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100-year-old grandmother skydives in California: "If you slow down, life is over"
16 Aug 9:14 pm EDT - CBS News
Ruby McNally is 100 years old, and she is leaping into the next century of life by skydiving, saying, "There's nothing to be scared of." Ashley Sharp has the story..

Hollywood makes dazzling comeback with $5 billion blockbusters this year
16 Aug 9:10 pm EDT - CBS News
The box office has been booming in 2026, with five blockbuster hits making over $1 billion. Mark Strassmann has more details from Los Angeles..

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
16 Aug 6:50 pm EDT - ABC News
President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea after the Republican president said it declined to help denuclearize Iran.

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea after he says it declined to help denuclearize Iran
16 Aug 6:15 pm EDT - ABC News
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea after he says it declined to help denuclearize Iran.

12 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwe's ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 84
16 Aug 3:50 pm EDT - ABC News
Authorities in Zimbabwe continue searching for bodies after an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba last week, killing more than 80 people.



Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea - AP News

Live updates: Jared Kushner meets with regional leaders as multiple conflicts roil the Middle East - CNN

Trump's views can factor into prosecutions, Attorney General Todd Blanche says - axios.com

Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across Hawaii - NPR

Trump says White House needs 'military complex' as courts block his ballroom - The Washington Post

At least 7 dead in historic rainstorms in Indiana as floodwaters begin to recede - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Centcom commander addresses mental health concerns for troops on USS Abraham Lincoln - The Hill

Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. - The New York Times

United States World

Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza - The Guardian

Republican senator denounces Trump's 'crazy, stupid' claims about MMR vaccine safety - The Guardian

Suspect in Virginia State University shooting found hiding in dorm closet - The Guardian

Louisiana man accused of killing wife, propping her body up for multistate drive - Fox News

Long Island street takeover erupts as drivers block road, perform donuts, burnouts: police - Fox News

How Burger King Revamped Its Whopper and Overtook Wendy's - Wall Street Journal

How These Farmers Became the Face of the Data-Center Resistance - Wall Street Journal



Trump says US to scale back military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war - BBC News

Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader to push Gaza peace plan - BBC News

Russia says at least seven killed in largest Ukrainian attack of 2026 - BBC News

Two dead and hundreds evacuated after twin fires break out on Greek island - BBC News

Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum - BBC News

Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high fuel prices - News24

Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead - News24

Son of former Mexican president says US revoked his visa - News24


CBS Business New Scientist

CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism

Majority of Americans not satisfied with U.S. economy, CBS News poll finds

Hormuz chaos highlights risks for other global trade chokepoints

FDA upgrades egg recall linked to salmonella to highest risk level

Can taking weight-loss drugs help you get hired? Yes, if you're a woman.

How to get a refund for Trump tariffs struck down by Supreme Court



Test moderators use AI-generated writing to judge literacy standards

THC in cannabis may reduce nightmares in people with PTSD

Fishers detonate a bomb every hour on one Indonesian coral reef

How bad is the UK drought and how long will it continue'

Monsoon-driven wildfires may have shaped human evolution

Why do people ask so few questions in conversation' 


Real Clear Politics NPR

Bessent Makes the Economic Case for Deportations

Democrats' Pick in Wisconsin Shows a Shift in Priorities

How We Got Fewer and Worse Schools

A Time Capsule of Free-Range Childhood

Michigan Thinks Freshmen Can't Handle Getting Grades

The Truths That Failed Jason Arday

Eric Zemmour and 'The Suicide of France'



Multiple people dead as flooding continues in Indiana

Kushner meets with Hamas on the Gaza road map ahead of talks with Netanyahu

Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dies at 83

A good ' and bad ' week for Italy's art police and museum security

Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across Hawaii

What really happened in Ceuta' Why we may never find out


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