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News Wrap: Thousands forced to flee Canyon Fire in mountains near LA
In our news wrap Friday, thousands have been forced to flee the Canyon Fire in the mountains north of Los Angeles, the DOJ subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as investigators look into whether she violated President Trump's civil rights, Trump is removing IRS Commissioner Billy Long after less than two months on the job and Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell has died.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:
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Trump will meet with Putin in Alaska for talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
President Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska. Friday was Trump's initial deadline for Russia to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine or face new sanctions, including tariffs on nations that buy Russian oil. But it's still unclear how or whether Trump intends to follow through on his threat. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Thomas Graham.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA several months after extended spaceflight
One of NASAโs two previouslystuck astronautshas retired from the space agency, less than five months after hisunexpectedly long spaceflightcame to an end.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu office denies reported shouting match with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs office denied reports alleging President Trump berated the leader for denying there is a starvation crisis in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war. โThe report alleging that a shouting match occurred between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump is total fake news,โ Netanyahuโs office said in a Friday statement after NBC...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Federal response to recent disasters reveals impact of Trump’s changes to FEMA
Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away from that idea, but there are still major changes underway and concerns that FEMA's response is at times politicized. Stephanie Sy looks at the changes and what they mean for disaster preparedness.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Man suspected of killing 4 people at Montana bar in custody after weeklong search
A man suspected in ashooting at a Montana barthat left four people dead and prompted a neighborhood lockdown was captured Friday after a weeklong search, authorities said.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:How Trump’s census plan could reshape congressional maps
President Trumpโs call to exclude those without legal status from the census could reshape the countryโs congressional districts. But opponents argue that it would violate the 14th Amendmentโs requirement that the allocation of congressional seats be determined by โcounting the whole number of persons in each state.โ John Yang explores what Trump hopes to achieve with NPR's Hansi Lo Wang.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Scientists face ecological and economic hurdles to save Mississippi River Delta
The iconic Mississippi River Delta is of enormous importance to the country, especially near the Gulf Coast. It's an economic engine and a key wildlife habitat. But it's shrinking considerably due to a variety of factors, including engineering done decades ago. Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at those problems and efforts to prevent further loss.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump to meet Putin in Alaska, discuss โswapping of territoriesโ between Russia, Ukraine
President Trump on Friday said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a week in Alaska and that swapping territories will be discussed in potential peace talks between the Kremlin and Ukraine. โI think weโre getting very close, and weโre going to be announcing later on โ weโre going to have a meeting...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump says he will meet Putin in Alaska on Friday
President Trump on Friday said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday, hosting the Russian leader in the U.S. for talks about ending the war with Ukraine. โThe highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Newsom says special election on California redistricting planned for November
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Friday they were moving forward with plans to hold a special election in November for voters to approve a ballot measure that would ultimately allow Democrats to pass a new House map ahead of 2026. "We have till Aug. 22. With the leadership behind me, they will get this...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:EPA dissolves union contract, AFGE says
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unilaterally dissolved a collective bargaining agreement with members of the union that represents its workers, the union said Friday. โThe Trump administration and EPAโs unlawful and authoritarian move to unilaterally strip EPA workers of their collective bargaining agreement and workplace rights is nothing short of an assault on our...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Meta settles with conservative activist over AI chatbot lawsuit
Meta Platforms settled a defamation lawsuit with Robby Starbuck, who claimed that Metaโs artificial intelligence (AI) falsely accused him of participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. There is no publicly available information on the details of the settlement except that Robby Starbuck, a conservative activist opposed to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, will work...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump wages war on renewables
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump cracks down on renewable energy The Trump administration is putting up a series of new barriers for renewable energy projects. Illustration / Courtney Jones; Adobe Stock The moves are expected to create issues for the renewable energy industry, ones critics argue could...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Pharma industry loses on Medicare price negotiations
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Pharma industry loses on Medicare price negotiations The pharmaceutical industry suffered a series of separate court losses this week, as companies and trade groups tried to fight Medicare drug price negotiation. AP Three separate federal courts...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Suspect killed after shooting reported at Emory University near entrance to CDC, police say
The incident took place near the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where the federal agency's employees say bullets struck the windows of several CDC buildings.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Officer injured responding to active shooter at Emory University, near CDC headquarters in Atlanta
A police officer was injured responding to an active shooter at Emory University in Atlanta Friday.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:FDA says IV saline shortage is over
A longtime shortage of a type of sterile intravenous saline is now resolved, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. According to the FDA, sodium chloride 0.9% injection products have been in shortage since 2018.The shortage was exacerbated when Hurricane Helene flooded a Baxter manufacturing plant in Marion, N.C. last fall what was responsible for...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Owner of Trump-themed burger chain arrested by ICE, facing deportation
Roland Mehrez Beainy, a co-owner of Trump Burger in Texas, is facing deportation. Beainy, a 28-year-old originally from Lebanon, entered the U.S. in 2019 with a non-immigrant visitor visa and overstayed, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The restaurateur was arrested by ICE on May 16 and placed in detention. He was then granted...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:WATCH: How to buy plane tickets in the AI era
Delta is using artificial intelligence to help set some airfare prices. That has sparked fears that the airline, or any airline in the future, could create a custom price for you, using your data to find how much you would be willing to pay for a ticket.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:James Lovell, commander of harrowing Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
โJimโs character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the Moon and turned a potential tragedy into a success from which we learned an enormous amount,โ NASA said. "We mourn his passing even as we celebrate his achievements.โ
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump suggests ‘swapping’ Ukraine and Russia territories ahead of meeting with Putin
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet โvery shortlyโ with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine and that he will announce the location soon.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Texas Democrats decamp to California as Republicans warn of more escalations
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) โ The Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Friday as Democratic lawmakers continued their walkout to block a vote on congressional voting maps sought by President Donald Trump in a widening national battle over redistricting. Texas Republicans had warned they would escalate efforts to end the nearly weeklong holdout if defiant Democrats donโt return to the state Capitol. But the...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:4 questions about Trump’s proposal for a new census
President Donald Trumpโs directive is the latest move from his administration to remove or alter federal data that do not align with his political agenda.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face U.S. drug charges
The Trump administration is offering a $50 million reward for Venezuela's President Nicolรกs Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commisioner less than 2 months after Senate confirmation
The Senate confirmed Long on a 53-44 vote despite Democratsโ concerns about the Republicanโs past work for a firm that pitched a fraud-ridden coronavirus pandemic-era tax break and about campaign contributions he received after Trump nominated him.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Understanding the stages of starvation
According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 children were hospitalized in Gaza for malnutrition between April and mid July.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:What is a visa bond? Here’s who is affected by the U.S. State Department’s new program
The U.S. State Department announced a new rule implementing up to $15,000 bonds on tourism and business visa applicants from countries with historically higher rates of visa overstays. Hereโs whoโs affected by the change.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Air Force to deny early retirement benefits to some transgender service members
The Air Force will deny early retirement benefits to transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of military service, even in cases where an early retirement was already approved, according to a new memo. Transgender service members, who were made to either voluntarily separate or be forced out of the militaryunder a policyinstituted by...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Two Pennsylvania state troopers injured in ‘ambush’ shooting, suspect killed, officials say
The attack took place in the rural area near Thompson shortly after 11 a.m., state police Col. Christopher Paris told reporters after he and Gov. Josh Shapiro met with one of the wounded officers in a hospital.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Florida House Speaker forms redistricting committee
Related video: Vice President JD Vance met with Republican leaders Thursday in Indiana as the national redistricting debate intensifies. Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) said on Thursday he will form a redistricting committee as Republican-led states across the country move to redraw their congressional lines ahead of next yearโs midterm elections. โExploring these questions...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:2 more cases challenging Medicare negotiation rejected in federal courts
Federal judges in Texas and Connecticut on Thursday ruled against arguments challenging the constitutionality of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, delivering two more blows to the pharmaceutical industry this week after an appeals court upheld the dismissal of a similar case. In Connecticut, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision granted...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:As Trump’s tariffs kick in, economist breaks down inflation and recession warning signs
After months of delay and backroom dealmaking, the Trump administration has imposed sweeping tariffs on nearly 100 countries, sending U.S. import duties soaring to their highest levels in nearly a century. To help break down the impact of the new tariffs and interpret some signs weโre seeing across the economy, Geoff Bennett spoke with Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Netanyahu says Israel aims to reoccupy all of Gaza militarily
In our news wrap Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says his government aims to reoccupy all of Gaza militarily, Russian President Putin says he hopes to meet with President Trump next week, the FBI is reportedly firing several top officials and a new CDC report says that most Americans now get more than half of their calories from ultra-processed foods.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Carville: Democrats have to add states, expand Supreme Court to 'save democracy'
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday suggested Democrats should add two states to the country and expand the Supreme Court in order to โsave democracy.โ โThey are just going to have to unilaterally add Puerto Rico and District of Columbia as states, โฆ Theyโre just going to have to do it. And they may...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source: