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Amadeo Fusca, center, winner of the Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest, takes selfies with the crowd, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Hundreds show up to judge New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest

5:00 PM on Sunday, August 30

Hundreds of people showed up near New York City's Washington Square Park to judge a Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest

In this combination photo, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, March 27, 2025, left, and Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks during a candidate forum, Aug. 3, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)

Moulton says Sen. Markey, 80, is too old for another term. Young Massachusetts Democrats are divided

7:46 AM on Sunday, August 30

Young Massachusetts voters agree that 80-year-old U.S. Sen. Ed Markey stumbled when asked during a debate how he uses artificial intelligence

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the space observatory Roman Telescope lifts off from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

7:28 AM on Sunday, August 30

NASA’s newest space telescope has blasted off on a quest to find planets around other stars and explore the hidden universe

Survivors of a catamaran-style ferry which was capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus arrive at the port of Kyrenia in the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo)

At least 8 dead after ferry with nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off Cyprus' northern coast

7:16 AM on Sunday, August 30

At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus

Norway's King Haakon arrives for the mourning service for King Harald in Asker church, Asker, Norway, Sunday Aug. 30, 2026. (Cornelius Poppe/NTB via AP)

Norwegians line up at memorials remembering the late King Harald V. Funeral set for Sept 9

6:11 AM on Sunday, August 30

Norway’s royal palace says the funeral of the late King Harald V will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 9

Hospital staff enter the Mother and Child Health ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/M.A. Sheik)

Pakistan will award nurse for saving the sole newborn survivor of a hospital nursery fire

6:07 AM on Sunday, August 30

A Pakistani nurse who rescued the sole surviving newborn from a hospital fire that killed 14 other infants will receive one of the country’s top civil awards

A supporter waves a European Union flag during an election-night gathering for the yes in Reykjavik, Iceland, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union

4:39 AM on Sunday, August 30

Iceland's voters have rejected a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union

Options trader Marty Handler works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in

3:05 AM on Sunday, August 30

Six months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, the direst economic predictions haven't come true

Armed police officers patrol near the Schachen horse racing track in Aarau following a shooting during a rave event near Aarau, Switzerland, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)

1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland

2:30 AM on Sunday, August 30

Swiss police and media say that a shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau has killed one person and left five injured

FILE - Festival goers pass the red carpet of the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Movie stars, timely documentaries and awards hopefuls convene at the Venice Film Festival

2:03 AM on Sunday, August 30

The Venice Film Festival is set to kick off the fall film festival season with its 83rd edition

Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in California's Sierra Nevada

1:48 AM on Sunday, August 30

Volunteers rescued a climber who was stranded on a ledge in the Sierra Nevada in an operation that spanned more than 15 hours

A voter casts her ballot during a referendum on granting new presidential powers, in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Darcicio Barbosa)

Guinea-Bissau votes in a referendum on granting the president expanded powers

12:47 AM on Sunday, August 30

Guinea-Bissau is voting in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers

Valerie Nelson, left, and Sherri Gray ride the Tilt-A-Whirl, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Spinning and dipping, Minnesota fairgoers delight in the classic Tilt-A-Whirl ride as it turns 100

12:22 AM on Sunday, August 30

With screams and giggles, Minnesota fairgoers are taking delight in the magic of the Tilt-A-Whirl ride as it turns 100 years old

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Great Park in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Olivia Rodrigo's festival is uniting women and girls behind nonprofits promoting their well-being

12:05 AM on Sunday, August 30

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

In this image made from video provided by WLTX News19, Columbia police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook speaks during a news conference about a shooting that killed one of the department’s officers and injured at least one other, in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (WLTX via AP)

An officer is dead and a second is injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says

6:45 PM on Saturday, August 29

The Columbia, South Carolina, police chief says an officer died and a second was injured after responding to a call about a domestic dispute

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveils a sign for Lake Ontario at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign

3:33 PM on Saturday, August 29

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has responded to President Trump’s “Lake America” decree with a billboard declaring “Lake Ontario

From Los Angeles to Nashville, fans remember Dolly Parton, in photos

8:12 PM on Tuesday, August 25

Today in History: August 30, Shackelton’s Endurance crew rescued

1:31 PM on Monday, August 17

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