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Death toll nears 700 in catastrophic Nepal-China floods amid search efforts (Video: CNN Newsource) After Nepali authorities updated their figures on Saturday, the combined toll in Nepal and Tibet rose to 676 dead and nearly 3,000 people missing. Chinese authorities have reported seven deaths and more than 550 missing, while Nepal’s disaster agency said the death toll had climbed to 669 with 2,426 people missing. More than 3,700 people have been rescued in Nepal so far.

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (TNND) — The former home of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman on trial in the deaths of her three children, was sold in a private deal to a former county prosecutor nearly a year after the murders, according to reports. Defendant Lindsay Clancy listens during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (CJ Gunther/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool) Citing property records, Realator.com reported that Michael C.

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by JESSICA A. BOTELHO | The National News Desk Fri, August 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: Visitors take a dip in Merced River in the heart of Yosemite Valley on June 12, 2026 in Yosemite National Park, California. The Merced River is a 145-mile river fed by snowmelt from the high Sierra Nevada and offers opportunities for swimming, rafting, and fishing.

TNND — A sweeping legal settlement aimed at protecting young people on social media was reached this week after Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion to resolve a multistate lawsuit accusing the tech giant of fueling social media addiction and using deceptive practices.

by JESSICA A. BOTELHO | The National News Desk Fri, August 28, 2026 at 9:02 PM Chief Prosecutor Hector Barros, center, speaks during a press conference in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, regarding the suspected Tren de Aragua members Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas, known as “El Turko,” and Alfredo Camilo Carrillo Ortiz, known as “El Gocho,” who were extradited from the U.S. and Colombia.

by JESSICA A. BOTELHO | The National News Desk Fri, August 28, 2026 at 8:31 PM Updated Fri, August 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM US military boards, sinks alleged drug-trafficking 'floating refueling station': SOUTHCOM (Screenshot from video courtesy of U.S. Southern Command) U.S. forces boarded and later sank a boat in the Eastern Pacific that served as "a floating refueling station" for drug-trafficking operations, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).

ABILENE, Texas — It's the 41st Anniversary Season of Football Friday Night! Watch Football Friday Night Presented By First Financial Bank on KTXS at 10 p.m. Stick with KTXS online and on air for the latest game updates and scores. Football Friday Night Presented By First Financial Bank: Aug. 28, 2026

by JESSICA A. BOTELHO | The National News Desk Fri, August 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM Updated Fri, August 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM President Donald Trump waves after arriving off Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump said the U.S. made agreement with Venezuela to take control of at least 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves.

(TNND) — President Donald Trump attended a Texas fundraiser for the Republican National Committee this week that was expected to benefit Ken Paxton, the GOP candidate in an increasingly tight U.S. Senate race in what has long been a Republican stronghold. But Rice University political scientist Mark Jones said a "perfect storm" has created a legitimate opening for Democrats to flip the Texas seat – and, with it, potentially control of the Senate itself.