Day: August 14, 2026

Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in New York federal caseA trial is set to begin next month in Mangione’s state case in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a father of two. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case02:23Get more newsLiveonAug.…

Wildfires have scorched all of Washington state’s national parksNinety-five large, uncontained fires are encroaching on iconic destinations like Mount Rainier National Park in Washington and Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon.Listen to this article00:0000:00The Border 2 Fire blanketed North Cascades National Park in Washington in smoke Friday.North Cascades National Park ServiceAug. 13, 2026, 3:21 PM…

The Constitution at a standstill: From the Politics DeskPlus, the latest from the Iran war at home and at sea.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Article V of the U.S. Constitution, displayed for the public at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., in 2025.Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images fileAug. 13,…

Timing may matter in Mangione’s expected guilty pleaThe defendant in a 2024 killing is expected to make a move in federal court that could affect his state case.Listen to this article00:0000:00Luigi Mangione at a pretrial hearing at New York State Supreme Court on Tuesday.David Dee Delgado / Reuters / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAug. 13, 2026,…

Twitch creators push back against Amazon using their content to train AI A Twitch executive said its parent company chose not to make the program opt-in because “nobody would opt in.”Listen to this article00:0000:00Visitors play video-games on computers during TwitchCon Europe in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in 2024. Levin Den Boer / ANP / AFP via…

Ticks that cause Lyme and other diseases have migrated south. Are doctors ready?New research from the CDC finds that ticks that cause diseases keep marching into new areas.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00New CDC data reveals ticks have migrated south, possibly creating more risks for Lyme disease02:22Get more newsLiveonAug. 13, 2026, 3:06 PM…

A multistate legal battle surrounds a surrogate who fled to Texas to have a baby against the parents’ wishesMcKenna West says she was repeatedly pressured to have an abortion. The biological parents insist they only want what’s best for their child.Listen to this article00:0000:00Aug. 13, 2026, 7:35 PM EDTBy Doha Madani, Emanuella Grinberg and Matt…