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1:41 PM on Friday, August 28

American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East

1:23 PM on Friday, August 28

A federal appeals court panel is refusing to let prediction market operator Kalshi restart trading on elections and sporting events in Nevada while it fights the state’s effort to shut it down until it gets a license from state gambling regulators

1:21 PM on Friday, August 28

The Phoenix Mercury are buzzing with optimism after acquiring Kelsey Plum in a blockbuster trade

12:26 PM on Friday, August 28

Wyoming's attorney general is investigating how two U.S. Department of Justice officials questioned poll workers in the state during its Aug. 18 primary

12:25 PM on Friday, August 28

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device

12:20 PM on Friday, August 28

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, is facing backlash from European soccer leaders over a failed World Cup investment plan

12:15 PM on Friday, August 28

Todd Golden’s third raise in as many years will make him the second-highest paid basketball coach in the Southeastern Conference

12:13 PM on Friday, August 28

Carlos Alcaraz is ready for competition after missing more than four months with an injured right wrist

11:27 AM on Friday, August 28

A Kentucky woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that she intentionally damaged the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony counts

10:58 AM on Friday, August 28

Two reports investigating the forcible contraception of thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland by Danish health authorities for decades were split over whether the practice constituted genocide

10:49 AM on Friday, August 28

Coco Gauff did not know her mother was going to post on social media about excessive U.S. Open ticket requests from family and friends

10:24 AM on Friday, August 28

Flash floods caused by a glacier collapse along the Nepal-China border have killed hundreds and caused widespread destruction

10:23 AM on Friday, August 28

SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean

10:05 AM on Friday, August 28

Tony Romo is facing three more citations in connection with his arrest last month that got him placed on leave from his role as CBS’ lead analyst on NFL games

9:03 AM on Friday, August 28

A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head

8:33 AM on Friday, August 28

The Trump administration is limiting an Egyptian bank's operations in the United Arab Emirates and accusing the financial institution of supporting Iran's leadership

8:28 AM on Friday, August 28

A judge has granted a hearing to explore claims that a man wants to recant allegations of sexual abuse years ago by Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky

7:54 AM on Friday, August 28

Streams of Dolly Parton's music have skyrocketed since the country legend died on Tuesday

6:22 AM on Friday, August 28

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has sent before about his economic outlook

11:47 AM on Thursday, August 27

U.S. officials report about 90 U.S. citizens remain unaccounted for after catastrophic flash floods hit a border area of China and Nepal