The Stateside Beat — Saturday, August 29, 2026 (Weekend Edition)

After Nepali authorities updated their figures Saturday, the combined toll in Nepal and Tibet rose to 633 dead and nearly 3,000 people missing.

Ukrainian authorities said that a strike on a facility just outside Kyiv had killed at least 27 people, with later counts reaching 37 after waves of blasts.

Icelanders voted Saturday on whether to restart negotiations to join the European Union, with the outcome too close to call.

The Iranian community in the US has been divided with varying opinions on how the war started and what it has — or hasn't — accomplished.

Norwegians are grieving the death of the beloved King Harald V, as a period of national mourning begins and his son Haakon VIII assumes the throne.

Meta would pay the states up to $19 billion and make changes to its platforms to improve teen safety, with some of the payment withheld.

The average American actually retires at 62, according to two respected annual surveys, from the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Gallup.

OpenAI said it doesn't trust SpaceX to comply with its terms of service, citing past conduct by xAI, another of Elon Musk's companies.

The 9th Circuit ruling could revive the Arizona Kalshi case, finding sports bets aren't protected as federal 'swaps.'

Indexes down: Dow 0.02%, S&P 500 0.25%, Nasdaq 0.52%; PayPal slumps after report of consortium abandoning takeover pursuit; Gap jumps after earnings.

Key improvements to gunplay, more in-depth carjacking, a whole new respect-style system and a plethora of refreshed minigames.

Apple pushed out two new chips overnight on August 25, 2026: the base-tier M6 and the high-end M5 Ultra, according to Apple's own newsroom.

Google is now automatically expanding its AI search summaries at the top of the results page for some searches, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable.

Chrome alternative Brave just added a good reason to make the switch to its browser: email aliases. The feature was announced this week.

Apple increased the price for a monthly subscription to Apple TV by $2, to $15. Annual prices increased by 20 percent from $99 to $119.