TOP NEWS STORIES FROM THE BEST SOURCES.
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CNN – Top Stories
- • Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich denied detention appeal in Moscow • Putin visits Russian troops at military headquarters in Kherson • Watch moment WSJ journalist appears in Russian court
Fox News – Top Stories
- MLB cracked down on teams using AI on dugout iPads during games to influence in-game strategy after they installed custom apps on the devices.
- Nine Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty in a family-run sex trafficking ring that forced smuggled women into prostitution in the Nashville area.
- The Freedom 250 Grand Prix schedule is set with practice on FS1 and FS2, qualifying Saturday evening and the race airing on FOX Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
- Thelma Gaston, an 80-year-old multimillionaire who vanished in 1981, was finally identified through forensic genealogy after remains went unnamed.
- Jennifer Bos revealed her private conversation with Todd Blanche that convinced her the attorney general nominee understands Angel Families' fight.
WSJ – Top Stories
- by Vjosa Isai and Amy GraffAs overnight temperatures climb across Canada, fires that once spread more slowly after dark are burning around the clock, straining fire crews.
- by Alena CerroThe elite flying team had announced a safety review after videos posted on social media showed a fighter jet passing just above beachgoers on Wednesday.
- by Andrew E. KramerFrom an underground parking garage, Ukraine’s newly dismissed defense minister aired the most dramatic, public critique of the military command to emerge during the war.
- by Lauren McGaughyKen Paxton, a Republican, has not debated in more than a decade. A showdown with James Talarico, a Democrat, could be a key moment in the hard-fought race.
- by Jacey Fortin, Pooja Salhotra, Edgar Sandoval, Saile Aranda and Judson JonesFlooding from relentless rain, which Gov. Greg Abbott said was likely to break records, left a trail of damage in many communities in the Hill Country region.
- by James Glanz and Simon DucroquetDrawings obtained by The New York Times show the columns called for additional steel plates, but engineers reviewing site photos said they appeared to be missing.
- by Amy QinShaoping Wu was working as a contract delivery driver for Amazon when he was pulled over in Pennsylvania. He had championed personal and religious freedom for Chinese citizens.
- by Rowan Ricardo PhillipsMessi doesn’t walk because he’s left the game. He walks in order to enter it.
- by Tracey Tully and Olivia DiazMr. Kean, a New Jersey Republican who was absent from Congress while being treated for depression, has since appeared at few campaign events and declined interview requests.
- by Helene CooperDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spoken about a range of issues in recent days — from testosterone to leak investigations — but he has said little about the war.