California lawmakers voted to fast-track a San Diego stadium and housing project by helping it avoid lawsuits over its environmental impacts….
Month: August 2026
‘She slipped out of my hand’ – children missing after ferry sinks off northern Cyprus
Ayten and Hayri Bicer’s two young children are among 20 missing in an incident that killed eight people. …
US singer D4vd’s celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case
The singer, 21, will be now represented by a public defender in the murder trial of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez….
Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously
Rescuers have resorted to explosives as they struggle to reach trapped workers, as the flooding death toll reaches 939. …
Citing California as a problem state, Trump administration shuts down 110 trucking schools
Federal officials said the targeted schools were connected to more than 5,000 drivers who had failed English proficiency tests. …
Modi implores tense Putin to end Ukraine war
Putin looked visibly uncomfortable during the meeting in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek. …
Supreme Court, in 5-4 vote, clears way for Trump’s new ballroom
Trump’s White House ballroom will be built with mostly private funds and without approval of Congress. …
Poland suspects foreign involvement in drone-plant arson attack
The incident comes amid a range of suspected Russian-linked sabotage attacks across Europe. …
Von der Leyen set to deliver major speech on Europe’s space policy
The speech is the first ever by the Commission president dedicated solely to space policy at a moment of heightened security…
Trump calls on FCC to punish ‘Meet the Press’ moderator Kristen Welker
Welker said the president had “mixed” results with his candidate endorsements. He didn’t like that. …