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Putin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks

25 August 2026 at 23:01
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes.

Evacuations ordered in rural Texas as wildfire mushrooms within hours

25 August 2026 at 22:32
Evacuations were being ordered Tuesday in rural Texas where a wildfire has ballooned in size, burning through ranchland and forcing schools to delay or cancel classes.

Dolly Parton, beloved music star, actor and philanthropist, dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died.

Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

25 August 2026 at 19:44
Australia's recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists' livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.

How Trump's trade war with Canada could rattle states with key Senate races

President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada is escalating as the midterm elections approach, threatening Republican efforts to address voters' economic concerns in a year when control of the U.S. Senate hinges on states along the border between the United States and its northern neighbor.

WATCH: Canada announces retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

25 August 2026 at 18:12
Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply.

Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's 'miscarriage of justice' claim and bid for prison release

Claims by Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell that her sex trafficking conviction was a "complete miscarriage of justice" were rejected Tuesday by a federal judge who said her assertions were based on "speculation, distortions, and/or outright falsehoods."

Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court's order on mail voting. But it could open door to 'chaos'

Rather than saying that President Donald Trump's order is legal, the high court said Monday it was too early for Democratic-run states to challenge it in June, when they convinced a federal judge in Boston to freeze the order for November's election.

WATCH LIVE: Psychologist hired by prosecutors testifies Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her 3 children

25 August 2026 at 16:27
Kirk Heilbrun told jurors that he didn't believe Clancy's claim that she hallucinated a voice telling her to kill her children, who ranged from 8 months to 5 years old. He said he instead believed she took their lives so they wouldn't "suffer" after she killed herself.

Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against U.S. on Tuesday, official tells AP

25 August 2026 at 01:50
Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday, an official familiar with the plans told The Associated Press, escalating a trade fight that has sharply worsened since negotiations with the Trump administration collapsed.

Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state lawmakers to shield utilities from financial trouble if their equipment sparks a wildfire by limiting the amount they have to pay victims and attorneys.

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