8.12.25
CNN.com—Trump seizes federal control over DC, deploying the National Guard and taking over the DC police based on a lie about uncontrolled crime. When are his supporters going to realize that he's un-American, anti-Constitution, and an authoritarian fascist?
ABCnews.com—Gunman fires hundreds of rounds at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta while also murdering a first responder cop
BBC News—China and the US extend temporary trade agreement by another 90 days
NBC News—Ford spending billions to produce low-cost EV trucks
USA Today—Walmart to pay $5.6 million as part of settlement for overcharging customers
CBS News—Taylor Swift announces her 12th studio album

8.13.25
ABCnews.com—In what will come as a surprise to no one who has been paying attention, Trump announces that he will seek long-term federal control over DC, which is of course a prelude to him attempting to illegally take over other major cities using military resources
CNN.com—YouTube to start using AI to guess your age for restricted content, and if it's wrong, it will require you to provide some sort of biometric data for verification. I don't use YouTube much, but I won't use it at all if it starts thinking I'm not an adult.
CBS News—New York AG suing Zelle, saying it lacks appropriate fraud prevention safeguards that have cost consumers over $1 billion
NBC News—The Treasury Department reports that the US national debt has surpassed $37 trillion
USA Today—Rabid fox bites two people on the same day in NC
BBC News—UFC says Trump has given them permission to host a fight at the White House next year

8.14.25
ABCnews.com—Gavin Newsome announces that California will move ahead with its own redistricting plan to counter Texas' attempt to eliminate five Democratic Congressional seats
BBC News—US appeals court gives Trump go-ahead to cease Congressionally-approved foreign aid spending
CNN.com—Trump administration considering using federal funds to buy a stake in Intel
NBC News—Louisiana AG sues Roblox, claiming it is a haven for pedophiles. No, dear, that's the White House you're thinking of.
USA Today—Court allows former coach Brian Flores discrimination suit against the NFL to move forward
CBS News—Tropical Storm Erin likely to become the season's first hurricane by the end of this week

8.19.25
USA Today—NC declares a state of emergency over deadly surf conditions due to Hurricane Erin
BBC News—Newsmax settles defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $67 million
ABCnews.com—Minnesota sues TikTok over deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud for its addictive algorithm
CNN.com—MSNBC is getting a new name—MS NOW—as part of its corporate split from NBC News
USA Today—Court allows former coach Brian Flores discrimination suit against the NFL to move forward
NBC News—Webb telescope discovers new tiny moon orbiting Uranus

8.20.25
ABCnews.com—Texas House passes new heavily gerrymandered voting maps that could give Republicans an additional five Congressional seats currently held by Democrats. This is illegal as anything, but with our current Supreme Court blessing any and all power grabs by the GOP, it's likely to stand.
CNN.com—French influencer dies while livestreaming an extreme stunt
CBS News—Judge declines to unseal grand jury testimony in Epstein case, telling the DOJ that they should instead release the entirity of the Epstein files to the public
USA Today—Massive undersea volcano off the west coast showing signs that it could erupt soon
NBC News—Trump has enagaged in illegal and unethical active bond trading to the tune of $100 million since taking office in January, but who's going to do anything about it?
BBC News—Target appoints new CEO who will attempt to revive sales and lead a turnaround of the big box retail chain

8.21.25
CNN.com—Federal court rules that Alina Habba, Trump's former personal attornery who was installed as acting US Attorney for New Jersey, was appointed improperly and is not legally allowed to perform that role
ABCnews.com—Appeals court rules that Trump is still guilty of fraud but cancels his punitive $450 million in fines as "excessive"
CBS News—Conservatives freak out over Cracker Barrel logo tweak, causing the restaurant chain's stock to lose $100 million in value in a single day
NBC News—Sony announces price hikes for PS5 in the US due to Trump's tariffs
USA Today—Lil Nas X arrested and hospitalized after possible overdose
BBC News—Denmark's postal service ending letter deliveries

8.26.25
BBC News—Governor at the Federal Reserve sues Trump after he illegally tries to remove her
CNN.com—Parents of 16 year old sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT encouraged him to commit suicide
CBS News—Cracker Barrel to return to its original logo after snowflake MAGA crybabies can't handle a little change
NBC News—Israel seems to be intentionally targeting first responders by sending in a second wave of bombs minutes after a first wave in its campaign against Gaza
USA Today—Marvel could be scaling back operations in Georgia and moving more filming overseas after a decade of filming primarily in and around Atlanta
ABCnews.com—Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce that they are officially engaged. Just in time for the new football season and her new album release cycle! What a coincidence!

8.27.25
ABCnews.com—Two children killed and multiple others wounded after shooter opens fire on Catholic school before killing himself
BBC News—FEMA suspends several staff members who publicly criticized Trump's cuts to the agency
CNN.com—Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida to be shut down after judge's order
CBS News—Recently-confirmed head of the CDC refuses to step down after RFK Jr. tries to fire her, arguing that only the president has the power to remove her
NBC News—FDA approves new Covid shots, but with many more restrictions on who is eligible to receive them
USA Today—Kroger laying off nearly 1000 corporate employees

8.28.25
NBC News—Border patrol agents arrest two firefighters for being in the country illegally while they were on-site fighting a major wildfire in Washington
ABCnews.com—Ukraine's drone attacks on Russian oil refineries is limiting availability of gasoline in some parts of Russia
CNN.com—The AJC will stop issuing printed versions of the newspaper at the end of this year
CBS News—World's first commercial carbon storage facility begins operations in Norway
BBC News—Dallas Cowboys trade defensive star Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers
USA Today—Sting sued by former Police bandmates over royalties for the song "Every Breath You Take"