Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened, bombing Damascus. LA Times

VOA VIEW: So much for piece in Syria.

Urinary tract infections can pave the way for a heart attack or stroke because they can trigger or worsen inflammation, which is the body's natural defense mechanism to combat infections and injuries. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Serious!

Last month, a federal judge said Anthropic’s use of books to train its AI model was “highly transformative” and counted as fair use. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Good!

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Desiree Leigh Grace, who was promoted by Habba, will now serve as the US attorney for the District of New Jersey, according to an order from a federal judge. New York Post

Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump. New York Times

VOA VIEW: As needed.

Republicans are seeking to undermine the Government Accountability Office as it investigates, and considers suing, over the Trump administration’s withholding federal funds. New York Times

President Trump and his top aides have criticized Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, for his management of both the economy and a $2.5 billion revamp of the central bank’s headquarters. New York Times

VOA VIEW: They overspent the budget.

Russia and Ukraine are expected to hold another round of negotiations on Wednesday in Istanbul. New York Times

VOA VIEW: More waste of time.

Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym, the mother of a Congressional intern who was fatally shot in Washington, D.C. in late June, expressed her gratitude for President Donald Trump after he sent their family a heartwarming letter.  OANN

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President Donald Trump has publicly asserted that former Democrat President Barack Obama should face prosecution for allegedly orchestrating the manipulation of fabricated intelligence concerning Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, in which Trump competed against Hillary Clinton. OANN

VOA VIEW: Serious if guilty.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert delivered a rebuttal to President Donald Trump, following Trump's public celebration of the cancellation of Colbert’s show. OANN

VOA VIEW: Colbert is an idiot.

Hunter Biden sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy in a three-hour-long, profanity-laced interview. OANN

VOA VIEW: Hunter is a drug attic idiot.

President Trump said Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will invest $50 billion in pharmaceutical manufacturing by 2030, a development he attributed to his threat to impose tariffs on drugs made outside the U.S. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: It worked.

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States cannot actively try to thwart federal immigration enforcement, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, blocking a New Jersey law that sought to ban ICE from contracting with facilities to detain migrants within its boundaries. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: As they should.

A Florida judge has ordered the City of Miami to hold its regular elections later this year, as called for under the city charter, overruling commissioners who had attempted to delay the vote and to extend some of their own terms -- as well as the mayor -- for an extra year. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: As they should.

The head of a violent Ecuadorian gang accused of smuggling cocaine and firearms between South America and the U.S. pleaded not guilty to drug and gun charges Monday in New York. Washington Times

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For years, Democrats yawned as Republicans accused media outlets of squelching conservative voices, but now leftists are beating the free-speech drum with the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Washington Times

Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted in 2021 for her role in helping Epstein recruit, groom and abuse underage girls. CBS

Explorers have discovered wartime torpedoes among the wreckage of a sunken U.S. destroyer that went down near the Solomon Islands during World War II. CBS

President Trump previously withdrew the U.S. from the agency during his first term. CBS

VOA VIEW: Good!

Flash flooding in Kansas City left one woman clinging to a tree and another dead in nearby Overland Park. Wildfires in eastern Washington forced evacuations, while more than 60 million Americans remain under heat alerts. CBS

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The gap between the RNC and DNC is wider now than it was at this same stage of the first midterm cycle after Trump's 2016 victory. CBS

VOA VIEW: As it should be.

There have been no indications from Powell that he plans to step down despite a barrage of criticism from the Trump administration. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Powell is a fool.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will meet next week with Chinese trade negotiators in Stockholm for discussions on avoiding steep tariffs. CNBC

VOA VIEW: No more extensions.

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Americans are seeking out more high-protein food options, which is benefitting established companies like General Mills as well as newer up-and-coming brands. CNBC

Coke first started using high-fructose corn syrup to sweeten its namesake soda in the U.S. in the 1980s. CNBC

Trump has embraced digital currency to such a degree that crypto now reportedly accounts for most of his net worth. CNBC

A Haitian citizen with U.S. permanent residency was detained by ICE for allegedly supporting Haitian gang leaders and omitting information about founding a political party in Haiti. FOX News

Arapahoe County District Attorney faces recall over alleged lenient sentencing, including the release of a suspected registered sex offender and probation for a teen involved in a fatal car crash. FOX News

VOA VIEW: He should be recalled.

Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer Alan Dershowitz suggests immunity for Ghislaine Maxwell for congressional testimony, calling her the "Rosetta Stone" of the case. FOX News

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will be at the White House Tuesday to meet with President Donald Trump as his visit to the United States continues. UPI

NASA TRACERS mission is set to launch on Tuesday on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California. UPI

The Justice Department has dismissed a Biden-era lawsuit challenging Tennessee's law banning gender-affirming care for minors. UPI

Ford is recalling more than 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs due to a risk of engine fire sparked by cracked and leaking fuel injectors, the company said. UPI

A federal judge has issued a partial block of a provision in President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending cuts bill that sought to defund Planned Parenthood. UPI

VOA VIEW: A liberal fool judge.

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