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- NY appeals court voids the nearly $500 million civil fraud penalty against Trumpby Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle on August 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A New York appeals court has thrown out the nearly half-billion dollar judgment against President Donald Trump in the civil fraud case brought by the state’s attorney general.
- James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has diedby CNN on August 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential child psychologist who started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents, founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a campaigner against abortion and gay rights, died on Thursday. He was 89.
- Lower US tariffs on EU autos are on hold for nowby Chris Isidore on August 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The lower tariffs on cars imported from the EU will have to wait, at least for now.
- Sony hikes PlayStation 5 prices in US as tariff uncertainty weighsby CNN on August 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Sony 6758.Twill raise prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles in the United States by around $50 from Thursday, as the Japanese conglomerate navigates a slow recovery in the videogame market while U.S. tariffs threaten to raise costs.
- US woman jailed for 30 years over failed assassination plotby Jack Guy on August 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A US woman has been sentenced to 30 years in a British jail after trying to kill a man in Birmingham, England.
- Kremlin-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones sold in Russiaby Ryan Hogg on August 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Russian government will require the state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones and tablets sold in the country, in a move that could increase surveillance of Russian citizens.
- Trump ramps up rhetoric on Russia-Ukraine conflict as peace talks momentum stallsby Betsy Klein on August 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to offer a rationale for Ukraine to go on offense against Russia, notable rhetoric as the momentum around peace talks has stalled.
- The US undocumented immigrant population reached a record in 2023by Annette Choi on August 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The undocumented immigrant population in the US reached a record 14 million in 2023, a 19% increase from the year before, according to new estimates from the Pew Research Center.
- How to survive rip currents and other drowning hazards, as Hurricane Erin approachesby Forrest Brown on August 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
There are an estimated 300,000 annual drowning deaths worldwide, according to WHO. That comes out to an average of 822 people per day. Here’s how to avoid becoming a statistic.
- The Fed is under full-scale assault. Jerome Powell is facing his toughest battle yetby Bryan Mena on August 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give what could be his most consequential speech yet — just a few days after one of his colleagues was threatened with prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud.
- This hotel has the ‘biggest mattress in the Indian Ocean’by Edward Scott-Clarke on August 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
- Walmart is surging ahead of Target as tariffs take a tollby Nathaniel Meyersohn on August 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Walmart and Target are heading in opposite directions.
- Why this near-centenarian refuses to stop working at the food bank he started three decades agoby Ryan Bergeron on August 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
- At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union saysby CNN on August 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices in the wake of a recent court decision that protected some CDC employees from layoffs but not others.
- Cracker Barrel unveils a controversial logo changeby Jordan Valinsky on August 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Cracker Barrel’s modern makeover doesn’t stop with redoing its restaurants. It’s dropping the barrel and the man from its logo, too.
- Microsoft employee protests over Israel military ties lead to 18 arrestsby Associated Press on August 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military’s use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza.
- Zelensky: Russia launches 500+ drones, 40 missiles in attackby Clare Sebastian on August 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
- The National Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ youth went dead. States are scrambling to helpby CNN on August 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On July 17, callers lost the option for LGBTQ+ youth to access specialized mental health support from the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
- Target’s in a brand identity crisis. It’s not alone.by Allison Morrow on August 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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- 5 things to know for August 21: Hurricane Erin, HHS, Tulsi Gabbard, Texas floods, DCby CNN on August 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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