Month: August 2026

Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat  The Washington Post Trump Secretly Swapped Planes While Flying Out Of Turkey Over Iran Threat  Forbes Trump hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat – reports  The Guardian Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military…

Trump signs executive order to split up MMR vaccine  Axios Trump signs executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines, falsely linking shots to autism  CNBC Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About Childhood Vaccines After Executive Order  The New York Times Trump signs executive order to break up measles, mumps, rubella vaccine  CIDRAP Trump signs order attempting…

Jackie, the famous California bald eagle, dies after weeks of intensive care  BBC Jackie, beloved Big Bear bald eagle watched by millions, dies  The Desert Sun Big Bear’s famous bald eagle Jackie has died  LAist Beloved Big Bear eagle Jackie dies after prolonged illness, wildlife officials say  ABC7 Los Angeles Donations continue to pour…

Trump demands compensation from Iran as talks on Strait of Hormuz continue  Al Jazeera Iran war live: Trump claims Hormuz Strait open, seeks Iranian compensation  Al Jazeera Iran-U.S. Updates: Trump claims control of Strait of Hormuz, demands compensation from Iran as stalemate deepens  CBS News Trump claims total control of Hormuz, demands Iran…

Oil Prices Climb and Stocks Dip on Stalemate in Iran War  nytimes.com Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands  Reuters Oil Rises Amid Growing Doubts That Strait of Hormuz Can Reopen Soon  WSJ Former Trump Defense Secretary Mark Esper calls Iran’s demands for fully reopening Strait of Hormuz ‘ridiculous’  ABC News…

Netanyahu rejects Trump-backed Gaza plan for Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal  washingtonpost.com Netanyahu calculates upsetting Trump is his least-bad option  CNN Israel Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Plan to Disarm Hamas  nytimes.com Netanyahu says Trump’s new Gaza plan is unacceptable  Reuters Netanyahu rejects Board of Peace’s Gaza plan: No ‘withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed’  Fox News

Trump signals shift to economic pressure on Iran over new military strikes  aljazeera.com Trump to Axios: “We are low-keying it” with Iran  Axios Live Updates: Trump says U.S. only “semi-negotiating” with Iran after Tehran sets demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz  CBS News Iran war live: US ‘semi-negotiating’ with Tehran; Israel rejects Gaza…

Thousands of evacuees can now return home  KXLY.com Containment improves on Spokane area fires, officials update debris clean-up  KXLY.com The week in 30 photos  CNN Washington fire updates: Spokane arson suspect faces 4 more charges as crews gain ground  Yahoo Wildfires in urban areas are more common. That may have helped Spokane  NPR

Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region  AP NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but not enough to open the waterway  Reuters Live updates: Tehran insists on US concessions before opening Strait of Hormuz  CNN Weekend | Iran issues demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz  BBC Iran War Updates: Iran says strait won’t open until the U.S. “corrects”…