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The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate as expected on Wednesday, marking a sharp policy turnaround for an economy increasingly shaped by the war in the Middle East.

At Dr. Nicole Saphier’s Senate confirmation hearing to become US surgeon general, Sen. Bill Cassidy called the resurgence of measles a “terrible legacy” for the Trump administration and condemned scientifically unsupported claims about vaccines. Cassidy previously cast a pivotal vote to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as health secretary before supporting his confirmation.

An attorney for the family of Charlie Kirk filed a formal written notice to the state of Utah, Utah Valley University, its campus police and the police chief alleging that there were some serious security failures ahead of his September 10, 2025 assassination. CNN's Brynn Gingras reports.

The Obama family’s dog, 14-year-old Sunny, has died, former president Barack Obama posted on social media Wednesday. The family got Sunny at the start of the second Obama term.

Video shows a child being rescued from the rubble after a residential building collapsed in Gaza City on Wednesday. At least 21 people were killed with dozens more feared trapped beneath the rubble.

KNBC anchor Colleen Williams confirmed on air that a news helicopter providing coverage for the station had crashed in a Los Angeles suburb. Three people were killed and at least two others were taken to a hospital, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Fourteen Russian spy satellites moved over a US military base in Saudi Arabia two days before a devastating attack by Iran. The timing and sequencing of the spacecraft gave them access to a large spectrum of data which, US officials and international intelligence sources say, helped Tehran conduct some of its most precise attacks against American assets. CNN’s Tamara Qiblawi reports.

Protesters are taking to the streets around the world to voice anger about skyrocketing fuel prices and rolling blackouts, as the now monthslong US war with Iran drives up the cost of energy globally.

正如预期，美联储周三提高了基准利率，这标志着受中东战争影响日益加剧的美国经济政策发生了急剧转变。

在妮可·萨菲尔博士就任美国卫生局局长一职举行的参议院确认听证会上，参议员比尔·卡西迪称麻疹疫情的卷土重来是特朗普政府留下的“可怕遗产”，并谴责了有关疫苗的缺乏科学依据的说法。卡西迪此前曾投下关键一票，推动小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪出任卫生部长，之后又支持了他的任命。

查理·柯克家人的律师向犹他州政府、犹他谷大学、该校校园警察和警察局长提交了一份正式书面通知，指控在2025年9月10日他遇刺身亡之前，学校存在一些严重的安保漏洞。CNN记者布林·金格拉斯报道。

奥巴马一家养的14岁爱犬桑尼去世了，前总统巴拉克·奥巴马周三在社交媒体上发布了这一消息。桑尼是奥巴马第二个任期开始时被他们收养的。

视频显示，周三加沙城一栋居民楼倒塌后，一名儿童从废墟中获救。至少21人遇难，另有数十人恐怕被困在废墟下。

KNBC电视台主播科琳·威廉姆斯在直播中证实，一架为该台提供新闻报道的直升机在洛杉矶郊区坠毁。据洛杉矶消防局称，事故造成三人死亡，至少两人被送往医院。

在伊朗发动毁灭性袭击的两天前，14颗俄罗斯间谍卫星飞越了位于沙特阿拉伯的一处美国军事基地。这些卫星的飞行时间和顺序使其能够获取大量数据。美国官员和国际情报人士称，这些数据帮助德黑兰对美国目标发动了一些最为精准的袭击。CNN记者塔玛拉·基布拉维报道。

世界各地的抗议者走上街头，表达对燃料价格飙升和轮流停电的愤怒，因为持续数月的美伊战争推高了全球能源成本。