Trump to sign executive order renaming Department of Defense to Department of War

It’s a move that the president has previewed in recent days, including in the Oval Office last week when he told reporters his administration was going to “change the name.”
A new school year starts under Education Department downsizing

Students are heading back to the classroom after a busy summer for the U.S. Department of Education. Here’s where the Trump administration’s downsizing effort stands and what it could mean for local schools.
Tracking the return of hot temperatures for SE Georgia & Lowcountry plus the latest on the tropics

Gabrielle is likely to form over the next several days, the latest forecast tracks
Warrant scam in Chatham County cons victims out of nearly $50K. Police issue warning

Since the beginning of the year, the Chatham County Police Department has taken eight reports from victims who have lost money to the scams
Six elementary school students injured in Evans County school bus crash

An investigation is now underway to determine what caused the crash.
‘Reckless disregard for science and the truth’: Health Secretary Kennedy clashes with senators

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense scrutiny from senators during a Capitol Hill hearing over his controversial changes to the CDC, sparking debates on vaccine recommendations and public health.
Pope Leo insists on 2-state solution to end Gaza war as death toll passes 64,000

Pope Leo XIV and his top diplomats have told Israel’s president that a two-state solution is the “only way out of the war” in Gaza, the same day that the Palestinian death toll reached over 64,000 people.
If Trump’s biggest tariffs get thrown out, companies could get a refund — but not consumers

If the Supreme Court agrees and strikes them down for good, the federal government could have to pay back many of the taxes it’s already collected from companies that import foreign products into the United States.
Appeals court panel stops order to wind down operations at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Everglades

A federal appeals court panel has put on hold a lower court judge’s order to wind down operations of the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
‘Let your heart do the bidding’: PAL online auction

One hundred percent of the funds raised from the auction will go to the shelter and its pets.