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.

Vital Lake Mead Drops to Record Low Level
US Unexpectedly Lost Jobs in July
Family: Former Marine Jailed in Russia Is in 'Dissociative Stupor'
Trump Declines to Back Thune, Diagnoses Midterm Problem
Murkowski Puts Blanche Confirmation in Jeopardy
Carney Turns Trump's 'Nasty' Jab Around
Spokane Arson Suspect Said He Planned Wildfire for Weeks
Judge Dismisses Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case
90K Rubber Ducks Poured Into Chicago River
El-Sayed Hits Back at Trump
Trial Takes Unscheduled Break as Lindsay Clancy Sobs
Child Driving Car Critically Injures Pedestrian: Police
Police Checking on Family Find Bodies Buried in Yard
Minnie Driver Says She's Lucky to Have Survived Car Crash
Max Miller Pours His Own $1M Into Race, Defies Calls to Quit
Tennessee Voters Oust Trump-Backed Congressman
New Mexico Court Orders Meta to Pay $567M, Make Changes
IRS Union Joins Opposition to Tax Audit Immunity for Trump
AI Invents Bacterial Viruses, Hitting a Biosecurity Gap
CBO: Trump's 'Golden Fleet' Will Cost Billions More, Take Years
Judge Approves $106M Deal in 2019 Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
Now Both Ohio Senators Want Miller to Go
Trump Moves Against Birthright Citizenship
Intense Dust Storms Hit Phoenix
Cops: Teens Were Hired via App to Shoot at US Consulate
US Pays Energy Giant $1.2B to Drop Wind Projects
Honeywell Aerospace Dives More Than 23%
Mitch McConnell Is Going Home
Trump Blasts 'Treasonous' Report on Rift With Hegseth
NYC Doctor Sentenced for Defacing Japanese Shrines
Fan Sues for $10M Over Errant Bat at Yankee Stadium
Romania Sinks Barges to Buy Time for Nuclear Plant
Man Admits He Accidentally Started Wildfire: 'I'm So Sorry'
Woman Who Killed Husband Pleads Guilty to Killing Wife
Tired Mom Nods Off on Air, Gets Support, Not Scorn
Puerto Rico Is Rationing Water in Major Cities
El Nino May Help Spread Rabies Among Seals
Florida Man Accused of Cutting Off Diver's Air Supply
Cops: Mother, Grandmother Carefully Planned Kids' Deaths
FCC Votes 2-1 to Ditch Cap on TV Station Ownership
4th 'Rabbit Fever' Case Detected on Long Island
Watchdog: DOGE Massively Overstated Savings Claims
Miss NC Loses Her Crown Over Alleged Racist Posts
Meta Says One of Its AI Models Also Went Rogue
TikTok Star Dies of Rare Cancer at 26
Want to Stall Dementia? 3 Factors in Midlife Could Help
Tucker Carlson Unveils Agenda of MAGA Exiles
Nigeria: We Just Conducted 'Largest Rescue Operation Ever'
Michael Burry: This Feels a Lot Like the 1987 Crash
Ex-PM Vows Return to Country That Wants to Execute Her
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