No injuries were reported.

Market moves and news on August 5, 2026

(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were firmer, as spot silver prices rallied late Tuesday, as lower oil prices and softer bond yields helped offset still-hawkish Federal Reserve expectations after last week’s divided policy hold. At the time of writing…

(Kitco Commentary) - Artificial intelligence may be dominating investor conversations, but one mining executive said that investors are increasingly recognizing a simple reality: AI cannot exist without the metals that power it.In an interview with Kitco…

Virginia health officials have confirmed the state’s first known case of locally acquired dengue, a viral disease usually associated with international travel.

Candida auris can spread without symptoms and resist treatment. Texas has more than 700 cases this year, the most in the nation. Here's how to limit its spread.

The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization.

Trump Marine One flight under investigation after potential safety mishap

Policy shift to prioritise shorter-range tactical equipment set to expand Trump’s options during conflict

A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course was pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit and had a stash of illegal weapons in his car and home.

Hiroshima on Thursday urged world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons amid rising global tensions, as the city marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, lamenting that they continue to be used by major powers as "tools of intimidation" in military…

Weapons possession offenses in North Carolina public schools fell sharply during the 2024-25 school year, reaching their lowest level since statewide records began in 2006-07, according to prior WRAL reporting and the Department of Public Instruction.

Netanyahu said Ahmad Vahidi had ‘explicitly’ declared Iran would continue developing nuclear weapons, but no such public statement was reported in Iran; the claim appeared hours earlier in English-language posts on X

President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the ongoing Iran war and sought answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid reports of munitions shortages, The Washington Post repor...

The Afghanistan withdrawal left thousands of U.S. weapons behind. Now, they’re in the Taliban’s hands.

BREAKING: The Washington State Employment Security Department received a WARN that Zillow will be permanently laying off 91 workers beginning October 5