Month: August 2026

Harriet Miers Fast Facts

August 3, 2026 11:55 am CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Harriet Miers, former nominee to the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August 10, 1945 Birth place: Dallas, Texas Birth name: Harriet Ellan Miers Father: Harris Miers, real estate investor Mother: Sally Miers, homemaker Education: Southern Methodist University, B.S., 1967; Southern Methodist

White House to meet with top AI companies ahead of first big regulation push

August 3, 2026 11:51 am CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The White House will meet with representatives from several top AI companies on Tuesday to discuss a new framework for the government to review frontier AI models before they launch, multiple sources familiar with the invitation told CNN. The meeting is a critical step toward broader AI regulation amid

City Council amends kratom ban, Phil Welch stadium upgrades and water facility project approved

August 3, 2026 11:33 am TaMya Bracy

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph City Council voted on a major ordinance that will ban the possession and distribution of several substances in the city.

I-35 shut down due to four-vehicle crash involving semi leaking fuel

August 3, 2026 11:27 am Kiera Timms

KEARNEY, Mo. (KQTV) — The Clay County Sheriff’s Department responded to an injury call during a four-vehicle collision on Interstate 35 at mile marker 21 involving a semi-truck.

City to close parking garage at 6th and Jules streets for ground-level conversion

August 3, 2026 11:24 am Leah Rainwater

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The City of St. Joseph said it will close a second Downtown parking garage next week to begin converting it into a ground-level parking lot.

Jade Carey thought her elite gymnastics career was over. Now she’s back for a last Olympic run

August 3, 2026 11:23 am NBC Olympics

Jade Carey hopes to compete at a third — and final — Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.

Tom Barrett attends a tour of the Southeast Michigan Construction Academy in Madison Heights

This GOP lawmaker has defied Trump 3 times — but the president doesn’t seem to mind

August 3, 2026 11:10 am CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Tom Barrett voted for the third time to limit President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers in late July — attempting to help drive a stinging rebuke of the commander-in-chief that can only pass if members of his own party sign on. But just four days later, Barrett

A general view of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant during a guided tour in Paks

Hungary’s only nuclear plant on brink of shutdown as Europe heat wave threatens energy crisis

August 3, 2026 10:58 am CNN Newsource

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Europe’s brutal heat wave has already sparked record-breaking temperatures, deadly wildfires and mass evacuations. Now a new crisis looms: an energy shortage. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar warned on Monday that the “hardest five days are ahead of us” as the country’s sole nuclear power station teeters on the

Las repercusiones de la avalancha de migrantes en Ceuta demuestran que las posturas extremas y populistas ya son habituales

August 3, 2026 10:54 am CNN Newsource

Por Issy Ronald, CNN La tragedia humana fue innegable: unas 60.000 personas desesperadas se abalanzaron el jueves pasado sobre un espigón para cruzar desde Marruecos hacia el enclave español de Ceuta; algunas se ahogaron y otras quedaron encima de sus compañeros migrantes. El saldo fue de al menos 72 muertos. Aunque el dramático suceso terminó

Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns a shot during the women's singles championship match against Jessica Pegula in Washington

Alexandra Eala becomes the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour title, defeating Jessica Pegula at DC Open

August 3, 2026 10:47 am CNN Newsource

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — While it took an extra day, it was worth the wait for Alexandra Eala. The 21-year-old became the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level title, coming back from a set down to defeat American Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 at the DC Open on Monday.

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