Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1939, Germany invaded Poland with a blitzkrieg attack designed to overwhelm Poland’s defenses, marking the beginning of World War II. (See Photos)

Deadly flash floods swept through the Grand Canyon over the weekend, and you can get the full story below. Today's poll asks whether you have ever been through a natural disaster. Cast your vote, then hit reply and tell us what happened.

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Your morning routine has a bigger impact on your day than most people realize. We looked at 10 common morning habits and ranked them based on research findings. Cold showers and workouts didn't land where you'd expect, and the habit that took the top spot takes less than five minutes. Today on The Flyover Podcast, Ayla counts down all 10 and reveals which one is worth adding to your morning. Tune in here!

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Supreme Court OKs Trump's Ballroom

The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Trump to continue construction on the $400 million White House ballroom, ruling 5-4 that the group suing to stop it likely has no legal right to bring the case.

The justices did not decide whether the project itself is legal. The challengers argue that building on federal land in Washington requires the "express authority of Congress." The majority said that objection amounts to "mere offense, disagreement, or distaste," which does not qualify as a legal injury.

Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's three liberal justices in dissent, writing that the construction is "likely unlawful." Read the ruling here.

The administration says the project is already 65% complete, with crews working 20 hours a day, seven days a week. The lawsuit itself continues in court.

2 Dead, 15 Missing in Grand Canyon Rescue

Two people are dead and about 15 remain missing after flash floods tore through the bottom of the Grand Canyon, park officials said Monday.

About 60 campers fled across a footbridge minutes before the water destroyed it, then were flown out by helicopter. One told the media it "would have been game over" if a ranger had not ordered the evacuation.

The park says nearly all footbridges in the flooded area are gone, and about 40% of the pipeline supplying its water was damaged or destroyed. Phantom Ranch, the popular lodge at the canyon floor, is closed indefinitely.

The search continues under threat of more storms, with forecasters warning of "raging killer currents" in side canyons. The park is asking anyone who knows of hikers who were in the area Saturday to come forward.

Map Apps Split over 'Lake America'

Google Maps began showing "Lake America" to American users Saturday, after the federal names database formally adopted President Trump's order renaming Lake Ontario.

Apple may be next. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told the media that "the president reached out to Apple directly," adding he expects the change to be "coming up soon."

Not everyone is falling in line. MapQuest flatly refused, posting, "We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario." The White House brushed off critics, claiming most of the lake's volume sits in U.S. territory.

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes.

➤ How do you start your morning? Research shows how 10 popular habits stack up and which one is the best. (See Ranking)

➤ Regulators say Amazon secretly inflated ad prices for years, with the added costs quietly reaching everyday shoppers. (Hear Details)

➤ Prediction market Kalshi has permanently banned George Santos after accusing the former congressman of suspicious State of the Union trades. (Listen Now)

➤ The House returned from a five-week recess Monday with a vote expected on the Senate's bipartisan stopgap bill to fund the government through Dec. 11 and avert a shutdown. (More)

➤ Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell decried the leak of a classified military readiness assessment as a "crime," after reports revealed top commanders warned the Iran war is straining U.S. forces. (More)

➤ The Trump administration shut down 270 truck-driving schools in a nationwide fraud crackdown, including 110 that officials say licensed drivers, many in the country illegally, who couldn't meet English requirements. (More)

➤ President Trump said he would report NBC's Kristen Welker to the FCC after the Meet the Press host described his midterm endorsement record as delivering mixed results. (More)

➤ Soccer superstar Lionel Messi officially announced his retirement from Argentina's national team, ending a decorated international career that included the 2022 World Cup title and a runner-up finish in 2026. (More)

➤ An ailing Novak Djokovic was upset by Argentina's Mariano Navone in the U.S. Open first round, his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years, snapping 78 consecutive opening-round wins. (More)

➤ Angel Reese set the WNBA single-season record Sunday with her 29th double-double, surpassing Alyssa Thomas, as the Atlanta Dream topped league-leading Minnesota 89-81. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: U.S. Open | MLB | Soccer

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Daily Market Report 08/31/2026

▼	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	26,370.89	-0.12%
▼	SPX S&P 500	7,686.14	-0.33%
▼	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	53,185.90	-0.70%
▲	BTC Bitcoin	$78,437.66	0.78%
▲	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,495.40	0.39%
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▲	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$86.44	3.65%
▼	EIX Edison International	$53.98	-23.07%

Bitcoin, gold, silver, and oil are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: Edison International stock dropped more than 23% on Monday after California’s latest wildfire legislation failed to provide the financial protections Wall Street had expected. (More)

➤ Tim Cook's 15-year run as Apple CEO ended Monday, with hardware chief John Ternus taking over a company whose market cap grew from $350 billion to more than $4 trillion under Cook. (More)

➤ Target announced Target Beauty Studio, a new specialty beauty concept launching Sept. 10 in more than 600 stores with 90 prestige brands, replacing its ended Ulta partnership. (More)

➤ Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music sued Anthropic, alleging the AI company used tens of thousands of copyrighted musical compositions to train its Claude models without authorization. (More)

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➤ The extra leap second occasionally added to the world's clocks may be on its way out. Global timekeepers vote in October, partly because Earth's spin is speeding up. (More)

➤ Women outliving men is not just a human quirk. A study of more than 1,100 species found females outlast males in 72% of mammal species. In birds, it's the reverse. (More)

➤ An alien-looking fish was caught on camera "moonwalking" backward along the seafloor more than 1,000 feet down in the South China Sea. No fish had ever been seen doing it. (Watch Fish)

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➤ If a teenager called you a "chud," would you know whether to be offended? A new list explains the year's most-searched slang words. (See List)

➤ Movie theaters in Russia are screening a bootleg of the new Spider-Man movie despite a Hollywood boycott. Tickets are officially for a short film, and the blockbuster plays as the "preview." (More)

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Have you ever experienced a natural disaster?

Yesterday's Results:

How many dinners a week do you share with someone?

Most nights: 70%
It's usually just me: 14%
A few a week: 8%
Once in a while: 8%

Daily Quote

"We saw the creek flood, waterfalls coming up out of nowhere, boulders, mud, landslides happening everywhere.”

— Parth Desai, a physician who was hiking through a narrow passage in Bright Angel Canyon when a flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon