# u.s. news (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover u.s. news. Page: Feed: --- ## [Jerusalem court acquits man charged in nun attack on insanity defence](https://globalnews.ca/news/12038075/jerusalem-court-acquits-man-nun-attack-insanity-plea/) _2026-08-27 · Rachel Goodman · (untitled)_ CCTV footage of the April incident captured the moment the nun was forced to the ground from behind, causing her to hit her head on a stone wall before being kicked. ## [Teen arrested for impaired driving following crash that killed 2 on Vancouver Island](https://globalnews.ca/news/12038088/teen-arrested-impaired-driving-double-fatal-crash-vancouver-island/) _2026-08-27 · Amy Judd · (untitled)_ BC Highway Patrol said just after 3 a.m. a blue Kia Sedona minivan and a grey Volkswagen Jetta collided head-on in the southbound lanes near Ware Road. ## [Partial lunar eclipse will be visible across parts of Canadian skies soon](https://globalnews.ca/news/12037731/partial-lunar-eclipse-canada-august-2026/) _2026-08-27 · Adriana Fallico · (untitled)_ The eclipse is set to peak around 10:10 p.m. mountain time and 12:10 a.m. eastern standard time and is expected to be most visible in both the central and eastern parts of Canada. ## [Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck goes public with trade request](https://globalnews.ca/news/12038168/winnipeg-jets-hellebuyck-trade-request/) _2026-08-27 · Globalnews Digital · (untitled)_ The Winnipeg Jets' star goalie, Connor Hellebuyck, has publicly asked to be traded, according to a statement posted by his agent. ## [How a collapsing glacier may have caused the catastrophic Nepal floods](https://globalnews.ca/news/12037766/nepal-floods-glacier/) _2026-08-27 · Ariel Rabinovitch · (untitled)_ A series of flash floods has destroyed villages in parts of Nepal and Tibet, as experts say a falling glacier likely triggered a chain reaction of events that could get worse. ## [Alberta predicting 2026 budget surplus thanks to oil prices, Middle East war](https://globalnews.ca/news/12038137/alberta-2026-budget-fiscal-update/) _2026-08-27 · Globalnews Digital · (untitled)_ The province’s latest fiscal update predicts a $2-billion surplus — a huge turnaround from the $9.4-billion deficit originally expected for the 2026 fiscal year. ## [Busy Philipps diagnosed with rare brain tumour: ‘Grateful that I’m alive’](https://globalnews.ca/news/12037946/busy-philipps-diagnosed-rare-brain-tumour/) _2026-08-27 · Katie Scott · (untitled)_ The 'Dawson's Creek' alum referred to this period as 'the weirdest six months of my life' and said she nearly didn't go to the scan that led to the discovery of the brain tumour. ## [No prison absences for man who murdered 5-year-old Jessica Koopmans in Lethbridge](https://globalnews.ca/news/12038097/lethbridge-murder-anthony-gallup-parole-denied/) _2026-08-27 · Globalnews Digital · (untitled)_ The Parole Board of Canada has denied unescorted temporary absences to Anthony Gallup, who kidnapped and killed five-year-old Jessica Koopmans in Lethbridge in 2001. ## [RCMP rule man’s death in N.B. parking lot a homicide](https://globalnews.ca/news/12038025/new-brunswick-parking-lot-homicide/) _2026-08-27 · Rachel Morgan · (untitled)_ RCMP have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a 34-year-old man in Moncton, N.B. ## [Transportation Safety Board investigating after fatal small plane crash in Mission](https://globalnews.ca/news/12038024/fatal-small-plane-crash-mission-transportation-safety-board/) _2026-08-27 · Amy Judd · (untitled)_ The BC Coroners Service confirms it is investigating a death related to the crash, but there is no word yet on how many people were on board the plane. ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/r8zscKGRut4m) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [Trump names new head of agency overseeing ballroom construction](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/27/washington-white-house-ballrom-arch/8141787854741/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ U.S. President Donald Trump named a new head of the agency that oversees his ballroom project at the White House and a proposed national arch. ## [Amazon rivers falling faster as El Niño intensifies](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/27/latam-el-nino-amazon-rivers-levles-low/3121787854921/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ Major rivers across the Amazon region are experiencing an alarming decline in water levels because of effects from the El Niño phenomenon. ## [Tropical storm Dolly moves toward eastern Caribbean](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/27/tropical-storm-dolly/4951787854231/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ The National Weather Service named Tropical Storm Dolly Thursday, as it makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean toward the eastern Caribbean. ## [Optimus Prime, Eeyore, prolific voice actor Peter Cullen dies at 85](https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2026/08/27/Optimus-Prime-Eeyore-Peter-Cullen-dies/8731787854034/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ Peter Cullen died Wednesday at 85, his agent confirmed Thursday. Cullen voiced animated characters in 'Transformers,' 'Winnie the Pooh' and more. ## [Mexico arrests suspect in influencer César Gastélum's killing](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/27/latam-mexico-Nolazco-Gastlum-shooting-suspect-arrested/2021787852013/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ Mexican authorities arrested in Puebla one of two men accused of shooting influencer César Daniel Nolazco Gastélum while he was livestreaming. ## [Gauff-Anisimova, Alcaraz-Shelton quarterfinals possible in U.S. Open](https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2026/08/27/USOpen-draw-Gauff-Anisimova-quartefinal/6481787845970/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ Thursday's 2026 U.S. Open singles draws revealed potential Coco Gauff-Amanda Anisimova and Carlos Alcaraz-Ben Shelton quarterfinal matchups. ## [Watch: Truck spills cheese ball containers onto California highway](https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/27/cheese-balls-105-Freeway-Lynwood-California/9631787851542/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ Traffic on a Los Angeles-area freeway faced a salty obstacle when a truck lost a pallet of cheese ball containers into the roadway. ## [Colombia ends Total Peace plan, resumes extraditions to U.S.](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/27/latam-colombia-total-peace-strategy-ends/2221787850361/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella announced the definitive end of the "Total Peace" strategy implemented by his predecessor, Gustavo Petro. ## [Virginia man buys 20 tickets for one lottery drawing, wins $100,000](https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/27/lotto-Virginia-Lottery-Pick-4-20-tickets/8991787850655/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ A Virginia man bought 20 identical tickets for a single Pick 4 lottery drawing and wound up winning a total $100,000 when his numbers came up. ## [Watch: Swiss gardener grows chili pepper measuring 1 foot, 8.6 inches long](https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/27/switzerland-Guinness-World-Records-longest-chili/6771787849466/) _2026-08-27 · Latest News - UPI.com_ A Swiss gardener harvested a chili pepper measuring 1 foot and 8.6 inches long, breaking a Guinness World Record for the third time. ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qzV3N8QtxiCB) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [CIA director visited Moscow to warn against attacking NATO countries](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/27/cia-director-visits-moscow-russian-threat-nato/3331787838903/) _2026-08-27 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ CIA Director John Ratcliffe's surprise visit to Moscow earlier this week was to warn Russia against attacking NATO allies, unnamed sources report. ## [4 die in Alaska small plane crash](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/27/4-dead-alaska-plane-crash/3671787838058/) _2026-08-27 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ Four people are dead after a plane crashed into the sea water in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula in the town of Seldovia. ## [E1 and the question nobody asks](https://www.jns.org/opinion/stephen-flatow/e-1-and-the-question-nobody-asks) _2026-08-27 · Stephen M. Flatow · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ Whose contiguity matters? ## [Report: Nearly three-quarters of Jewish teachers’ union members self-censor over anti-Jewish, anti-Israel hostility](https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/report-nearly-three-quarters-of-jewish-teachers-union-members-self-censor-over-anti-jewish-anti-israel-hostility) _2026-08-27 · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ “What we found is not the work of a few bad actors," Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League stated. "It is a structural and cultural failure.” ## [IDF launches strikes on Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon](https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/idf-launches-strikes-on-hezbollah-targets-in-southern-lebanon) _2026-08-27 · JNS Staff · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ The operation followed an overnight drone attack on Israeli troops at the Ali al-Taher Ridge. ## [IDF chief raises alert level in Judea and Samaria ahead of holidays](https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/idf-chief-raises-alert-level-in-judea-and-samaria-ahead-of-holidays) _2026-08-27 · JNS Staff · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ Zamir placed the headquarters of an additional active-duty division on heightened readiness and ordered units and battalions prepared for immediate activation in the sector. ## [IDF, Shin Bet kill Sinwar bodyguard who took part in Oct. 7 attack](https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/idf-shin-bet-kill-sinwar-bodyguard-who-took-part-in-oct-7-attack) _2026-08-27 · Brian Racer · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma infiltrated the Israeli military's Re’im base near Gaza. ## [Eisenkot rejects E1 building tenders, drawing sharp rebuke from Smotrich](https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/eisenkot-two-state-solution-delusional-after-oct-7) _2026-08-27 · JNS Staff · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ The Yashar Party head also voiced opposition to a Palestinian state, calling it "delusional" thinking after the Oct. 7 massacre. ## [AIPAC: Spend your dollars more widely … and wisely](https://www.jns.org/opinion/farley-weiss/aipac-spend-your-dollars-more-widely-and-wisely) _2026-08-27 · Farley Weiss · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ Getting involved in races is a calculated risk, but when a leading candidate is anti-Israel and anti-Jewish, it’s generally worth taking. ## [Jerusalem welcomes US sanctions on anti-Israel extremist groups](https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/jerusalem-welcomes-us-sanctions-on-anti-israel-extremist-groups) _2026-08-27 · JNS Staff · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ Washington designated three networks and two individuals, citing links to violent activity and terrorist groups. ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ATJsYW1S2VQ0) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Qatar’s growing influence inside the American right](https://www.jns.org/jns-tv/axis-of-truth/qatars-growing-influence-inside-the-american-right) _2026-08-27 · Emily Schrader · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ Welcome to “Axis of Truth,” a fearless JNS series hosted by Emily Schrader—renowned journalist, human-rights activist and outspoken critic of authoritarian regimes. Each week, Schrader cuts through spin and censorship to uncover the political agendas, media manipulation and propaganda shaping Israel news and the broader Middle East. From Tehran to Tel Aviv and Washington to Damascus, “Axis of… ## [Israel and Trump diverge over Syria and Turkey](https://www.jns.org/jns-tv/israel-undiplomatic/israel-and-trump-diverge-over-syria-and-turkey) _2026-08-27 · Ruthie Blum · JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate_ “Israel Undiplomatic” brings sharp insight and spirited debate to the stories shaping Israel and the Middle East. Hosted by JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and former ambassador Mark Regev, both former advisers to the Prime Minister’s Office, the show goes beyond talking points to tackle Israel’s toughest political, diplomatic and security dilemmas head-on. From Gaza ceasefire… ## [Appeals court allows charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver to proceed](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/27/LaMonica-McIver-charges-proceed/6031787805552/) _2026-08-27 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ A federal appeals court has ruled that Rep. LaMonica McIver is not immune from prosecution on charges stemming from a confrontation with ICE agents. ## [Military judge schedules trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/27/trial-set-Khalid-Sheikh-Mohammed/2391787801597/) _2026-08-27 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ A military judge has scheduled the start of the long-awaited trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of being the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. ## [Trump administration names Palestine Action a global terrorist organization](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/26/treasury-sanctions-palestine-action/9771787779480/) _2026-08-27 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The U.S. Treasury issued sanctions Wednesday against British-based Palestine Action, calling it a "violent far-left terrorist network." ## [Meta reaches $18 billion settlements in social media addiction cases](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/26/meta-settlement-social-media-harm-states-attorneys-general/7981787757058/) _2026-08-27 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ Meta will pay $16.7 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 state attorneys general over the mental health risks posed to children by its platforms. ## [Saskatchewan cracks down on foreign worker exploitation](https://globalnews.ca/news/12035607/saskatchewan-cracks-down-foreign-worker-exploitation/) _2026-08-27 · Grace Miller · (untitled)_ The first conviction under FWRISA has some experts saying there is a larger pattern of employers abusing foreign workers programs. ## [Wildfire north of Castlegar grows to 250 hectares](https://globalnews.ca/news/12036999/wildfire-north-castlegar-grows-ezra-creek/) _2026-08-27 · Amy Judd · (untitled)_ The B.C. Wildfire Service said helicopters were engaged to hold the fire through until rappel crews responded on Wednesday morning. ## [Danielle Smith rejects taxing oil exports, pushes increased diplomacy efforts with U.S.](https://globalnews.ca/news/12036906/danielle-smith-energy-exports-trade-war/) _2026-08-27 · Karen Bartko · (untitled)_ Danielle Smith says she wants to avoid further trade war escalations and instead double down on diplomacy efforts — cautioning the U.S. has the power to cripple Canada energy-wise. ## [Testimony ends in Lindsay Clancy trial, closing arguments Thursday](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/26/testimony-ends-in-clancy-trial/1331787790426/) _2026-08-27 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ Testimony ended Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three children. Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday. ## [N.Y.-based Hindu priest charged with sexual assault in Oshawa, Ont.](https://globalnews.ca/news/12037024/hindu-priest-sexual-assault-oshawa-ont/) _2026-08-27 · Alessia Simona Maratta · (untitled)_ Investigators say they believe there may be additional victims and have released a photograph of the accused on the Durham Regional Police website. ## [Sikh activist says he received new RCMP ‘duty to warn’ of threat to life](https://globalnews.ca/news/12036528/sikh-activist-pannun-duty-to-warn-rcmp/) _2026-08-26 · Sean Boynton · (untitled)_ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, says he also received a similar threat notification from the FBI earlier this month. ## [OpenAI releases final report on AI hacking incident, calling it ‘a warning shot’](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/26/open-ai-releases-report-on-hugging-face-hack/2421787784896/) _2026-08-26 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ OpenAI released a final report Wednesday on a July incident in which its artificial intelligence agents hacked into another company's systems. ## [Questions raised about B.C.’s approach to prescribed burns ahead of wildfire season](https://globalnews.ca/news/12036432/questions-raised-bc-approach-prescribed-burns-wildfire-season/) _2026-08-26 · Amy Judd · (untitled)_ The prescribed burn was part of an 87-hectare risk reduction strategy, but the BC Wildfire Service has not yet confirmed whether the burn went ahead as planned. ## [Wrestling community comes together to support Regina coach’s cancer fight](https://globalnews.ca/news/12036722/wrestling-community-regina-coach-cancer-fight/) _2026-08-26 · Sania Ali · (untitled)_ For years, Hajar Quinn has taught athletes how to fight on the mat. Now, she's facing a fight of her own with her wrestling family in her corner. ## [Quebec premier to meet lieutenant-governor Thursday, launching election campaign](https://globalnews.ca/news/12036835/quebec-premier-frechette-launching-election-campaign/) _2026-08-26 · Globalnews Digital · (untitled)_ The premier's official schedule says a cabinet meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m., after which Fréchette is set to meet with Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte. ## [Former MP faces 26 new weapons charges amid firearms trafficking case](https://globalnews.ca/news/12036701/former-mp-new-weapons-charges-manitoba-inky-mark/) _2026-08-26 · Sean Previl · (untitled)_ Former MP Inky Mark was charged last month with gun trafficking after more than 400 firearms were allegedly seized from his Dauphin, Man. home. He now faces more charges. ## [Ford government enjoys polling bump after latest U.S.-Canada trade war twist](https://globalnews.ca/news/12036693/doug-ford-trade-war-polling-bump/) _2026-08-26 · Isaac Callan · (untitled)_ The new study by Liaison Strategies was conducted in the days after Donald Trump slapped 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products after talks collapsed. ## [ICE arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, setting a new monthly high](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/26/ICE-arrests-surge-in-July/8711787774967/) _2026-08-26 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, an average of more than 1,500 people a day, government data shows. ## [DOJ seizes 2 platforms used by China-supported hackers](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/26/doj-seizes-platforms-china-supported-hackers/5091787773892/) _2026-08-26 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The Justice Department and FBI announced they seized two platforms used to target U.S. critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks.