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Iran makes new strait demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted and other Middle East news

By The Associated Press
Aug 08, 2026 4:07 pm - Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. ...
Russian attacks kill 4 in Kyiv and surrounding region as air defenses fall short

By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK
Aug 08, 2026 7:38 am - Four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, local officials said Saturday, as Ukraine hit another oil refinery in Russia.
Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump's demands for voting bill

By LISA MASCARO
Aug 08, 2026 7:35 am - Senators headed for the exits in the predawn hours Saturday, ending for now a crushing standoff over President Donald Trump's demands that they stay in session to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill before the summer recess.
Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as Trump’s attorney general in overnight vote

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LISA MASCARO
Aug 08, 2026 6:59 am - The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday morning, cementing President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney’s command of a Justice Department the Republican president has sought to bend to his will.
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says

By RYAN J. FOLEY
Aug 07, 2026 9:20 pm - Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency's policy gives it broad control over what footage ...
Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 children

By JENNIFER PELTZ
Aug 07, 2026 8:42 pm - Lindsay Clancy 's murder trial zeroed in Friday on her psychiatric care before she killed her three children, with testimony tracing a monthslong path to a final appointment the day before the tragedy.
A helicopter battling a Utah wildfire crashes

Aug 07, 2026 7:42 pm - A heavy-lift helicopter helping battle a large Utah wildfire crashed Friday with no word on the conditions of the two people aboard as officials said they couldn't immediately reach the crash site.
Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and BILL BARROW
Aug 07, 2026 10:54 am - A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House without congressional approval.
‘I’m very good at grass.’ Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topics

By WILL WEISSERT
Aug 07, 2026 8:11 am - President Donald Trump will tell you: The grass is always greener on his side of the fence. And tell you. And tell you.
A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine's latest long-range drone attack

By The Associated Press
Aug 07, 2026 8:07 am - Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse of Russia’s biggest online retailer in the Ural Mountains, more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from the two countries’ border, local officials and the company said Friday.

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