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FILE - Palm trees frame the Hawaii State Capitol, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii’s state primary

5:36 AM on Friday, August 7

An ongoing corruption scandal involving Hawaii’s lieutenant governor looms over Saturday’s state primary as nine candidates jockey to replace her

FILE - People stand drinking outside the Coach & Horses pub on Saint Patrick's Day in the Covent Garden district of central London, which is a popular tourist area, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

Plan to limit 'vertical drinking' decried by pub landlords and UK politicians

4:14 AM on Friday, August 7

A proposal by one local government council to limit "vertical drinking" in London has sparked controversy

Syrian security personnel inspect damaged vehicles at the site of an explosion in the Jaramana suburb, home to a large Druze population, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulrahman Shaheen)

Syria's Health Ministry corrects Damascus minibus blast toll: 14 wounded, no deaths

1:25 AM on Friday, August 7

Syria's Health Ministry reports that 14 people were wounded in a minibus explosion in a Damascus suburb

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tour the East Potomac Park golf course, June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

'I’m very good at grass.' Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topics

9:02 PM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump loves talking about grass, even in settings where such a topic might seem out of place

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump

9:01 PM on Thursday, August 6

To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise

President Donald Trump speaks during an event for Olympic winter athletes, coaches, staff, and representatives from Team USA in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump celebrates US Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House

5:21 PM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump has hosted the U.S. Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House, honoring their accomplishments in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games

China rebukes US over Huawei dispute as Argentina's Milei balances ties with Washington and Beijing

3:23 PM on Thursday, August 6

China’s embassy in Argentina accused the United States of hypocrisy after an Argentine electricity cooperative alleged the U.S. Embassy threatened to revoke its executives’ visas over a partnership with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei

FILE - A protestor holds a portrait of Angel Aguirre, the former governor of Guerrero state, with the Spanish word for assassin written across it, during a march against the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers' college, Jan. 26, 2015, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover-up

1:18 PM on Thursday, August 6

Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014

Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a housing announcement in Toronto, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney says US trade talks are 'nasty' after Trump criticizes Canada's leadership

12:58 PM on Thursday, August 6

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” after President Donald Trump derided America’s neighbor and its leadership while threatening to expand tariffs

Syrian security personnel inspect damaged vehicles at the site of an explosion in the Jaramana suburb, home to a large Druze population, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulrahman Shaheen)

Explosion kills 2 people and wounds others in a suburb of the Syrian capital

10:54 AM on Thursday, August 6

Syria's Health Ministry says an explosion in a Damascus suburb has killed two people and wounded several others

FILE - Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, in Miami, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations

6:31 AM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's neediest children

President Donald Trump steps off from Marine One upon his arrival at the Ellipse just outside of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Latest: Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer questions

5:15 AM on Thursday, August 6

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

Fatemeh Pasandideh, left, and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, former members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, stand with Australia's Minister for Home Affairs, Tony Burke, after receiving their citizenship in Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Department of Home Affairs via AP)

Australia grants citizenship to 2 Iranian women’s soccer players who sought asylum

2:15 AM on Thursday, August 6

Two Iranian women soccer players who sought asylum in Australia have been granted citizenship

People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Possible Strait of Hormuz deal, a large attack in Yemen and other Mideast news

1:34 AM on Thursday, August 6

Iran says it is in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman

Democratic congressional candidate State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, speaks to supporters at a primary election night party on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) CORRECTION: Corrects month, date and year.

Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seat

9:02 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher has defeated Congressman Andy Ogles in a Republican primary

A man walks on the sandbank by the wreckage of a WWII German warship, emerged due to the drought, in front of Djerdap II, a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia, near Prahovo, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging

8:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Water levels on the Danube River have dropped so low due to drought that World War II German battleships are emerging into view

Today in History: August 7, Twin Tower tightrope walk

8:16 AM on Thursday, July 16

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