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7:11 AM on Monday, August 18

Texas Democrats say they're ending two-week walkout that stalled gerrymandered US House maps and returning to Capitol

6:10 AM on Monday, August 18

Television's MSNBC network is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short

6:09 AM on Monday, August 18

A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules and promoting fringe views about antidepressants and other products

6:09 AM on Monday, August 18

Switching to a heat pump is often touted as a climate-friendly choice that can help your wallet, too

5:32 AM on Monday, August 18

Palestinian Health Ministry says more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza war

5:27 AM on Monday, August 18

2 officers killed and 3rd wounded in Utah shooting, authorities say (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert included extraneous words "in shooting")

4:32 AM on Monday, August 18

North Carolina farmer Jamie Ager is part of a new crop of Democratic candidates the party is turning to as it tries to compete in the tough, often rural districts it may need to flip to retake the U.S. House in 2026

4:12 AM on Monday, August 18

Lewis Hamilton’s dream of an eighth Formula 1 title with Ferrari is spinning off track

4:02 AM on Monday, August 18

Democratic leaders are lauding Ohio's Sherrod Brown now that he's launched his 2026 campaign to return to the U.S. Senate

3:22 AM on Monday, August 18

Russia’s troops are continuing their slow war of attrition in eastern and northern Ukraine, even as the conflict enters a pivotal phase with a series of high-level meetings that are part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for peace

11:32 PM on Sunday, August 17

The Milwaukee Brewers have captured attention with their 14-game winning streak

10:27 PM on Sunday, August 17

For young Ethiopians hoping for a better life, trying to get to Europe or the Middle East is fraught with the dangers of kidnappings, extortion and sometimes death in the shipwrecks while making sea crossings

9:40 PM on Sunday, August 17

Erin reintensifies to a Category 4 hurricane and is likely to create dangerous surf along the U.S. East Coast this week

8:28 PM on Sunday, August 17

Caleb Williams took advantage of his first preseason playing time

8:10 PM on Sunday, August 17

South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea

7:18 PM on Sunday, August 17

A Hong Kong court is hearing final arguments in the national security trial of former Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai

6:45 AM on Sunday, August 17

A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia

5:03 AM on Sunday, August 17

Early results in Bolivia's presidential election show the country headed for an unprecedented runoff following a vote in which a dark horse centrist, Sen. Rodrigo Paz, drew more votes than the right-wing front-runners, although not enough to secure an outright victory

3:11 AM on Sunday, August 17

Air Canada has suspended plans to restart operations after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants decided to defy a return-to-work order

1:05 AM on Sunday, August 17

Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza have attempted to shut down the country in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war