Canada claps back at Trump’s efforts to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’

Canada claps back at Trump’s efforts to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’

[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, and Niagara West Member of Provincial Parliament Sam Oosterhoff unveil a sign for Lake Ontario at the Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press via AP) Keito Newman/The Canadian Press/AP hide caption toggle caption Keito Newman/The Canadian Press/AP Ontario…

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Exclusive: Meet the inaugural winner of Fat Marmot Week

Exclusive: Meet the inaugural winner of Fat Marmot Week

[ad_1] The first ever Fat Marmot Week ends on August 30, 2026. Eric Philips hide caption toggle caption Eric Philips Annnnd there’s a winner in the first-ever Fat Marmot Week! The competition was among eight yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado vying to gain the most weight before winter hibernation. The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory’s Marmot Project…

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Politics chat: more tariffs, mail-in voting order, Kushner-Jeffries meeting

Politics chat: more tariffs, mail-in voting order, Kushner-Jeffries meeting

[ad_1] Real economic sanctions on Canada and economic threats to countries trading with Iran may work against Republicans in the midterm elections. Transcript AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: President Trump promised an economic D-Day for Iran, but more eyes are on the American economy as inflation remains sticky, and the administration takes actions that further complicate the…

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WATCH LIVE: NASA’s newest space telescope launches today

WATCH LIVE: NASA’s newest space telescope launches today

[ad_1] NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, perched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, is seen at sunrise at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Joel Kowsky/NASA hide caption toggle caption Joel Kowsky/NASA NASA is set to launch a new space telescope Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that will help scientists probe the…

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From Appalachia to Africa: Why Dolly Parton was beloved across the continent

From Appalachia to Africa: Why Dolly Parton was beloved across the continent

[ad_1] Nigerian country singer Ochiora Okogeri, popularly known as The Country Man, performs Dolly Parton songs during International Cowboy Day celebrations in Nairobi in July 2026. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images JOHANNESBURG—Dolly Parton was truly a global star, her reach extending from the hills of Appalachia…

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How a comic book store got swept into the tariff storm

How a comic book store got swept into the tariff storm

[ad_1] Marc Bowker, owner of Alter Ego Comics in Lima, Ohio, says tariffs have created stress and uncertainty for his small business. Maddie McGarvey for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maddie McGarvey for NPR Marc Bowker in Lima, Ohio wants his comic book store, Alter Ego Comics, to be an alternate reality escape from real…

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