The AAV was carrying 15 Marines and one sailor when it was transferring the sailors from the shores of San Clemente Island near San Diego to a Navy ship. Source
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Isaias strengthens slightly as it pushes toward East Coast
A hurricane watch is in effect from South Santee River, South Carolina, to Surf City, North Carolina. Source
SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts splash down after historic test flight
Sunday’s splashdown was the first one by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit. Source
Health care provider severs ties with Mississippi prisons
Violence, understaffing, and a deteriorating infrastructure have plagued the prison system. Source
SpaceX capsule and NASA astronauts return to Earth in first splashdown since 1975
Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, two NASA astronauts, returned to Earth in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. Watch their landing and and commentary from CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood and retired Air Force veteran Colonel Scott Caine. Source
Army sergeant says he’s the one who shot a protester dead in Austin
Daniel Perry’s lawyers assert that he did it in self-defense after the demonstrator aimed a rifle at him in his car. But some accounts say the driver was the aggressor. Source
Finnish prime minister marries longtime partner
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Markus Räikkönen have been together 16 years and have a 2-year-old daughter together, the government said. Source
SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts wrap up historic test flight
Splashdown is a final hurdle before NASA certifies the SpaceX capsule for operational use. Source
8/2: Meadows, Clyburn, Kashkari
This week on “Face the Nation,” coronavirus deaths and infections continue to rise in the U.S. as July marks the worst month for new cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Source
Estonia apologizes after official insults Finnish leader
Conservative leader Mart Helme was criticizing the Finnish government when he turned on 34-year-old Sanna Marin, the youngest prime minister in the world. Source