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RFK Jr.: Sedentary Kids Fueling Health Crisis
HHS Sec. RFK Jr. told reporters in Dubuque, Iowa, this week that the administration is doing "everything that we can" to contain a measles outbreak in the state, even as he devoted much of his visit to promoting a revamped presidential fitness test.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:45:35 EDTJudge Denies Karmelo Anthony New Trial in Deadly Stabbing
A Texas judge denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony on Saturday in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet, a killing that drew national attention and led to harassment of the families. Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder in June and...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:33:19 EDTUSPS Sets Mail-In Ballot Rules Ahead of Midterms
The U.S. Postal Service announced new mail-in ballot eligibility rules Friday that closely follow President Donald Trump's March executive order restricting voting by mail, despite a federal judge blocking enforcement of the directive nationwide.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:14:41 EDTParamount, California AG to Meet Monday on Merger Suit
Representatives for Hollywood studio Paramount Skydance and California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office are scheduled to meet Monday, at Paramount's request, for preliminary settlement talks in a 12-state antitrust lawsuit that has blocked Paramount's $110 billion bid...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:58:48 EDTUS Official: 'Zero' Chance of Blocking West Bank Settlement
A U.S. official who works on Middle East policy said Friday there is "zero" chance the Trump administration will intervene to stop Israel's advancement of a settlement plan in the West Bank's E1 area.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:40:18 EDTIsrael Has Serious Concerns With Hamas Disarmament Deal
Israel has shared "serious security concerns" with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said as Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza. The remarks by Doron...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:32:00 EDTTrump Envoy Barrack Says Israel Risked 'World War III,' Critics See Pro-Turkey Bias
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack delivered an extraordinary public rebuke of Israel, claiming the Jewish state may have deliberately tried to provoke Turkey and warning that an Israeli strike inside Syria could have triggered "World War III."His comments drew sharp...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:12:13 EDTData Center Backlash Crosses Party Lines Ahead of Midterms
Data centers have emerged as an unlikely bipartisan flashpoint heading into the 2026 midterms, Newsweek reported Saturday, highlighting that the issue is now reverberating through all six Senate races rated toss-ups by the Cook Political Report. Voters on the left and right...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:53:19 EDTCDC: Kindergartner MMR Vaccination Rate Drops
The share of U.S. kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella has fallen below the threshold public health officials say is needed to prevent outbreaks, according to federal data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:49:11 EDTFormer Kansas GOP Sen. Kassebaum Baker Dies at 94
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor's daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:07:50 EDTFederal Judge Vacates Trump Visa Policy Affecting 75 Countries
A federal judge in New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration deemed likely to require public assistance in the United...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:04:02 EDTTrump Urges Court to Block BBC Family Subpoenas
President Donald Trump has urged a federal judge to reject the BBC's request for the court's help in securing testimony and documents from three family members in response to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:28:44 EDTZuckerberg Buys Irish Castle in Multimillion-Dollar Deal
Mark Zuckerberg, the 42-year-old billionaire co-founder and chief exec. of Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has bought Strancally Castle, a 440-acre estate on Ireland's River Blackwater in County Waterford.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:43:23 EDTRogers-AIPAC Rift Exposes GOP Divide Over Israel
Republican Michigan Senate nominee Mike Rogers is distancing his campaign from an advertising blitz by AIPAC, even as he insists he welcomes backing from supporters of Israel, Axios reported Saturday.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:26:12 EDTBitcoin and Gold Rebound in a Strong Week
Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington. Bitcoin had dropped from a January high around $95,000 to below $60,000 at the end of...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:27:18 EDTInside Trump's Remake of the White House Rose Garden
Instead of adding new roses, President Donald Trump’s White House Rose Garden is putting statues of some of America’s founders in the garden just off the Oval Office after he replaced its plush lawn with a white stone patio.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:59:07 EDTNear-Total Lunar Eclipse on Horizon, Americas in Prime Position
Now it's the moon's turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut out of this month's total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth's shadow briefly envelops the moon. Almost the entire lunar surface will be masked Thursday...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:03:10 EDTUS Imposes Tariffs on $20 Billion of Canadian Products
The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in relations between the historic allies. President Donald Trump's...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:58:31 EDTMexico Resumes Livestock Sales to US Amid Screwworm Controls
At daybreak, rancher Martín Alfonso Ibarra takes advantage of the cooler hours in northern Mexico's desert to oversee the milking of his cows and tend to 16 prized calves. Soon, he hopes, they will be headed north to the United States as a yearlong ban on Mexican cattle...
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:01:22 EDTLog Cabin Republicans: No More Trans Advocacy
The Log Cabin Republicans, a national group for gay conservatives, said it will no longer support transgender issues, declaring itself an "LGB advocacy organization."
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:09:35 EDT