Newser Story Index from August, 2026

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Lebanon Calls Fatal Airstrikes by Israel a Message to US
Diver on Discovery Off Sicily: 'My Heart Stopped'
Adam Driver Joins MCU, but Maybe Not as the Character You Think
At Least 47 Dead in 7.7 Indonesia Earthquake
Japan PM Skips Controversial Shrine Despite Earlier Pledge
Massive Virgin Mary Statue Towers Over Polish Village
South Korea Wants to Talk to North About Ending War
Iran Dismisses Trump Idea as 'Fanciful Delusion'
Landlord Cleaning Out Apartment Finds Stolen Picasso
Massachusetts Mayor Charged With COVID Loan Fraud
Kelly Osbourne Defends Her Dad
Joe Rogan Slams Trump Family Over Crypto Billions
Whale Sinks Family Sailboat— With Them Aboard
6 Dead, Including Gunman, After Michigan Shooting Spree
Next Up for Mangione: Double Jeopardy Fight
'It Could Have Been Disastrous,' but Controller Saved the Day
Trump Vows to Declare Strait of Hormuz US Territory
Homicides Drop 18% to Lowest Rate Since 1956: FBI
Military Base Schools to Stress Christianity, Western Civilization
Star Cambridge Professor Dies After Plagiarism Accusations
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Kicking Protected Sea Lion
Trump: Lincoln Deployment Isn't 'Nearly Long Enough'
Stocks Slip After Retail Report
Beaches With the Most, Least Crime
Iran's Coast Catches Oil After Reported Ship Strike
Huge Wild Card for Netanyahu: Whether Trump Endorses Him
FDA Inspectors Check Out Taylor Farms Plant in Mexico
Darline Graham Picks Up Another Key Endorsement
Nicole Kidman Secretly Hits Ibiza Raves in Wigs, Glasses
Even Dogs Are Seeking Emergency SCOTUS Action
Three Medieval Kings Escape Wildfires in Spain
Possible Remedy for Excessive Belching: Singing
Op-Ed: History May Be on AOC's Side in 2028
Luigi Mangione: 'I Shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan'
Mont Blanc Climbers Ignore Warnings, Are Refused a Free Rescue
Mangione Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
7th-Graders Tackle Knife-Wielding Classmate
Vance Says Keeping Gas Prices Low Is Top US War Goal
Woman Charged in Vandalism of World War II Memorial
Boxer Dies 11 Years After Devastating Brain Injury
Problem Drinking Declines in the US
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Approve His Ballroom
Retail Sales See Unexpected Drop
Sanders Rejects Criticism After a Loss in Wisconsin
White House Gave Rubio a Meme-Worthy Birthday Gift
Guggenheim Sues to Reclaim Picasso Stolen in 1961
Investors Just Sued Selena Gomez and Her Mom
In Big Shift, US Letting Firms Launch Their Own Cyberattacks
After Tires Blow Out at O'Hare, United Flight Aborts Takeoff
Kidnapped US Missionary Is Freed in Niger
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