Today’s Lead News Stories

ICE Agents Refused To Remove Ankle Monitor From Man They Tasered Blocking MRI That Could Reveal Fatal Bleeding

A Virginia man faces medical challenges after a brain injury, as an ICE ankle monitor prevents necessary MRI scans, raising legal and health concerns.

International Business Times UK · Aug 18

Florida mother pours hot wax on daughters before setting kitchen fire

A Florida mother has been arrested after authorities alleged that she deliberately started a fire inside her Miami-area home while her two young daughters were present and poured hot melted candle wax onto the children. Meliza Campos-Sanchez, 26, was arrested on Monday and faces charges including first-degree arson, child abuse…

The Times of India · Aug 18

Philippine school shooter kills fellow student and himself in livestreamed attack

Country’s second fatal school shooting in two months took place in southern city of ⁠Zamboanga

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

California primary election 2026 today: Top candidates, where do I vote in California, polling place locator, complete voting guide

California's 14th Congressional District voters head to polls on August 18, 2026. State Senator Aisha Wahab and BART Board President Melissa Hernandez compete for the seat. The winner will serve the remainder of Eric Swalwell's congressional term. Both Democrats will also face each other in November for the full term.…

The Economic Times · Aug 18

New Mexico's attorney general reportedly pushes new social media safety laws a day before 29 AGs testify against Meta in federal trial

Raul Torrez, New Mexico’s attorney general, is drafting two bills as a separate 29-state trial over child safety opens in Oakland tomorrow.

Fortune · Aug 17

Human remains found 15 miles from missing Nancy Guthrie’s home ‘not connected to case’ Pima cops say

Pima County Sheriff’s Department said that the remains had been at the desert location for an ‘extended period of time’

The Independent UK · Aug 18

‘No intention to attack North Korea’: South Korea President Lee after Donald Trump reduces US drills

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung advocates for stronger independent defense capabilities. He defended annual civil-defense exercises as purely defensive measures. These drills occur alongside joint US-South Korea military exercises. President Trump previously instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military drills. Seoul plans to continue strengthening its own defense…

The Times of India · Aug 18

Nancy Guthrie Search Draws New Attention as Human Remains Are Found in AZ Desert 15 Miles From Her Home

Human remains found 15 miles from Nancy Guthrie's Tucson home renew focus on the case, where a disconnected pacemaker gave investigators their sharpest timeline of the night she vanished.

International Business Times UK · Aug 18

Tropical Storm Lala in Hawaii: Roads collapse, 100 homes swept away, no power, mobile service; 1 dead

Hawaii officials linked one death on Monday to Tropical Storm Lala after a woman reported missing from Naalehu on the Big Island was found dead. Authorities did not immediately release further information about her or how she died.

The Times of India · Aug 18

America’s busiest death chamber to see another execution as Florida continues aggressive campaign

William Frances Silvia shot dead his former partner Patricia Silvia, and injured her mother, Betty Woodard

The Independent UK · Aug 18