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A health worker sprays a colleague with disinfectant after taking part in a burial service for 3-year-old Mave Mercienne, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola

8:04 AM on Wednesday, August 19

An Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases

This photo made with a long exposure and released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on Nov. 10, 2025, shows four lasers at ESO's Paranal Observatory, each one launched from one of the four eight-meter telescopes on site in Taltal, Chile. (A. Berdeu/European Southern Observatory via AP)

Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole

8:00 AM on Wednesday, August 19

A telescope has spotted the fastest known star in the Milky Way

See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists

7:07 AM on Wednesday, August 19

A police vehicle is parked on a sidewalk, on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana)

UN rights chief is concerned about arrest of opposition figures in Zambia's election

6:55 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The United Nations human rights chief has expressed concern over the arrest of opposition officials in Zambia following last week's election

Houston Humane Society volunteers Dawn York, left, and Kent Williamson, right, walk Graphite and Shadow at the Humane Society in Houston, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

Concerns about the New World screwworm have put Texas pet adoptions on hold

6:01 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The first New World screwworm outbreak in Texas in 60 years is hindering efforts to move rescued dogs and cats out of crowded animal shelters to states where they would be adopted

Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Qeshm Island, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill's source has not been independently determined.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire

3:56 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade with Iran after it said it had come under renewed fire from the country

FILE - Ukrainian defendant Volodymyr Zhuravlov, right, listens as a judge announces the decision not to allow for extradition to Germany in courtroom of Warsaw's Regional Court in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions

2:42 AM on Wednesday, August 19

A Ukrainian man wanted in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions has been arrested in Croatia

People dressed in protective gear prepare to lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of 3-year-old Mave Mercienne, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

1:02 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions

Adults and children search for gold at a mining site in Iga-Barrière, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers' efforts to contain Ebola

10:39 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Eleven-year-old Isaac Batisa searches for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo to help feed his family

FILE - Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, on June 12, 2026. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Prosecutors say bullet engraving shows Charlie Kirk was targeted for his politics

10:23 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk’s killing have pointed to an engraved bullet in arguing that Kirk was targeted for how the defendant perceived his politics

Visitors watch robots demonstrate boxing moves at a booth of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, during the World Robot Conference at the Beijing Yichuang International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Shares in Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree soar in its Shanghai trading debut

10:01 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Shares of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, have soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai

An employee cleans a display at the Jellyfish Museum, a facility that is home to about 20 unique species of jellyfish found in Florida and other parts of the world, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Pompano Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida's Jellyfish Museum is dedicated solely to the mesmerizing floating predators

9:06 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on walls and the light from the saltwater tanks

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket takes off at the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwestern China Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua via AP)

China successfully recovers rocket stage on land for the first time

8:33 PM on Tuesday, August 18

China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first time, state media reports, as the country seeks to advance its space program

Chef Zhou Tong makes red bean rolls at Fangshan Restaurant inside Beihai Park in Beijing on July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) CORRECTION: Corrects dish to red bean rolls, instead of minced pork pancake

Once shaped by court rituals, China’s imperial cuisine lives on today

6:43 PM on Tuesday, August 18

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

FILE - ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard performs in Boston on Aug. 28, 2016. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Invision/AP, File)

Frank Beard, drummer of boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77

1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Frank Beard, the drummer for ZZ Top, has died at 77

Susan Clancy, the former mother in law of Lindsay Clancy, enters the court room to give testimony during Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Plymouth Mass., Tuesday Aug. 18, 2026 in Plymouth, Mass. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)

Lindsay Clancy was ‘begging for help’ before killing her children, former mother-in-law testifies

9:08 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Lindsay Clancy was “begging for help” as her mental health deteriorated in the months before she killed her three children, her former mother-in-law testified at her Massachusetts murder trial

Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds points at supporters during a primary election party Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Election takeaways: Donalds joins historic field and progressive scores upset victory in Florida

9:03 PM on Monday, August 17

Democratic voters have elevated a progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, backed by President Donald Trump, won the GOP nomination as he vies to become the first Black governor of the state

Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, addresses supporters at an election watch party Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Sen. Sullivan, former congresswoman Peltola will face off for Alaska US Senate seat in November

9:00 PM on Monday, August 17

Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former congresswoman Mary Peltola have advanced to November’s general election

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