A lake created by debris from Wednesday’s glacial collapse has begun overflowing, Nepalese authorities say, creating a fresh flood risk for downstream areas.

CCBC News2026-08-28 15:00

CoinDesk’s The Policy Protocol host Renato Mariotti examines the CFTC’s inaugural Innovation Advisory Committee, including a heated exchange between CME Group CEO Terry Duffy and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig over event contracts and market manipulation. He also presents the idea of “accountability arbitrage” around enforcement gaps when an AI agent creates a trading strategy, before interviewing committee chair Walt Lukken.

CCoinDesk2026-08-28 15:00

Violence by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank is on course to reach record levels this year, human rights groups warn, as attacks spread into new areas. Such attacks have increased under Israel’s current government alongside a rapid expansion of Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law, and many incidents receive little coverage.

BBBC News2026-08-28 15:00

A devastating flood along the Nepal-China border has killed hundreds and left more than 1,500 people missing. Scientists say the disaster began when rock, ice and water collapsed high in the Himalayas into a river system below. A newly formed upstream lake is now raising fears of more flooding, while questions remain about climate change’s role and whether such disasters could become more common.

DDW News2026-08-28 15:00

Former air traffic controller Michael Pearson discusses reports that LaGuardia air traffic controllers left work early before the deadly crash in March.

FFox News2026-08-28 15:00

The broadcast covers the start of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial, couples who say sleeping separately benefits their marriages, and “Tanmaxxing,” a trend among young people involving exposure to the strongest UV rays.

AABC News2026-08-28 15:00

Nepal has turned down foreign offers to join ongoing rescue operations while appealing for financial support. Its foreign ministry says security forces can manage the searches and that specialised international expertise will be requested if necessary. India, the United States and Japan are offering assistance, while South Korea is negotiating to send a relief team already in the country.

CCNA2026-08-28 14:59

Trump is honoring the Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston.

RReuters2026-08-28 14:55

At the Houston facility named for Lyndon B. Johnson, Trump is honoring the Artemis II crew with Congress’s space medal.

RReuters2026-08-28 14:55

Search and rescue efforts continue after the Nepal-Tibet disaster, while families on both sides of the border await news. Guan Dao Xuan, a 38-year-old Chinese national, says his wife has been unreachable since Wednesday. She worked for a Chinese infrastructure construction company in Nepal, and he arrived in Tibet on Thursday seeking answers.

CCNA2026-08-28 14:47

The process is intended to waive school French requirements for children with serious learning difficulties. But parents, education experts and politicians say the system’s current design could harm students’ future prospects.

CCBC News2026-08-28 14:45

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation has not slowed meaningfully. He argues policymakers must be confident that it is cooling; otherwise, the central bank still has work to do. Warsh spoke at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-28 14:41

After closing arguments concluded earlier Thursday, the jury began considering the fate of the Massachusetts mother on trial over the deaths of her three children.

AABC News2026-08-28 14:40

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says he does not believe in issuing forward guidance, arguing that accurate economic forecasting remains only an aspiration. He made the remarks at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-28 14:38

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has produced record arrest numbers, while many detained immigrants are being sent to countries other than their own. CBS spoke with a Venezuelan father deported to Liberia.

CCBS News2026-08-28 14:37

Two lakes have formed on opposite sides of the Nepal-China border, with officials warning that the lake on the Tibetan side could still breach its banks. Chinese state media says rescuers have reached the mudslide’s epicentre, but about 1,000 people remain unaccounted for. Nepal’s death toll has risen to nearly 540, while China reports five deaths on its side.

CCNA2026-08-28 14:36

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack says it is time for the Federal Reserve to act and raise interest rates. Speaking at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, she also discusses how effective rates and the Fed’s balance sheet are as economic tools.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-28 14:35

Tributes are pouring in for country music icon and humanitarian Dolly Parton. Her sister says Parton offered to try experimental drugs to help other people with cancer, while thousands of fans have signed a petition calling for Nashville’s airport to be named after her.

CCBS News2026-08-28 14:33

Congo has started Ebola vaccinations in response to what is described as the world’s fastest-growing outbreak. Authorities are using a vaccine proven against a related Ebola strain while trials continue on a new vaccine designed specifically for Bundibugyo virus.

Eeuronews2026-08-28 14:31

Reuters journalists describe a state of panic in flood-hit Nepal, where buildings were inundated and people evacuated after new flood warnings.

RReuters2026-08-28 14:31

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said there is still work to do on inflation during remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming.

AABC News2026-08-28 14:30

Iceland is set to hold a referendum on whether to reopen membership talks with the European Union. The vote raises key questions about the country’s possible accession and the benefits Icelandic membership could bring to the bloc.

RReuters2026-08-28 14:30

Norway has a new monarch, King Haakon VIII. The country’s monarchy dates back to King Harald Fairhair in the ninth century; when Norway regained independence in 1905, three-quarters of voters supported restoring the monarchy in a national referendum.

Eeuronews2026-08-28 14:25

Anya Ahuja says her aunt and uncle, Deepak and Madhu Ahuja, went missing while on a two-week pilgrimage in Nepal. She described the Dallas couple as the backbone of their family.

AABC News2026-08-28 14:24