August 27th, 2026

• ​Netanyahu Says No Iran Deal Possible, Told Trump 'Savages' Can't Be Trusted
• Netanyahu says he told Trump to 'tighten the siege' on Iran ahead of fresh sanctions - PM says he pushed for economic pressure during July meeting; Trump hails campaign, says 'big victory' coming soon; Tehran claims measures will fail, Hormuz still under its control
• Report: Rubio says no new Iran offensive for now as US focuses on economic pressure - Washington also bent on restoring shipping through Hormuz; Iran and Oman discuss temporary corridor; oil firms begin avoiding vessels on Iranian blacklist of ships
• Iran, Oman unveil plan for Strait of Hormuz shipping lane as China criticizes Trump 'Economic D-Day'
• Trump: Iran's Supreme Leader 'Seriously Wounded' but Alive
• Israel's next front? The PA's covert buildup of a 60000-strong army - The Palestinian security apparatus is now equipped with armored vehicles and sniper rifles in breach of the Oslo Accords. Footage from Jericho shows Palestinian forces firing RPGs and heavy machine guns in combat drills. What is the PA preparing for?
• IDF's West Bank chief said to warn PM that settler attacks could spark major Palestinian terror outbreak - Report quotes Central Command chief telling Netanyahu 'there is one match that could ignite everything in an instant - nationalist crime,' as army increasingly sounds alarm over unchecked violence
• Settlers filmed looting West Bank home as IDF nabs Palestinian allegedly planning attack
• Nearly all US Senate Democrats write Netanyahu to demand action on 'fatal' settler violence
• Following UK's lead, US designates Palestine Action as a terrorist organization
• UK's Burnham said poised to ban trade with settlements; critics fear 'de facto boycott' of Israel
• Israel raids homes of Palestinians freed in Gaza deals, says they got 'pay-to-slay' stipends
• Board of Peace envoy knocks Israel's 'unacceptable' Gaza policy as disarmament plan stalls
• IDF says Gaza mission canceled after religious troops refuse to serve with female paramedic
• USAID report finds more than 100 UNRWA employees participated in Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7
• Powerful Hollywood execs accuse Mark Ruffalo of antisemitism in Paramount attack - The Brigade, made up of Haim Saban, Lawrence Bender, Matti Leshem and others, responds to actor's social media tirade
• Seattle teacher who justified Hamas terror attacks resigns after fighting termination
• Marines say CIA-trained Afghan units 'executed' civilians to clear Kabul airport, new doc reveals - A retired general says, amid allegations of atrocities, that the "Zero Units" were vital in clearing and keep control of the airport for the U.S.
• Explosive drone at German airport linked to Russian military intelligence, US intel source says - The drone was fitted with explosives that did not detonate, a source said
• Moscow reportedly eyeing direct attack on Britain - Intelligence assessments cited by the "Daily Mail" indicate Russian leadership feels compelled to respond to Britain's escalating military backing of Ukraine. "Russia will want to make a statement, through actions rather than words."
• Former senior Russian official warns "unknown sources" could attack U.K. factories making drones for Ukraine
• Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of businesses hit by drone strikes
• CIA director's secretive visit to Moscow stirs mystery - The trip came as Ukrainian forces have stepped up attacks deep inside Russia, including in the capital
• CIA Director Ratcliffe warns Russia not to attack NATO countries in unexpected visit: Reports
• Tom Tugendhat: The CIA might just have given an alarming signal that Putin is about to attack Nato - There can be no peaceful retirement for the dictator in the Kremlin. He must roll the iron dice
• Saskatchewan Sets 50 Percent Tariff on US Alcohol
• Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
• Trump plan to raise borrowing limit on shaky ground as debt roils bond market
• FBI Arrests Massachusetts Democrat State Rep. on COVID Relief Fraud Charges - Second Lawrence-Area Democrat Busted This Month
• 'A Bible-sized blind spot': congressman sounds alarm on rising Christian nationalism - In his new book, congressman Jared Huffman argues that theocratic insurgency has only grown more powerful after Donald Trump returned to the White House
• Three Secret Service Officials - Including Communications Chief - Escorted Out and Stripped of Security Clearances Amid Reported Criminal Leak Probe - FBI and CIA Reportedly Involved
• Reports: Armed man arrested at Trump golf course allegedly had first lady's schedule, notes on Secret Service - Judge suspends criminal proceedings after a pretrial evaluation indicated Jeanine John Taele was not mentally fit to stand trial
• GOP nominee for Maine governor calls for ICE agents at state polling places - Bobby Charles said he would ask President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, to send federal agents to polling places in the upcoming midterm elections
• Immigration officers are being diverted to Trump's voter-fraud effort - The reassignment is the latest step to marshal the federal government behind Trump's unsupported claim that noncitizens vote enough to change U.S. elections
• Mike Lindell Sues Minnesota Election Officials Over Recount 'Bait and Switch'
• Michigan Sheriff Provides Proof of MI Sec of State Whistleblower Claim - Shows How Easily Non-Citizens Can Be Registered To Vote Without Local Clerk's Knowledge
• States sue over new Trump mail ballot rules
• Obama Judge Indira Talwani Forced to Lift Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trump's Mail-In Ballot Safeguards After Supreme Court Rebuke
• Dem Senator Stumbles Into Word Salad After Anderson Cooper Asks Him What's Wrong with Ensuring Voters Are Eligible
• Tech faces its 'Big Tobacco' moment as Meta settles addiction case - Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to make changes to Facebook and Instagram that could change social media forever
• Meta settles federal trial over claims Facebook, Instagram addict children - Deal averts trial where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg could have been called to testify
• Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction
• US says Chinese hackers hit hospitals, NASA, Senate and more
• Exclusive hack of water sector supplier draws FBI scrutiny as Iran-linked cyber concerns grow
• GOP Senator Hawley opens investigation into Flock cameras' surveillance program - The senator defended the investigation, which is part of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on crime and counterterrorism, by pointing to incidents of alleged police misuse of Flock cameras and arrests made based on false positive matches
• Florida Governor Says Public Is 'Right to Be Concerned' About Flock Cameras - Republican Ron DeSantis wants new state laws to restrict use of automated license-plate readers
• Florida police used a fake Flock camera in a sting, then charged a man with three felonies for destroying it - The mayor said she was unaware of the operation and admitted the charges are controversial
• Designer Creates World's Most Hideous Hawaiian Shirt to Hide From AI Surveillance Cameras - "A 'person,' for the machine, is a bundle of visual statistics - and that is exactly its weakness."
• Bill Gates, Alarmed by AI, Wants to Talk Policy With China's Xi
• Bill Gates: AI Era Is Here - and the World Is Not Ready
• Bill Gates was an AI optimist. Now he's scared of what could go wrong. In an essay, the Microsoft co-founder sounds the alarm about artificial intelligence's risks to safety and security, jobs and children's well-being.
• M6.9 solar flare produces Earth-directed CME, G2 geomagnetic storm watch issued for August 28
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Onagawa Cho, Japan
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Volcano Islands, Japan region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Atlantic Ocean
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits nearEnde, Indonesia
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 13,000ft
• Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 10,000ft
• Deadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist
• US Earthquake Monitor Clarifies Nepal "Quake" Was 'Powerful Landslide' - The shaking was initially reported by USGS as a 4.4-magnitude earthquake along the Nepal-China border
• Terrifying video captures people fleeing incoming mudslide at Nepal-China border
• Horror: Apocalyptic Videos Show Massive Flash Floods in Nepal - Wall of Water and Debris Destroys Everything on Its Path - Hundreds Missing, Untold Number Feared Dead
• 'Major casualties' as flash floods create horror mudslide at Tibet-Nepal border
• Experts note an 'astounding coincidence' after Dolly Parton's death - The next Atlantic storm to form will be named Dolly, a name picked decades ago. The name could be used within days of Dolly Parton's death
• Exposed: Biden-Era FEMA Crew Broke Federal Law by Skipping Hurricane-Ravaged Homes Displaying Trump Signs, DHS Watchdog Confirms
• FEMA broke laws by skipping Florida homes with Trump signs after 2024 hurricane: inspector general - During the response, the leader of a FEMA crew told team members to avoid homes with Trump signs due to safety concerns
• Israel braces for 'unprecedented' summer rain, potential flooding this weekend
• Teen planned middle school massacre before making deadly 'last-minute choice' to kill mom: official
• The Girl Scouts of America Now Offers 'Muslim Badges' Which Girls Can Earn by Learning About the 'Pillars of Islam'
• Federal judge quotes Dolly Parton as he strikes down Texas ban on drag shows - "The solution is relatively simple... just don't go" - A federal judge in Texas deemed unconstitutional a 2023 state law restricting drag shows, mentioning the recently deceased country icon Dolly Parton in his ruling
• Pro-trans radicals more likely to support political violence: DHS-commissioned study
• Convicted child rapist, animal sex abuser, and baby killer sue Washington state for more trans 'care' in prison
• White liberal woman says she aborted her baby because of how much she loved him
• Australia records first H5N1 case in a mammal as bird flu outbreak expands - The highly pathogenic virus was found in a long-nosed fur seal in South Australia, officials said
• PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Health Officials Caught Pushing Fake Measles Death Narrative in Lancaster County - Officials Refuse to Cooperate as County Coroner Confirms Zero Deaths From Measles
• GOP legislators raise questions about PA Gov. Shapiro's 'measles-associated' deaths - The coroner, Parsons said, confirmed that an infant who passed away "had measles" but did not "die of measles." "They have zero measles deaths," Parsons said of the coroner's office
• Josh Shapiro moves to give PA health officials sweeping powers for warrantless searches under 'disease control measures'