Prime Minister Ahmad al-Rahawi and several ministers were killed in an Israeli strike Thursday on Sanaa, the Houthis said.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/30/houthi-leader-ahmad-al-rahawi-killed/
In the 1970s, a Catholic priest began investigating forced labor on an Amazon ranch. Now a Brazilian judge has ordered Volkswagen to pay $30 million in damages.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/30/brazil-volkswagen-slave-labor-amazon/
This rare account sheds light on the experience of civilians during Ukraine’s occupation of Kursk, the first foreign incursion into Russia since World War II.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/30/kursk-russian-civilians-ordeal/
Small businesses and shippers are in flux as they scramble to set up systems to conform with the new guidelines. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/30/de-minimis-tax-canceled-orders-delays/
Budots, a genre of deliberately tacky dance music from the slums of the Philippines, is shaped by the noise, joy and violence of the streets. Take a listen.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/philippines-budots-dance-music/
Guadalajara, a World Cup site next year, lies in a cartel stronghold. As Trump considers attacking drug gangs, it offers a cautionary tale.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/30/disappearances-jalisco-cartel-world-cup/
Anti-government protests have escalated since a motorcyclist was fatally struck by a police vehicle. A city government building was among structures set alight.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/indonesia-protests-jakarta-prabowo/
New evidence suggests that legendary Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser of "Walking Tall" fame killed his wife, police said.https://abcnews.go.com/US/famed-sheriff-inspired-walking-tall-movie-implicated-wifes/story?id=125126955
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst plans to announce that she will not run for reelection in 2026, a senior Republican official familiar with her decision told ABC News.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-sen-joni-ernst-seek-reelection-year-source/story?id=125102775
Biologists are using drones to scare wolves away from cattlehttps://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/drones-blasting-acdc-scarlett-johannson-helping-biologists-protect-125132910
Panicky parents often think their children’s success in life depends on going to a prestigious school. In reality, there are many paths to achieving great things.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/the-elite-college-myth-268c4371
A federal appeals court struck down tariffs that President Trump had imposed by invoking a decades-old law.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/us/politics/trump-tariffs-ieepa.html
No final decision has been made, but the proposal comes as President Trump increasingly uses the military in various aspects of domestic life.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/politics/military-lawyers-immigration-judges.html
The Secret Service usually protects a former vice president for six months after they leave office.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/politics/secret-service-vice-presidents-harris-trump.html
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s assault may have dealt lasting damage to the agency, experts fear, with harsh consequences for public health.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/health/cdc-kennedy-public-health.html
The mutually beneficial relationship between President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is based on a striking alignment of some of their views.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/politics/trump-kennedy-alliance-vaccines.html
The selection of Jim O’Neill, a former Silicon Valley executive, drew objections from Democrats, who noted his lack of medical or scientific training.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/health/james-oneill-cdc.html
Following Texas, Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special legislative session to redraw his state’s Congressional district lines to boost Republicans.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/missouri-governor-redistricting-maps.html
The impact of the deaths of Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, and the injuries sustained by 18 others are only beginning to be felt.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/minneapolis-shooting-victims-families.html
A woman unexpectedly went into labor at the desert festival. Within minutes, a neonatal nurse, an OB-GYN, a pediatric doctor and other attendees filled her camper.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/burning-man-baby.html