President Donald Trump publicly rebuked Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, during an Oval Office event on Monday, August 3, 2026, saying his longtime ally “choked” when the Justice Department reversed course on a high-profile vandalism case involving the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Hours later,...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a blistering attack on CNN's pandemic reporting during a Sunday morning appearance on "State of the Union," telling anchor Dana Bash that she and her network had committed "absolute press malpractice" and were "part of the problem" when COVID-19...

A Texas Republican who shattered glass ceilings during nearly 30 years in Congress passed away Sunday, August 2, at age 83. Kay Granger, who made history as the first GOP woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, succumbed to Alzheimer's disease, according to her son, J.D. Granger. Born Norvell Kay...

The entertainment world mourns the passing of James Joseph Mulgrew, known professionally as Jimmy Cricket, who died, Aug. 3, 2026, following a short illness. The 80-year-old Northern Irish performer was surrounded by family when he passed away that morning, according to a social media announcement from his loved ones. Cricket...

A sprawling 1,200-acre vineyard in France's Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region now sits at the center of two simultaneous crises: one legal, one environmental. Chateau Miraval, the estate where Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were married and which has since become the subject of bitter litigation, narrowly escaped destruction in late...

Character actor Vincent Pastore, whose role as the mobster-turned-FBI informant Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero in HBO’s “The Sopranos” made him a household name, passed away on August 1, 2026. He was 80 years old. Friends and colleagues discovered him at his home on City Island in New York after...

A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan carrying tourists over Peru’s famous desert geoglyphs went down on August 1, 2026, claiming all 13 lives on board and prompting authorities to ground the airline indefinitely. The aircraft operated by Aerodiana took off from Pisco Airport around 1 p.m. local time for a scenic...

UPDATED AUGUST 5, 2026: Spanish authorities are struggling to identify the victims of a massive migrant surge into Ceuta from Morocco that began on July 30, 2026, with the death toll reaching at least 141 by August 5 and still rising as bodies were recovered at sea. Authorities must...