Newser Story Index from August, 2026

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

Darline Graham Faces First Political Test on Tuesday
University of Michigan Drops Grades for Freshmen
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Returns to US Skies
Zelensky: Russia Is Sunk Without North Korea
Bay Area Radio Legend Is Laid Off, Goes Down Swinging
Max Miller's Ohio Seat Is Now a Toss-Up
A Polarizing Progressive Faces a Big Test in Wisconsin
Leo DiCaprio's Latest Project: Tiny Frog in Way of a Power Line
Syria Sentences Assad to Death
Former Air Force Secretary: I'm Suing Over Security Clearance
Rookie Gives Away Teammate's Ball After First MLB Save
Brad Pitt: After 7 Years Sober, I'm Drinking Again
OpenAI Took Awhile to Realize AI Models Went Rogue
Hegseth Pushes $1.5T Defense Budget at Base Renaming Event
Wall Street Giants Join Nvidia in $500B AI Infrastructure Push
Details Emerge in Deadly NYC Boat Ride
Bomb Threat at US Consulate Leads to Evacuations in Halifax
Trump Boarded Air Force One for Cameras, Then Slipped Off
California Bald Eagle Watched on Livestream for Years Dies
Judge Blocks Mamdani Tax on Second Homes
At 3am, Eddie Vedder Honors Friend by Busking in Dublin
Another Hanging Unnerves Mississippi
Jon Hamm to Become a First-Time Dad at 55
Trump Signs Order on Childhood Vaccines
Project 2025 Author Picked to Be Interior's Watchdog
Chinese Take Loss of AI Companions Hard
Trump Concedes Contractor Error on Reflecting Pool
MarineMax Leaps 46.1% After Announcing Deal
Blanche Sworn in as AG After Narrow Senate Vote
Ex-OnlyFans Model Gets 6 Years for Killing Boyfriend
July Was Hottest Month Ever in Lower 48 States
Trump Demands Compensation From Iran
US Emergency Oil Reserve Sinks Below 300M Barrels
Zuckerberg Lays Out His Vision for AI
Count Binface: 'I'm the Only Fresh Thing on the Menu'
Weeks After Family Shooting, NFL's Bieniemy Returns
Researchers Want You to Start Smiling at Dogs
Truth Social Is Losing Users Fast
She Was Swimming With Friends When Alligator Attacked
Would-Be Burglar Charged at Home of Kim Kardashian
RFK Jr. Targets 'Secret' Food Safety Loophole
Colombia Begins Digging Out After Powerful Earthquake
One Key Jobs Metric Grows 'More Concerning'
London Cops Seize $10M in Supercars Over Weekend
Grim Discovery Wasn't So Grim After All
$581M Project Forced to Reroute Around Dobby's Grave
Husband of Missing American: She Likely Drowned in Grenada
As El Nino Builds, Oceans Hit Hottest July on Record
Taylor Farms Recalls Jalapeno Products
Science-Focused PAC Pushes Mark Kelly for 2028
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