- — Meta reaches $16.7 billion settlement in social media addiction case
- Meta will pay $16.7 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 state attorneys general over the mental health risks posed to children by its platforms.
- — 3 Secret Service employees put on leave during misconduct probe
- Three Secret Service employees have been put on administrative leave during an investigation into "potential misconduct," the agency confirmed.
- — Annual core inflation climbed by 3.3% in July
- Core personal consumption expenditures, a key measure of inflation for the Federal Reserve, increased by 3.3% on an annual basis in July.
- — DOJ says Kennedy Center should be demolished if renovations blocked
- The Trump administration threatened in a court filing Monday to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if it can't renovate it.
- — SpaceX to build $100M launch facility in Louisiana
- Elon Musk and SpaceX will build a $100 million launch facility on the coast of Louisiana, the company and the state announced Wednesday.
- — Cities putting off projects as high gas prices pinch budgets
- Rising gas prices are not only putting pressure on consumers at the pump; they are forcing local governments to make tough choices with their budgets.
- — CIA chief John Ratcliffe in secret mission to Moscow amid 'crisis' ties
- The director of the CIA made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Russian officials, but both capitals remained tight-lipped on purpose of the trip.
- — Elon Musk awarded Order of Freedom for helping keep Ukraine online
- U.S. tech titan Elon Musk received a top honor as Ukraine tries to convince him to allow SpaceX's Starlink system to be used in strikes inside Russia.
- — DOJ says Kennedy Center should be demolished if rennovations blocked
- The Trump administration threatened in a court filing Monday to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if it can't renovate it.
- — At least 14 newborn babies killed in blaze at hospital in Pakistan
- More than a dozen newborn babies were killed after fire swept through the maternity department of one of the largest public hospitals in Islamabad.
- — Kim Jong Un focuses on economy, silent on Trump overtures
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a key party meeting, state-run media reported Wednesday, but made no mention of diplomatic outreach by President Trump.
- — District court judge rules Texas' drag show ban unconstitutional
- A U.S. district court has blocked Texas from banning drag performances as unconstitutional, ruling that is a First Amendment violation.
- — On This Day, Aug. 26: Live TV shooting kills journalists in Virginia
- On Aug. 26, 2015, a former employee of WDBJ-TV in Virginia opened fire on his former colleagues on live television, killing news reporter Alison Parker and videographer Adam Ward.
- — 7th inmate at Rikers Island dies this year
- New York City officials said an inmate of Rikers Island has died, marking the seventh inmate death this year at the detention facility this year.
- — South Carolina voters make final choice between Graham, Norman
- Republican voters in South Carolina late Tuesday nominated Sen. Darline Graham for a full Senate term in November on Tuesday night.
- — U.S. kills 4 in strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean, 2nd in days
- U.S. Southern Command forces killed four people Tuesday in its latest strike targeting an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean.
- — Watchdog: FEMA crew broke law by skipping homes with Trump signs
- A government watchdog said Tuesday that a Federal Emergency Management Agency crew violated the Hatch Act during hurricane relief efforts in 2024.
- — Judge turns down Ghislaine Maxwell request to overturn conviction
- A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell's attempt to overturn her conviction and sentence, saying the petition is "demonstrably meritless."
- — FDA approves first wearable device to monitor blood sugar, ketone levels
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a device to continuously monitor blood sugar and ketone levels in people with diabetes.
- — Trump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center
- The Trump administration threatened in a court filing Monday to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if it can't renovate it.
- — China angered over U.S. sanctions against Iran
- China is angrily pushing back against the President Donald Trump administration on new sanctions against Iran that will harm it.
- — SpaceX sets a rocket-reuse record with Falcon 9 launch
- In its 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year, SpaceX marked a record-setting 37 missions for the rocket's first-stage booster, a reuse milestone.
- — Colombia orders raids targeting migrants without legal status
- Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella ordered police and immigration authorities to begin to identify and deport migrants without legal status.
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