September 10, 2026

What Happened Today – September 9, 2026

September 10, 2026 by George Bounacos

Sea otter floating in algae at Elkhorn Slough estuary near Moss Landing, California

A threatened sea otter floated in Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing, California, habitat that nearly two dozen states sued to keep protected under the Endangered Species Act. (Robert Scoles, ESNERR/NOAA)

Leitaea Lowrimore needed a lawyer to find a doctor who would keep her alive. Three emergency rooms in two states refused to treat the Oklahoma mother over six days in February. She had an ectopic pregnancy, one growing outside the womb, which ruptures and bleeds without treatment. One doctor said it could cost him “10 … Read more