News articles from 19 August 2026 : 07:40
Former NBA player Royce White officially declares for 2027 WNBA Draft as league's culture war continues
Royce White's WNBA Draft declaration, signed by Matt Gaetz, challenges the league to take a definitive stance on transgender athletes in women's sports.
Socialist bigwig blasts the wealthy while living in $1.4M Brooklyn brownstone with eyebrow-raising backstory
New York City Democratic Socialists of America co-Chair Gustavo Gordillo rails against the rich from a $1.4M Bed-Stuy home his dad bought him.
Family of woman missing in Las Vegas says they have received strange Bitcoin demands
The family of a 63-year-old woman who disappeared in Las Vegas earlier this month while visiting a friend says someone posing as the woman has been calling and texting from her phone, demanding payme…
NHL announces plans for 'Hometown Remix' program with new sweaters for all 32 franchises
The NHL's Hometown Remix program with Fanatics promises bold new team colors and logos, much like MLB's City Connect and NBA's City Edition jerseys.
Gage Jump's strong road ERA and Seth Lugo's five straight home quality starts point to under 9 in Kansas City
Gage Jump's 2.60 road ERA meets Seth Lugo's five straight quality starts at home as the Athletics visit the Kansas City Royals in tonight's matchup.
‘Stripper’ Venmo ‘scandal’ makes Dems the punchline as Trump candidate flips script on viral DNC post
Michael Alfonso turned a viral Venmo caption attack into a campaign fundraising blitz after conservatives rallied behind Sean Duffy's son-in-law.
US marshals survive deck collapse while serving warrant at sex offender's home
Video captures members of a U.S. Marshals task force plunging to the ground when a deck collapsed as they served a warrant at the Missouri home of a sex offender.
Derek Chauvin targets George Floyd murder conviction with new claims his prosecution was unlawful
Derek Chauvin's attorneys claim Tim Walz unlawfully assigned Keith Ellison to prosecute the George Floyd murder case, citing structural errors.
Trump says he will meet with Kim Jong Un this year
President Donald Trump confirmed to reporters that he plans to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un this year, a highly unusual move for an American president.
Merck and Moderna say cancer vaccine shows signs of preventing recurrence of melanoma
Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck said that an experimental vaccine treatment has shown signs of preventing cancer from returning or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients. NBC New…
AEW's Adam Copeland talks enormous reaction from crowd at Arena México: 'Very blessed and lucky'
Adam Copeland tells how Arena México's crowd reaction rivaled his 2020 Royal Rumble return, leaving him completely wired for hours afterward.
House Democrat accused of sexual assault after admitting to 'consensual' encounter
House Democrat Jimmy Gomez faces a sexual assault accusation from a woman interviewed by the House Ethics Committee, disputing his consensual claim.
Telemundo executive among 7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Five Americans are dead following a helicopter crash in a remote area of northern Kenya, the U.S.
4 Americans killed in helicopter crash in Kenya
Four Americans are dead following a helicopter crash in a remote area of northern Kenya, the U.S.
Who is Angie Nixon? Bullhorn-wielding socialist upsets establishment favorite in Sunshine State stunner
Democratic Socialists of America member Angie Nixon defeated Alexander Vindman in Florida despite his massive $16.3 million campaign war chest.