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Demonstrators block a road during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, near Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza

9:04 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

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

7:52 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa and Syria, UN experts say

6:24 PM on Wednesday, August 20

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

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, temporarily allowed out of house arrest for medical exams, leaves a hospital in Brasília, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian police say ex-President Bolsonaro had planned to flee to Argentina seeking asylum

6:01 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

FILE - Young Dolph performs at The Parking Lot Concert in Atlanta on Aug. 23, 2020. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)

Jury deliberations begin in trial of man accused of organizing rapper Young Dolph's killing

5:34 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

President Donald Trump listens during an event in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A look at those Trump has targeted in tactic of revoking security clearances

12:41 PM 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

FILE - Beyoncé performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, file)

Black Cowboy joy is spread by 'Boots on the Ground' viral line dance

8:02 AM on Wednesday, August 20

The “Boots on the Ground” line dance has quickly become an anticipated moment at African American gatherings, like family reunions, weddings, graduations, parties and cookouts

Rep.Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, raises a fist as she greets supporters from inside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

The Latest: Texas House approves new congressional maps that favor GOP in 2026 midterms

7:34 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

A general view shows the E1 area, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, between the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, left and the occupied West Bank town of Eizariya, right, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank

4:55 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

The crew of the Union, a tall ship from Peru, climbs in the masts as it sails with hundreds of tall ships into the Dutch capital's harbor for the 10th edition of SAIL, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Hundreds of historic tall ships sail into Amsterdam for a maritime festival

3:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A flotilla of hundreds of historic ships is sailing into Amsterdam for a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch capital’s maritime history

People inspect a burned-out bus that collided with a truck and a motorbike Tuesday evening, causing a massive fire and killing at least 70 people, including children, most of them Afghans returning from Iran, in western Herat province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo)

Bus crash in Afghanistan kills 79 people returning from Iran

3:05 AM on Wednesday, August 20

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

An Israeli soldier stands on the top of a tank parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)

Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded Gaza City operation

2:13 AM on Wednesday, August 20

The Israeli military says it plans to call up tens of thousands of reservists for an expanded operation in Gaza City

Three women walk the beach at sunrise as waves from Hurricane Erin crash ashore in Nags Head, N.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East Coast

12:09 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Hurricane Erin is strengthening again and forecasters say it could intensify again to be a major hurricane

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