The Stateside Beat — Friday, August 28, 2026 (Evening Wrap)

Rescuers on the Nepal-China border are pulling out flood survivors caked in dark brown mud while helicopters lift stranded people to safety.

Six months after the U.S.-Iran war began, Trump's shift to a heightened economic campaign is not expected to alter Iran's strategy.

Norway's King Harald, who fled Nazis as a child and modernized the monarchy, died Friday at a hospital in Oslo. He was 89.

An immigration judge in 2021 granted Tellez Sanchez protection from being sent back to Venezuela, but ICE deported him to West Africa.

Haitians are reeling after gangs attacked Kenscoff, a once-peaceful farming community in the hills near Port-au-Prince.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated the central bank's commitment to tackle rising prices, nudging up investor expectations of a rate increase.

Meta's $17 billion settlement mandates new child-safety safeguards that safety experts say are largely promising.

The FDA approved Lilly's diabetes drug Mounjaro to reduce the chance of heart attack or stroke in high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes.

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling, dealing a major blow to the booming industry.

A Cyclospora lettuce outbreak is now tied to 20 states, with Georgia, Tennessee and Texas linked to recalled Taylor Farms de Mexico product.

Apple raised its monthly Apple TV subscription by $2 to $15, while annual prices jumped 20 percent from $99 to $119.

Modders are applying an unofficial version of DLSS 5's AI rendering to games like Control, Skyrim, GTA and more.

Engadget's review of the Panasonic Lumix L10 calls the compact camera both stylish and capable.

A single Gemini feature replaced most planning tasks, saving the user time and some app subscription costs.

GTA 6's extended look debuted on Netflix with improved graphics, detailed environments and a selection of car-chases and shoot-outs.