{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftodays-news.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ftodays-news-august-24-25-2025-C4TL45Vk","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Today's News, August 24-25, 2025","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/01f7d4b2-716c-43f9-8a03-c96056c76782/57f739c9-f138-4ea0-b6f7-d4d8b8fd1bcf/wwop-todays-20news-20cover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Crime has plummeted in cities where Trump deployed the National Guard, boosting recruitment and fueling speculation about military involvement in D.C. courts, while the FBI moves to charge John Bolton over classified leaks tied to Brennan and Clapper. Shifts in voter rolls and deportations point to major long-term electoral losses for Democrats, with AZ and VA already trending red. Trump escalates attacks on “fake news,” threatens FCC licenses, and watchdogs highlight underreported armed civilian crime prevention. Immigration news includes arrests of terrorists, deadly crashes caused by illegal drivers, and AI displacing farm labor. In culture, Trump targets bloated college bureaucracy, parents worry more about kids’ screen time, and corporate missteps at Cracker Barrel and Target fuel backlash. Economically, AI raises energy/water concerns, housing prices dip, wind projects stumble, and Walmart faces discrimination scrutiny. Internationally, China faces instability, Ukraine sends women into combat, and Canada pushes euthanasia expansion. Entertainment covers the release of Nobody 2, sports stars’ financial/legal battles, and Christianity’s return in pro sports. Medically, Japan pioneers a DNA tool to reverse Down’s Syndrome, Slate links millennial deaths to COVID-era factors, and chess prodigies shock grandmasters."}