A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs.

Authorities in northern Tanzania suspect poison may have caused the deaths of 10 lions inside a protected conservation area and UNESCO World Heritage site.

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House.

Ben Shelton has missed the chance put the United States into the the Davis Cup Final 8 as he fell to a second straight singles loss against the Czech Republic.

Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death.

Mississippi will assemble the state’s largest law enforcement presence ever for a college football game this weekend.

President Donald Trump says he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.

U.S. Open finalist Ben Shelton has struggled to dominate with his serve and has been beaten 6-4, 6-4 by 24th-ranked Jiri Lehecka as the Czech Republic drew level 1-1 with the United States in the last qualifying round for the Davis Cup Final 8.

In the days after Hurricane Lowell, officials asked tourists to stay away from Kauai to let island residents recover and responders clean up.

The NFL has sent a memo to each of its teams saying Zxavian Harris and Dae’Quan Wright are not eligible to join any NFL teams this season after they attempted to return to college and play for LSU.

Governor Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference with the education commissioner in Melbourne.

Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran.

Real Betis continued its flying start to the Spanish league season with a 1-0 victory over Getafe.

Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum, the result of a powerful impact two years ago.

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The Obamas’ pet dog Sunny has died.

A new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon.

Five professional sports leagues and their players associations have aligned forces to ask for protections for players and staff who face threats and harassment from sports bettors.

Several foaming hand soap products sold across more than a dozen states are being recalled due to potential contamination with dangerous bacteria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.

Vadim Ghirda is a Bucharest, Romania-based Associated Press photographer who has documented major news, conflict and humanitarian stories for more than 35 years.

Texas claimed the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 after a historic comeback against Ohio State.

A trespasser was reported at former Vice President Kamala Harris' Malibu, California, home.

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The U.S. Justice Department has struggled to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested since last year for assaulting federal authorities in four major cities.

New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems.

U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in the country's history over.

Body camera footage of immigration arrests at a snack-food factory in upstate New York offers a rare glimpse inside a workplace immigration raid.

Thousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water.

A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected.

If you're booking a trip soon, you need to watch out for travel scams.

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August.

One of the organizers who says she was sexually abused by Latino labor leader César Chavez decades ago has sued nonprofits tied to him.

Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland is encouraging voters to request a vote-by-mail ballot ahead of the 2026 General Election.

Venezuelans in the U.S. are grappling with the aftermath of the devastating back-to-back earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24, killing at least 6,500 people, with thousands more still missing.

Kelly Granado Montano, a Venezuelan living in the U.S., has been grappling with the aftermath of devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie offensive tackle Max Iheanachor had his home recently burglarized, according to multiple reports.

The Trump administration named four officials to take over senior roles at the Food and Drug Administration, including the agency’s top leaders for drugs and vaccines.

Kevin Jennings shook off a pair of interceptions to lead No. 19 SMU’s winning scoring drive, capped by Nick Reed’s 20-yard field goal with 21 seconds to play, to wrap up a 27-24 win over Florida State.

The ongoing outbreak of cyclospora tied to iceberg lettuce has raised new concerns about the safety of imported produce — and underscores a worrisome trend: The U.S. is conducting fewer inspections to catch contaminated food.

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces a tough Democratic primary challenge Wednesday in his bid for a second full term.

Global shares are mixed, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers.

The Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, is now a memorial for children and others killed in the Feb. 28 attacks that sparked the war with the United States and Israel.

Katie Taylor has closed out her remarkable career with a dominant victory over previously undefeated Flora Pili in front of 80,000 fans at Croke Park.

Diagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge.

Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2.

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Two Mercury-bound spacecraft are in the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage.

Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn's south pole.

If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset in his race for a Senate seat, he’d join a very small group.

Hundreds of thousands of Floridians are going without health insurance after federal subsidies that helped lower the cost of Affordable Care Act plans expired, according to a new Associated Press analysis.

As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects.

The U.S. Treasury Department is preventing certain journalists from covering a finance meeting among the world’s most powerful countries.

Some schoolchildren in Nepal have survived catastrophic floods by leaving their classrooms for lunch.

Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar has posted a photo from the hospital wearing a neck brace and with bandages on his hand and face on Sunday, a day after crashing out of the Spanish Vuelta.

Olivia Rodrigo is fundraising for women's well-being with a benefit show geared toward her young audience.

Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River.

Humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to aid survivors along the Nepal-China border after catastrophic floods struck the region Wednesday.

Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region.

A U.S. military judge has set a summer 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Angel Reese broke the WNBA single-game rebounding record with 26 while also breaking the league’s season record for rebounds as the Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 78-71.

The Houston Texans have acquired wide receiver Kayshon Boutte from the New England Patriots.

Erling Haaland’s famed flowing locks are no more.

Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Giulia Gwinn have won Germany’s player of the year awards for 2026.

Tommy Edman singled in the winning run with two strikes, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings.

Federal officials have announced sharp water cuts for the next two years for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River.

U.S. health officials say a food-poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened people in 15 states.

Fundraising platforms are organizing this month to raise more money for underfunded Black-led nonprofits.

A restaurant in Beijing is preserving culinary traditions associated with China’s imperial court, from pastries once served to emperors to techniques passed down through generations of chefs.

A mysterious political firm admitted to fabricating multiple election polls this month.

Japan and the Organization of American States have signed a deal to award Haiti a $3 million grant to help it register voters as the troubled country prepares to hold general elections for the first time in more than a decade.

Texas led all teams with four players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team and the Southeastern Conference had 14 of the 27 first-team selections.

Hundreds of commercial flights will be told to change their paths over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean during the next two winters to show how minor altitude adjustments can reduce aviation’s climate impact.

Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri has arrive in Barcelona to seal his transfer from Manchester City to the Catalan club.

Florida voters will select nominees Tuesday to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and to complete the remainder of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s unexpired U.S. Senate term.

Wyoming voters will choose nominees for an unusually high number of open-seat races in a state primary Tuesday.

John Niland, a three-time All-Pro guard who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl championship, has died.

A civil rights agency accused of halting a sexual harassment case filed on behalf of female prison guards is now blaming an administrative judge for doing so in error.

Colombia is grappling with the aftermath of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Monday, affecting a large part of the western region.

Keider Montero pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers blanked the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 despite failing to record a strikeout.

Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean are set to bring their pointed and political music to Global Citizen Festival this fall.

Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on Sunday to raise money for those affected by recent earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia.

Taylor Walls homered from each side of the plate in a 12-4 victory at the Athletics on Tuesday night, becoming the first switch-hitter to do that twice for the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays.

The Powerball jackpot is now sitting at a whopping $1 Billion after no one has won the grand prize since May.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez are husband and wife.

The Vietnamese aerospace company VinSpace has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027, marking a big step in Vietnam’s efforts to develop its space industry.

Early voting in Duval County runs until Sunday, August 16, and the Supervisor of Election reports that turnout percentage so far is 4.40%.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the contiguous United States set a record for its hottest month ever in July.

Voters in four of Alabama’s seven congressional districts will select U.S. House nominees Tuesday under a new map that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts currently represented by Democrats.

Fresh on the heels of Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary win in Michigan, Wisconsin voters will decide another high-profile clash between the party’s establishment and progressive wings in a gubernatorial primary on Tuesday.

Minnesota Democrats will decide a competitive U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in another face-off between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party’s identity heading into the midterm elections.

Two veteran Democratic incumbents in Connecticut face strong challenges in a state primary on Tuesday.

Vermont Democrats will try on Tuesday to do something they’ve been unable to do in five previous attempts: nominate a gubernatorial candidate who can beat Republican Gov. Phil Scott.

Ten Republicans will compete in a special primary election Tuesday in South Carolina to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the state’s general election ballot.

Astronomers say viewing conditions are promising for the Perseid meteor shower this year.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations.

Norway’s soccer federation wants Gianni Infantino to step down immediately, piling more pressure on FIFA’s embattled president.

An offshore wind company says it's reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana.

Iran and Oman have moved closer to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz.

Ohio State and Oregon hold the top two spots in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll.

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.