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As of today, Saturday, September 12, 2026 - here are 10 of the biggest stories leading news coverage, based on wire services and major outlets:

1. 9/11 Memorials Held Across the U.S.
Ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks continued into today.

2. Artemis II Makes History - First Crewed Lunar Voyage in 50+ Years
Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity's first lunar voyage in more than half a century. The mission is taking NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era.

3. Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Backed Missouri Congressional Map
Missouri is poised to hold its November election with congressional districts passed after the last census, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday again rejected a new map backed by President Donald Trump that Republicans hoped could help them win an additional seat in the pivotal midterms.

4. Trump and Vance Close Out GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas
President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance teamed up Thursday to close out the second and final night of the Republicans' midterm convention in Dallas, imploring voters to stick together to save their party's majorities in Congress.

5. Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port - Humanitarian Crisis Grows
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, according to Houthi and Yemeni officials, bringing the rebels closer to controlling a critical waterway to the Red Sea. Mokha is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic waterway between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden through which about 12% of the world's oil and other goods are shipped. Separately, at least 46,000 people have been displaced since renewed fighting last week between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in southwestern Yemen.

6. U.S.-Iran Indirect Talks in Oman + Ceasefire Extension
Iran and the United States have held indirect talks in Oman, with U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, present as the USS Abraham Lincoln stood off Iran's coast. President Donald Trump says the United States is indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request as he waits for a unified proposal from the Islamic Republic.

7. BRICS Summit 2026 in India
Top international headlines for today include the BRICS Summit, with Vladimir Putin arrives in India for the BRICS Summit 2026among the international news headlines for school assembly and national coverage.

8. Trump $5,000 Dividend Proposal Faces Pushback
Donald Trump's pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress — the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending.

9. Anthropic Says It Blocked AI Misuse for Bioweapons
Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons.

10. Jimmy Kimmel Says FCC Pressure Moved Senate Candidate Interview to YouTube
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said the agency that regulates television "threatened" the show and that an interview with James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, will not air on television but on YouTube — thus bypassing any control or regulation by the Federal Communications Commission.

News is developing throughout the day - check AP, Reuters, BBC, and major networks for live updates.