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- ‘It’s definitely terrible’: Carlos Alcaraz’s buzzcut raises eyebrows at the US Openby George Ramsay on August 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
He’s only played one match at this year’s US Open, but Carlos Alcaraz has already created a buzz.
- Shohei Ohtani high-fives heckler after hitting 45th home run of seasonby Julia Andersen on August 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
LA Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani high-fived a heckler after hitting his 45th home run of the season in the 8-2 win against the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
- The hill where the idea of a Palestinian state may dieby Zeena Saifi, Nic Robertson, William Bonnett on August 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Atop a Palestinian village overlooking Jerusalem, Atallah Mazara’a ruminates about his long-held dream. His Bedouin village of Jabal al-Baba sits near the geographical center of the occupied West Bank, balanced between the north and south of what a future Palestinian state would comprise.
- Why pain relief is more than just an ‘outside job’ for medications to treatby Dr. Sanjay Gupta on August 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
When headaches or sore muscles strike us at home, we reach for everyday painkillers. Usually it’s something like ibuprofen, aspirin, or naproxen, all analgesics known in the medical world as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs). The most common non-NSAID pain reliever is acetaminophen, or Tylenol, which isn’t an anti-inflammatory but works well to reduce fever and is typically easier on the stomach. Even before reaching for those over-the-counter meds, we may ice a sore elbow or lower back, or soak in a hot tub to ease achy muscles or joints.
- Feel Free drink: What to know about itby Kristen Rogers on August 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Feel Free, a drink with kratom and kava, is advertised as a wellness supplement, but many people say they are becoming addicted.
- Massive dust wall sweeps through Arizonaby Austin Mabeus on August 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A towering wall of dust, known meteorologically as a haboob, swallowed parts of metro Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility and leaving behind downed trees, wind damage and widespread power outages.
- A wave of active shooter hoaxes at universities brings panic and turmoil to the start of the school yearby Zoe Sottile on August 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A terrifying text message sent students running for cover, barricading themselves in bathrooms and knocking over chairs in the frantic rush to hide from the active shooter reported on their university campuses.
- How Italy created a ‘tennis machine’ and became home to some of the world’s best playersby George Ramsay on August 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Italy has long valued some of the finer things in life – good food, good wine, unparalleled architecture. Now, the country’s cultural smorgasbord includes a new and perhaps surprising offering: tennis.
- Trump is crowing about his tariffs reducing the debt by $4 trillion. But there are some caveatsby Tami Luhby on August 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
President Donald Trump is making sure to share – repeatedly – a recent government analysis that shows his sweeping array of tariffs is expected to reduce the federal debt by $4 trillion over the next decade, more than forecast only a few months ago.
- US Open heightens security in the wake of Midtown mass shootingby Mark Morales on August 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Tennis fans, many with the US Open’s signature Honey Deuces in hand, are making their way to New York City to watch the sport’s biggest stars. The focus will be on Venus Williams’ return, which young star could have a breakout tournament, and if Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner could meet again after epic finals at the French Open and Wimbledon.
- Following LA and DC, Trump wants to send the military to other US cities. Here’s how he can do itby Kaanita Iyer on August 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate his law enforcement efforts in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in cities across the country, with the administration making moves to once again use the US military for its anti-crime agenda.
- Google says China-linked cyber operations targeted Southeast Asia diplomatsby John Liu on August 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Diplomats in Southeast Asia were among global entities targeted by a China-linked cyber espionage group earlier this year, Google has announced, adding the group “likely aligned with the strategic interests” of the Chinese government.
- Trump just took extraordinary action against the Fed. He may not go all the wayby Bryan Mena on August 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
President Donald Trump just fired a top policymaker at the Federal Reserve, but it wasn’t Chair Jerome Powell. That itself shows the president has conceded there’s a limit to his attacks on the world’s most powerful central bank.
- CNN breaks down Israel’s ‘double-tap’ attack on Gaza hospital, killing 20, including five journalistsby Oren Liebermann on August 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
- South Korean heavyweights pledge billions in US investment after Trump-Lee summitby John Liu, Gawon Bae on August 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
South Korea business heavyweights including Korean Air and Hyundai unveiled multibillion deals in the United States on Monday, following the summit between the two countries’ leaders in Washington, DC.
- Record drug haul seized by US Coast Guard was enough to ‘fatally overdose the entire population’ of Florida, official saysby Brad Lendon on August 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs in Florida that, if it had made it to the streets, could yield 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said.
- Thousands more documents connected to Uvalde school massacre to be released after CNN highlighted problemsby Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew Friedman, Rachel Clarke on August 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Thousands more emails related to the 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, are to be released after a lawyer said a mistake had been made in withholding them.
- Southwest Airlines’ new policy will affect plus-size travelers. Here’s howby Associated Press on August 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making.
- Furniture, architecture, fashion: AI is changing how our world is designedby Oscar Holland, Leah Dolan on August 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Three prominent early adopters of AI-driven design, Philippe Starck, Norma Kamali and Tim Fu, discuss how the technology is transforming their practices.
- Australia expels Iranian ambassador after spy agency finds Iran directed antisemitic attacks on its soilby Hilary Whiteman on August 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.