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FILE - President Donald Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, April 23, 2020, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FACT FOCUS: No, taxpayers will not receive new stimulus checks this summer

10:53 AM on Friday, August 15

Rumors spreading on social media claim the U.S. government will soon be issuing stimulus checks to taxpayers in certain income brackets

FILE - Erden Arkan leaves federal court, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in New York after pleading guilty to a charge alleging that he worked with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)

Brooklyn construction magnate gets probation for funneling illegal donations to NYC Mayor Eric Adams

10:26 AM on Friday, August 15

A Brooklyn construction magnate has been sentenced to a year of probation for working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Verdict and sentencing for Brazil's Bolsonaro is set for early September

10:12 AM on Friday, August 15

Brazil's Supreme Court has announced that it will deliver a verdict and sentence in the coup trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro early next month

Bhavin Misra, left, and his son, Rumi, 10, assemble a Craftstrom Solar plug-in kit at their home Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Solar panels that fit on your balcony or deck are gaining traction in the US

6:01 AM on Friday, August 15

Small-scale solar panels about the size of a door are poised to be plugged into more U.S. homes and apartments as homeowners and renters who want to harness the sun’s energy look for cheaper alternatives to rooftop installations

President Donald Trump, center, and Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano, left, attend an event in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Critics say Trump's push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences

5:13 AM on Friday, August 15

President Donald Trump is attempting to reshape college admissions according to his definition of merit, with an emphasis on test scores and a blind eye toward diversity

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by faithful as he arrives at the St. Thomas of Villanova Church to celebrate a mass, in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, Friday, Aug.15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

4:21 AM on Friday, August 15

Pope Leo XIV is praying for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation Address ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Pool Photo via AP)

Indonesia's president vows tough stance against corruption in State of the Nation address

3:08 AM on Friday, August 15

Indonesia’s president has vowed to root out corruption and wage war against businesses that have caused billions of dollars of state losses each year

In this photo released by Rescue 1122 Emergency Department, rescue workers and local residents gather at the site of a massive cloudburst led to flash flooding in Salarzai, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Rescue 1122 Emergency Department via AP)

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan

12:08 AM on Friday, August 15

Officials in Pakistan say flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 49 people in the northwest and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours

Ukrainian servicemen of the 15th Army Corps stand by an armed pickup truck during night duty in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, late Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Ukrainian defenses face a challenge as Russian troops make gains ahead of the Putin-Trump summit

10:02 PM on Thursday, August 14

Days before the leaders of Russia and the U.S. hold a summit meeting in Alaska, Moscow’s forces breached Ukrainian lines in a series of infiltrations this week in the country’s industrial heartland of Donetsk

FILE - A Jewish settler prepares to throw a light bulb filled with orange paint at Israeli police, as they arrive in the Jewish settlement of Gadid, Aug. 19, 2005. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

20 years after its landmark withdrawal from Gaza, Israel is mired there

9:05 PM on Thursday, August 14

Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip 20 years ago, dismantling 21 Jewish settlements and pulling out its forces

Department of Homeland Security police officers interact with people arriving at Nationals Park during a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back

10:31 AM on Thursday, August 14

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief amid President Donald Trump’s takeover

An anti-government protester talks to police officers during an anti-government protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian protesters are back on the streets as clashes with government loyalists escalate

5:57 AM on Thursday, August 14

Thousands of anti-government protesters are back on the streets of Serbia after two days of clashes with loyalists of populist President Aleksandar Vucic and riot police that left dozens injured or detained

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