Latest Headlines for Monday, August 10th.

These are the stories you need to read for Monday, August 10th.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel rejects the Trump administration’s 15-point Gaza peace plan. The rejection comes more than a week after Trump touted a breakthrough via his Board of Peace, and as Hamas maintains it will only proceed if Israel halts strikes and pulls back to the ceasefire’s " yellow line. & quot;" Find out More

Iran and the U.S. remain locked in a tense standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran laying out demands for a " behavior correction" from Washington — including a full troop withdrawal and lifted sanctions — before it will fully reopen the waterway. Iran’s foreign ministry separately claims a deal with Oman to manage the strait and establish a temporary shipping route is in its final stages. Read More

Puerto Ricans are relying on roadside water trucks as one of the most aggressive rationing plans in a decade drags into its second week amid a historic drought. Some islanders had already gone more than a week without water before the government’s rationing announcement, and officials say they don’t yet know how long the measures will remain in place. Find out More

The Senate wrapped up its business ahead of the August recess by funding the government through Dec. 11 and confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general, punting further action on President Trump’s SAVE America Act until lawmakers return. The flurry of activity capped a tense final week that also saw a committee vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. Source

Republicans are planning a September convention in Dallas built around casting Democrats as captive to their activist left, with organizers compiling months of footage targeting figures like Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. A source involved in planning the event, billed as a " socialism telethon," said the campaign’s " video trove is endless." Read More

Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico rolled out competing economic agendas last week as they campaigned across North Texas, with less than three months to go before November’s election. Recent polling from RealClearPolitics shows Talarico holding roughly a 1.6-point lead over Paxton in the closely watched Senate race. See Details

The latest Powerball drawing carried an estimated $856 million jackpot, the largest of 2026 so far. Lottery officials say jackpots are expected to grow even more quickly following Powerball’s recent expansion to the United Kingdom, which has widened the pool of players. Find out More

New USCIS rules taking effect for green card applicants pending as of Aug. 5 will require more complete supporting evidence upfront, immigration attorneys say. Family-based applicants and others without legal representation are seen as particularly vulnerable, since missing even a single document could upend an otherwise valid case. Read More

Perez Hilton remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition in Florida and will need surgery in the coming days after sustaining significant blood loss and other injuries, his family said. The celebrity blogger’s communication has been " extremely limited" and confined to immediate family and medical staff since his hospitalization began. Source

Boeing notched its best week since early April, with shares up roughly 7% after the FAA cleared its 737 Max 7 to fly following years of delays. The stock also benefited from a pullback in oil prices, with Brent crude futures falling more than 7% over the week. Read More

S& P 500 companies beat earnings estimates by 29% this quarter, more than four times the historical average and the largest surprise on record since 2008. Even stripping out Alphabet and Amazon’s outsized accounting gains, S& P 500 earnings growth still came in at 32%, well above historical norms, with semiconductor earnings surging 135% on AI-driven demand. See Details

U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in July, the first monthly decline since February, alongside steep downward revisions to prior months that hint at deeper cracks in the labor market than previously known. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% even as the payroll losses caught economists off guard. Read More

Yemeni government forces struck Houthi positions Saturday after a series of rebel attacks, as Iran laid out six demands for what it called U.S. " behavior correction" before the Strait of Hormuz can fully reopen. The escalation threatens the relative calm that has held between the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognized government since a 2022 truce. Source

Indian jeweler Nirav Modi, once known for adorning Hollywood red carpets including Kate Winslet’s 2016 Oscars look, is now sitting in a London jail cell awaiting extradition to India on charges including money laundering and fraud. Modi’s diamonds were once celebrated on the world stage, but nearly 8,000 miles away, commentators had long focused on the source of his wealth rather than his glamorous clientele See Details

The death toll in a Thailand school shooting outside Bangkok rose to at least nine after a 12-year-old girl died of her injuries, officials said, in one of the deadliest such attacks in the country’s recent history. A 14-year-old gunman opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School before killing himself, and investigators say he had also killed his grandparents at home earlier that morning. Read More

" Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is on pace for one of the best-ever 10-day box office starts after pulling in $143 million in its second weekend. The Sony superhero blockbuster starring Tom Holland and Zendaya continues to build on a record-setting opening frame. Source

" Highlander" star Christopher Lambert suffered a medical scare Saturday at a Pittsburgh comic convention, collapsing while signing autographs at Steel City Con. A rep for the actor said he had skipped sleep and food that day, which dropped his blood sugar, and that he is " perfectly ok" and resting in his hotel room. See Details

Olivia Wilde said she had to fight to secure a theatrical release for her new film " The Invite," starring Penelope Cruz, saying studios " bribe you to not take theatrical." She made the comments while meeting the international press at the 79th Locarno Film Festival over the weekend. Source

Fifty-one teams are battling for 10 spots in the Little League World Series field this week as U.S. regional qualifying plays out at five sites from Connecticut to California. Sunday’s slate features an Indiana-Ohio matchup and a Michigan-Illinois game, with the tournament field set to be finalized over the coming days. See Details

Italian divers discovered a 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sicily loaded with hundreds of well-preserved ancient clay jars, known as amphorae, that were likely used to transport wine. Italy’s culture minister called it one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years, with the wreck located some 150 feet down after a tip from local fishermen. Read More