Here is the GPL News Brief for August 17th 2026:
Here Is Today’s Stories:
5 people shot at Virginia State University as police investigate multiple suspects
Trump administration pauses border construction project in Big Bend National Park
House Ethics investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations
Trump Just Made up a New, Crazier National Mall Vandalism Incident
Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be ‘ashamed’ of conditions on board
Trump on USS Lincoln deployment: ‘Not nearly long enough’
Also, this is an insane thing to say to the American military. You guys love to act like you care about them until you have to care about them. My God.
Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Appeal of $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Payment
About 100 homes swept away after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii
Honolulu enters full cleanup and recovery mode as Tropical Storm Lala departs
Snowplow clears road after hailstorm in Colorado
What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwest
Woman denied transfusion at Boston hospital due to blood shortage: “We all need to be concerned”
Bloodworks NW faces severe blood shortage
Hayden Panettiere, Star of ‘Nashville’ and ‘Heroes,’ Dies at 36
Hollywood Failed Hayden Panettiere
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