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The CDC has zombie programs. Congress funds them, but few people are left to do the work 08/18/2026 01:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still has an Alzheimer���s disease program. Congress appropriated $41 million to it this year. There���s just no one staffing it. Then there���s the agency's Office on Smoking and Health. Congress allocated $246 million for that. Its s Pulling from ancient cooling principles, the 'swamp cooler' remains important today 08/18/2026 12:58pm • Before air conditioning spread across the United States, before temperatures increased and the world heated up, people in the Southwest sweltered. Dry heat and minimal relief were day-to-day life, and many had to get a little creative. Some slept outdoors under damp sheets. Others adjusted schedules Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections 08/18/2026 12:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday to confirm he won���t send U.S. troops to polling places during November���s midterm elections, as Democrats have raised concerns that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with th Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building 08/18/2026 12:49pm • A U.S. judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI's headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump's administration illegally tossed out a previously approved plan to build a new facility nearby in Maryland. The ruling is the latest development in a Hayden Panettiere tributes include Connie Britton, Viola Davis and Selma Blair 08/18/2026 12:40pm • Stars are paying tribute to Hayden Panettiere after the actor's death at 36. Panettiere was a prolific actor who rose to fame as a star on NBC's ���Heroes��� and scored a crossover TV-music hit with the series ���Nashville.��� She was open about her struggles with alcohol and postpartum depression a Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance, observers say 08/18/2026 12:40pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� For decades, the United States and South Korea have regularly staged military drills to prepare their soldiers to work together smoothly in the event of a crisis or conflict with North Korea. But this year's Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, one of two main drills conducted Honolulu Considers Fining, Jailing Homeless Over Shopping Carts 08/18/2026 12:39pm • As the sun beat down in Iwilei on a recent afternoon, the wheel of a battered Costco shopping cart kept catching on gravel as an older man pushed it across the street. The cart was packed with Campbell���s aluminum food cans, a dirty blanket and an aging manila folder. Each time a wheel snagged, th Pakistan���s top court orders imprisoned former PM Imran Khan taken to hospital, allows family visits 08/18/2026 12:35pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Pakistan���s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered authorities to take imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a private hospital in the capital for a medical examination, following months of concerns from his family and personal physicians about his health and access to medical Appeals court says Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada can���t legally serve in the role 08/18/2026 12:31pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� An appeals court has ruled that Sigal Chattah, the Trump administration���s initial pick for U.S. attorney in Nevada, was unlawfully appointed to lead federal prosecutions in the state. The decision Monday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals marked another setback for Trump�� ESPN says Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded cable TV sports giant, dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson's disease 08/18/2026 12:29pm • LAND O��� LAKES, Fla. (AP) ��� ESPN says Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded cable TV sports giant, dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson's disease. 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(AP) ��� Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent charged in nonfatal shooting. US-Apple-Books-Top-10 08/18/2026 12:10pm • Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow) 2. Delusional by James O. Born & James Patterson (Little, Brown and Company) 3. The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) 4. Whistler by Ann Patchett (Harper) 5. The True Meaning of Lo Apple TV app - Top Movies 08/18/2026 12:10pm • Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. The Invite 2. Minions & Monsters 3. Michael 4. Disclosure Day 5. Obsession (2026) 6. Jackass: Best and Last 7. Young Washington 8. Backrooms 9. The Devil Wears Prada 2 10. Supergirl