A Tuey-Rodriguez charge is a Massachusetts jury instruction judges give when jurors report they are deadlocked. Sometimes called a “dynamite charge,” it urges the panel to keep deliberating and carefully weigh one another’s views without abandoning honestly held beliefs just to return a verdict. The name comes from two Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court cases: Commonwealth … Read more
Yes. The U.S. Mint began selling gold-colored $1 coins featuring President Donald Trump at noon ET on September 2, 2026, with a 25-coin roll priced at $61 and a 100-coin bag at $154.50. Within hours, the Mint’s website showed the roll as out of stock (noting that additional inventory was being made) and the bag … Read more
Iranian media and the Red Crescent say a U.S. strike hit a wedding home in Kuhestak, killing at least four and wounding dozens; Centcom says it does not target civilians.
The NBA stripped the Clippers of five first-round picks, fined the team $30 million, and suspended Steve Ballmer for one year after a Kawhi Leonard salary-cap probe.
Yes. Sony Pictures Television confirmed on September 1, 2026 that longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton has been suspended, and the studio said it is recasting the role while it conducts a thorough investigation into allegations concerning him. Thornton has been the syndicated game show’s announcer since 2011. Sony did not publicly detail the … Read more
No. As of Sep 2, 2026, JMIC says the strait remains open but far from normal after recent tanker attacks.
Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google DeepMind’s newest workhorse AI model, announced September 2, 2026. Google positions it as its best reasoning and coding Flash release yet, with gains over Gemini 3.7 Flash on software engineering, agentic tasks, and multi-step reasoning, while keeping the same introductory API price of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 … Read more
Yes. Nintendo shipped version 13.0.5 on Sep 1, 2026, fixing invalid data in online battles. It is not a Switch 2 upgrade.
Operation Economic Outcast is the U.S. Treasury’s August 2026 economic campaign to isolate Iran with expanded sectoral sanctions and new designations.
ABC unveiled the full celebrity cast for Dancing with the Stars Season 35 live on Good Morning America on September 2, 2026. The lineup includes Julia Stiles, Jenna Dewan, Harry Shum Jr., Tatyana Ali, Giada De Laurentiis, Taylor Hanson, Tyler Cameron, Amber Glenn, Ezra Frech, Guillermo Rodriguez, Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller, Jackson Olson, Connor Wood, … Read more