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An eight-hour hearing on environmentalists' concerns over the Florida migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" ended Wednesday with more questions than answers about who runs the controversial facility.While government attorneys originally planned to call multiple state and federal officials to testify about the construction and operation of "Alligator Alcatraz," the judge overseeing the case was only able to hear from five witnesses called by the environmental groups that filed the lawsuit.

Critics of 'Alligator Alcatraz' argue it should be shuttered due to environmental concerns

Director James Cameron says his film about Hiroshima and Nagasaki is ‘a sacred duty’Film director James Cameron tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour he is adapting the book, “Ghosts of Hiroshima” by Charles Pellegrino into a film that he “has to make” partly because of a pledge he made to Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

Director James Cameron says his film about Hiroshima and Nagasaki is ‘a sacred duty’

Home plate umpire Jen Pawol calls a strike during spring training between the Miami Marlins and Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Fla., last year Jeff Roberson / AP fileJen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.

MLB is calling up its first female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Saturday's Marlins-Braves game

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit plunged 37% in the April-June quarter, the company said Thursday, cutting its full year earnings forecasts largely because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.The Japanese automaker said it based its report on the assumption that Trump’s tariffs on exports from Japan, including autos, would be 12.5% starting this month.

Toyota reports a 37% drop in profit, cuts its forecast due to Trump’s tariffs

The Perseid meteor shower ‒ one of the best of the year, according to NASA ‒ treats stargazers to plentiful bright meteors streaking swiftly through the atmosphere and colorful exploding fireballs. But the celestial event will be competing with the moon this year.A waning gibbous moon will compromise this shower in the period of maximum activity, according to the American Meteor Shower Society.

The Perseid meteor shower is peaking soon: See where, when you can get the best view

A man seemingly drowned in a water tank while doing TikTok liveA TikTok video is going viral on social media, in which a man entered a water tank headfirst for a challenge. As he entered the tank on TikTok live, he quickly started thrashing around and eventually stopped moving.

Is the TikTok water tank challenge tragedy video real or fake? Viral claim debunked

Bryan Kohberger became a possible suspect because of the similarities between this thwarted attack and the murders of four University of Idaho students 10 miles awayNEED TO KNOWOn Oct. 10, 2021, a female college student at Washington State University reported that a man in a ski mask and armed with a knife broke into her home and then entered her bedroom

Police Investigated Bryan Kohberger After Masked Man With Knife Broke Into Home of 4 Sorority Girls

The current average refinance rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate home loan is 6.68%, according to data from the popular real estate marketplace Zillow. If you’re a homeowner hoping to refinance your mortgage for a lower rate or perhaps to tap home equity, read on to see average refi interest rates for a variety of loan types and terms.

Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 7, 2025

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The United States and South Korea will kick off a major joint military exercise this month, both countries announced Thursday, with a focus on deterring North Korea's growing threats amid unrequited diplomatic outreach from Seoul.The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise will take place Aug. 18-28 and will incorporate "realistic threats, including lessons learned from recent conflicts ... to further strengthen the Alliance's readiness and capabilities through combined, joint, all-domain operations," the militaries said in a joint statement.

U.S., South Korea to start large-scale joint military drills Aug. 18

Teenager Victoria Mboko will face Naomi Osaka in the final of the Canadian Open after defying the odds to upset former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.The 18-year-old Canadian, ranked 85th in the world, lost the first set and saved a match point in the second before going on to seal a 1-6 7-5 7-6 (7-4) victory in Montreal.

Mboko sets up Osaka final after stunning comeback

The pianist, composer and bandleader was the first Latino to win a Grammy and would win seven more over a career that spanned nearly 40 albumsEddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died aged 88.

Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies aged 88

Beloved '80s Star Hospitalized, Admits to 'Screaming' in Pain originally appeared on Parade.Christina Applegate is opening up about being in the hospital after experiencing pain on the way home from vacation. The Married With Children star shared her ordeal on her Messy podcast with Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

Beloved '80s Star Hospitalized, Admits to 'Screaming' in Pain

Authorities were shocked earlier this week when multiple complaints from alarmed neighbors led them to search a camper trailer in Pierce County, Washington State.Pierce County Animal Control officers and sheriff's deputies responded after receiving several complaints from nearby residents, but when they arrived to search the trailer with a warrant, they weren't prepared for what was inside.

Neighbor Complaints Lead Cops to Trailer, Not Prepared for What They Find

"The Late Show" host doesn't think the public will buy this one.“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said President Donald Trump and his allies are reportedly looking at a very unusual way of trying to clear his name from links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

'Shady As A Cave': Stephen Colbert Calls BS On Trump's Latest Epstein Defense

"He was almost Hyundai," Pratt joked about his young son FordNEED TO KNOWDuring a Monday, Aug. 4, appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Chris Pratt addressed how he and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt came up with the name of their youngest child, Ford

Chris Pratt Shares New Details About His Baby Son's Unique Name and Reveals Who Came Up with It

Some people are masters at twisting words to get their way. They drop certain phrases into conversations that seem harmless at first, but they’re meant to control, guilt-trip, or confuse you. Smart people recognize these traps quickly and refuse to fall for them.

15 Manipulative Phrases Smart People Never Fall For

A West Virginia mom couldn't cope at the state she found her toddler in during the middle of the night.Ashtyn Noelle (@ashtynnoelle19) posted a gallery of images on TikTok revealing the aftermath of what happened when her daughter mistook beard dye for lotion and helped herself overnight.

Mom Wakes To Find Toddler Used Her 'Lotion' Overnight—Can't Cope With Scene

A 4-year-old boy who was killed more than 50 years ago has finally been identified thanks to genetic genealogy -- but mysteries surrounding his murder, and what happened to his baby brother, remain.On June 13, 1972, the little boy's body was found under a bridge in Lorton, Virginia, according to Fairfax County police.

A 4-year-old boy killed in 1972 finally has been identified. But what happened to his baby brother is still a mystery.

You’ve seen reports about the unpopularity of the Democratic Party these days — stories with headlines like “Democrats Get Lowest Rating From Voters in 35 Years.” It’s true: Large numbers of voters disapprove of the party and, even though they don’t love Republicans either, trust the GOP more to handle many basic issues.

York: On Democratic protests in Texas, Nebraska

"Because of a single moment of regret — that raw sense of pain and oozing remorse — I decided I would never allow myself to live another minute like that ever again."My truest taste of regret happened when I was just 16. I was a junior in high school and feeling fully overwhelmed by things I had no control over.

A Single Moment In High School Tore My Life Apart. 1 Regret Has Followed Me Ever Since.

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Donald Trump proclaimed “great progress” toward ending the Ukraine war after announcing plans to meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin.But is Putin, to quote the US president in a previous, and rare, moment of lucidity on Russian relations, merely “tapping (him) along” again?

Trump may be forging progress in Ukraine or walking into Putin’s trap

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic leader Gene Wu needed a means to project his voice — and viewpoints — to a national audience. So he tapped his campaign account to buy a microphone for news conferences.

Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

A man suspected of shooting and wounding five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia has been identified as a noncommissioned officer who recently got into trouble with the law.Officials at the U.S. Army post said the suspected shooter, identified as Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, worked at the base as an automated logistics noncommissioned officer with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

Who is Quornelius Radford? What we know about the Fort Stewart shooting suspect

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs were finally set to take effect on Thursday, slapping levies on dozens of countries and risking price increases for a host of everyday goods.Tariffs between 10% and 41% were applied to nearly 70 countries, significantly expanding the reach of Trump’s confrontational trade policy.

Trump's sweeping new tariffs set to take effect

Pawol will be on the diamond during the Marlins and Braves' regular season games on Saturday and SundayNEED TO KNOWJen Pawol will make history as the first female umpire in MLB when she works this weekend's regular season games between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta BravesPawol, 48, is from New Jersey

Jen Pawol to Make Baseball History as MLB’s First Female Umpire

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s decision to cancel $500 million worth of federal contracts for developing mRNA vaccines swiftly drew condemnation, including from a former Trump surgeon general.“I’ve tried to be objective & non-alarmist in response to current HHS actions – but quite frankly this move is going to cost lives,” said Jerome Adams, who served as U.S. surgeon general during President Donald Trump‘s first term in office.

Trump's first surgeon general blasts RFK Jr. for canceling mRNA vaccine contracts: 'It’s dangerous'

Jeanine Pirro says DC youth need consequences, not coddling, for violent crimesJudge Jeanine proposes lowering age of responsibility to 14 after DC man ‘beaten to a pulp’ by young ‘punks’WARNING: Graphic content—Judge Jeanine Pirro, the newly confirmed U.S. attorney for D.C., assesses the criminality of the brutal beating of a former Department of Government Efficiency employee on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

DC US attorney says ‘enough is enough’ as youth crime puts spotlight on nation’s capital

The dealership is located in Belgium, where an Alfa Romeo 156 GTA still sits on the dusty showroom floorAn Alfa Romeo dealership in Belgium shut down following the tragic death of its owner.More than a dozen vehicles remain parked in and around the dust-covered showroom.YouTuber The Bearded Explorer filmed a walkthrough and shared the story online.

A Family Tragedy Froze Alfa Romeo Dealership In Time And The Cars Remain Untouched

US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that more punishment was coming for countries buying Russian energy products after slapping a 25% tariff on India that is supposed to go into effect Thursday.“You’re going to see a lot more. So this is a taste,” he said in the Oval Office.

Trump vows more secondary sanctions for Russia oil buyers are coming, including potentially on China

Reuters —Two Chinese nationals in California were arrested and charged with illegally shipping tens of millions of dollars’ worth of AI chips to China, including Nvidia (NVDA) H100s, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday.Chuan Geng, 28, of Pasadena, and Shiwei Yang, 28, of El Monte, exported the advanced Nvidia chips and other technology to China from October 2022 through July 2025 without the required licenses from the US Commerce Department, the Justice Department said, citing an affidavit filed with the complaint.