August 2026
FACT CHECK: A look at Trump’s false and misleading claims about the Reflecting Pool
In April, President Donald Trump announced that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was being renovated to address long-standing cosmetic and structural issues. He initially promised a gleaming blue pool that would be fixed in a week at a cost of $1.5 million, much less than what previous administrations had paid for work on the national […]
Police investigate discovery of man found dead in north Aurora field
AURORA | Police are searching for clues into how a man died found face down in a field Tuesday morning in north Aurora. Officers were called to an open field in the 1400 block of Idalia Street at about 11 a.m. after reports of a dead man. “A 36-year-old male was found face down in […]
Police investigate discovery of man found dead in north Aurora field
AURORA | Police are searching for clues into how a man died found face down in a field Tuesday morning in north Aurora. Officers were called to an open field in the 1400 block of Idalia Street at about 11 a.m. after reports of a dead man. “A 36-year-old male was found face down in […]
Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages, disrupting response as deaths top 1,800
BUNIA, Congo | Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicenter of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record staged protests Thursday to demand payment for their wages, abandoning several health facilities even as aid workers warn that the disease is still spreading at an alarming rate. Confirmed cases in the outbreak, meanwhile, reached 3,973, including […]
Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record
ROME | Italy placed all of its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe, setting a national temperature record in Austria, fueling wildfires in France and disrupting energy and transport systems across the continent. The extreme weather has pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in […]
2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since June truce with Hezbollah
BEIRUT | Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon, Israel’s military said Thursday, the first Israeli deaths since a shaky truce between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah began nearly two months ago. Four other soldiers were seriously wounded, the military said. An Israeli military official, who spoke on condition […]
Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine | Ukraine hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia in overnight attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as Kyiv kept up its campaign to undermine Moscow’s wartime economy and embarrass the Kremlin. The repeated strikes have caused fuel shortages and rattled Russians. Ukrainians, meanwhile, are enduring regular barrages that Kyiv’s depleted air defenses […]
Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions
WASHINGTON | A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The party-line vote approving the contempt resolution came a […]
Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
NEW YORK | Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing — until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey. Now, he can feed Bailey spoons of peanut butter while she lies on his lap and play fetch with her in Central Park. His allergies didn’t […]
THURSDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video
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