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A worker paints to remove protest graffiti on a wall of the U.S. Embassy in Brasília, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Wall of US Embassy in Brazil's capital is vandalized as relations remain tense

10:57 AM on Thursday, August 13

One of the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Brazil’s capital has been vandalized as the two countries live under stressed relations

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University

10:50 AM on Thursday, August 13

A judge in Boston has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of ignoring harassment of Jewish students

White House trade counselor Peter Navarro speaks with reporters following a video interview with Real America's Voice News, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, outside the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump White House says it's losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs

9:37 AM on Thursday, August 13

The Trump White House reports that countries are routing exports through third nations to avoid U.S. tariffs, causing tax revenue losses of $19 billion to $26 billion annually

FILE - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)

Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw

6:41 AM on Thursday, August 13

Poland's prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services

The false and the furious: We aren’t just bothered by different beliefs – we’re bothered when we think others are wrong

5:32 AM on Thursday, August 13

Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill

5:31 AM on Thursday, August 13

FILE - A National Park Service worker stands near a pump placed next to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

In the Reflecting Pool saga, the National Park Service's mission is tested by Trump's demands

5:16 AM on Thursday, August 13

President Donald Trump’s botched repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have landed the National Park Service in a tight spot, forced to serve the public while managing his controversial demands

FILE - Singer Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Ms. Lauryn Hill and Fugees' bandmate Wyclef Jean will headline Global Citizen's antipoverty festival

5:04 AM on Thursday, August 13

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

374Water and Arcadis Team Receives U.S. Department of Defense Success Memo Opening Pathway for AirSCWO(TM) Technology for PFAS Destruction at Commercial Scale

5:00 AM on Thursday, August 13

People pray at the Islamic Society of Tulsa, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Brittany Bendabout)

As Abdul El-Sayed breaks a barrier, anti-Muslim vitriol surges on multiple fronts

4:04 AM on Thursday, August 13

Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate

Hartwell Place Helps Lead Dementia-Friendly Community Initiative Across Chicago’s North Side

4:03 AM on Thursday, August 13

Human Rights Watch says the Taliban detained 6 staff of a women’s and children’s rights group

4:03 AM on Thursday, August 13

Human Rights Watch says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members from a local organization focused on women's and children's rights

Healthcare Machine Learning Hits Production Scale as Governance Falls Behind, Black Book's Fourth Annual Report Finds

3:40 AM on Thursday, August 13

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly, speaks during a town hall meeting, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Leesburg, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Mission Improbable: A onetime Republican is trying to prove Democrats can win in Florida

2:03 AM on Thursday, August 13

David Jolly, a former Republican now running for Florida governor as a Democrat, is trying to revive the state's political battleground status

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visits the Secondary School named after the Hero of Russia Eduard Norpolov in Kurilsk on the Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands of Russia's fareast, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin's first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo

12:32 AM on Thursday, August 13

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kuril Islands for the first time, sparking a protest from Japan

People queue up outside a polling station during a presidential election in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Anita Reed)

Zambians cast ballots in a presidential election that tests incumbent's economic reforms

9:12 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Vote counting has started in Zambia after polls closed in a presidential election that tests President Hakainde Hichilema’s economic reforms

FILE - Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is flanked by Minister of Equal Opportunities Mara Carfagna, left, Youth Policies Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, and Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo, second from right, during a congress in Rome, March 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

From black boots to pastel suits, Italian premier's wardrobe evolves with her politics

9:11 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s fashion has evolved with her politics

Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage arrives at a polling station in Walton on the Naze, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 to cast his vote for the Clacton on Sea by-election.(AP Photo/Richard Pelham)

Nigel Farage faces off against Count Binface in special election that's been denounced as a stunt

9:04 PM on Wednesday, August 12

A special election is taking place Thursday in the seaside town of Clacton, just east of London

Judge postpones hearing over whether Tate brothers should stay in custody as they fight extradition

9:02 PM on Wednesday, August 12

A federal judge in Miami has postponed a hearing on whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody

Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president's posts on US policy

11:56 AM on Wednesday, August 12

President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social company offering early, exclusive access to his posts on U.S. policy

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