Health Aug 27 Congo begins Ebola vaccinations to fight country's worst outbreak in history, health minister says The vaccination campaign was officially launched in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo province, in the country’s east, Health Minister Roger Kamba said.
Nation Aug 27 NFL ends Pro Bowl game, but players will still be honored as Pro Bowlers The league said 88 players will still be named as Pro Bowlers and honored in Los Angeles after this season. Several flag football events also will take place at that time.
Nation Aug 27 3 Secret Service officials placed on administrative leave pending misconduct investigation The three were operating in non-law-enforcement capacities and were being investigated for potential misconduct, the agency’s public information office reported.
World Aug 27 Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84 The bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces rained shells and snipers’ bullets on Sarajevo and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II has died while serving a life sentence for his crimes, U.N. officials said.
Nation Aug 27 Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell form in the Pacific as Dolly churns in the Atlantic Dolly was the fourth named storm for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Nation Aug 27 WATCH: Jury deliberates in Lindsay Clancy trial after hearing closing arguments While both sides agree she killed her children, Clancy’s defense team argued she suffered from postpartum psychosis, with defense attorney Kevin Reddington stating that “lousy medical care” exacerbated her condition. Prosecutors argued she intentionally planned the killings and that the…
World Aug 26 Zelenskyy gives Ukraine's Order of Freedom award to Musk for Starlink's role in war effort Starlink has become deeply embedded in Ukraine’s military operations, with commanders and soldiers relying on satellite connectivity to communicate and coordinate operations.
Politics Aug 26 The Kremlin says the CIA director held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts The Kremlin said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts, a rare and secretive visit at a time when relations with Washington remain strained over Russia's war in Ukraine.
Politics Aug 25 WATCH: Rollins defends Trump's trade war with Canada while acknowledging 'concern' from farmers Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins acknowledged American farmers’ concerns over the escalating trade war with Canada Tuesday but insisted the United States will come out on top.
World Aug 25 Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Tuesday announced the official dissolution of the group, which once controlled a de facto autonomous zone in Syria’s northeast.