August 7, 2024, 8:16am Entertainment
Suga, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, apologized Wednesday for driving an electric vehicle while intoxicated. Read story
August 7, 2024, 8:15am Nation & World
Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel, the foreign minister said. Read story
August 7, 2024, 8:14am Nation & World
Yahya Sinwar’s appointment as the top leader of Hamas formalizes a role he assumed in the early hours of Oct. 7, when the surprise attack into Israel that he helped mastermind ushered in the bloodiest chapter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read story
August 7, 2024, 8:09am Nation & World
Bangladesh’s military chief said Wednesday that an interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus would be sworn in on Thursday night as he returns from Paris to take over the administration and try to restore stability in the country, after an uprising forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to… Read story
August 7, 2024, 8:06am Nation & World
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis, marking the second time this year that one of the party’s incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in Gaza. Read story
August 7, 2024, 8:06am Business
During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of electricity for air conditioning. But even then, the heat finds its way in. Read story
August 7, 2024, 8:04am Health
Abortion was slightly more common across the U.S. in the first three months of this year than it was before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and cleared the way for states to implement bans, a report released Wednesday found. Read story
August 7, 2024, 8:03am Nation & World
Since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election nine days ago, officials from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have been in constant contact with representatives of both Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González, seeking a solution to the country’s political crisis. Read story
August 7, 2024, 8:03am Nation & World
Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant group’s hardline wing after his predecessor was killed in a presumed Israeli strike in Iran. Read story
August 7, 2024, 7:59am Nation & World
An earthquake northwest of Los Angeles shook a large swath of Southern California on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage. Read story
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