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8:00 AM on Wednesday, August 19

A telescope has spotted the fastest known star in the Milky Way

7:00 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Grammy Award-winning duo Dan + Shay’s forthcoming album “Young” is 10 autobiographical tracks of crossover country that reflects their lives, now, with new emotional vulnerability

6:59 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Brazilian police say that at least 23 people are dead after a minibus and a truck collided head-on in the southern state of Parana

4:59 AM on Wednesday, August 19

China has kicked off the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, showcasing its expanding robotics industry

4:45 AM on Wednesday, August 19

José Mourinho is confident Real Madrid will be fine without Rodri despite admitting the club made “a very good offer” to try to sign the Spain captain

4:08 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Everyone has different priorities when it comes to choosing a new set of wheels, but if saving money is high on your list, buying a lightly used car is one way to keep more of your cash

3:56 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade with Iran after it said it had come under renewed fire from the country

2:47 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Britain's Queen Camilla has said she knew about her husband’s cancer diagnosis days before it was publicly announced and found it difficult not to talk about his condition when she visited a cancer center during that period

2:42 AM on Wednesday, August 19

A Ukrainian man wanted in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions has been arrested in Croatia

2:04 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has tested positive for cocaine and is provisionally suspended from tennis

1:02 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Sporadic fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan has left the border between the countries closed to trade

1:02 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions

10:01 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Shares of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, have soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai

9:06 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on walls and the light from the saltwater tanks

8:33 PM on Tuesday, August 18

China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first time, state media reports, as the country seeks to advance its space program

6:43 PM on Tuesday, August 18

A restaurant in Beijing is preserving culinary traditions associated with China’s imperial court, from pastries once served to emperors to techniques passed down through generations of chefs

3:07 PM on Tuesday, August 18

A mysterious political firm admitted to fabricating multiple election polls this month

1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Frank Beard, the drummer for ZZ Top, has died at 77

9:03 PM on Monday, August 17

Democratic voters have elevated a progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, backed by President Donald Trump, won the GOP nomination as he vies to become the first Black governor of the state

9:00 PM on Monday, August 17

Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former congresswoman Mary Peltola have advanced to November’s general election