Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma plan to carry out executions on the same day, marking the first time in nearly 16 years that three states have done so simultaneously. The schedule highlights ongoing challenges and discussions about lethal injection procedures used in the death penalty.
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Three states (Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma) will execute inmates on the same day, the first time since January 7, 2010.
Eleven states executed 47 people in 2025, the highest total since 2009.
Florida led with 19 executions in 2025, while Alabama, South Carolina, and Texas each executed five people.
Tennessee previously had a failed execution attempt due to problems inserting an IV for lethal injection.
The recent attempted execution delay was caused by difficulty placing a backup IV line during the procedure.
Executions in the U.S. are now concentrated in a small group of states.
Tennessee’s upcoming execution includes an inmate with serious health problems that may complicate the lethal injection process.
The death penalty remains a subject of practical challenges and public attention because of these issues.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to buy gloves that can deliver electric shocks to control people who resist officers. The gloves, called G.L.O.V.E., are designed to help officers gain compliance quickly and will cost up to $20 million. Civil rights groups are concerned about the potential for misuse of this technology.
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ICE plans to purchase thousands of electric shock gloves costing up to $20 million.
The gloves deliver a low-voltage shock when pressed against a person’s skin.
They are called G.L.O.V.E., made by Compliant Technologies LLC in Kentucky.
The gloves work like normal gloves until a button activates the shock.
The shocks are meant to cause immediate, sharp pain to help officers gain control.
The devices have been used by some jails and police departments before.
The manufacturer warns against using the gloves on children, pregnant women, elderly, or disabled people.
Civil rights groups worry ICE officers might use the gloves too quickly or without warning.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public hearing where civil rights groups and researchers opposed a plan to stop collecting annual workplace demographic data. This data helps track discrimination in jobs, and ending the reports is part of President Donald Trump’s effort to change civil rights enforcement.
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The EEOC requires many employers to submit an annual report called the EEO-1, showing the race and gender makeup of their workers.
The proposal to end this data collection has been in place since 1966 and applies to companies with 100 or more employees.
Most speakers at the hearing opposed ending the data collection, saying it helps find discrimination and track progress for workers of color and women.
Six speakers supported the proposal, agreeing with the Trump administration that the data requirement is difficult for companies and may encourage reverse discrimination.
The EEOC voted 2-1 recently to stop collecting these reports, arguing it could push employers toward discriminatory hiring.
Researchers say the EEO-1 data is essential for studying workplace equality and making progress visible.
Civil rights groups warn stopping data collection could hurt efforts to fight racial and gender discrimination.
The proposal is open for public comment until August 24, 2025.
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President Donald Trump secretly changed planes after a Nato summit in Turkey. He left Ankara airport on a smaller military jet instead of the usual presidential plane, Air Force One, while journalists and staff on board Air Force One were unaware he had left.
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The event happened after the Nato summit in Turkey in July.
President Trump first boarded Air Force One at Ankara airport.
Then he secretly moved to a smaller C-32A military aircraft, a modified Boeing 757.
The transfer involved using a catering truck lifted to plane level on the opposite side.
Journalists and some White House staff were on Air Force One but told to close window shades.
They did not know the president was no longer on the plane.
The C-32A is often used by the vice president.
The story was reported by the Washington Post and covered by BBC’s State Department correspondent.
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President Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a different plane after intelligence reported a credible threat from Iran to kill him. While Trump was hidden and flown separately, over 100 staff and reporters stayed on the original plane unaware of the danger, raising questions about their safety and why the public was misled.
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US intelligence reportedly found a real threat from Iran targeting President Trump last month.
Trump left Air Force One hidden inside a catering truck and was flown on a separate plane, a C-32A.
More than 100 aides, officials, and reporters stayed on the original Air Force One, unaware of the threat.
The public and press were told Trump was flying on Air Force One, but this was not true.
Journalists were told to keep window shades closed during the flight to maintain the secret.
Critics question why the passengers on the original plane were kept at risk and why the truth was hidden.
Some officials say the White House lied for weeks instead of informing the press after the event.
President Trump later reunited with the presidential jet in Britain and greeted troops before returning to the US.
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Brittany Boltinhouse was removed as Miss North Carolina USA after organizers said she violated pageant rules but did not explain how. Her lawyer claims the removal was unfair and that her client was targeted because of her Christian faith and conservative views.
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Brittany Boltinhouse won Miss North Carolina USA in June and was set to compete in the Miss USA pageant.
She was stripped of her title due to unspecified violations of Miss USA standards over time.
Social media posts from 2017-2019 showed Boltinhouse using the N-word under a different username.
The first runner-up, Myla Hadley, was named the new Miss North Carolina USA.
Miss USA leadership said they do not accept racism or language harming others’ dignity.
Boltinhouse’s lawyer says there is no legal basis for removing her title and believes she was targeted for her religion and politics.
Boltinhouse is a Mormon and identifies as a conservative Christian woman.
Pageant organizers say they clearly explained the reasons to Boltinhouse, but she says they did not give her a clear explanation.
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A federal judge stopped the US Postal Service (USPS) from following part of President Donald Trump’s order that would tighten mail-in voting rules before the November midterm elections. The judge’s decision expands a previous ruling blocking this order in some states and now applies nationwide.
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The judge is Indira Talwani, a US district judge in Boston.
The blocked order came from President Donald Trump and aimed to change mail-in voting rules.
The USPS would have required states to give lists of voters and change how ballots are handled.
If states didn’t follow these new rules, USPS could have stopped delivering mail-in ballots.
Voting rights groups asked the judge to stop USPS from applying this order anywhere in the US.
The judge’s ruling expanded a June order that initially blocked the changes in 23 mostly Democratic-led states.
Plaintiffs argued that USPS had no legal right to refuse ballot delivery.
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The Trump administration finalized a rule that stops federal Medicaid money from paying for hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and surgeries for transgender youth. States can still use their own money to cover these treatments, and funding for mental health therapy related to gender issues is not affected.
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Starting October 13, states cannot use federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming medical treatments for youth.
There is a six-month grace period for continued federal funding of hormone therapies already in use.
Seventeen states currently cover some gender-affirming care for kids under Medicaid or CHIP.
The administration described these treatments as "sex-rejecting procedures" and cited reports claiming weak evidence for them.
Major medical groups disagree with the administration, stating that gender-affirming care is safe and appropriate.
The rule does not affect federal funding for psychotherapy related to gender dysphoria.
The administration said the policy aims to protect children, not to reduce spending.
LGBTQ+ groups criticized the rule, saying it restricts necessary medical care for transgender youth.
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President Donald Trump left Ankara, Turkey, after a NATO summit using a secret method that involved disguising his departure. Reports say he was taken off the old Air Force One plane inside a catering truck to protect him from possible threats by Iran. This kind of secretive travel is part of established U.S. security practices to keep the president safe.
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President Trump attended the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July 2026.
Instead of leaving on the expected Air Force One planes, Trump reportedly used another aircraft and was hidden inside a catering truck to leave the airport.
The secret move was reportedly done because of threats made against him by Iran.
The Secret Service often uses deceptive tactics to protect U.S. presidents.
Similar secret travel techniques have been used by past presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden.
These tactics help make it harder for enemies to target the president.
ABC News has not independently confirmed the details of Trump's secret departure.
Secret travel can involve disguise, fake flight plans, or unusual transportation methods.
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Senator Mitch McConnell has been recovering at home after a hospital stay and rehabilitation since mid-June. Conservative commentator Scott Jennings spoke with McConnell, who sounded alert and engaged in political matters, and McConnell plans to return to the Senate in mid-September to finish his term.
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Mitch McConnell was hospitalized on June 14 and later received inpatient rehabilitation.
McConnell's office said last week he left rehabilitation and is recovering at home.
McConnell has not spoken publicly since his hospitalization, causing questions about his health.
Scott Jennings, a conservative commentator and longtime McConnell ally, spoke with the senator recently.
Jennings reported McConnell sounded focused, alert, and involved in political discussions.
McConnell talked about several topics including Senate races, Republican election chances, the farm bill, and the Senate filibuster.
McConnell’s goal is to return to the Senate when it reconvenes on September 14.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear expressed concern over McConnell’s silence and urged a public update.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other groups have asked a federal judge to stop President Donald Trump from enforcing new orders that try to limit birthright citizenship in the U.S. These orders come after the Supreme Court rejected an earlier order by President Trump that tried to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants and temporary residents.
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President Trump signed new executive orders in August to restrict birthright citizenship.
The new orders aim to expand who is not eligible for automatic U.S. citizenship, targeting "birth tourism."
The Supreme Court ruled in June that Trump's earlier order violated the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.
The ACLU and other groups filed a court request to block the new orders, calling them unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court has recognized exceptions to birthright citizenship, such as children of diplomats and foreign soldiers.
The White House says the new actions follow the Supreme Court’s legal rulings.
The ACLU says these efforts are illegal attacks on children’s citizenship rights.
The issue remains a major part of President Trump's immigration policy during his second term.
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President Trump left the NATO summit in Turkey on a different Air Force One plane because of a reported assassination threat from Iran. The Secret Service used this plan to protect the president’s safety while he traveled abroad.
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President Trump attended the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
There was an assassination threat targeting President Trump from Iran.
The Secret Service arranged for Trump to leave on an alternate Air Force One plane for security reasons.
This information was first reported by The Washington Post.
The security measure aims to protect the president during international travel.
The event highlights concerns about the safety of President Trump while abroad.
The story raises questions about how the Secret Service handles threats to the president overseas.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is involved in a surrogacy case in Dallas County. He wants to make sure a baby with a serious heart defect, called “baby Gabriel,” receives medical care after birth, even though the parents do not agree.
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The case involves a baby with a severe heart problem detected before birth.
The baby’s parents are the intended parents through surrogacy.
The parents disagree with providing the baby life-saving treatment after birth.
Attorney General Ken Paxton has stepped in to protect the unborn child’s rights.
Paxton’s office is working to ensure this baby receives care after being born.
The situation is happening in Dallas County, Texas.
The baby is referred to as “baby Gabriel” by officials involved.
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Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, a state expected to have an early role in choosing the 2028 presidential candidates. This may increase the influence of Arab American voices and bring more attention to U.S. policies on Israel within the Democratic Party.
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Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan in August 2026.
Michigan could hold an early primary in 2028, following states like South Carolina and Nevada.
Michigan has a large Arab American population, around 300,000 people.
El-Sayed campaigned on ending U.S. aid to Israel.
Prominent Democrats like Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom have endorsed El-Sayed.
The Democratic primary in 2028 is expected to be competitive with many candidates considering runs.
The Democratic Party is paying close attention to U.S. policy on Israel, a key issue for voters.
Polls show a rising number of Democrats believe the U.S. supports Israel too much.
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Simon Levy, a convicted sex offender, assaulted a woman named Laura in 2018 and was later allowed out of jail, after which he attacked and killed more women. Laura said the police and courts made mistakes that let Levy harm others, and he has now been found guilty of multiple murders and assaults in London.
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Simon Levy attacked Laura in 2018 on the London Underground during the Notting Hill Carnival.
Laura reported the assault to police but initially felt unsupported and that officers did not act promptly.
Levy was convicted in 2021 of sexually assaulting Laura and another woman and was sentenced to three years in prison.
While on license (early release), Levy sexually assaulted a prison officer but was still released.
Between 2023 and 2025, Levy sexually assaulted 11 women on trains and the Tube in London.
In 2025, Levy was convicted of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins, along with raping another woman.
Police and courts faced criticism for decisions that allowed Levy to remain free and attack more women.
Laura says she feels betrayed by the criminal justice system, which she believes failed to protect other women.
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Senator John Cornyn shared data showing vaccines have prevented many deaths since 1974, including among children. This came after President Trump signed an executive order related to childhood vaccines and changing the usual vaccine schedule for mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR).
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Senator John Cornyn is from Texas and is a Republican.
Cornyn posted information highlighting how vaccines have saved lives.
Since 1974, vaccines have prevented about 154 million deaths worldwide.
Of those, around 146 million vaccine-prevented deaths were in children under a certain age.
President Trump signed an executive order about childhood vaccines.
The order aims to change the usual vaccine schedule for MMR (mumps, measles, rubella).
The executive order seeks to reduce the number of childhood vaccines given at once.
Vaccines are recognized for their role in preventing serious diseases and deaths.
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Six U.S. states held primary elections on August 11 as part of the 2026 midterm election process. New information has emerged about President Donald Trump's use of a secret plane switch.
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Six states had primary elections on August 11, 2024.
These primaries are part of the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections.
Primaries help political parties choose their candidates for upcoming elections.
President Donald Trump is involved in new reports about secretly switching planes.
The details about the plane switch have recently become public.
CBS News provided coverage of these election events and breaking news.
The information was available through the CBS News app and their website.
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Minnesota voters are participating in primary elections for the U.S. House of Representatives. One seat is open because Representative Angie Craig is running for the Senate, while all other current representatives are running again.
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Minnesota holds primary elections for U.S. House seats on Tuesday.
Only one House seat is open this cycle in Minnesota.
Representative Angie Craig from the 2nd District is running for the Senate, leaving her seat open.
All other current Minnesota House members are seeking reelection.
Polls close at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Results are being tracked live by Decision Desk HQ.
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Voters in Wisconsin are choosing the next governor in a primary election. The main Democratic contenders include Francesca Hong, a progressive candidate, and David Crowley, supported by current Governor Tony Evers. On the Republican side, Tom Tiffany is running without significant challengers.
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Wisconsin voters are holding a gubernatorial primary election.
Francesca Hong, a state representative and democratic socialist, leads the Democratic candidates.
David Crowley, Milwaukee County Executive, is backed by Governor Tony Evers.
Other candidates are also running in the Democratic primary.
Republican Representative Tom Tiffany is the only candidate in the Republican primary.
The election will decide who runs for governor in the next general election.
The contest highlights a division between progressive and establishment Democrats in Wisconsin.
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Alabama held special primary elections in four congressional districts after a recent Supreme Court decision changed voting rules. The elections were postponed earlier due to a legal dispute over how the districts were drawn.
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Alabama held special primary elections on Tuesday.
These elections took place in the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th Congressional Districts.
The primary contests were postponed previously because of a legal fight over redistricting.
Republican Governor Kay Ivey called for these special primary elections.
The Supreme Court made a ruling that weakened part of the Voting Rights Act.
This ruling allowed Alabama to use new congressional district maps.
The special primaries are to choose party candidates for upcoming elections.
Redistricting is the process of redrawing voting district boundaries.
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