Chinese 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.
World
Syria says Israeli drone struck civilian car near Damascus
Damascus says the wounded man was a defense ministry employee on leave. Israel calls him a militant.
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
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.
Writer sues Taylor Sheridan, says Yellowstone copied her casino pitch
Salkin, who pitched Sovereign Nation to Sheridan's company in 2016, also names Paramount and NBCUniversal and seeks profits from the franchise.
Politics
4 stories · updated 22 AugEducation 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.
Jessica Bowie charged in ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol
Arrested in an FBI sting after five visits to the Capitol, Bowie faces up to 20 years on a material-support charge.
FBI seizes Eric Swalwell's phone and laptop at San Francisco airport
The devices were taken as four women told the FBI they were contacted in a probe of assault claims against Swalwell, who denies wrongdoing.
Three Trump-backed candidates lose primaries in Florida and Wyoming
Cory Mills, Catalina Lauf and Megan Degenfelder all lost Tuesday, and Trump then endorsed Mills's Republican rival for November.
World
2 stories · updated 22 Aug
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.
Belgium's Prince Laurent recognizes son, making car salesman a prince
Prince Laurent formally established paternity of the 26-year-old before a civil registrar in February, six months before the case became public.
Business
6 stories · updated 22 AugAmazon raises Echo Dot price 60% overnight, citing memory costs
The base Echo Dot jumped 60 percent to $79.99, the eero Pro 7 rose $100, and Ring products were left unchanged.
Entertainment
6 stories · updated 22 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.