The Supreme Court rejects an abortion appeal from Oklahoma regarding referrals at federally funded family-planning facilities. LA Times

VOA VIEW: Sad!

The race between the GOP incumbent and Democrat George Whitesides in northern L.A. County's Congressional District 27 is one of the most competitive and consequential in the U.S. LA Times

VOA VIEW: Dems lie

After the deaths of Israeli hostages, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Palestinian militant group Hamas show no signs of budging on a cease-fire deal. LA Times

VOA VIEW: Hamas has nothing to offer.

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"The US spends more on health care than almost anywhere else. But increasingly patients are getting less in return, and enduring long waits to get not as much face-time with their clinician." New York Post

With a flurry of hacks and fake websites, Iran has intensified its efforts to discredit American democracy and possibly tip the race against former President Donald Trump. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Iran is supporting weak Harris.

A Moscow court sentenced Alexander Shiplyuk, the director of a physics institute who specializes in hypersonic flight, to 15 years in prison. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Russia tries to stop the truth.

As both sides prepare for the start of jury selection on Thursday, there are no indications that any deal is likely, according to several people with knowledge of the situation. New York Times

VOA VIEW: There can not manufacture any deal.

The troubled spacecraft is scheduled to undock on Friday for a trip back to Earth while two NASA astronauts will stay in orbit. New York Times

A new photo taken of relatives of Minnesota governor and Democrat vice presidential nominee Tim Walz (D-Minn.) supporting 2024 GOP candidate Donald Trump, his and Harris's rival, has surfaced online.  OANN

VOA VIEW: There are smart members in Walz's family.

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North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has announced that up to 30 officials are set to be executed over their alleged failure to prevent enormous flooding and landslides in the summer that resulted in the deaths of close to 4,000 people.  OANN

VOA VIEW: Un is mad.

A federal judge ruled in favor of a group of individuals challenging Illinois' ban on carrying firearms on public transportation. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: A smart, not Marxist or woke Judge.

The Biden administration is preparing Wednesday to accuse Russia of disinformation campaigns targeting the presidential election, according to three people familiar with the matter. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Russia would be wise to cease.

U.S. cyber officials and digital defenders say they are changing their operations in the wake of successful hacks into American infrastructure by China's Volt Typhoon cyberattackers. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: China should pay.

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A Texas man with dual U.S. and Iranian citizenship smuggled aerial drone technology to Iran, including by concealing aircraft parts in his checked luggage during multiple trips he made there every year, federal prosecutors said. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: He should be punished as a traitor.

Phoenix has had temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or more for 100 consecutive days, with triple-digit heat continuing into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Washington Times

Federal, state and local authorities responded to a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia on Wednesday. They said one suspect was in custody. CBS

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With two months until Election Day, neither major candidate has released the results of a recent physical exam. CBS

The Biden administration is debating changes that would make it harder to lift the sweeping asylum restrictions it enacted in June. CBS

VOA VIEW: Biden wants to allow more illegals.

The U.S. is set to accuse Russia of an interference campaign targeting the 2024 U.S. elections. CBS

VOA VIEW: Russia and China have already interfered in the elections.

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center saw more than 880,000 complaints last year, a 10% increase from 2022. CBS

VOA VIEW: Scams are increasing because Harris/Biden.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein's ruling upends the Republican presidential nominee's plan to move the case to federal court. CBS

VOA VIEW: They may have to go further.

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The closely watched Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that available positions fell to 7.67 million on the month. CNBC

VOA VIEW: This can be caused by lack of jobs or inflation.

The announcement means Volvo Cars follows in the footsteps of other industry players in scaling back its EV ambitions. CNBC

VOA VIEW: EV projections are failing.

Total mortgage application volume rose 1.6% last week, compared with the prior week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. CNBC

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The dream of retiring at 65 and living comfortably on your savings and investments feels increasingly out of reach for younger Americans. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Harris/Biden have hurt the US. economy.

Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will face off at a Sept. 10 debate where the economy will likely be a focus. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Harris is an idiot trying to bribe voters.

The world's first map to show the live migration of antelopes, guanacos, zebras and other land-hoofed ungulates currently facing threat by humans and climate change, can be viewed online starting Wednesday. UPI

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul on Tuesday issued a subpoena for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to testify later this month on the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan. UPI

VOA VIEW: Blinken will avoid an explanation.

President Joe Biden and others affirmed the success of his administration's "Investing in America" infrastructure platform during the first of several planned presentations on the topic Tuesday afternoon. UPI

VOA VIEW: There has been no success.

Former President Donald Trump waived his right to attend the arraignment of his revised Jan. 6 federal election interference case and will enter a plea of not guilty through his attorneys, according to a filing Tuesday. UPI

VOA VIEW: Good!

The U.S. Justice Department announced terrorism charges Tuesday against six senior leaders of Hamas for their role in "planning, supporting and perpetrating the terrorist atrocities" in Israel on Oct. 7. UPI

VOA VIEW: It took too long.

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