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Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted

By MARCIA DUNN
Aug 05, 2026 5:53 pm - A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday after drifting off course for the past year, scientists reported.
Legal aid groups alarmed as Trump administration awards $150M migrant child contract to Texas firm

By REBECCA SANTANA, VALERIE GONZALEZ, CYBELE MAYNES-OSTERMAN and RYAN J. FOLEY
Aug 05, 2026 5:15 pm - The Trump administration has awarded a $150 million contract to give legal representation to migrant children traveling alone to the U.S. to a small Texas law firm with ties to the administration but little experience in immigration law, prompting legal aid groups who’ve long represented those children to warn that the move could make them vulnerable to deportation.
North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conduct

By GARY FIELDS and LISA MASCARO
Aug 05, 2026 5:11 pm - Embattled North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards withdrew from his reelection campaign on Wednesday, two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his office.
US moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures

By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Aug 05, 2026 5:06 pm - The Trump administration said Wednesday it will shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life.
Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigation

By JOSH KELETY
Aug 05, 2026 4:54 pm - Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness and local officials connected to the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after a July Fourth boat trip with friends to an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
Woodstock motorcyclist dies after colliding with pickup truck in Naperville

By Dave Oberhelman
Aug 05, 2026 4:48 pm - A 23-year-old Woodstock man died Tuesday night in Naperville after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a pickup truck.
European soccer leagues add to pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino amid ‘crisis’ meeting

By JAMES ROBSON
Aug 05, 2026 4:48 pm - The association of European soccer leagues called for governance reform of FIFA on Wednesday, adding to the mounting pressure on president Gianni Infantino following his ...
Naperville woman gets 38 years in prison for murdering fiance

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 05, 2026 4:25 pm - A Naperville woman was sentenced Tuesday to 38 years in prison for killing her fiance in a dispute about whether he was dating another woman.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says

By MIKE STOBBE
Aug 05, 2026 4:19 pm - Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated

By MANUEL VALDES, MARTHA BELLISLE and GENE JOHNSON
Aug 05, 2026 4:15 pm - Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state's second-largest city, but hotter, drier and breezier days lie ahead.

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