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11-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot in Houston After 'Ding Dong Ditch' Doorbell-Ringing Prank
An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said Sunday. The boy had been ringing doorbells as a prank late Saturday evening, the Houston Police Department said in a statement.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:57:16 EDTDespite Criticism Over Firings, WH Says Trump Committed to Implementing Agenda
President Donald Trump has started to dismiss some of his own picks in moves that critics say show the chaos in his administration but which the White House says reflects the president's devotion to implementing the agenda he was elected to carry out.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:43:37 EDTSheriff's Office: Man Found Dead at Annual Burning Man Festival in Nevada
A man found dead in a pool of blood is being investigated as a homicide at the annual Burning Man art and music festival in the northwestern Nevada desert, authorities say. Authorities were alerted about the man Saturday...
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:35:19 EDTTrump Faces Hurdle in GOP to Ban Mail-In Ballots
President Donald Trump has indicated that he could act unilaterally to abolish mail-in balloting through an executive order ahead of next year's midterms, but he could face opposition to such a move within his own party.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:08:39 EDTZelenskyy: Arrest Made in Former Speaker's Murder
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said a suspect has been arrested in the murder of Andriy Parubiy, the former speaker of Parliament, a crime that shook the war-torn country. "The suspect has given an initial testimony," Zelenskyy said.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:33:51 EDTMark Knoller, Veteran CBS WH Reporter, Dies at 73
Mark Knoller, a longtime White House correspondent for CBS News, has died, according to the network. He was 73. A cause of death was not disclosed, but he reportedly suffered from diabetes and was in poor health.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:22:29 EDTCharles Bierbauer, Longtime CNN Correspondent, Dies at 83
Charles Bierbauer, a former CNN White House correspondent and past president of the White House Correspondents Association who later became dean of the University of South Carolina's journalism program, died Friday at his home in North Carolina. He was 83.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 17:26:17 EDTJudge Blocks Sending Children Back to Guatemala
A federal judge ordered an emergency stop to a Trump administration plan to send more than 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after immigrant advocacy groups sued, Politico reported Sunday.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:53:46 EDTPirro After Sandwich Case's no Felony: Crime 'Normalized' in D.C.
A Washington, D.C., grand jury disproved the legal mantra "you can indict a ham sandwich," rejecting the Justice Department's attempt to prosecute a Subway sandwich assault on a federal immigration officer.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:25:08 EDTRudy Giuliani Injured in New Hampshire Car Crash
Rudy Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebrae and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire, a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor said Sunday. Giuliani's vehicle was struck from behind...
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:07:21 EDTWSJ: China's AI Bet Practical; US Chasing Superintelligence
As Silicon Valley pours billions into the race for artificial general intelligence, Beijing is charting a different course, focusing instead on practical, low-cost AI tools that can be deployed across industries and daily life, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 14:51:31 EDTComer: Testimony Suggests Biden Not Fully in Command
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Sunday that testimony from White House aides and other witnesses raises concerns about whether former President Joe Biden was fully in command at the end of his presidency.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 14:39:21 EDTSen. Blackburn: Trump Policies Making Cities, Border Safer
President Donald Trump's crime and border security policies have made communities safer and won support from both citizens and law enforcement, Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Sunday. "The numbers don't lie," the Tennessee Republican said.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 14:01:22 EDTNoem: Pritzker Puts 'Ego' Over Safety in Obstructing Trump
Illinois Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker, allowing his "ego" to govern, is leading a leftist crusade against President Donald Trump's law-and-order crackdown, with deleterious results, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:50:52 EDTPutin and Modi in China for Summit Hosted by Xi
President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is being...
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:49:55 EDTNoem: Red States' Cities Also to See Reinforcements
President Donald Trump's crackdown on law and order will not be limited to Democratic-led cities and states, as red states will be getting federal reinforcements, too, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:32:48 EDTWarren Buffett Celebrates 95th Birthday
Warren Buffett, the man who became known as the "Oracle of Omaha" and built Berkshire Hathaway into a $1 trillion empire, turned 95 Saturday — and for the first time in six decades, he is preparing to step back from the company that defined his life.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:22:45 EDTEmmer: State Red Flag Law Failed in Minneapolis Church Attack
Minnesota's laws should have prevented the man accused of fatally shooting two children and injuring more than a dozen others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis from obtaining a firearm, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said Sunday.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:36:52 EDTSen. Lankford: Fighting Trump's Tariffs Is 'Destabilizing'
All the legal wrangling over President Donald Trump's tariffs is effectively a self-fulfilling prophecy for anti-Trump obstructionist forces, according to Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:19:59 EDTUS Education Declines Could Empower China
The U.S. faces a worsening education crisis that experts warn could erode its economy, weaken national security, and hand China a decisive advantage in global competition. National test scores show steep declines in literacy and numeracy since the mid-2010s.
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