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5:47 AM on Saturday, August 8

Troy Jackson's path to politics started during his time as a logger in Maine's north woods

5:26 AM on Saturday, August 8

Many in the Howard University community are focused on an enrollment debacle rather than the start of the new academic year

4:58 AM on Saturday, August 8

Traveling with a baby can be daunting, especially on long-distance flights and international trips

3:21 AM on Saturday, August 8

At least 163 Nigerian captives, mostly women and children, have spoken of the suffering and fear they lived in for six months They were handed over by security forces in Kwara on Friday and were anticipating their return home to reunite with their families

2:15 AM on Saturday, August 8

Senators have headed for the exits in the predawn hours without having met President Donald Trump’s push to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill

12:59 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season

12:11 AM on Saturday, August 8

Paris is hosting its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes diving from a 20-meter platform near the Eiffel Tower

11:05 PM on Friday, August 7

The two-time defending World Series champions are in a rare funk

9:42 PM on Friday, August 7

Ben Rice ripped a tying single off the right-field fence with two outs in the ninth inning and Ryan McMahon hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th as the New York Yankees rallied past the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in a rain-delayed game that ended after midnight

9:40 PM on Friday, August 7

Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off closer Edwin Diaz to give the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 victory over Los Angeles on Friday night, sending the Dodgers to their season-high seventh straight loss

9:04 PM on Friday, August 7

In a landmark ruling against Meta, a New Mexico judge likened the company’s social media platforms to factories

9:01 PM on Friday, August 7

The Trump administration has announced renewed efforts to limit birthright citizenship for children born to immigrant parents under specific circumstances and children who are the result of “birth tourism.”

9:00 PM on Friday, August 7

States are debating whether to crack down on social media influencers making political advertisements without disclosing that they were paid

8:31 PM on Friday, August 7

Authorities in eastern China are shutting schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin heads for the coast

6:05 PM on Friday, August 7

The Pentagon has revoked former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's access to classified information

2:13 PM on Friday, August 7

Authorities say a heavy-lift helicopter battling a Utah wildfire has crashed and an uncontained blaze in Oregon killed a bulldozer operator

1:25 PM on Friday, August 7

The Tennessee Titans announced Friday the signing of offensive lineman Peter Skoronski to a multi-year extension making him the NFL’s highest-paid guard

7:30 AM on Friday, August 7

Michigan Democrats are showing unity behind their statewide candidates

3:58 AM on Friday, August 7

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he’ll vote for Todd Blanche as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department

9:08 PM on Thursday, August 6

A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok, killing at least five and wounding several others