Newser Story Index from August, 2026

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West Point Prof Sues, Says He Was Asked to 'Defy Science'
As His House Burned, Cops Say He Stole Fire Rescue Truck
Mountain Rescue Was 'Like Being in a Hallway of Mirrors'
Cops Release Bodycam of 49ers Owner's Prostitution Bust
Callaway Cuts Ties With Brand for 'Worst Ad Known to Man'
House Dems Seek to Block 'Idiotic' Trump Order
Norway Has a New King
Former Mayor Among 4 Dead in Alaska Plane Crash
Europe's Oldest Monarch Dies at 89
ICE Awards $16.7M No-Bid Contract for Shock Gloves
Lindsay Clancy 'Scared' as Jury Deliberates
Judge Sides With Anthropic in Fight Against Pentagon
Carney: We're Still Calling It Lake Ontario
Judge Again Blocks Trump Mail Ballot Order
Documents Suggest RFK. Jr Lied in Confirmation Hearings
Grand Jury: Under DeSantis, $10M for Poor Went to Politics
Fall COVID Vaccines Receive FDA Approval
Stars and Stripes Journalists Sue Pentagon Over Firings
Catastrophic Glacier Collapse Won't Be the Last
Teen Working at Parents' Pizza Shop Is Running for Governor
Players Union Says MLB Wants to 'Turn Back the Clock'
Report on Marine One Issue Mentions Work at White House
Meta Backtracks on Plan to Replace Staff With AI
Couple Accused of Looting Home of Victims Killed in Crash
Contempt Case Against Fauci Appears to Be Stalled
After Objections, Canada Exempts Seafood From Tariffs
Jake Reiner Breaks Silence on Parents' Killings
Tech Stocks Drive Indexes Up
Lawmaker Pulls Welcome Mat After Jelly Roll's Trump Jokes
Karoline Leavitt Says Goodbye to the Press
Two Weeks After Move, Beluga Whale Dies
Helicopter Rescues Climber Stung Over 100 Times by Wasps
Two Controllers Reportedly Left Early Before Fatal Crash
Missing Missouri Deputy AG Found Alive in Wilderness
Report: Patriot Missile Shortage Is 'Beyond Critical' in Europe
Trump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario
New Atlantic Storm Name Is a Timely One
Selena Gomez Pushes to Nix Investor Fraud Suit
65 Americans Among the Missing After Devastating Floods
Thieves Pull Off Lightning- Quick Heist of Ancient Gold
Trump: 'People Thought I Was Kidding' About Lake America
Bodies Turn Up on Vacation Isle, Put Cops Under Microscope
She Was Killed Walking Home. 45 Years Later, a Confession
LeBron James Made a $300M Deal Against Future Earnings
Get Ready for a Sky Show on Thursday Night
Key Points of Meta's Settlement on Teen Scrolling
This Shark Is So Rare, There's Not a Photo of One Living
ICE Agent Freed in Texas After Court Blocks Extradition
King of Queens' Leah Remini Is Heading to Reality TV
France Loosens Rules for Iconic Cheeses
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