The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial is now deliberating after closing arguments, with the case hinging on competing expert testimony over whether postpartum psychosis left her criminally responsible for strangling her three children.
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, celebrated for her polka-dot paintings, pumpkin sculptures, and Infinity Mirror Rooms, died August 14 at a Tokyo hospital.
President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid his trade dispute with Canada, but New York officials and MapQuest both rejected the change.
Mattéo Guendouzi triggered a mass tunnel brawl after Fenerbahçe beat Lyon 2-1 to reach the Champions League, with a fan caught on video delivering a flying kick at his chest and UEFA set to open disciplinary proceedings.
Social media reels retelling Marianne Bachmeier's 1981 courtroom shooting of her daughter's killer are recirculating widely, sending new audiences to her Wikipedia article.
A rare 'Ivy Pikachu' Pokémon card sold privately for $3.3 million, setting a new CGC record and surpassing the famous Magic: The Gathering Alpha Black Lotus.
Liverpool have signed French winger Bradley Barcola from PSG on a five-year deal worth up to £123 million, one of the summer window's biggest moves.
King Harald V of Norway has died at 89 after a 35-year reign, with his son ascending the throne as King Haakon VIII; Harald was Europe's oldest reigning monarch and a three-time Olympic sailor who famously married a commoner.
Jaye P. Morgan, the 1950s pop singer and beloved Gong Show panelist, died August 24 at age 94.
The 47th anniversary of Lord Mountbatten's 1979 IRA assassination was commemorated at Mullaghmore, where Michael Flatley performed a flute tribute near Classiebawn Castle.
Catastrophic flash floods and debris flows struck northern Nepal on August 26, killing over 670 people across Nepal and Tibet, leaving more than 1,400 missing including 90 Americans, with rescue teams still actively searching.
Samuel Monroe Jr., known for roles in Menace II Society and Tales from the Hood, has died at 52 after a prolonged battle with meningitis.
Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladić, convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo, has died in prison at 84, with Serbia drawing criticism for plans to hold a state funeral.
Peter Cullen, the voice behind Optimus Prime and Eeyore, died August 26 at his Los Angeles home at age 85.
