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South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises

By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Aug 18, 2026 8:01 am - South Korea’s president said Tuesday a solid alliance with the United States underpins national security, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt order to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises left many many South Koreans baffled and concerned.
Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex

By ALI SWENSON
Aug 18, 2026 7:59 am - President Donald Trump has been taking credit for new federal data that shows U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago, the steepest year-over-year drop since 1963.
US and Canada hold last-minute talks to stop Trump’s 50% tariffs

By PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES
Aug 18, 2026 7:56 am - The U.S. and Canada are negotiating in an effort to reach a truce on tariffs before a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the spot where he held his big July 4 celebration

Aug 17, 2026 1:02 pm - President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial — in the spot where he had a stage built and hosted crowds for his July 4 celebration.
Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week

By HANNA ARHIROVA
Aug 17, 2026 9:46 am - Russia attacked facilities of Ukraine’s Naftogaz Group 13 times over the past week and has targeted its premises almost 300 times since the start of the year, the state energy company said Monday.
Kushner has hourslong meeting with Netanyahu on Gaza a day after talking with Hamas

By JULIA FRANKEL, SAMY MAGDY and WAFAA SHURAFA
Aug 17, 2026 8:07 am - Mideast negotiator and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner held an hourslong meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after the premier rejected the 15-point, U.S.-backed road map to move the ceasefire deal forward in Gaza.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36

Aug 17, 2026 7:06 am - Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died. She was 36.
Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across the Hawaiian islands

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and ED WHITE
Aug 16, 2026 8:50 am - Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn't done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts. ...
Top US Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news

By The Associated Press
Aug 16, 2026 8:48 am - Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, visited the USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea during a 10-day tour in the region that concluded on Satu...
Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
Aug 16, 2026 8:47 am - Indiana authorities said at least five people have died as a result of severe storms and flooding across the state this week, as first responders used boats to rescue mor...

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