Boston University investigation found heat kills thousands of Americans each year, with residents of older manufactured homes facing some of the highest risk. In Tucson, one 76-year-old woman died after the cooling systems in her trailer failed during a prolonged July heat wave.

President Donald Trump reposted an AI-generated trading image on Truth Social on September 6, 2026, while increasing the scale of his claim to “Hundreds of Billions of Dollars” made for the United States. The image reused the same Intel-themed setup that had already circulated in earlier posts, but with a larger boast tied to stock gains.

Hawaii officials closed schools and government offices on Kauai and warned of flooding, mudslides and power outages as Hurricane Lowell neared the islands. The storm is the latest in a stretch of repeated tropical threats that has kept the state in storm-preparation mode for weeks.

An armed man was arrested after authorities said he charged toward Democratic Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair on September 6. Acton was not injured, but several people were hurt in the crowd as troopers intervened.

An Amazon-branded cargo jet operated by 21 Air ran off the runway at Miami International Airport on Sept. 6, 2026, struck vehicles beyond the airfield and killed five people. Federal investigators are examining what caused the runway overrun as airport operations continue to recover.