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RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that

By ALI SWENSON
Aug 27, 2026 7:39 am - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation last year that a 2019 visit to Samoa before a deadly measles outbreak had “ nothing to do with vaccines.” New documents obtained by The Associated Press and The Guardian refute that testimony.
After six months of Iran war, US goals have shifted. The Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Aug 27, 2026 7:18 am - When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four to five weeks. Six months later, there's still no off-ramp in sight despite Trump's repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete.
Catastrophic floods kill over 360 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing

By NIRANJAN SHRESTHA and SHRISTI KAFLE
Aug 27, 2026 7:10 am - Rescue teams searched on Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a catastrophic and deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.
Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta’s new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Aug 27, 2026 7:08 am - Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states.
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' star, dies at 80

By MARK KENNEDY
Aug 26, 2026 11:20 am - Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” has died. He was 80.
Democratic states file new lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s order limiting mail voting in midterms

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Aug 26, 2026 10:53 am - Democratic-controlled states on Wednesday filed another lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year's midterm elections.
Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KELVIN CHAN
Aug 26, 2026 8:59 am - Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday.
Key inflation gauge remains elevated during Iran conflict and ongoing US trade fights

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 26, 2026 8:29 am - An inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve was unchanged last month in the latest sign that many Americans are still struggling with higher costs.
How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do

By KEVIN FREKING
Aug 26, 2026 8:16 am - With the few months they have left as senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy have embarked on a mission to save tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut in their benefits, starting in just six years.
In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers

By WILL WEISSERT and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
Aug 26, 2026 8:01 am - Data centers have become a growing concern as November's midterm elections loom, but they are one of the rare major issues that don't divide along party lines.

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