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Today: August 29, 2026
Today: August 29, 2026

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Trump announces sweeping US grab for control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies

August 29, 2026
Trump announces sweeping US grab for control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves
Americas|Arts|Environment|Europe|MidEast|US

Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September

The federal government has agreed to extend the pause on border construction in Big Bend National Park until mid-September

August 29, 2026
Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September
Environment|Health|Science

Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation

Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation

August 29, 2026
Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation
Environment|Health|Science

Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound

Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound

August 29, 2026
Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound
Environment|Science

Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed

Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed

August 29, 2026
Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed
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Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold military’s ban on transgender service members

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold military’s ban on transgender service members

August 29, 2026
Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold military’s ban on transgender service members
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US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies

American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East

August 29, 2026
US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies
Arts|Economy|Environment

California sues Trump administration over offshore wind lease cancelation

California on Friday sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer over a deal that canceled a planned project off the state's Central Coast in exchange for a $120

August 29, 2026
California sues Trump administration over offshore wind lease cancelation
Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Food

Trump vows legal order to break up 'nasty monopoly' in food processing

U.S.

August 28, 2026
Trump vows legal order to break up 'nasty monopoly' in food processing
Arts|Environment

States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules

States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules

August 29, 2026
States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules
Americas|Arts|Environment|Europe|MidEast

Haiti receives nearly 200,000 forced deportees, UN says after brutal gang killing

Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on

August 29, 2026
Haiti receives nearly 200,000 forced deportees, UN says after brutal gang killing
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Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms

Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms

August 29, 2026
Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms
Environment|Health|Science

A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare

A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare

August 29, 2026
A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare
Crime|Environment

Man fined $620 for turtle deaths 1st to be convicted under new law

Man fined $620 for turtle deaths 1st to be convicted under new law

August 29, 2026
Man fined $620 for turtle deaths 1st to be convicted under new law
Environment|Travel|World

About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet

U.S. officials report about 90 U.S. citizens remain unaccounted for after catastrophic flash floods hit a border area of China and Nepal

August 28, 2026
About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet
Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance|Technology

Trump administration appeals $16 billion Hudson Tunnel funding order

The Trump administration on Friday appealed a court order requiring it to make payments for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel project after losing its

August 28, 2026
Trump administration appeals $16 billion Hudson Tunnel funding order
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Six consequences after six months of war in Iran

(Corrects last paragraph to say it is the Navy's longest deployment, not the longest deployment for the USS Gerald R.

August 27, 2026
Six consequences after six months of war in Iran
Environment|Health|Science

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop

August 29, 2026
There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop
Asia|Environment|Travel|World

Nepal-China mountain region hit by deadly flood has danger but also draws trekkers to its heights

Flash floods caused by a glacier collapse along the Nepal-China border have killed hundreds and caused widespread destruction

August 28, 2026
Nepal-China mountain region hit by deadly flood has danger but also draws trekkers to its heights
Education|Environment|Science

How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century

Over the past 50 years, the Gibbon Conservation Center has become a globally recognized institution dedicated to the care and well-being of gibbons

August 22, 2026
How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century
Economy|Environment|Health

In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours

In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours

August 28, 2026
In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours
Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Economy|Environment|Europe|MidEast

Bank of England's Bailey sees 'subdued' second-round inflation effects for now

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that he still saw little sign that the surge in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Iran conflict was creating serious longer-term

August 28, 2026
Bank of England's Bailey sees 'subdued' second-round inflation effects for now
Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance

Canada's budget deficit over first three months of 2026/27 shrinks to C$370 million

Canada recorded a sharply lower C$370 million ($266.57 million) budget deficit for the first three months of the 2026/27 fiscal year as government expenditures grew

August 28, 2026
Canada's budget deficit over first three months of 2026/27 shrinks to C$370 million
Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Interview|World

Even Cuba's stray cats are feeling the heat as crisis deepens

Cuban Gabriela Lopez runs a rescue center called Aldameros that would melt the heart of any cat lover.

August 28, 2026
Even Cuba's stray cats are feeling the heat as crisis deepens