12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Monday, August 17, 2026.

SOURCES:  NPR — Multiple people dead as flooding continues in Indiana  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5934670/indiana-flooding-deaths  NBC News — At least 7 dead from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in Indiana  https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/floods/indiana-floods-death-toll-rcna592799  CBS News — FDA upgrades egg recall linked to salmonella to highest health risk level  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-class-1-egg-recall-salmonella/  FDA — Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Eggs (July 2026)  https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-eggs-july-2026  CBS News — CENTCOM chief meets with troops aboard USS Abraham Lincoln amid morale concerns  https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-uae-accuses-attacks-vance-oil-gas/  NPR — U.S. News and National Top Stories  https://www.npr.org/sections/national  CNN — Ukraine attacks Russia with hundreds of drones - one of Kyiv's largest assaults  https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/15/europe/russia-moscow-ukraine-air-attack-intl  NPR — Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5933006/ukraine-aerial-attack-6-dead-russia  NPR — A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5933052/sicily-art-heist-museum-parma  Washington Post — Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/08/16/italy-museum-theft-sicily-da-messina/e0d1877a-9964-11f1-9cc4-2dc9b46e2d5c_story.html  NPR — World News and International Headlines  https://www.npr.org/sections/world/  CNBC — JPMorgan could soon be the first $1 trillion bank  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/16/jpmorgan-may-become-first-1-trillion-bank-next-stop-could-be-2-trillion.html  Quartz — JPMorgan Chase market cap nears $1 trillion after record profit  https://qz.com/jpmorgan-record-profit-1-trillion-market-cap-071526  Bloomberg — Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for August 17  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates  NBC Sports — Lani Pallister ends Katie Ledecky's streak in 800m freestyle  https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/lani-pallister-katie-ledecky-swimming-pan-pacific-championships  ESPN — Pallister stuns Ledecky with first int'l 800m loss  https://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/story/_/id/49625094/pallister-hands-ledecky-first-international-800-free-loss  Olympics.com — Kate Douglass breaks 50m freestyle world record twice in one day  https://www.olympics.com/en/news/pan-pacific-swimming-championships-2026-u-s-star-kate-douglass-breaks-50m-freestyle-world-record-twice-in-one-day  ESPN — Kate Douglass sets second world record of day in 50-meter freestyle  https://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/story/_/id/49620191/kate-douglass-blazes-50-meter-freestyle-world-record  Good News Network — This Day In History: Migratory Bird Treaty signed  https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/— 12 to KNOW Automation