What the new 9/11 air quality documents say

September 11, 2026

today’s big question

Is Ukraine losing the war with Russia?

Moscow is gearing up for ‘massive attacks’ on Ukraine's energy grid this winter while visit by US envoys fails to stem Putin’s aggression

in the spotlight

Domestic violence killings are rising even as homicide rates fall

The number of crimes involving domestic violence also rose 2.5% in four years

quote of the day

‘Those of us in authority on that day did not see the nature of the danger in time to prevent the attack of 9/11.’

Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser under President George W. Bush at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, in remarks at the Pentagon ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary. She carries “deep personal remorse” over how the government handled 9/11, because “by definition, it was not enough,” she added.

the explainer

New documents shed light on New York City’s knowledge of post-9/11 air quality

Over 170,000 documents related to the attacks were recently released

Picture of the day

Among the ruins

A girl stands amid debris after a fire destroyed two schools in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 24 children were killed, said Reuters. The glaze was “followed by a violent stampede that forced students to trample over one another,” said an official to AFP.
Jospin Mwisha / AFP / Getty Images

under the radar

London non-league goalie chosen as heir to Ugandan kingdom

Former prisoner George Desmond Kamurasi in line to be new king of Tooro but will he accept crown?

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