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Takaichi skips controversial shrine visit on 81st anniversary of country’s World War II surrender
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided visiting Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine on the 81st anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, though defense and other officials visited the controversial memorial site that honors convicted war criminals.
A temple stampede and a hotel fire in eastern India kill 14 and injure several
A stampede at a Hindu temple in Bihar killed seven people and injured more than a dozen, while a hotel fire in West Bengal killed at least seven more during religious observances in eastern India.
Premium bonds: more chance of win as NS&I ups prize fund rate again
National Savings and Investments is increasing premium bond prize fund rates to 4.35% annually from September, improving winning odds to 21,000-1 and adding over 308,000 more prizes to monthly draws.
Year of after-school care now costs £2,800 a child in parts of UK
Annual after-school childcare costs for primary schoolchildren in England have risen 42% over the past decade, now exceeding £2,800 per child annually in some UK regions.
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How Trump’s cuts are reshaping America’s health system
Republican-led cuts to Medicaid funding and insurance subsidies are forcing rural health systems, particularly in Maine, to reshape operations through service consolidations, closures, and increased telehealth adoption.
Third time the charm? Democrat Christina Bohannan tries again in pivotal US House race in Iowa
Democrat Christina Bohannan pursues a third bid for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District seat against Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, hoping recent voter registration trends and economic concerns will shift the closely contested race in her favor.
Trump’s border wall construction threatens rock art as old as the pyramids: ‘The ancestors are still here’
A border wall expansion in west Texas threatens ancient rock art murals up to 4,000 years old, according to archeologists who say the Trump administration’s construction plans may destroy irreplaceable Indigenous cultural heritage sites.
US immigration officers reassigned to screen South African refugees and find ‘unlawful’ voters
The Trump administration has reassigned all US immigration officers from a fraud-detection unit to screen South African refugees and investigate alleged unlawful voters, disrupting asylum processing and officer training.
DC’s delegate candidate plans to target federal lawmakers challenging the city’s autonomy
D.C.’s incoming congressional delegate unveiled a strategy to mobilize residents to campaign against lawmakers in nearby states who support federal intervention in the district’s affairs.
Wife of active-duty Army sergeant is deported to Honduras under Trump’s immigration crackdown
The wife of an active-duty Army sergeant was deported to Honduras, marking at least the seventh military family member deported under the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions.
Trump-backed businessman Mike Mazzei looks to secure GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor
Trump-backed businessman Mike Mazzei seeks the Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor in a hotly contested runoff Tuesday against state Attorney General Gentner Drummond, with the winner favored to take the seat in November.
Trump’s trade war with Canada could rattle economies in states with key Senate races
President Trump’s escalating tariff dispute with Canada threatens Republican Senate candidates in border states including Maine, Michigan, and Ohio as midterm elections approach, raising concerns about inflation and supply chain disruptions.
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say
The Trump administration plans to revoke up to 200,000 business and tourism visas held by foreigners seeking asylum, marking the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history.
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman head to South Carolina’s Senate runoff
South Carolina Republican primary candidates Darline Graham and Ralph Norman advance to a runoff election following a compressed 45-day campaign sparked by Senator Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death in July.
Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the US Senate since 1932. Will that change in November?
Democrat Adam Hamilton is challenging Republican Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas, seeking to end the state’s 94-year streak of not electing a Democrat to the US Senate.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Passengers aboard a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the aircraft’s Wi-Fi system one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded, prompting an FBI investigation.