August 30, 2026 SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The next-generation telescope is designed to map the universe and search for exoplanets.
August 30, 2026 Alleged tomb-raiding trio arrested in cross-country cemetery spree 'to steal from the dead,' police say Surveillance video shows the accused trio breaking into cemetery niches across the eastern United States, stealing wedding rings and heirlooms, police say.
August 30, 2026 Silicon Valley exec ignites firestorm after accusing JD Vance of bringing DEI back Silicon Valley exec Ankit Gupta’s X post describing JD Vance’s push to hire and train Americans as a return of 'DEI' drew sharp rebukes from Trump officials and conservative voices.
August 30, 2026 West Virginia looks to AI data center boom to help eliminate state income tax Gov. Patrick Morrisey's seven-point plan will dedicate 50% of hyperscale data center revenue to reducing and eliminating West Virginia's income tax.
August 30, 2026 Switzerland rave shooting kills 1, injures 5 as police hunt those responsible A 22-year-old woman was killed and five others wounded at the Aarau Rave in northern Switzerland as police launch a large-scale search operation.
August 30, 2026 Gold Star mom honors son five years after Afghanistan withdrawal Paula Knauss Selph remembers her son, Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, who was one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the 2021 Kabul airport attack. She discusses the R2 Factor foundation's mission to support veterans and ROTC.
August 30, 2026 TV exec fugitive accused of faking fortune before vanishing with millions – leaving her former star floored Antonio Sabato Jr. says he was "speechless" to learn Bellum Entertainment executive Mary Carole McDonnell is wanted by the FBI for bank fraud.
August 30, 2026 9/11 taught us deadly lessons. 25 years later, we need a new model to prevent attacks The Secure Community Network identified over 850 threats to Jewish life last year, referring each to the FBI and fusion centers before violence struck.
August 30, 2026 Tuskegee University president defends dress code crackdown as push for student success Tuskegee University President Dr. Mark Brown defends the HBCU’s renewed dress and conduct standards, arguing the rules are about job readiness, discipline and giving students a stronger return on their education.
August 30, 2026 North Carolina mountain town ‘whitewashing’ violence amid crime concerns, says pastor with former gang ties Dr. Ronald Gates says Asheville, North Carolina, leaders ignored his gang prevention program for a decade before retaliatory shootings rattled the city.