Aug 27 WATCH: Trump signs order changing Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press The president signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the U.S. geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention, however. Continue reading
Aug 27 As U.S. goals shift after 6 months of Iran war, Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press There still is no off-ramp in sight despite President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete. Continue reading
Aug 27 Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84 By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 27 Catastrophic floods kill hundreds in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing By Niranjan Shrestha, Shristi Kafle, Associated Press Rescue teams searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse. Continue reading
Aug 27 AP report: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then a prominent anti-vaccine activist, preempted the 2019 visit with a letter to the Samoan prime minister requesting to study the Pacific island nation’s measles, mumps and rubella vaccines after the deaths of two children who… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 2:35 Wall of mud and debris floods communities in Nepal and Tibet By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde A devastating flood in Nepal and Tibet has left a trail of death and destruction. Torrential rains sent a wall of mud and debris crashing through communities with little warning. Geoff Bennett reports. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: States sue USPS, challenging Trump's order on mail-in voting In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic-controlled states filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service, challenging President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, Iran says it would bar all military vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz as… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 5:56 Martina McBride shares her favorite Dolly Parton memories By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport, Courtney Norris Tributes continued to pour in for Dolly Parton a day after her death. Singer-songwriter Martina McBride, named female vocalist of the year four times by the Country Music Association and three times by the Academy of Country Music, joined Amna… Continue watching
Aug 26 U.S. declares drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico after driest month on record for San Juan By Dánica Coto, Associated Press July was the driest month on record for San Juan in more than 120 years and the second hottest for the island's capital. Continue reading
Aug 26 Zelenskyy gives Ukraine's Order of Freedom award to Musk for Starlink's role in war effort By Associated Press Starlink has become deeply embedded in Ukraine’s military operations, with commanders and soldiers relying on satellite connectivity to communicate and coordinate operations. Continue reading