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A 35-year-old Albany woman appeared in federal court on August 20, 2026, facing a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS in connection with an alleged plot against the New York State Capitol.
Kyle William Spitze, 27, was sentenced to 77 years in prison on August 19, 2026, for producing child sexual abuse material and related offenses, the U.S.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 38 km northwest of Upahuacho, Peru on August 20, 2026, at 18:00:15 UTC, according to the U.S.
A Chinese court sentenced Hui Ka Yan, founder and former chair of Evergrande, to life in prison on August 20, 2026, in a case tied to the property developer's catastrophic collapse.
David M. Morens, a former senior official at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and one-time aide to Dr.
The NSA, FBI, and other U.S. federal agencies on August 19, 2026, warned that hackers are using AI-assisted tools to attack critical infrastructure, with Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers as the specific target.
At least 200,000 people have been displaced in Sudan since late 2025, the UN International Organization for Migration said on August 19, 2026, as armed conflict in the country intensifies and seasonal floods worsen an already large…