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North Korea launches a short-range ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea saysNorth Korea has been focusing on enlarging its nuclear and missile arsenals since leader Kim Jong Un’s high-stakes diplomacy with U.S. President Donald Trump collapsed in 2019.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Aug. 6, 2026, 5:50 AM EDT / Source: The Associated PressBy…
How scrutiny over Ariana Grande’s weight affects people with eating disordersClinicians say they’ve been inundated with calls from people overwhelmed with emotions since the internet lit up over Grande’s appearance.Listen to this article00:0000:00Ariana Grade announced she is stepping back from public life amid “ongoing public scrutiny.”NBC News; Getty ImagesAug. 6, 2026, 6:02 AM EDTBy Jo…
Israel is a key dividing line in Democratic primaries — except in WisconsinFrancesca Hong, a democratic socialist running for governor, is an Israel critic, but has not played up the issue in the way other like-minded candidates around the country have. Listen to this article00:0000:00Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong talks during a primary debate in…
Senators to vote on holding Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for pleading the Fifth during tense hearingFauci declined to answer senators’ questions over 100 times during last week’s hearing, angering Republican lawmakers who have targeted him for years.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times during Senate hearing02:47Get…
Nigerian president hails ‘largest ever’ single-day rescue as 308 abductees freed in country’s northAbductions at schools are common in Nigeria, where militant groups target them to put pressure on the government and extract ransoms.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in Kigali, Rwanda in May.Anadolu via Getty Images / Anadolu via…
South Korea police raid soccer association over appointment of World Cup coachHong Myung-bo’s appointment came under scrutiny after the KFA abandoned a months-long search involving foreign candidates and appointed him following a brief meeting.South Korea former coach Hong Myung-bo in Seoul in 2024.Han Myung-Gu / Getty Images fileAug. 6, 2026, 5:29 AM EDT / Source:…
Graphic: Track U.S., state and county gas pricesGas prices across the country, after peaking in May and declining in June, are rising againUS and Iran Pause Strikes to Give ‘Space’ for Diplomacy01:40Get more newsLiveonApril 8, 2026, 1:52 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 5, 2026, 10:11 AM EDTBy Joe Murphy, Jiachuan Wu and Melinda YaoThe war…
U.S. suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state of Michoacan due to threatMexico supplies approximately 80% of U.S. avocado imports — a product known in the region as “green gold.”Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00The inspections are necessary for avocados to be shipped to the United States and their suspension could disrupt exports.Frazao Studio…
Trump administration has refunded $100 billion in tariffs struck down by Supreme Court, filing showsCritics complain that refunds from the tariffs, which Trump has made a central pillar of his foreign and trade policies, are going to companies rather than American households.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Cargo containers line a ship at the…
Ousted Bangladeshi leader says she will return from exile despite death sentenceFormer Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was convicted on charges of crimes against humanity over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024, said it was her duty to return.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Oli Scraff / Pool/AFP…
