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8:36 PM on Thursday, August 20

The U.S. has deported more than 160 people to Haiti for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians

6:44 PM on Thursday, August 20

Rep. Joyce Beatty has asked a federal court to block the Kennedy Center from adding President Donald Trump’s name to the building

6:27 PM on Thursday, August 20

An Alabama jury finds The New York Times defamed a college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa

6:08 PM on Thursday, August 20

5:36 PM on Thursday, August 20

Texas barbecue is often defined by salt-and-pepper brisket and pork ribs, but a new wave of Muslim pitmasters are gaining recognition for serving halal meats and putting their own spin on one of the states’ most iconic culinary traditions

5:29 PM on Thursday, August 20

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned 15 people involved in a network allegedly shipping cocaine from Ecuador through Mexico to the U.S. The operation uses Ecuador-based fishing vessels to transfer cocaine to power boats heading north

4:46 PM on Thursday, August 20

Jurors heard Duane “Keffe D” Davis tell detectives in 2008 that his nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur

4:29 PM on Thursday, August 20

Investigators are trying to understand why a small plane crashed into a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter

3:48 PM on Thursday, August 20

California state Sen. Aisha Wahab has secured victory in a special election to serve the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s House term, which ends in January

11:14 AM on Thursday, August 20

President Donald Trump appeared on his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's radio show

10:20 AM on Thursday, August 20

The Trump administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country

9:15 AM on Thursday, August 20

Federal agents have seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California

8:25 AM on Thursday, August 20

Communities still recovering from last weekend’s hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days

6:55 AM on Thursday, August 20

Pentagon data shows more than 750 U.S. troops have been wounded during operations against Iran

6:50 AM on Thursday, August 20

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have released two United Nations staff members who they had detained more than a week ago, the U.N. says

6:04 AM on Thursday, August 20

The United States has carried out its first deportation under an agreement for Liberia to accept up to 1,200 people who are not from the African country

3:15 AM on Thursday, August 20

Iran has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economic pain and isolation

3:05 AM on Thursday, August 20

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham faced criticism for saying national security was “not my thing” during a debate about Taiwan and the South China Sea

9:02 PM on Wednesday, August 19

Emails reveal that Iranian officials had significant influence over which Iranian immigrants in the U.S. were sent back to their home country in 2025, despite tensions between the countries

9:02 PM on Wednesday, August 19

A Texas prosecutor who oversaw the conviction of Karmelo Anthony in the deadly stabbing of a track athlete during a high school meet says he and defense attorneys had agreed to hold back character evidence during the trial