August 16 Swarthmore responds to lawsuit alleging it put trans athlete back on women's track team after NCAA rule change Swarthmore College responded to a lawsuit that alleges it removed a trans athlete from a women's team to comply with NCAA policy but then reinstated that athlete.
August 16 Thieves steal $2 million in jewelry in Seattle smash-and-grab Four masked robbers made off with millions in jewelry in a West Seattle store robbery that tool less than two minutes on Thursday. (Menashe & Sons Jewelers)
August 16 Gavin Newsom's proposal aims to 'completely undo' democracy, commentator says San Francisco political commentator Richie Greenberg dissects California Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting map on 'Fox Report.'
August 16 California man rescued by helicopter after spending two days trapped behind waterfall Ryan Wardwell reportedly became trapped behind a California waterfall when strong hydraulics forced him off his climbing lines during a rappelling adventure.
August 16 Rare sighting as threatened bird species likely got lost, ending up 1,000 miles from home in Wisconsin Threatened wood stork species discovered in Columbia County, Wisconsin, by a deer hunter, marking unexpected appearance outside of its normal Gulf Coast habitat.
August 16 Three red states deploy National Guard personnel to support Trump's DC safety mission West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio National Guardsmen head to the nation's capital at the Trump administration's request to restore cleanliness and security to D.C.
August 16 Democrats are 're-orienting' themselves to 'kitchen-table' issues: Richard Fowler Bluestack Strategies founder Maura Gillespie and Fox News contributor Richard Fowler unpack Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's call with former President Barack Obama on 'Fox News Live.'
August 16 Newsom pushes plan to redraw congressional districts in California Seattle radio host Jason Rantz joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw congressional maps in his state.
August 16 South Carolina Democrats call on candidate to suspend campaign after arrest video Fox News correspondent Madison Scarpino reports on a South Carolina gubernatorial candidate refusing to drop out of the race despite a profanity-laced arrest video, with his attorney blaming the behavior on exhaustion.
August 16 NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy' New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing both parties' gerrymandering tactics.