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"I should have known better, and I feel sick that I didn’t see that in the moment."

Frances Tiafoe stuns Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to reach US Open quarterfinals,

Police say 55-year-old Frito-Lay employee Paris Carlock of Murfreesboro was conducting inventory when he was struck.

The directive reportedly gives the district’s guidance counselors the authority to decide “whether, and to what extent” parents can be informed.

It was a typical school day in December 1995.  I was teaching fifth grade. The topic was the Constitutional Convention.  Fifteen minutes into the lesson, it was clear that I was losing my audience. Too many names. Too much talk. Too many abstract concepts about the machinery of government. It was then that I had...

"This election result is, above all, a vote of no confidence in the federal government,'' an expert said.

Thirteen years after beginning his NFL career with the Jets, Geno Smith is back in New York but this is a very different quarterback returning to the franchise. After years as a backup and a career resurgence in Seattle, Smith returns as an established veteran tasked with bringing stability to a position the Jets have...

A long-lost sketch from comedy legend Marty Feldman was unearthed by dogged film preservationists, finally bringing images to a hilarious bit that was kept alive for decades through scraps of surviving audio. Feldman — renowned for roles like the hunchback Igor in 1974’s “Young Frankenstein” — appeared as an ancient Egyptian tomb carving in the...

5 Dead As Amazon-Branded Cargo Jet Overshoots Miami Runway, Plows Into Tesla Cybercab Lot

An Amazon-branded Boeing 767 cargo jet overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, leaving five people dead and five others injured.

Footage of the plane crash from earlier today | #ONLYinDADE pic.twitter.com/iGoOtnd6cD

— ONLY in DADE (@ONLYinDADE) September 6, 2026

Flight-tracking website Flightradar24 said the Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, operated as 21 Air Flight 7598, was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, shortly before 2 p.m. when it overran Runway 30, struck several vehicles, and came to rest in a parking lot. 

A 21 Air Boeing 767 operating for Amazon overran Miami’s Runway 30 this afternoon. Flightradar24 data shows a ground speed of 112 knots as it left the usable runway.

Downloadable flight data and updates available at https://t.co/uHIF4KdM17 pic.twitter.com/dnfX0uWjxt

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) September 6, 2026

Footage from the scene shows the 767 cargo jet colliding with multiple vehicles before coming to rest in a parking lot filled with Tesla Cybercabs, Cybertrucks, and other vehicles.

The first Cybercab accident is not what I expected https://t.co/9KknfA7tRp pic.twitter.com/YFvz9HfsJS

— Robin (@xdNiBoR) September 6, 2026

NBC News quoted Miami-Dade Fire Chief Raied Jadallah as saying that five people died in the incident and five others were injured. Three of the injured were transported to a trauma center in critical condition, while two others were taken to a local hospital.

Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel told the outlet, "This is a fast-moving situation and we're still gathering details. We're working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened," adding, "Right now, our absolute priority is the safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved."

Flightradar24 said that, as of 1700 ET, departures at MIA had resumed.

Departures have now resumed at Miami as well. https://t.co/HNHCeSA6z1 pic.twitter.com/8oOJUdTBJB

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) September 6, 2026

The National Transportation Safety Board said it is gathering data and working with the FAA to determine the cause of the crash.

Tyler Durden Sun, 09/06/2026 - 18:26

California lawmakers are facing renewed pressure from PG&E after the utility said it will reduce planned 2027 investments.

Bravo announced they parted ways with Gallagher after three seasons.

Bravo announced they parted ways with Gallagher after three seasons.

The Miami-Dade County Sheriff blasted a proposal that would temporarily transform Miami into a real-life version of Grand Theft Auto 6’s Vice City. 

On the bright side, the Dodgers aren’t forcing Shohei Ohtani back on the field before he is ready. On the other, well, they don’t have Ohtani for at least another game. Ohtani was kept out of the Dodgers’ lineup again on Sunday, extending the two-way player’s absence to four games. In his place, Max Muncy...

On a day when the Giants also extended backup quarterback Jameis Winston, they also ensured they’ll have another piece of their offensive line for another two seasons, too.

Army To Spend $465 Million On 'Group 3 Killer' Anti-Drone Laser

Authored by Jeff Schogol via Task & Purpose,

The Army has awarded a $464.8 million contract for a laser weapon designed to destroy the type of drones that Iran has launched against U.S. troops and partner nations in the Middle East for more than five months.

The Army has awarded a $464.8 million contract to AeroVironment, Inc. for the LOCUST X3 laser system. Image via AeroVironment, Inc.

The service has selected the LOCUST X3 laser made by AeroVironment, Inc. for its Enduring-High Energy Laser program, according to a company news release.

The 30-kilowatt laser is specifically designed to counter mid-sized drones that the U.S. military refers to as Group 3 unmanned aerial systems, said John Garrity, vice president of directed energy systems at AeroVironment, Inc. One such unmanned aerial system that has frequently been used against U.S. troops in the Middle East is Iran's Shahed-136 one-way attack drone.

"LOCUST X3 is intended to be the Group 3 killer," Garrity told reporters on Aug. 7. "When we talk about Group 3, that's just one of the more prevalent threats that you see in warfare today, seen in conflicts in Iran and in Ukraine with Shahed drones."

The laser allows U.S. troops to destroy drones at greater ranges than other types of weapons, and the LOCUST X3 can bring down targets in seconds, Garrity said. Those attributes allow the weapon to rapidly destroy drone swarms.

"When you talk about a LOCUST laser weapon system, you're able to put effects on target at wide ranges at the speed of light," Garrity said. "If you're able to kill off drones in single-digit seconds or less, depending on the range and the type of material, you're able to jump between targets quite effectively and efficiently."

The laser is also meant to destroy smaller drones, which the military calls Group 1 and 2 unmanned aerial systems, he said.

"Unfortunately, all three classes of those drones can do a tremendous amount of harm to our assets and our servicemen and women," Garrity said.

The LOCUST X3 is meant to be "the apex predator" of the Army's layered defenses against small to mid-level drones, said Aaron Westman, senior director for business development at AeroVironment, Inc.

"It can really kill a lot of threats," Westman said during the media roundtable. "Its job is to really, let's say, thin the herd to be able to kill high volumes of threats."

That allows the military to save its more expensive interceptors for specific threats so that its system of layered defenses "doesn't run out of bullets," Westman said.

Currently, the U.S. military's inventory of ground-based air defense missiles has been so depleted during the Iran war that experts estimate it will take years to replenish all the interceptors that have been fired.

The LOCUST X3 laser is designed to be mounted on Army vehicles. Image via AeroVironment, Inc.

Westman added that a missile can miss its target, but with a laser, "as long as you can see something, you can hit it."

AeroVironment, Inc. will deliver dozens of LOCUST X3 lasers to the Army over the next few years as part of the contract, a company news release says. The laser is designed to be mounted on vehicles, such as the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Efforts are ongoing to determine if the laser can also be mounted on the Infantry Squad Vehicle.

An Army spokesperson previously told Task & Purpose that if the laser were approved and fielded as planned, it would become the service's first directed-energy program of record.

Over time, the company expects to field higher power versions of the lasers, Garrity said.

Earlier versions of the LOCUST laser have already been fielded, with some laser systems deployed within the continental United States, Garrity said. One feature common to the company's lasers is that they use an Xbox controller.

"To a young soldier, sailor, airman, guardian that's using these systems, it's not unlike what they're using at their own house for video games," Garrity said.

Tyler Durden Sun, 09/06/2026 - 18:00

Sandro Mamukelashvili has yet to wear his Lakers uniform in an NBA game but is already making the most of his time with the team. Mamukelashvili appeared in an interview on the golf course with Deondre Hawkins of ESPN and spoke about the team’s recent trip to Luka Dončić’s home country of Slovenia. “First of...

Jannik Sinner was back out in the public eye on Sunday after announcing he would miss the U.S. Open.

Trump Admin Weighs Child Care Subsidies For Stay-At-Home Parents

The Trump administration is drafting a rule that would allow some married couples with a stay-at-home parent to receive federal child care subsidies, an initiative reportedly championed by Vice President JD Vance, according to the New York Times. 

The proposal would use the existing Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which has traditionally helped lower-income parents pay for child care while they work, attend school or receive job training. Federal guidance currently ties CCDF assistance largely to those activities.

Under the proposal, a married couple meeting income requirements could qualify when one spouse works at least 35 hours a week and the other cares for their child at home. The subsidy would effectively help compensate for income forgone by the stay-at-home parent. Unmarried couples with a stay-at-home parent and nonworking single parents would not qualify under the draft.

The Times reports that the change reflects a broader effort within the administration to support families that choose parental care over commercial day care. Vance has previously argued that “Young children are clearly happier and healthier when they spend the day at home with a parent.”

Critics warn that expanding eligibility without adding funding could reduce assistance available to working parents and threaten child care providers that depend on subsidy payments. Joshua McCabe of the Niskanen Center said, “Expanding the eligibility without increasing funding would mean more parents competing for the same dollars, and leaving more parents — particularly single working parents — worse off.”

Krystal Gastineau, a Colorado child-care center owner who said about half of the children she serves receive subsidies, warned that the proposal could pull funding away from providers: “If they could, I think parents would choose to take the money and stay home.” She added, “That would take away a major source of income.”

Supporters argue that federal policy should treat parental care more like paid child care and give families greater flexibility. The proposal could potentially be implemented without new legislation, although questions have reportedly been raised about its legality, particularly the preference for married couples, as well as possible fraud risks.

The draft still requires White House approval and a public-comment period and could change before becoming final.

Tyler Durden Sun, 09/06/2026 - 17:30

Officers deployed the sheriff's K-9 — a six-year-old Belgian Malinois named Nike — to apprehend the suspect, who mercilessly stabbed Nike several times in the face.