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The USS Abraham Lincoln, a U.S. aircraft carrier deployed as part of the American response to Iran, arrived at a Thai port after more than 270 days at sea. The carrier’s roughly 5,000-strong crew reached Laem Chabang port near Pattaya on Wednesday, capping a deployment that took the ship from California through the South China Sea before it was rerouted to the Middle East amid U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The lengthy deployment drew scrutiny over reports of deteriorating conditions and mental health struggles aboard the ship, including attempted suicides.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2026
Before we get to today’s news, here’s what happened on this date in history. On this day in 1945, Japan formally surrendered aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, bringing World War II to an end.
Also on this day in 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out in a bakery on Pudding Lane, destroying much of the medieval city over the next four days.
⚖️ Tyler Robinson Ordered to Stand Trial in Kirk Killing
A Utah judge ruled Tuesday that Tyler Robinson will stand trial on all seven charges in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and that prosecutors may continue seeking the death penalty. Prosecutors argued they have overwhelming evidence that Robinson fired a single shot into Kirk’s neck from a rooftop more than 400 feet away as Kirk addressed a crowd of thousands.
Judge Tony Graf found prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to proceed, nearly a year after Kirk was shot and killed at a Turning Point USA event in Orem.
The charges include aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.
Robinson’s defense tried to take the death penalty off the table, arguing prosecutors failed to prove the shot put bystanders at risk, a required factor under Utah law.
⛳ Tiger Woods Strikes Plea Deal in Florida DUI Case
Tiger Woods appeared in person at the Martin County Courthouse Wednesday for a change-of-plea hearing, five months after his rollover crash on Jupiter Island led to a misdemeanor DUI charge. Woods entered a no contest plea, and his charges were reduced to reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful urinalysis test.
Woods had pleaded not guilty in March; judges have since approved agreements letting prosecutors review his medical and prescription records.
Under the deal, Woods will pay a $1,000 fine on the reckless driving charge and $500 on the refusal charge, and his driver’s license will be revoked for five years.
Woods appeared in court with attorney Douglas Duncan and girlfriend Vanessa Trump.
🧊 Homan: ICE ‘Strategic Hits’ Fueling Record Arrests
Border czar Tom Homan told Newsmax that ICE is breaking arrest records with fast-moving “strategic hits” designed to get agents in and out before activists can mobilize against them. Homan said the agency is prioritizing criminal arrests as enforcement ramps up nationwide.
Data compiled by the Deportation Data Project shows nearly 50,000 arrests nationwide in July alone, the highest monthly rate on record.
In the first 11 days of July, ICE averaged 1,593 arrests of suspected illegal immigrants daily, up from the prior record of about 1,300 per day in June.
Homan said roughly seventy percent of those detained in recent operations are convicted criminals.
✈️ Zelensky Warns Airlines Russian Airspace Is ‘Completely Unsafe’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines and foreign embassies Tuesday against flying into Russia, saying Moscow’s own war is closing its skies amid an escalation in missile and drone attacks. He said Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign means Russian airspace “will effectively be closing” to commercial traffic in the days ahead.
The warning targets flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg and other key Russian destinations; Zelensky said it doesn’t extend to Ukrainian civilian aircraft.
Zelensky said the warning is meant for ambassadors of countries represented in Kyiv and Moscow so they can “convey this information to their capitals.”
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said it will share real-time data on Russian airspace and drone activity with allies upon request.
🦠 Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Tops 3,000
Congolese health authorities report the country’s Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing, with more than 6,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,000 deaths recorded so far. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, has no approved treatment and first surged in the country’s eastern Ituri and North Kivu provinces earlier this year.
The WHO has warned the outbreak is on pace to surpass the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, which killed over 11,000 people.
Health officials say the virus is killing people at a faster rate than any Ebola outbreak on record, including the 2014-2016 West African epidemic that took roughly eight months to reach 1,000 deaths.
More than 1,360 patients have recovered so far, according to the latest figures from Congolese authorities.