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Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater…

August 18, 2026

Gold mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A gold mining site collapsed Tuesday in the western part of Central African Republic,…

August 18, 2026

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US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for four days in the Pacific

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy destroyer with about 300 sailors aboard suffered a major breakdown in the Pacific Ocean…

August 18, 2026

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Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina…

August 18, 2026

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Georgia man charged with burglarizing NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s home after plane crash

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A Georgia man burglarized former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s home after learning Biffle and his family…

August 18, 2026

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

NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for…

August 18, 2026

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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the US

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, authorities in…

August 18, 2026

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Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill…

August 18, 2026

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Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn’t up for removal

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The person Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeted in Maine last month when an officer shot…

August 18, 2026

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AP Interview: Ralph Norman questions Trump’s endorsement of Darline Graham in South Carolina runoff

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman says it’s a “head scratcher” that President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Darline…

August 18, 2026

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Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule…

August 18, 2026

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‘An overstep’: Navajo Code Talker descendants criticize New Mexico’s new plan for museum

For decades, Navajo Code Talkers and their descendants have dreamed of an expansive museum on the Navajo Nation that would…

August 18, 2026

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Comedians Eric André and Clayton English settle lawsuit over drug search program at Atlanta airport

ATLANTA (AP) — Comedians Eric André and Clayton English have reached a settlement in a lawsuit they filed challenging a…

August 18, 2026

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Governors’ races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers as the…

August 18, 2026

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Some Tupac Shakur family members step out of courtroom while others stay to face autopsy photos

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some members of Tupac Shakur’s family stepped out of the courtroom Tuesday before prosecutors showed photos…

August 18, 2026

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Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend Trump’s White House ballroom project

WASHINGTON (AP) — A historic preservation group that sued to block construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom urged…

August 18, 2026

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Pulling from ancient cooling principles, the ‘swamp cooler’ remains important today

Before air conditioning spread across the United States, before temperatures increased and the world heated up, people in the Southwest…

August 18, 2026

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Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?

The world knows that U.S. President Donald Trump is angry with Iran. But he’s not happy with the small country…

August 18, 2026

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Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday to confirm he won’t send U.S.…

August 18, 2026

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Penn State frat pledges were made to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State fraternity pledges were made to cut and package cocaine for a drug ring…

August 18, 2026

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ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson’s disease

LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded TV sports giant ESPN after hatching the idea for the…

August 18, 2026

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Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s attorney general sued the governor of Texas on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition…

August 18, 2026

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

BOSTON (AP) — Lindsay Clancy was “begging for help” in the months leading up to killing her three children and…

August 18, 2026

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Minnesota governor signs order to stop any mining efforts in Boundary Waters wilderness

ELY, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday suspended state work on proposed mining projects in the Boundary…

August 18, 2026