Five things to know on Wednesday, September 9:

1. The Texas woman accused of leaving her two children with firefighters says the accusations against her are "made up." [Read why she says she left the children here]

2. A Georgia couple and their 1-year-old daughter were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Florida early Sunday morning while on their way to Walt Disney World. [Read the full story here]

3. Oklahoma linebacker takes shots at SEC football teams. [Find out what he said here]

4. A jet caught fire on the runway in Las Vegas just before takeoff. [See photos from the incident here]

5. Do you have a good umbrella? Keep it handy this week. [Get your full forecast here]

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The UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, killed the three pilots and 11 people on the ground. (NTSB via AP)

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives to a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

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