What happened in the downtown Minneapolis shooting?
On Sept. 2, 2026, a shooting at Loring Towers in downtown Minneapolis killed two residents and the suspect, Carlton Neal Johnson II, and injured three officers and three civilians.
Are ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok down?
Yes. On Thursday, September 3, 2026, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and xAI’s Grok all hit overlapping service disruptions, with users reporting failed prompts, stalled responses, and elevated errors across apps and APIs. OpenAI told Newsweek a routing error starting around 7:43 a.m. PT made ChatGPT and Codex unavailable for some users; Downdetector peaked above 35,000 … Read more
Did Fox News fire Maria Bartiromo?
Fox News Media announced Thursday, September 3, 2026, that Maria Bartiromo is no longer with the company, effective immediately, after more than 12 years. Fox did not specify a reason, saying only that it thanked her for her work over the last 12½ years and wished her well on her next chapter. The last episode … Read more
What is GPT-6 Astra?
GPT-6 Astra is OpenAI’s flagship model, rolling out September 3, 2026, first to Trusted Access enterprises, then ChatGPT paid plans, the API, and AWS.
Did Gloria Steinem die?
Yes. Gloria Steinem, the journalist and second-wave feminist who co-founded Ms. magazine, died on September 2, 2026, in New York City at age 92, according to a statement on her verified Instagram account. The post said she died “surrounded by some of the many who loved her” and that she continued working for equality until … Read more
Who won América vs Monterrey?
Monterrey defeated Club América 5–4 in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw in regulation in the 2026 Leagues Cup semifinal at Dignity Health Sports Park. Diego Rossi opened the scoring for Rayados, Ramón Juárez and Alan Cervantes put América ahead, then Lucas Ocampos equalized from the spot in the 69th minute. Alan Cervantes was … Read more
What is Meta’s Muse Spark 1.3?
Muse Spark 1.3 is Meta’s frontier reasoning model, released September 2, 2026 in the Meta Model API and Muse Code, priced at $1.25/$4.25 per million tokens.
How long was the USS Abraham Lincoln at sea?
The Navy says the Lincoln spent 286 days at sea before its first full port stop, in Laem Chabang, Thailand, on Sept. 2, 2026.
What was Carla Jeffery’s cause of death?
Carla Jeffery died Sept. 1, 2026, at age 33. Her management has not disclosed a cause of death.
What was Tim Curry’s cause of death?
Tim Curry died of coronary artery disease on Aug. 25, 2026, at age 80; stroke and kidney cancer were contributing factors.