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FILE - The Pentagon is seen from the air, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Stars and Stripes publisher, editor and reporter sue Pentagon to challenge their firings

2:43 PM on Thursday, August 27

Three staff members from the Stars and Stripes military news outlet are suing to challenge their recent firings by the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment free speech rights to speak out against government interference in their work

FILE - This undated photo taken through a microscope and provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)

US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states

2:29 PM on Thursday, August 27

U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states

Zambian army officers walk outside the precinct of the election results center at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Anita Reed)

Zambia opposition leader sought refuge following disputed elections. Now he's accused of treason

1:24 PM on Thursday, August 27

Zambia's main opposition leader has been arrested on allegations of treason following a troubled election two weeks ago

Anti-ICE activists gather outside a courthouse in Danbury, Conn., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

ICE operation in Connecticut highlights how arrests are rising even in blue states

1:13 PM on Thursday, August 27

Federal immigration authorities have arrested dozens of people in the city of Danbury, Connecticut, this week, despite intense opposition from elected officials and protesters

Mauritania intercepts a migrant boat with 161 aboard, including 17 children

12:36 PM on Thursday, August 27

Mauritania says it intercepted a boat carrying 161 migrants trying to reach Europe

President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

As midterm elections approach, Republican candidates weigh how closely to align with Trump

12:35 PM on Thursday, August 27

Some Republican candidates are quietly distancing themselves from President Donald Trump ahead of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress

From left, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte walk together after addressing the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

US defense review presses NATO allies to prove they are taking the lead in Europe

12:06 PM on Thursday, August 27

The Pentagon is pressing NATO allies to show how they're upping their defense of Europe as the U.S. focuses on security challenges elsewhere

FILE - Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., asks questions before the House Appropriations Committee, June 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

North Carolina congressman Edwards asks House colleagues not to censure him

11:32 AM on Thursday, August 27

Republican North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards has implored House colleagues to reconsider an Ethics Committee report that found he engaged in persistent, unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two female aides and recommended his censure

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the United States

10:34 AM on Thursday, August 27

President Donald Trump says he's renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada

FILE - Patriot missles are seen at the Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, March 25, 2022, in Jasionka, Poland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Exclusive: US Patriot missile stocks in Europe are 'beyond critical' due to Iran war, officials say

8:36 AM on Thursday, August 27

The U.S. military faces a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump's war with Iran

Malaysia to return 1,476 Myanmar nationals in first phase of voluntary repatriation program

7:36 AM on Thursday, August 27

Malaysia is set to repatriate 1,476 Myanmar nationals this weekend as part of a voluntary program

FILE - A man walks away after watching a black plume of smoke rise from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026, following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

Iran scrambles to sustain trade as US threatens to sanction countries that refuse to break ties

7:33 AM on Thursday, August 27

Iran's economy is poised for more instability as the Trump administration tries to coerce other countries into ending all financial dealings with the Islamic Republic

FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)

Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that

5:00 AM on Thursday, August 27

The Associated Press and The Guardian have obtained documents that contradict statements made by current Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during two congressional hearings in 2025

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US goals have shifted after 6 months of Iran war. The Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern

9:09 PM on Wednesday, August 26

Back in February, President Donald Trump said he expected the war he'd just launched with Iran to last four weeks to five weeks

Palestinians walk past a food-aid warehouse damaged in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a nearby house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks

4:51 PM on Wednesday, August 26

The official in charge of President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza is criticizing Israel for its attacks on the war-battered Palestinian territory and warning that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war

FILE - Protesters march in the streets of downtown Austin, Texas, to show opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, during a demonstration organized by the Austin for Palestine Coalition, April 8, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

The Latest: Regional powers seek off-ramp as Iran war drags on months longer than Trump promised

5:30 AM on Wednesday, August 26

Trump told Al Jazeera he’s got “no time schedule” to resolve the conflict reaching the six-month mark on Friday

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