August 2026
AP Exclusive: Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries
KHARTOUM, Sudan | The teenage boy’s hands and legs were shackled to the anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pickup as Sudanese warplanes attacked. He saw another child chained to the steering wheel. As their captors sought cover, the terrified children were ordered to stay and shoot down the jets over the capital, Khartoum. If they […]
Malls, once symbols of American consumer culture, are splitting. Some are dying as others thrive
LIVINGSTON, N.J. | I wasn’t a mall rat. Growing up in the 1970s, I didn’t hang out much with my friends at my local mall in New Jersey. The Livingston Mall, which opened in 1972 with stores including Bamberger’s, Sears and Hahne & Co., may have been a bustling social scene for my peers. But […]
Toon in Monday
Read more MONDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video Read more Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bid Read more Native son Freeland dazzles in a complete game as Rockies sweep Royals 8-1 at steamy Coors Field
MONDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video
Read more Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bid Read more Native son Freeland dazzles in a complete game as Rockies sweep Royals 8-1 at steamy Coors Field Read more Ariana Grande withdraws from a London musical and will take a break from the public eye
Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bid
WASHINGTON | Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general. A spokeswoman for Texas Sen. John Cornyn, one of […]
Native son Freeland dazzles in a complete game as Rockies sweep Royals 8-1 at steamy Coors Field
DENVER | After getting the final out in the eighth inning, Kyle Freeland walked off the field as fans behind the Colorado Rockies’ dugout gave the veteran left-hander a standing ovation. As it turned out, his day wasn’t done quite yet, even as his time in Colorado may be coming to a close. The 33-year-old […]
Ariana Grande withdraws from a London musical and will take a break from the public eye
LONDON | Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers said, and plans to withdraw from the public eye for a break from the intense scrutiny she faces. Grande had been due to star alongside her “Wicked” co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park […]
Suspect in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
TWIN FALLS, Idaho | The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said Sunday, crediting an off-duty officer and a citizen with firing shots that diverted him. Investigators are confident that the gunman, identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, acted alone during the shooting Saturday […]
Trump says Gulf leaders’ input weighed heavily in decision to hold off on ordering new Iran strikes
WASHINGTON | U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The U.S. president added that a plan was in place for U.S. forces to carry out “the biggest […]
Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 60,000 people
Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said Sunday. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second largest city, burned about 8.2 square miles (about 21 square kilometers) over the weekend and were among dozens […]