Mourners gather in Dolly Parton’s home county to celebrate the life and legacy of the country music star. Fans are expected to visit memorial sites, leaving flowers and messages in tribute.

RReuters2026-08-26 01:35

The United States announced expanded sanctions on Iran on Aug. 24, saying they would cut off the country’s economic lifeline, while stopping short of its most severe measures. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned other countries to end business ties with Iran or risk being shut out of the dollar-based financial system.

CCNA2026-08-26 01:23

NBC News projects that Everton Blair, a former Gwinnett County School Board chairman, won the special election in Georgia’s 13th District to complete the remaining term of the late Rep. David Scott. Blair defeated Scott’s daughter.

NNBC News2026-08-26 01:21

Canada has announced C$27.6 billion in tariffs on a range of U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump’s new 50% levies on Canadian exports. The federal government also announced C$7.5 billion in support on Tuesday to help cushion Canadian businesses and their employees from the latest U.S. tariffs.

GGlobal News2026-08-26 01:21

NBC News projects that Sen. Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother Lindsey, defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary runoff.

NNBC News2026-08-26 01:16

Tom Llamas highlights the life of country music legend Dolly Parton, while fast-spreading Texas wildfires prompt hundreds of evacuations and primary elections take place in three states.

NNBC News2026-08-26 01:15

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has received more than 16,000 of 70,000 planned Ervebo vaccine doses as it battles its fastest-moving Ebola outbreak yet. The vaccine protects against the Zaire strain, but no proven vaccine or treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain driving the outbreak. Nearly 2,500 people have died in three months.

DDW News2026-08-26 01:15

Dolly Parton’s hometown statue portrays her as a young woman sitting on a rock and casually strumming a guitar. Fans have gathered there to pay tribute following her death.

NNBC News2026-08-26 01:13

Former professional boxer Terence Crawford met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on August 25 and presented him with Freya, an American pit bull terrier puppy. The puppy’s grandfather survived during Russia’s 2022 occupation of Bucha.

VVOA Chinese2026-08-26 01:00

Brad Meltzer, author of “I Am Dolly Parton,” discusses the country music legend’s legacy on “The Story,” saying Parton represents what a “real hero” looks like.

FFox News2026-08-26 01:00

Dolly Parton and her late husband, Carl Dean, were married in Ringgold, Georgia. After their deaths, the community is honoring the couple’s love story.

NNBC News2026-08-26 00:57

Country music icon Dolly Parton has died at 80, Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on the United States, and Serena Williams is returning to the U.S. Open.

NNBC News2026-08-26 00:54

Wildfires have destroyed dozens of homes in Nevada and Texas. The new Rose Fire in north Texas expanded dramatically in less than a day, growing from 25 acres to more than 50,000 acres.

AABC News2026-08-26 00:45

Americans are remembering country music legend and American icon Dolly Parton in a special edition of NBC Nightly News. The program highlights her philanthropy, her impact on millions of fans and the legacy of the “9 to 5” singer.

NNBC News2026-08-26 00:35

Fox News host Jesse Watters discusses criticism from James Carville and other Democrats aimed at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries over his meeting with Jared Kushner.

FFox News2026-08-26 00:34

U.S. media reports suggest CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare, unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday. Neither the CIA nor the Kremlin has commented. If confirmed, it would be his first known visit to Russia as CIA director and the highest-level intelligence trip between the two countries since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

DDW News2026-08-26 00:30

The ‘Outnumbered’ panel discusses Abdul El-Sayed’s alleged dodging of questions in a Fox News interview with Jesse Watters about his ties to controversial streamer Hasan Piker and his progressive platform.

FFox News2026-08-26 00:30

The IndyCar Freedom250 Grand Prix is set to take place in Washington, D.C.

TThe White House2026-08-26 00:27

Israeli forces raided a UNRWA vocational training centre in Qalandiya refugee camp, seized property and raised the Israeli flag over the site. The centre had operated for more than 70 years and trained over 300 Palestinians annually from across the occupied West Bank. UNRWA said the takeover violated UN immunities and Palestinians’ right to education, while Israel said it planned a new community complex there. Protests broke out during the raid, with Israeli forces firing tear gas.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-26 00:26

Wall Street’s main indexes finished higher as technology shares recovered from a selloff ahead of AI heavyweight Nvidia’s results. Investors also found some relief from falling oil prices and bond yields.

RReuters2026-08-26 00:25

A new study found that 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 may have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

AABC News2026-08-26 00:25

Canada has imposed retaliatory tariffs on 700 U.S. imports, escalating the trade war between the two countries. A new estimate says the current tariffs will cost the typical American household $1,077 a year.

AABC News2026-08-26 00:15

Iranian Finance Minister Ali Madanizadeh told state-run media that Tehran is “fully prepared” to counter US sanctions aimed at countries maintaining ties with Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the planned measures and called them an “economic D-Day” against the regime.

CCNN2026-08-26 00:12

Country music icon Dolly Parton has died at 80 after a long, celebrated entertainment career. Canadian artist Brett Kissel tearfully reflected on her influence, calling her legacy “unmatched.”

CCBC News2026-08-26 00:09