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5:52 PM on Wednesday, August 20

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U.N. counterterrorism experts warn that Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe

4:13 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Officials have lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska’s largest city to normal

4:01 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Brazil’s federal police say messages found on the telephone of former President Jair Bolsonaro show he once wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum

3:55 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Brazilian police accuse former President Jair Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina seeking asylum

3:34 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021

3:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Texas House gives initial approval to new maps that would create up to 5 more winnable congressional seats for the GOP

3:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree manslaughter following a fatal crash with a community college softball team

1:53 PM on Wednesday, August 20

1:48 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal

1:24 PM on Wednesday, August 20

At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices

1:23 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says it will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually

1:10 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Police officers have arrested 18 people during protests at Microsoft headquarters

10:41 AM on Wednesday, August 20

The Trump administration’s announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials was hardly an isolated act

10:37 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts

8:12 AM on Wednesday, August 20

President Donald Trump has expanded his law-enforcement crackdown in Washington, D

5:34 AM on Wednesday, August 20

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives has passed a redrawn congressional map that creates up to five new winnable GOP seats in Congress

9:21 PM on Tuesday, August 19

An attorney who helped design the 9/11 victims’ compensation fund says New Hampshire lawmakers have undermined the fairness of a settlement program for abuse victims at the state’s youth detention center

8:47 PM on Tuesday, August 19

A dangerous heat wave has descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires

1:18 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states after federal health officials warned of potential radioactive contamination