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More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover upThe disappearance of the students after they commandeered several buses on their way to a protest shocked Mexico and the international community, and continues to fuel outrage in Mexico.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Angel Aguirre, governor of the…
Iran’s president says it’s ‘very difficult’ to contact absent Supreme Leader Mojtaba KhameneiKhamenei hasn’t been seen publicly since taking up the role, most notably failing to attend his own father’s public funeral proceedings in Tehran last month.Listen to this article00:0000:00A man holds portraits of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran…
EXCLUSIVEFORSUBSCRIBERSIran war‘Smart guy’: Trump says he stands by Pete Hegseth as defense secretaryIn a phone interview with NBC News, the president shot down speculation that he’s unhappy with Hegseth, saying he is “actually one of my best” officials.Listen to this article00:0000:00There have been grumblings from Trump allies that Pete Hegseth may not be the best…
The ‘machine’ that fixed baseball’s strike zone and helped modernize the gameIn the early 2000s, baseball used QuesTec technology to judge umpires’ strike zones. Players and umpires bashed it, but QuesTec paved the way for today’s Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System.Listen to this article00:0000:00Leila Register / NBC News; Getty ImagesAug. 6, 2026, 1:10 PM EDT…
Sen. Mitch McConnell discharged from rehab center following hospitalization in mid-JuneThe Republican senator said he would continue to work from home and didn’t provide a timeline for his Senate return.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Sen. Mitch McConnell says he’s out of rehab and recovering at home02:53Get more newsLiveonAug. 6, 2026, 2:55 PM EDT…
Flurry of diplomacy as Gulf nations seek Iran deal to reopen the Strait of HormuzThere are few signs that Iran wants to negotiate with any other country than Oman, which sits across the Strait of Hormuz from the Islamic Republic.Listen to this article00:0000:00The sun sets behind the skyline in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.Karim Jaafar /…
The Trump administration has paid $100 billion in tariff refunds. Consumers shouldn’t expect to see much of it.Nintendo, for instance, says customers agreed to tariff-related price increases when they made purchases — and therefore aren’t entitled to refunds.Listen to this article00:0000:00A customer purchases a Nintendo Switch 2 video game console in San Francisco in June…
IRS workers group joins Jan. 6 ‘slush fund’ suit, seeking to block Trump audit carve-outThe National Treasury Employees Union argues career IRS auditors “will be given unlawful directions” to terminate tax audits because of a Trump administration decision.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Todd Blanche with President Donald Trump in the White House briefing…
White House highlights 2020 Arizona voter roll hack in an attempt to back up election integrity claimsNewly released documents don’t show that the hack affected the 2020 elections or the improperly obtained records. Listen to this article00:0000:00Voters cast their ballots in Gilbert, Ariz., on Nov. 3, 2020.Courtney Pedroza / Getty Images fileAug. 6, 2026, 3:53…
Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy saysThe repeated strikes have caused fuel shortages and rattled Russians.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Destruction after Russian forces carried out airstrikes Thursday injuring more than 10 people in Sumy, Ukraine.Ukraine State Emergency Service / Anadolu via Getty ImagesAug. 6, 2026, 4:11 PM EDT /…
