On September 6, 2026, the dominant story was the crash of an Amazon-branded Boeing 767 cargo plane at Miami International Airport. The plane overran the runway, struck vehicles, and caught fire, resulting in five deaths and five injuries. Coverage began in the evening and continued through the night, with updates on casualties and video footage. Earlier in the day, the Trump administration filed a third Supreme Court appeal to restrict mail-in voting, a story that had been building for days. The German far-right AfD party won a historic state election but fell short of a majority, drawing attention in the afternoon. The Iran conflict continued with Iran announcing a new exclusion zone near the Strait of Hormuz. The day's editorial priorities shifted from the mail ballot battle to the plane crash as the breaking news unfolded.