YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | |
Quick look at Wednesday's news: |
| • | It's unclear how the president's order for D.C.'s homeless to "move out, immediately" would actually work. | | • | Models show Tropical Storm Erin curving away from the U.S. — for now. | | • | What will happen when America's farmers stop working? | |
Will National Guard on DC's streets address homelessness? |
Under President Donald Trump's orders, members of the Washington, D.C., National Guard have reported for duty across the nation's capital. |
A "physical presence" on D.C. streets: Trump's decision to deploy the military drew sharp condemnation from advocates and some residents, who disputed the president's justification that the city was plagued by crime and homelessness. |
| • | "Violent crime in D.C. is at its lowest level in 30 years." Mayor Muriel Bowser sought to reassure residents, saying that while violent crime remains a problem in the city, the National Guard deployment was unnecessary. | | • | Where will the homeless go? D.C.'s shelters are currently at capacity, advocates say, creating uncertainty over Trump's plan for the homeless. This raises questions whether the president would consider jailing the homeless, sending them to an unknown location or moving them outside of the city. | | • | "No one can be banished": The president has also promised to use more "involuntary commitment" to detain people sleeping in public ‒ the process in which mental health workers can forcibly detain and medicate people against their will. Legal aids for homeless people told USA TODAY the president does not have the power to move people outside the city's borders. | | U.S. Army National Guard Humvees parked near the Washington Monument. Jonathan Ernst, REUTERS |
Smithsonian review to remove 'divisive' materials |
The Trump administration launched a "comprehensive" review of the Smithsonian Institution, taking a microscope to the nation's premier museum system amid a culture war campaign that has targeted leading American institutions. In a letter sent to the institution on Tuesday, officials said the review would determine if materials conformed to the Trump administration's views on teaching history. Within 120 days, the Smithsonian is expected to begin making "content corrections where necessary" among other changes. |
Will Tropical Storm Erin hit the US? |
Tropical Storm Erin, which is still thousands of miles from the U.S. East Coast in the central Atlantic Ocean, is traveling west and forecast to strengthen into the season's first hurricane by Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said. The stronger the Bermuda High - a semi-permanent ridge of high pressure that sits over the western Atlantic Ocean in the summer - the more of a threat Erin is to the United States. A weaker Bermuda High is better news. But all signs point to Erin reaching major hurricane status, the hurricane center said. The forecast is due to warm waters where the storm is expected to track, providing fuel for the system. |
America's farmers are aging. There's no one to replace them. |
With nearly 40% of all farmland across the country now owned by farmers over the age of 65, it's raising alarm bells. Industry leaders are voicing concerns about the future of American agriculture and the country's food supply. The current dilemma facing the farming industry ties back to the 1980s farm crisis, when thousands of families lost their farms due, in part, to plummeting land values and overproduction. The economic downturn altered the way young people thought about farming. Enrollment in agriculture-based college programs dropped, starting a trend of young people who grew up in farming families opting not to continue the business. |
| • | Travis Kelce admitted his NFL performance "slipped" while pursuing acting. | | • | Fans have to wait for the next episode of "South Park" Season 27. | | • | What's the best job for your personality? | | • | Pamela Anderson was blown away by a Beyoncé tribute. | | • | Why are Swifties "clowning"? | |
The US suburbs where the grass really is greener |
New York's wealthiest suburb is Scarsdale, a name long linked to affluence. Wellesley, the most well-heeled Boston suburb, is known for academia. McLean, a high-earner enclave outside the nation's capital, houses diplomats and spies. USA TODAY dove into a new report that identifies the wealthiest suburbs of America's 50 largest metropolitan areas in 2025. Some of the names are familiar. But perhaps surprisingly, other affluent suburbs are larely unknown. |
Photo of the day: This Barbie gets equal pay |
Venus Williams selected her outfit from her 2007 Wimbledon win for her own Barbie. Why? It was the first year the women's and men's singles champions earned equal prize money at Wimbledon, a cause that Williams championed long before her win. In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY Sports, Williams said seeing her own Barbie marked a "full-circle moment." | Venus Williams shows of her new Barbie. Special to USA TODAY |
Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, sign up for the email here . Want to send Nicole a note? Shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com. | | E.J. Antoni, Trump's pick as commissioner of Labor Statistics, recently endorsed halting monthly jobs reports until the methodology is changed. | | The charges are the result of a two-year investigation between U.S. and Dominican authorities. The stolen money funded lavish lifestyles abroad. | | | | The three people killed outside a Target in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 11 were identified, including a 4-year-old and a store employee. | | | | Chance Armand of Milton, Florida said his friends made "a make-shift tourniquet out of a t-shirt, a speargun band and a fillet knife" to save him. | | | | Former tennis star Monica Seles says she has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease. | | | | Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, in a new GQ cover story, explains how Taylor Swift became a football diehard since their relationship began. | | | | Billboards appeared shortly after Taylor Swift announced the title of her 12th era, "The Life of a Showgirl," and directed fans to a playlist. | | | | A cryptic new Instagram post from Ryan Reynolds has fans speculating that the actor could be returning as Deadpool in "Avengers: Doomsday." | | | | The college football season will start off with a bang. Breaking down the 10 best games in Week 1, some of which have playoff implications. | | | | USA TODAY's daily news podcast, The Excerpt, brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | |
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