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2:20 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Syrian state media say that Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris

2:02 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Nebraska’s governor announces plan for an immigration detention center in a farming area in the state’s southwest corner

1:46 PM on Tuesday, August 19

A veterinary hospital under construction exploded after a car hit the gas line that fed into the building in Wilmington

1:33 PM on Tuesday, August 19

1:18 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Wall Street fell further from its records

12:53 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Minnesota has joined a wave of states suing TikTok, claiming the app uses addictive algorithms that harm young people's mental health

12:52 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 officials, alleging they weaponized intelligence, AP sources say

12:13 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Major cuts in humanitarian aid have left victims of sexual violence in conflicts around the world without lifesaving help as clinics and shelters close

12:04 PM on Tuesday, August 19

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D

12:03 PM on Tuesday, August 19

US appeals court blocks New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases

11:46 AM on Tuesday, August 19

Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data, AP source says

11:18 AM on Tuesday, August 19

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10:28 AM on Tuesday, August 19

Georgia Republicans are pushing to eliminate the state income tax as the 2026 election approaches

7:41 AM on Tuesday, August 19

Health officials have uncovered another death in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City

4:43 AM on Tuesday, August 19

A federal judge in Miami has dismissed part of a lawsuit that claimed detainees were denied access to the legal system at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

2:57 AM on Tuesday, August 19

Air Canada has reached an agreement with the union representing 10,000 flight attendants to end a strike

11:42 PM on Monday, August 18

Wall Street fell further from its records

10:15 PM on Monday, August 18

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday confirmed the U.S. government is vying for a 10% stake in Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in an unusual deal that would deepen the Trump administration’s financial ties with major computer chip manufacturers and punctuate a dramatic about-face from the president’s recent push to oust the company’s CEO

8:38 PM on Monday, August 18

Scientists expect Kilauea volcano to again gush lava in the coming days for the 31st time since December as the mountain lives up to its identity as one of the world’s most active volcanoes

4:27 PM on Monday, August 18

Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.”