Month: August 2026

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at a press event at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s ‘Great American Road Trip’ reality show is finally out after months-long delay

August 19, 2026 1:20 pm CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The long-awaited “Great American Road Trip” reality show from the Department of Transportation starring Secretary Sean Duffy and his family has finally premiered after months of delays. The series follows Duffy and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, a co-host of Fox and Friends, and their nine children through

Dr. Heidi Overton is currently the deputy director of the White House’s Domestic Policy Council.

Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA

August 19, 2026 1:17 pm CNN Newsource

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s nominating Dr. Heidi Overton as his next US Food and Drug Administration commissioner, elevating a longtime ally to lead the embattled agency. The decision comes roughly three months after the resignation of Trump’s first FDA commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, who

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Trump says he intends to meet Kim Jong Un this year

August 19, 2026 1:09 pm CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he intends to meet later this year with Kim Jong Un, claiming he gets along well with the North Korean leader. “Yeah, I will,” Trump said when asked whether he planned in-person talks with Kim, with whom Trump claimed to have a great relationship.

MSHP encourages safety as students head back to school

August 19, 2026 1:08 pm Leah Rainwater

MISSOURI (KQTV) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is encouraging safety in all forms for students, parents and motorists as kids head back to school in the coming days.

Bloqueos de vías y violencia en Michoacán se deben a detenciones vinculadas al crimen organizado, dice Sheinbaum

August 19, 2026 12:35 pm CNN Newsource

Por Anabella González, CNN en Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, aseguró este miércoles que los recientes bloqueos de vías, la quema de vehículos y otros hechos de violencia ocurridos en Michoacán, en el oeste del país, son en respuesta a un operativo de detención “de uno o varios” objetivos relevantes, presuntamente vinculados al

Canada was the only country besides China to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s earlier tariffs.

Trump pauses 50% Canada tariffs, says the two sides have a ‘deal’

August 19, 2026 12:33 pm CNN Newsource

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump late Tuesday postponed his threat of a 50% tariff on a wide range of Canadian goods that was set to take effect at midnight and would have affected roughly $20 billion worth of imports. “We’ve come to a deal with Canada,” Trump told reporters Wednesday morning

KQ2 Pigskin Preview: Maryville High School returns to the Hound Pound

August 19, 2026 12:09 pm Jake Walker

MARYVILLE, Mo (KQTV) — After finishing the 2025 season with a 9-3 record, the Maryville Spoofhounds are chomping at the bit to take the gridiron once again.

Trump presenta otro proyecto de construcción y firma una pieza del nuevo helipuerto

August 19, 2026 11:57 am CNN Newsource

Por Betsy Klein, CNN El presidente Donald Trump presentó este miércoles un nuevo proyecto de construcción en la Casa Blanca e invitó de manera improvisada a los periodistas a acompañarlo al Jardín Sur para recorrer la remodelación de la entrada vehicular de la Casa Blanca y los avances de su nuevo helipuerto. Durante el recorrido,

A micrograph shows malignant melanoma. Merck and Moderna said their personalized mRNA vaccine combined with an immunotherapy drug reduced melanoma skin ‌cancer recurrence in a study.

Moderna and Merck say melanoma vaccine succeeded in large trial

August 19, 2026 11:45 am CNN Newsource

By Meg Tirrell, Jamie Gumbrecht, and Reuters (CNN) — A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine combined with the immunotherapy Keytruda succeeded in a late-stage trial for the deadly skin cancer melanoma, its makers said Wednesday, potentially opening up a new way of treating the disease. The study is ongoing, but interim results found that the treatment,

Iran has lost significant control of the Strait of Hormuz

August 19, 2026 11:44 am CNN Newsource

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of the Iran war. Over the past several months, both Iran and the United States have claimed the upper hand – and the competing rhetoric has caused considerable confusion and doubt. At the moment, however,

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