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By Nadja Lovadinov

July 27, 2026

By Nadja Lovadinov

July 27, 2026

 
 

Welcome back. In the news today: Police arrest one person and search for another following the Seattle festival shooting that killed three; the Pentagon’s official Iran war death toll no longer lists four troops killed during renewed fighting; and we unpack the debate over Trump’s new tariffs. Also, Greece’s iconic Mount Olympus is among the new sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

 
A police officer responds after the shooting at a food festival Sunday, in Seattle, Wash.

A police officer responds after the shooting at a food festival Sunday, in Seattle, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

US NEWS

Police make arrest after Seattle festival shooting

Police arrested one suspect and were looking for another after gunfire at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle. The shooting left three people dead. Read more.

What to know:

  • Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other. One suspect surrendered at the scene, but the other fled. Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis told a news conference Sunday night that while one suspect remained loose, there was no ongoing threat to the public. 

RELATED COVERAGE ➤

  • WATCH: Scenes from the shooting

  • Photos show the aftermath
 

WORLD NEWS

Pentagon’s Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed recently

The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon’s official casualty count. They have been placed in a new, separate category Sunday. Read more.

Why this matters:

  • It is raising questions about properly counting the impact to U.S. service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes on Iran in a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while providing little indication of how it intends to wind down a conflict that is unpopular with many Americans. U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, referred questions to the Pentagon, which, along with the White House, did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

RELATED COVERAGE ➤

  • Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say

  • Oil prices sink nearly 7% after pause in Iran attacks

  • Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of ‘fomenting hate’ and calls ICC war-crimes charges ‘bogus’
 

POLITICS

Dissecting Trump’s new tariffs

The Trump administration has imposed double-digit tariffs on more than 60 countries that the U.S. says either don't have or don't effectively enforce a forced-labor import ban. But the affected countries, which account for 99% of U.S. imports, have called the Trump administration’s claims unfounded and arbitrary. Read more.

Why this matters:

  • Nations with vastly different records on forced labor received the same tariff level. The U.S. spent four months investigating but gave few details on how it arrived at the tariff rates, which are either 10% or 12.5%. 

  • The new tariffs announced in recent days take effect just as temporary 10% worldwide tariffs expired, and critics say they are less about cracking down on forced labor than they are a way to replace those tariffs.

RELATED COVERAGE ➤

  • Trump is set to defend his economic policies in Michigan, where new Canadian tariffs may sting
     
  • Small businesses file lawsuits against Trump’s new sweeping tariffs

  • Trump says the US will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined tech giants

  • Trump’s border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting

  • As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice

  • Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of his interviews with a ghostwriter
 

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