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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

4:55 PM on Thursday, August 6

Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare cancer, has died at 26

4:36 PM on Thursday, August 6

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms

4:16 PM on Thursday, August 6

Beau Hossler has to win the Wyndham Championship to advance to the PGA Tour postseason

4:06 PM on Thursday, August 6

The Justice Department has accused Duke University’s law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions

3:38 PM on Thursday, August 6

Some of the savings being touted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence

2:16 PM on Thursday, August 6

In April, President Donald Trump announced that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was being renovated to address long-standing cosmetic and structural issues

2:10 PM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump says he is once again trying to limit birthright citizenship in the U.S. He signed two executive actions on immigration

1:28 PM on Thursday, August 6

The jury in the Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy saw autopsy photos of the youngest of three children, who she has admitted strangling in January 2023

12:58 PM on Thursday, August 6

A deluge of 90,000 rubber ducks poured out of a truck and into the Chicago River

10:16 AM on Thursday, August 6

The Detroit Lions have agreed to a contract extension with Jahmyr Gibbs, a three-year deal worth up to $75.7 million that his agents say makes him the NFL’s newest highest-paid running back

8:52 AM on Thursday, August 6

Federal officials have traced a multistate salmonella outbreak to jalapeño peppers from a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico

7:27 AM on Thursday, August 6

European soccer’s governing body says it has retained its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite FIFA apologizing for its failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup

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

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

2:15 AM on Thursday, August 6

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

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

9:19 PM on Wednesday, August 5

The Israeli military says two soldiers have died in an explosion in southern Lebanon

9:12 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Wisconsin is the latest state where the battle over the direction of the Democratic Party will play out

6:10 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Malaysian durian farmers face challenges as climate change impacts their crops