Trump campaign hack traced to three Iranians seeking to disrupt election, DOJ says The Justice Department unveiled criminal charges against three Iranian hackers who allegedly compromised Trump campaign accounts and sought to erode confidence in the U.S. election. Read more on NPR

A meteorologist in Atlanta rescued a woman from Helene floodwaters on camera FOX Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dillen was broadcasting from Atlanta early this morning when he heard a woman crying for help in the dark. Read more on NPR

Israel says it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations. Read more on NPR

Abnormally warm water helped Helene rapidly intensify and suck up moisture Helene is dumping rain across the Southeast, after coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm. Abnormally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it rapidly intensify and suck up moisture. Read more on NPR

The Coast Guard save a man and his dog from a sinking boat off the coast of Florida Before Helene even made landfall in Florida, authorities conducted a dramatic rescue operation: The U.S. Coast Guard saved a man whose sailboat started taking on water off the coast of Sanibel Island. Read more on NPR

Dockworkers are on the verge of a strike. Here’s what you need to know Some 25,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports may strike as early as October 1 if their union doesn’t reach a contract deal with shipping companies and port operators. Read more on NPR

Sharp tongued, indomitable, and beloved actress Dame Maggie Smith, dies at 89 Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actress Maggie Smith played everything from wistful ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter’s Prof. McGonagall and the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey. Read more on NPR

Her state bans gender-affirming care for teenagers. So she travels 450 miles for it An estimated 110,000 trans teenagers live in states that ban gender-affirming care for minors. Some travel huge distances every few months to keep getting their treatment out-of-state. Read more on NPR