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6:07 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Brazil's government reduces its diplomatic presence in Argentina after renewed attacks by Argentine President Javier Milei against Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

5:32 PM on Tuesday, August 4

The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences have finalized a settlement over “poaching” and exit fees

4:47 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open because of a lingering right wrist injury that has sidelined him since April

4:24 PM on Tuesday, August 4

On the surface, Colorado Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak appeared to be available at the trade deadline and was drawing attention

3:56 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Outfielder Jo Adell, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and pitcher Foster Griffin were in the Cleveland Guardians clubhouse before Tuesday’s game against the New York Mets introducing themselves to their new teammates and getting up to speed before the start of a three-game series

3:24 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Capybaras have been making surprise visits to a Brazilian state legislature

2:28 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright has agreed to a lucrative contract extension, answering a major question for the team going into the season

2:07 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Missouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump

1:27 PM on Tuesday, August 4

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of October elections

11:04 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Princess Eugenie has given birth to her third child and first daughter

10:48 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Maryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s U.S. House districts

10:31 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Los Angeles fire officials say the deadly 2025 Eaton fire was caused by Southern California Edison equipment

10:09 AM on Tuesday, August 4

The House Ethics Committee says it has opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations made against Republican Rep. Max Miller

9:57 AM on Tuesday, August 4

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record

3:45 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Firefighters are racing to exploit a break in high winds, working to strengthen containment lines on fires west of the Greek capital

1:25 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Millions of Shiite Muslims have observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, amid regional tensions and fears of escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict

11:07 PM on Monday, August 3

Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war

10:29 PM on Monday, August 3

Court documents show that a 37-year-old Spokane man charged with intentionally setting a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state’s second-largest city was questioned by law enforcement about two different blazes last year, though he wasn’t charged in either

9:01 PM on Monday, August 3

Virginia Democrats picked establishment candidates to take on Republican incumbents in two congressional districts the party hopes to flip in November

2:58 PM on Monday, August 3

SpaceX reported a smaller loss than Wall Street expected along with a surge in revenue in its first quarterly report as a public company as it sharply boosted spending, particularly on artificial intelligence