Sudhanshu Srivastava 
Today’s the Day: 2026’s Only Total Solar Eclipse Crosses Europe — Here’s When to Look Up in the US The moon’s shadow begins racing across the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain today, Wednesday, August 12, in 2026’s only total solar eclipse — mainland Europe’s first since 1999. While the U.S. won’t see totality, a … Read more
US Navy Fires Missiles to Disable Ship Running Iran Blockade as Hormuz Standoff Drags On A U.S. Navy helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles into the engine room of a cargo ship early Tuesday, August 11, after its crew ignored repeated warnings while attempting to break Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports — the third vessel … Read more
TSMC’s July Sales Hit All-Time High, Up 44.7% as AI Chip Demand Keeps Accelerating Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported record revenue for July on Monday, August 10, extending a string of blowout monthly results that continue to serve as one of the clearest real-time indicators of how much money is … Read more
Private Prison Giants CoreCivic and GEO Group Report $1.4 Billion in Quarterly Revenue as Immigration Detention Nears Record Highs CoreCivic and GEO Group, the two largest private prison companies in the country, reported a combined $1.4 billion in second-quarter revenue on Thursday, August 7, as U.S. immigration detention numbers climb back toward record territory. The … Read more
Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Jalapeños Sickens 345 People Across 26 States, Recalls Expand to Salsa and Guacamole The CDC and FDA are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Javiana infections linked to jalapeño peppers that has sickened 345 people across 26 states, prompting an expanding recall that now covers not just whole peppers but dozens … Read more
Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy Returns to Practice for First Time Since Wife’s Shooting Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy returned to the team’s training camp Monday, August 10, for his first practice since leaving in late July to be with his wife, Mia, after she was shot at their Virginia home. What Happened and … Read more
FAA Taps Small Startup Behind Alaska Airlines’ AI Flight Tool to Rebuild the National Airspace System The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded an $875 million contract to Air Space Intelligence, a small aviation technology startup, to build a new AI-driven system for managing the entire U.S. national airspace — a major expansion of a technology … Read more
New Poll Finds Majority Support for Scrapping Winner-Take-All House Elections A new poll commissioned by supporters of election reform and shared with NPR finds significant support among American voters for replacing the country’s winner-take-all U.S. House elections and single-member congressional districts with proportional representation — a system that would elect multiple representatives from a single … Read more
Wall Street Braces for Wednesday’s CPI Report as Oil Rallies on Stalled Hormuz Talks Wall Street enters this week’s trading with two major forces pulling in opposite directions: a critical July inflation report due Wednesday that could tip the scales on whether the Federal Reserve raises interest rates next month, and a fresh oil rally … Read more
Independent Report Details Decades of Abuse Allegations at Elite Michigan Arts School Interlochen An independent investigation has documented approximately 70 allegations of sexual abuse involving nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the Interlochen Center for the Arts, a prestigious Michigan boarding school and summer camp, spanning from the 1950s through the 2010s. NPR’s reporting … Read more