Trump says Canada wants state benefits after trade talks collapse
The 1 a.m. post landed after negotiators walked out in Washington, with Ottawa set to retaliate dollar for dollar on Sept. 8.
World
Iran state TV airs $10 million bounty on Barron Trump
The IRGC-linked segment maps his campus and gaming accounts; the bounty claim remains unverified.
The Numbers
AllOfficial series, each dated to the observation it comes from.
Inflation3.3%
Unemployment4.1%
30-year mortgage6.65%
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Former West Brom midfielder Quévin Castro dies at 25 after collapse
The midfielder went down early in a preseason match against Estrela da Amadora; the cause of the collapse has not been disclosed.
Anti-Muslim posts targeting El-Sayed rose twentyfold after primary win
A Washington Post analysis of thousands of posts found religion overtook socialism as the dominant conservative topic about El-Sayed by mid-August.
Politics
4 stories · updated 23 AugTwo Big Rigs Collide on 210 Freeway, Shutting Lanes 12 Hours
One of the semis caught fire and a Mercedes was trapped beneath its trailer, forcing westbound traffic onto the Glendale Freeway into Thursday.
Boy, 15, Arrested in Shooting That Killed Teen at Bakersfield Game
The season-opening game between Independence and Centennial was canceled after roughly seven or eight shots sent hundreds of fans fleeing the stadium.
Judge voids Rubio visa freeze for 75 countries
The nationwide order restores case-by-case review for hundreds of thousands of family and job applicants frozen since January.
Education Department moves to revoke ABA authority over 200 law schools
The recommendation heads to a bipartisan panel in September, with a final decision months away that could disrupt aid for 13 free-standing law schools.
World
2 stories · updated 23 Aug
Syria says Israeli drone struck civilian car near Damascus
Israel called the man a militant preparing an attack; Syria's foreign ministry said its drone hit a civilian on a public road near Beit Jinn.
US invokes 1930 law to impose 50% tariffs on Canada
The duties cover hockey sticks, plywood and liquor but exempt energy and potash; Ottawa will impose matching counter-tariffs.
Business
6 stories · updated 23 AugChinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100-meter record at Beijing games
At the second World Humanoid Robot Games, a Tiangong Ultra robot ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, below Usain Bolt's 9.58-second mark.
Entertainment
6 stories · updated 24 Aug
Health
3 stories · updated 22 AugHalf of prostate focal therapy falls outside guidelines, study finds
Only 1.3% of the men studied received focal therapy, but among them roughly half had low- or high-risk cancer outside the intermediate-risk group.
US cyclosporiasis cases reach 15,716, over 13 times last year's total
Most illnesses trace to recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce, and the CDC last year dropped the program that tracked Cyclospora.
FDA approves the first mRNA flu shot after refusing to review it
The FDA approved the first influenza vaccine made with mRNA, months after refusing to review the application. Clearance for adults over 65 is conditional on a further study.