Flash floods swept through Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend, hitting Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon. At least two people were killed and about 15 remained missing or unaccounted for as of late Monday, with further monsoon rains hampering rescue efforts. Dozens were evacuated.
NYTimes – US NYTimes – US Flash floods swept through Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend, hitting Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon. At least two people were killed and about 15 remained missing or unaccounted for as of late Monday, with further monsoon rains hampering rescue efforts. Dozens were evacuated.
Sky News – UK The Notting Hill Carnival is continuing in west London for its 60th anniversary, with tens of thousands of people attending the three-day celebration of Caribbean arts and culture. The main parade was still to come on day three, while earlier reports noted 169 arrests but described the event as "overwhelmingly positive."
NPR – Politics President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Google has updated Google Maps to display "Lake America" for U.S. users while keeping "Lake Ontario" in Canada. Apple is now being pressed by Trump to make the same change; MapQuest said it will not. Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard reading "Lake Ontario — Now and Always."
NYTimes – US The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to let the Trump administration continue building a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, blocking a lower-court order that had halted above-ground work after finding the administration should have sought congressional approval. Chief Justice John Roberts dissented, writing that the construction is likely unlawful.
NPR – Politics Prediction-market exchange Kalshi has imposed its first-ever lifetime ban on former U.S. congressman George Santos and fined him more than $71,000. The company said it found reasonable cause to believe he engaged in insider trading through bets tied to his attendance at a State of the Union address and that he failed to cooperate with its investigation.
BBC News – UK PM Andy Burnham excludes child manslaughter and deaths from neglect from early release scheme after victims and families campaign.
NYTimes – US A 17-year-old from North Carolina has been indicted on murder by aiding and abetting over the May shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego that killed three people. Prosecutors allege she livestreamed the attack and disseminated the shooters' white-supremacist manifesto. The district attorney said she "ran with the pack — she shared in the kill."
Sky News – Front Page Dolly Parton was laid to rest in a private family funeral in Nashville on Friday, her family confirmed. The country music star, who died aged 80 on 25 August after a brief battle with cancer, was interred next to her late husband.
NYTimes – World The suspect, a 43-year-old Swiss citizen, was taken into custody early on Monday, the police said.
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NYTimes – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Google has updated Google Maps to display "Lake America" for U.S. users while keeping "Lake Ontario" in Canada. Apple is now being pressed by Trump to make the same change; MapQuest said it will not. Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard reading "Lake Ontario — Now and Always."
