The California governor and Kamala Harris both launched their political careers in San Francisco two decades ago. Now, he's fundraising and promoting her run for the White House. LA Times

VOA VIEW: Two fools.

The abandoned, 22-story Hertz Tower, which became a symbol of the destruction brought by back-to-back hurricanes in Louisiana in 2020, was finally demolished on Saturday. New York Post

There may be some truth to the myth of Merlin. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Time will tell.

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The survey finds that Donald J. Trump is retaining his support and that, on the eve of the debate, voters are unsure they know enough about where Kamala Harris stands. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Trump is ahead.

Almost 30 percent of voters said they needed to learn more about her. New York Times

VOA VIEW: She will go down each day.

Two Nigerian brothers have been sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison for following their guilty plea to sexually extorting over 100 young men and teenage boys, including a high school student from Michigan who committed suicide.  OANN

Thousands of homes and buildings were threatened Sunday by an out-of-control wildfire burning in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: It seems it is a common problem.

The artificial intelligence industry has gone on a lobbying binge in the past few years, deploying scores of hired influencers to help shape potential government action. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: AI is helping the Dems.

Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that it let unlicensed money transfer businesses around the world funnel funds to gamblers at its flagship Las Vegas Strip property. Washington Times

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A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died from injuries after an automobile crash in New Mexico. He was 69. Washington Times

Officials reported that "numerous people were shot" near London, Kentucky. A search was ongoing for a 32-year-old person of interest. CBS

VOA VIEW: There have been too much crime in four years under the Biden/Harris regime.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee details the panel's two-year investigation into the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal in a forthcoming report. CBS

VOA VIEW: Expected!

Boeing said 33,000 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers would get pay raises of 25% over the four-year contract. CBS

VOA VIEW: Too much.

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The extraordinarily rare coin​, struck by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1975, could bring more than $500,000. CBS

Early Saturday morning, a chapter of the ongoing space saga involving two U.S. astronauts came to a close when Boeing's Starliner capsule returned to earth from the International Space Station, but with no one aboard. CBS

Leqembi's rollout has been slowed by bottlenecks related to reimbursement uncertainties, diagnostic test requirements and regular brain scans, among others. CNBC

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in August that the U.S. economy might be ready for an interest rate cut. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Yellen is a lying idiot.

Bernie Sanders also openly disagrees with Vice President Kamala Harris on her shift against supporting Medicare for All, which she backed in 2019. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Both socialist idiots.

CIA Director Williams Burns said the risk of escalation should not be taken lightly, but the U.S. should also not be intimidated by Russia. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Putin is a loud bragger.

Small modular reactors could help expand nuclear power in the U.S., but commercializing them has proven challenging. CNBC

VOA VIEW: People are afraid of the word "nuclear".

The U.S. Air Force Academy says "we lost an incredible teammate" after Cadet 4th Class Avery Koonce of Texas was found dead in her dorm room this week. FOX News

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When a squatter takes over a property, the home is no longer a safe space for a homeowner. The situation can be traumatic with mental health implications. FOX News

VOA VIEW: Squatters should be prosecuted and charged.

A cybsersecurity expert said influencers and celebrities should have "digital bodyguards" protect their information as criminals use increasingly sophisticated tools to target them. FOX News

VOA VIEW: They should be prosecuted vigorously.

All around the United States, there are memorials standing tall that honor those whose lives were lost during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. FOX News

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Three Israeli border guards were shot dead by a Jordanian truck driver at the Allenby Crossing on the border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, the Israeli Emergency Services said Sunday. UPI

VOA VIEW: The attackers will pay dearly.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have extended home loans to undocumented immigrants under a program designed to increase homeownership in the state. UPI

VOA VIEW: If he didn't veto, he would pay hard in future ambitions.

A software problem that affects the electronic stability control system on Ram 1500 pickups force automaker Stellantis to recall more than 1.2 million models. UPI

A voluntary recall of apple juice products containing elevated levels of poisonous arsenic has been expanded after an initial recall was issued last month, Walmart has announced. UPI

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