Sunday, August 9, 2026

Progressive Democratic Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Primary

 

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive from Michigan, won the state's Democratic Senate primary race, narrowly defeating Rep. Haley Stevens (D), gaining the support from many of its top members, including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and former President Barrack Obama, while other politicians across party lines criticized his anti-establishment rhetoric and need to secure Black voters. See Full Story>

Washington State Wildfire Arson Suspect Arrested, More Than 60,000 Evacuated

 

Authorities in the state of Washington arrested Aaron Farinacci, 37, for first-degree arson in connection to more than two dozen fires in and around the city of Spokane, catastrophic blazes which destroyed buildings, hundreds of homes, thousands of acres of land and caused the evacuation of more than 60,000 people. See Full Story>

Idaho In-N-Out Burger Shooting Leaves Three Dead, 10 Injured

 

Local authorities in Twin Falls, Idaho praised the civilian intervention of more than four people, including an armed bystander, for disrupting an AR-style shooting carried out by Chad Williams, 24, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant after killing three people and wounding 10 others. See Full Story>

Thailand Mass Shooting at School Leaves Seven Dead


A 14-year-old student opened fire on staff and classmates at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in the Bang Kruai district of Bangkok, Thailand, killing nine people, including five teachers, his grandmother, grandfather and a 12-year-old girl, one of the deadliest mass shootings the country experienced in recent years. See Full Story>

13 Killed After Plane Crashes in Nazca, Peru