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4:04 PM on Wednesday, August 13

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore millions in National Science Foundation grants to UCLA

3:49 PM on Wednesday, August 13

A new study warns that rising sea levels could threaten Easter Island’s iconic moai statues by the end of the century

3:39 PM on Wednesday, August 13

The U.N. Security Council has rejected plans by Sudan’s paramilitary group to establish a rival government in areas it controls

3:37 PM on Wednesday, August 13

Prosecutors say Chicago police officers who fired their guns nearly 100 times during a 2024 traffic stop and killed a 26-year-old man won’t face criminal charges

3:16 PM on Wednesday, August 13

The White House says Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of Washington D

2:59 PM on Wednesday, August 13

Authorities are investigating whether the Tuesday robbery of a Brinks truck outside Philadelphia may be part of a pattern

2:26 PM on Wednesday, August 13

Colombians have bid farewell to senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died this week more than two months after being shot during a political rally

2:15 PM on Wednesday, August 13

Harvey Weinstein faces sentencing and another possible retrial in his New York City sex crimes case

2:13 PM on Wednesday, August 13

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. found himself in a scuffle during a joint practice with the Tennessee Titans

2:10 PM on Wednesday, August 13

Billy Joel’s beloved motorcycle shop on Long Island, New York, is closing down after nearly 15 years of offering fans a free peek at his personal collection of dozens of bikes

12:45 PM on Wednesday, August 13

Cleveland rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders sustained an oblique injury during practice Wednesday and is unlikely to play in the Browns' preseason game against the Eagles

12:33 PM on Wednesday, August 13

A divided panel of appeals court judges says the Trump administration can suspend or terminate billions of dollars of congressionally appropriated funding for foreign aid

12:05 PM on Wednesday, August 13

Norwegian police say Russian hackers are likely responsible for suspected sabotage at a dam in April

11:29 AM on Wednesday, August 13

A Tennessee man has avoided a trial and a possible death sentence by pleading guilty to fatally shooting three people and wounding three others in a daylong series of shootings livestreamed on social media

8:33 AM on Wednesday, August 13

Health officials and witnesses say Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people while seeking aid

8:24 AM on Wednesday, August 13

The top diplomats of Britain, France, and Germany are threatening to reimpose sanctions on Iran

6:20 AM on Wednesday, August 13

GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S. operations

3:07 AM on Wednesday, August 13

President Donald Trump says there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop the war against Ukraine after the two leaders meet for a summit later this week in Alaska

12:05 AM on Wednesday, August 13

The fate of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” hangs in the balance, as a federal judge considers whether building on sensitive wetlands violated environmental laws

12:02 AM on Wednesday, August 13

President Donald Trump has put a personal touch on this year's Kennedy Center Honors