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9:02 PM on Tuesday, August 26

The U.S. is ramping up efforts to boost production of crucial components used in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets

7:49 PM on Tuesday, August 26

A cyberattack has caused Nevada’s state offices to close for two days this week and rendered some government websites and phone lines unavailable

7:27 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening

7:24 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Some FEMA employees who signed public letter of dissent are put on administrative leave

7:19 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Coco Gauff has won her first match since enlisting someone to help with her shaky serving and moved into the second round at the U.S. Open

5:56 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Police have arrested seven people after they occupied an office at Microsoft's headquarters in Washington state

5:08 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Hundreds of people have been arrested since President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown flooded the nation’s capital with federal agents and troops

5:02 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Problems with a water delivery system on the Hawaiian island of Maui are raising concerns about whether the PGA Tour can start at Kapalua in January

4:10 PM on Tuesday, August 26

The Justice Department has reached settlements with a group of current and former FBI agents who have said they were disciplined for invoking their political beliefs or clashing with supervisors about approaches to investigations

3:34 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his tirade in St. Louis’ 7-6 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night

3:21 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Voting-rights advocates are suing to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor Republicans in 2026 midterm elections, saying the map weakens the electoral influence of Black voters

11:33 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Firefighting crews are trying to corral a fast-growing blaze churning through central California’s Sierra National Forest, as forecasters warn that lightning strikes from thunderstorms could spark new ignitions

10:44 AM on Tuesday, August 26

James Cameron first began developing “Avatar” more than 30 years ago

9:28 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Louisiana officials are outraged over a road rage shooting that killed a pregnant 17-year-old and caused her baby to be delivered early

8:30 AM on Tuesday, August 26

A watchdog investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith over his prosecutions of President Donald Trump is based on an “imaginary and unfounded” premise

7:59 AM on Tuesday, August 26

A German court has convicted a 16-year-old suspect of supporting a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Austria last year

6:02 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers

2:56 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Sri Lanka’s former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been granted bail after being arrested over allegations of misusing public funds while in office

12:25 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Officials say rescuers in eastern Pakistan have evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighboring India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying border regions

7:22 PM on Monday, August 25

Tommy DeVito is the latest quarterback looking for a new team