Headlines for August 31, 2026

U.S. Forces Target Iranian Launchers; Iran Retaliates Against U.S. Military Targets in the Region, U.S. Strikes Deal to Control 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil, Death Toll in Nepal-Tibet Floods Surpasses 900 People, Flash Floods Sweep Grand Canyon National Park, Killing One Person, ICE Plans to Spend $2 Million to Purchase “Robot Dogs”, Three Palestinians Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Occupied West Bank, Masked Israeli Settlers Attack NBC News Team Reporting in the Occupied West Bank, Israeli Strikes Kill Two Palestinians, Including 3-Year-Old Boy, in Gaza, Federal Judge Rules Trump Admin Violated Rights of International Students in Seeking to Deport Them for Pro-Palestinian Activism, Russian Attack on Ukrainian Weapons Depot Kills 38 People, Trump Threatens to Report NBC’s Kristen Welker to the FCC, Protesters Rally Against RSS Event at Madison Square Garden, Thousands Rally for Voting Rights on Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington