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7:04 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The State Department has fired a press officer responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza

5:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to acquire receiver Skyy Moore from the Kansas City Chiefs

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

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

1:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Dignitaries at a steel-cutting ceremony in Finland have marked the start of work on a new Canadian icebreaker to be named the Polar Max and aimed at bolstering Arctic defense

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

12:45 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Federal Trade Commission is suing the operators of LA Fitness, over allegations that they make it “exceedingly difficult” for consumers to cancel gym memberships and other related services offered in their clubs nationwide

11:16 AM on Wednesday, August 20

At least 13 people allegedly involved in the killing of two members of Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada’s staff in May have been arrested for their alleged roles in what authorities described as a meticulously planned hit on two people close to the capital’s leader

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

8:12 AM on Wednesday, August 20

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

6:14 AM on Wednesday, August 20

States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters

5:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A funeral has been held in Italy for a young Palestinian woman who died there after being evacuated from Gaza

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

2:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in two

1:05 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan has killed at least 79 people, including 19 children