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Pro-animal rights activists shout slogans during a protest in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, July 29, 2024. Legislators on Tuesday approved a new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkey&rsquo;s streets that animal-lovers fear will lead to many of the dogs being killed or end up in neglected, overcrowded shelters.

New law to crack down on stray dogs raises hackles in Turkey

Pro-animal rights activists shout slogans during a protest in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, July 29, 2024. Legislators on Tuesday approved a new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkey&rsquo;s streets that animal-lovers fear will lead to many of the dogs being killed or end up in neglected, overcrowded shelters.

August 3, 2024, 4:58am Nation & World

Legislators approved Tuesday a new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkey’s streets that animal lovers fear will lead to many of the dogs being killed or ending up in neglected, overcrowded shelters. Read story

FILE - Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs during night one of their &quot;Peace Out: The Farewell Tour&quot; on Sept. 2, 2023, at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The band said Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, that Tyler&#039;s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the band will no longer tour.

Aerosmith retires from touring, citing permanent damage to Steven Tyler’s voice last year

FILE - Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs during night one of their &quot;Peace Out: The Farewell Tour&quot; on Sept. 2, 2023, at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The band said Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, that Tyler&#039;s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the band will no longer tour.

August 2, 2024, 6:55pm Entertainment

Aerosmith says Steven Tyler’s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the band will no longer tour. Read story

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin smiles while answering a question during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Washington.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin smiles while answering a question during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Washington.

August 2, 2024, 6:54pm Latest News

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases. Read story

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin smiles while answering a question during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Washington.

US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin smiles while answering a question during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Washington.

August 2, 2024, 3:45pm Nation & World

The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, as President Joe Biden made good on his promise to beef up the American military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by… Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa.

Trump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court opinion

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa.

August 2, 2024, 3:45pm Nation & World

The criminal case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election was returned Friday to the trial judge in Washington after a Supreme Court opinion last month that narrowed the scope of the prosecution. Read story

FILE &mdash; This photo provided by the Sag Harbor New York Police Department, June 18, 2024, shows Justin Timberlake. A Sag Harbor judge suspended Timberlake&#039;s New York State driver&#039;s license, Friday Aug.

Judge suspends Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license in New York over DWI arrest

FILE &mdash; This photo provided by the Sag Harbor New York Police Department, June 18, 2024, shows Justin Timberlake. A Sag Harbor judge suspended Timberlake&#039;s New York State driver&#039;s license, Friday Aug.

August 2, 2024, 3:12pm Nation & World

SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Timberlake made a virtual court appearance Friday in his drunken driving case on Long Island, saying little during the brief proceeding as a judge accepted his not-guilty plea and suspended his right to drive in New York. Read story

Freed Russian prisoners Ilya Yashin, from left, Andrei Pivovarov and Vladimir Kara-Murza, approach a press conference in Bonn, Germany, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, a day after they were released as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States.

An assassin, a Putin foe’s death, secret talks: How a sweeping US-Russia prisoner swap came together

Freed Russian prisoners Ilya Yashin, from left, Andrei Pivovarov and Vladimir Kara-Murza, approach a press conference in Bonn, Germany, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, a day after they were released as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States.

August 2, 2024, 12:41pm Nation & World

It was December 2022 and the U.S. government’s chief hostage negotiator had just delivered Brittney Griner back to America after her 10-month imprisonment in Russia. Roger Carstens went to his hotel room anticipating a quick snooze after several sleepless days and had just put his head on the pillow when… Read story

Fire crews light a burn operation along Highway 36 to slow the Park Fire near Dales, Calif., Monday, July 29, 2024.

Heat, erratic winds and possible lightning could complicate the battle against California wildfire

Fire crews light a burn operation along Highway 36 to slow the Park Fire near Dales, Calif., Monday, July 29, 2024.

August 2, 2024, 12:35pm Latest News

Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions entering the weekend when expected thunderstorms may unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds that could erode progress made over the past week. Dry, hot conditions posed similar threats across the fire-stricken West. Read story

People take part in a protest march organised by Tommy Robinson, in central London, Saturday July 27, 2024. Thousands of protesters could be seen filling the Strand wearing clothing and holding flags depicting the Union, English, Scottish and Welsh flags. The crowd could be heard chanting &ldquo;Rule Britannia&rdquo;, &ldquo;We want our country back&rdquo; and Mr Robinson&rsquo;s name. In a post shared on X ahead of the protest, Mr Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, said the protest would be &ldquo;the biggest patriotic rally the UK has ever seen&rdquo;.

UK police brace for more far-right protests as government warns of tough response

People take part in a protest march organised by Tommy Robinson, in central London, Saturday July 27, 2024. Thousands of protesters could be seen filling the Strand wearing clothing and holding flags depicting the Union, English, Scottish and Welsh flags. The crowd could be heard chanting &ldquo;Rule Britannia&rdquo;, &ldquo;We want our country back&rdquo; and Mr Robinson&rsquo;s name. In a post shared on X ahead of the protest, Mr Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, said the protest would be &ldquo;the biggest patriotic rally the UK has ever seen&rdquo;.

August 2, 2024, 8:48am Nation & World

Several suspects arrested in violent protests that erupted after the fatal stabbing of three children in northwest England were due in court Friday as officials braced for more clashes that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned and blamed on “far-right hatred.” Read story

Stacks of donated goods line the shelves at the Good News Outreach food bank, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida is one of 13 states that is not participating in a federal hunger relief program this summer that helps families in need buy groceries.

Families face food insecurity in Republican-led states that turned down federal aid this summer

Stacks of donated goods line the shelves at the Good News Outreach food bank, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida is one of 13 states that is not participating in a federal hunger relief program this summer that helps families in need buy groceries.

August 2, 2024, 8:46am Nation & World

Crystal Ripolio had tears in her eyes as she walked the produce line at the Good News Outreach food bank in Tallahassee. It was the bags of ripe peaches that did her in. Read story