Headlines for August 4, 2026

Iran and Oman Close In on Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, Oil Companies Report Soaring Profits Amid U.S. War on Iran, Mass Funeral Held for 112 Palestinians in Gaza, Blanche on Track to Be Confirmed as Next Attorney General, Trump Blasts Pirro After She Dismissed Charges Against Individuals Accused of Vandalizing Reflecting Pool, Russia and Ukraine Exchange Drone Strikes, Killing Civilians, Europe Battles Record-Breaking Heat Wave and Wildfires, Sudanese Army Drone Attack Kills 35 People in Darfur, Michigan Reports First Two Deaths Tied to Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Faces Off Against Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary, Religious Leaders and Activists Arrested While Protesting Trump’s Attacks on Voting Rights, 25 Democratic-Led States File Lawsuit Against Trump Admin over Tariffs, ICE Detainee 41-Year-Old Edwin Lopez-Cornejo Dies at Delaney Hall, Guardian: At Least 10 Hunger-Striking ICE Detainees Subject to Involuntary Medical Procedures, Federal Judge Blocks New York Law Barring Federal Immigration Agents from Wearing Masks, Family of Haitian Asylum Seeker Who Died of Hypothermia Expected to Sue ICE, Federal Workers Sue the Trump Admin over Policy Ending Gender-Affirming Care Coverage, Home Care Workers Continue Hunger Strike to Pressure New York City Council to Pass Ban on 24-Hour Shifts