Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Aug 21-24 So many events, so little time. GET SAUCED with Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows & the Weekend Warmup! Libby Denkmann
Hamas has one top strategy: End the war and survive Hamas has endorsed a new proposal for a ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza, as it faces pressure from Arab countries and seeks to ensure its own survival. Abu Bakr Bashir
Texas and California near new partisan voting maps in a battle prompted by Trump California and Texas, the country's two most populous states, are getting closer to redrawing their congressional districts in a political fight sparked by President Trump. Andrew Schneider
Artificial light has essentially lengthened birds' day Millions of audio recordings of hundreds of bird species have revealed that artificial light is making the birds wake up earlier and go to bed later. Nell Greenfieldboyce
With Fed under pressure, Jerome Powell prepares for a high-stakes speech The Fed chair will speak Friday at an annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The speech comes as the central bank is under mounting pressure from the White House to lower interest rates. Scott Horsley
An appeals court throws out a massive civil fraud penalty against President Trump Trump, in a social media post, claimed "total victory" after the ruling, which spares him from a potential half-billion-dollar fine for decades of exaggerating his wealth. The Associated Press
Walmart says tariff costs are rising 'each week' and will continue The world's largest retailer — like many others — has been absorbing most of the increased costs, but raising prices of some goods. Alina Selyukh
How cash cut infant mortality in half in rural Kenya In low-income countries, medical interventions like antimalarial drugs or vaccines can lower the mortality rate. But new research suggests there’s another powerful, but simple tool.
Immigrant-run farms in Maine continue despite USDA program cut The United States Department of Agriculture once helped disadvantaged farmers earn a fair wage growing healthy food and distribute it to underserved communities.
'I regret that I didn't fight harder,' former labor secretary Robert Reich says Reich served under President Clinton from 1993 to 1997. He opens his new memoir, Coming Up Short, with an apology on behalf of the Baby Boom generation for failing to build a more just society. Tonya Mosley