President Trump signed an order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in a trade dispute escalation with Canada.
Four days after catastrophic floods wiped out villages along the Nepal-China border, thousands are still missing.
The Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week to clamp down on Iran transactions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says.
World
Death toll from Nepal floods rose to nearly 800 as rescuers raced to reach trapped hydroelectric workers.
Nepali Army located the upper section of a tunnel at Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project where dozens of people are feared trapped after Wednesday's devastating flood.
Over 900 hydropower workers are missing after Nepal-China flooding.
Business
U.S. military struck Iranian rocket launchers preparing to send mines into the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, ending weeks of relative calm, and oil jumped 2% on the news.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh made hawkish comments fueling bets on a rate hike next month, causing the dollar to hold gains.
Apple hiked subscription prices for Apple TV and Apple One in the U.S.
Technology
Nvidia agreed to buy Hugging Face, the public square of open-source models, for nearly $13 billion.
A federal judge ruled that the Defense Department unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic by designating it a supply-chain risk.
Nvidia paused cloud-financing deals that were supposed to keep smaller AI factories alive.
Science
Scientists created nanocrystals from tough metal nitrides that were previously extremely difficult to produce at this scale, solving a long-standing chemistry problem.
Researchers produced a form of spirulina containing biologically active vitamin B12 at levels comparable to beef by carefully controlling the light used to grow the algae.
CAR T-cell therapy dramatically reduced disease activity in six people with severe rheumatoid arthritis resistant to other treatments, with three achieving medication-free remission.
Economy
Annual inflation fell to 3.4% for the 12 months ending July, down from 3.5% in June, with energy costs moderating as oil-driven price pressures eased.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.5%-3.75% in July with three regional presidents dissenting for a rate hike, citing inflation above the 2% target for more than five years.
No Fed interest rate decision occurs in August; the next meeting is September 15-16, leaving employment data expected in early September as a key factor for the committee's next move.
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