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Puerto Rico Rations Water Amid Severe Drought
Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico's capital and surrounding communities woke up without running water Friday as sweeping rationing measures took effect amid a severe drought and longstanding problems with the island's water system.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:58:06 EDTAI Political Ads Test State Deepfake Laws
AI-generated political advertising is forcing states to confront a question their new election laws do not always answer cleanly: When does digitally altered campaign material become an illegal deepfake?
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:50:28 EDTUS Plans $1 Billion Security Aid for New Colombia Leader
The U.S. State Department said on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration plans to provide $1 billion in security assistance to the government of Colombia's new right-wing president, Abelardo de la Espriella.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:03:32 EDTPentagon Revokes Ex-Air Force Secretary's Classified Access
The Pentagon revoked former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's "eligibility" to access classified information and barred him from holding "any sensitive position," alleging Friday that he disclosed sensitive information about Air Force One's capabilities to the...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:08:32 EDTDem Try for United Front in Mich. After Bitter Primary
Michigan Democrats on Friday urged voters to rally behind their statewide candidates, three days after a bitter U.S. Senate contest highlighted divisions between the progressive and moderate wings of the party.A slate of nominees and other notable Democrats spoke to a crowd...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:02:03 EDTNavy Prepares Roosevelt to Relieve USS Lincoln
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told about 200 military family members gathered Thursday night at Naval Air Station North Island that the Navy is preparing the USS Theodore Roosevelt to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, but he could not provide a date.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:57:34 EDTN.J. Opens Civil Rights Probe of Newark ICE Detention Center
New Jersey civil rights officials have opened an investigation into the treatment of detainees at a controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark run by the private prison company GEO Group, the state attorney general said on Friday.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:26:43 EDTEx-NBA Star Enes Freedom Challenges WNBA With Draft Bid
Former NBA player and conservative commentator Enes Kanter Freedom said Friday he is declaring himself eligible for the 2027 WNBA draft, an apparent challenge to the league over transgender athlete eligibility. Freedom, 34, a 6-foot-10 center who was the third overall pick...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:38:23 EDTJudge Denies SPLC Bid to Dismiss Trump Admin Indictment
A federal judge Friday rejected the Southern Poverty Law Center's bid to have a Trump administration criminal indictment tossed out.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:19:43 EDTTrump Presses GOP Senators to Finish College Sports Bill Before Recess
President Donald Trump on Friday intensified pressure on Senate Republicans to remain in Washington until they pass legislation establishing national rules for college athlete compensation, name, image and likeness deals and other aspects of college sports.Trump urged...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:43:49 EDTTrump Says GOP Faces Voter Frustration, but Sees Path to Midterm Wins
President Donald Trump said voters may be frustrated with congressional Republicans heading into the November midterm elections, but maintained that the anger does not extend to him as Democrats seek to regain control of one or both chambers of Congress."They're angry at...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:35:15 EDTCrypto Bill Hits Senate Roadblock Before Recess
A major cryptocurrency bill faces new uncertainty after the Senate failed to take it up before the August recess, dealing a setback to the industry's push for new federal rules governing digital assets. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., one of Congress' leading cryptocurrency...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:32:34 EDTGOP Warns Smithsonian on Funding Cuts Over Woke Ideology
Republican lawmakers are putting leaders of the Smithsonian Institution on notice: Either steer the institution away from woke ideology or face reduced funding.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:53:50 EDTHunter Biden: My Addiction Made My Father's Life, Health Worse
Hunter Biden acknowledged that his long battle with addiction "of course" made his father's life and health worse, saying the consequences extended far beyond himself and placed significant stress on former President Joe Biden and the rest of the family.Hunter Biden made...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:06:08 EDTDon Lemon Seeks Dismissal of Charges: Vindictive Prosecution
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon asked a federal judge in Minnesota Friday to dismiss criminal civil rights charges stemming from his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church, arguing that the prosecution is a retaliatory effort aimed at punishing him for his...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:41:16 EDTSpain Tracks Social Media Chatter Over New Ceuta Migrant Surge
Spanish authorities are monitoring social media posts warning of a possible new mass migrant crossing into the Spanish-controlled territory of Ceuta on Aug. 15, less than three weeks after an estimated 72,000 people entered the North African enclave from Morocco.The Spanish...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:28:55 EDTCameron Hamilton Confirmed to Lead FEMA
Cameron Hamilton was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a year after he was fired from the organization when he publicly opposed eliminating it.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:44:08 EDTTrump Presses Pirro Again on Reflecting Pool Case
President Donald Trump on Friday asked Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, to revisit her decision to seek dismissal of a vandalism case involving the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after new images emerged of what a photographer described as...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:00:28 EDTTrump: Texas Moratorium on Data Centers 'a Mistake'
President Donald Trump criticized Texas' recent decision to place a moratorium on data centers in an interview that aired Friday.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:26:33 EDTUS Tariff Refunds Hit $100 Billion
Tariff refunds landed on corporate balance sheets this week, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirming that roughly $100 billion has been processed through its new refund system and sent to the Treasury Department for disbursement since the Supreme Court struck...
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