The 2026 NFL regular season starts on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Kickoff is the annual NFL Kickoff Game: the New England Patriots visit the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, and NFL+. It is a rematch of Super Bowl LX and a rare Wednesday opener—the first season-opening … Read more
Yes. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, September 6, 2026, for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, a day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greeted the pair in Sophia Square near Saint Sophia Cathedral. The Guardian reported the stop is their first visit … Read more
Yes. On Sunday, September 6, 2026, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport suspended flight operations after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau drifted over the Jakarta area. Airport operator Angkasa Pura said the suspension affected 301 flights, including 58 international services, and authorities also closed five other airports as a safety precaution while ash monitoring continued. Source: … Read more
On Sept. 6, 2026, Iran’s IRGC said it struck a U.S. unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz; the U.S. did not immediately confirm the claim.
No. NASA’s 2026 eclipse catalog lists only two lunar eclipses this year: a total eclipse on March 3 and a partial eclipse on August 28. There is no September 2026 total lunar eclipse, so there is no September “blood moon.” Early-September search spikes for a blood moon often track leftover interest in the Sept. 7–8, … Read more
The Friday, September 4, 2026 Mega Millions drawing produced white balls 6, 26, 34, 59, and 61, with Mega Ball 24. No ticket matched all six numbers, so the estimated jackpot rolled from about $177 million to roughly $193 million for the next drawing on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 11 p.m. ET. Source: Colorado … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on September 5, 2026, for three hours and 10 minutes, according to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov. Ushakov described the talks on ending the war in Ukraine as substantive, constructive, extremely frank, and trusting, saying serious issues were discussed both … Read more
ESPN’s College GameDay opened its 40th season on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, live from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on LSU’s campus ahead of Clemson at No. 11 LSU. The stop was also the show’s 500th road broadcast, with the three-hour program airing 9 a.m.–noon ET on ESPN, ESPNU, Disney+, and the ESPN App before the 7:30 … Read more
Yes. On September 4, 2026, the AAA national average price for diesel reached a record $5.85 a gallon, edging past the prior high of about $5.82 set in June 2022. The average rose from $5.78 the day before and is nearly 60% higher than a year earlier ($3.71). Regular gasoline averaged about $4.15 the same … Read more
Yes. On September 4, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Istanbul-based Golden Global Yatırım Bankası Anonim Şirketi (Golden Global Bank) and two subsidiaries under Operation Economic Outcast. Treasury said the firms facilitated tens of millions of dollars in transactions for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps–Qods Force and … Read more