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Dr. Anthony Fauci declines request to appear before a second Senate panel after GOP contempt vote

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel after majority Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee voted along partisan lines last week to hold the longtime infectious disease expert in contempt.

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Shootings in Michigan leave 5 people plus suspect dead following large-scale search

A series of shootings in Michigan left five people plus a suspect dead Friday, police said, following an extensive search around two homes and a wooded area.

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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 20 and toppling buildings

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 20 people, collapsing buildings and homes as well as causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said six people were injured, and two others were missing after a landslide triggered by the quake.

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Hawaii's Big Island under rare hurricane landfall threat as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens

HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive flooding and strong winds that can fuel wildfires.

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Four more belugas arrive at Chicago aquarium from shuttered Canadian theme park

CHICAGO (AP) — Four more belugas have arrived at a Chicago aquarium as part of a plan to move Canada's last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park to aquariums in the United States and Spain.

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Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son at home as Ukrainian civilian casualties surge

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian jet-powered drones struck a home in northern Ukraine on Friday, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son, officials said.

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Jared Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week with Board of Peace officials to talk Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to try to advance plans for an end to the conflict in Gaza after a deal recently announced by the Trump administration ran into Israeli opposition.

August 13, 2026 9:14 pm EST EST

Ukrainian drones strike a major refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, military officials said Thursday, the fourth in three days in Kyiv’s ongoing campaign to choke Moscow’s vital oil sector.

August 13, 2026 10:32 am EST EST

What's behind 70,000 migrants flooding a Spanish town?

On the northeastern tip of Morocco, just south of Gibraltar, the Spanish city Ceuta was recently overwhelmed by Moroccan migrants. At the end of last month, tens of thousands of Moroccans flooded border...

August 13, 2026 7:23 am EST EST

Hurricane warning is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches

HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to become a hurricane while approaching the Big Island of Hawaii, where it could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend, forecasters said.

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