WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s request to erase Trump ally Steve Bannon’s criminal conviction for refusing to testify before the congressional committee that investigated a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. But it may not be a final decision on the matter.
Month: August 2026
Democratic-controlled states have filed a new challenge to Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year’s midterm elections. The 25 states are suing the U.S. Postal Service, which Trump has tasked with deciding who can and cannot vote by mail. A majority of the Supreme Court justices ruled against the states in a related case two days ago but did not say Trump’s order was legal, and it remains barred from taking effect.
Floods caused by a glacial collapse kill at least 160 people on Nepal-China border, hundreds missing
UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing Wednesday after suddenly sweeping through communities and halting travel in some areas. Experts said a glacial collapse caused the disaster in the warming Himalayan region.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid.
The Miami Heat want to keep Tyler Herro around for a while.
Luis Aviles is home in Key West.
Video obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday shows a man who police say rummaged through a bedroom inside a Hallandale Beach home before a family returned and encountered him.