September 2, 2026
The 10 stories that mattered most on September 2, 2026, as ranked at the end of that day. Story pages stay online permanently.
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NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to pay $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules in a case involving Kawhi Leonard.
Sports · United States · 6 publications
- 02
The National | OpenAI hit with 30 new Tumbler Ridge lawsuits
Sept. 2, 2026 | OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman face 30 new lawsuits over their alleged roles in the deadly February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Ottawa extends the gas tax holiday into 2027. And an Ontario university student held by the FBI is suspected of spying for China.
Technology · US & Canada · 4 publications
- 03
Deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy trial goes home after a fifth day without a verdict
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Wednesday told the judge for a second time that it can't agree on a verdict.
General · International · 3 publications
- 04
Judge blocks Trump's latest effort to narrow birthright citizenship
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump executive order that would prevent certain people from automatically becoming U.S. citizens at birth.
Politics · United States · 4 publications
- 05
Coast Guard plane carrying DHS secretary makes emergency landing after engine failure
No injuries were reported after the plane landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Politics · United States · 4 publications
- 06
Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century
The US Mint special edition is stamped with a portrait of Trump alongside the words "In God we trust".
Politics · United States · 1 publication
- 07
Report: CEO, president exit Good Good after ad
The fallout from last month's controversial Good Good Golf ad continued Wednesday, with CEO Matt Kendrick and president Joe Flannery exiting the company, Business Insider reported.
Sports · International · 2 publications
- 08
A US journalist sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent for China
An American journalist has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for acting as an agent of a foreign government within the United States
General · United States · 1 publication
- 09
Another beluga whale sent from Marineland to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has died
Shedd Aquarium in Chicago says two whales have died after it took in several beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont.
General · United States · 1 publication
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry's cause of death revealed
The British actor had significant conditions, cited on his death certificate in Los Angeles County.
Culture · United States · 2 publications