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FLE - A crew removes the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson, July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Federal judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024

1:34 PM on Friday, August 7

A federal judge has sided with the Virginia NAACP in its lawsuit against a county school board’s reinstatement of Confederate military names to two schools, saying the decision discriminates against Black students

FILE - Cameron Hamilton testifies during a hearing to examine his nomination to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, June 17, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Senate confirms Hamilton to lead FEMA and clears more than 70 other Trump nominees

1:14 PM on Friday, August 7

The Senate has confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the embattled Federal Emergency Management Agency

Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella speaks during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/John Vizcaino)

From 'The Lion' to 'The Tiger': Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America

1:10 PM on Friday, August 7

When Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as Colombia’s president on Friday, he’ll become the latest conservative to helm a Latin American country

FILE - Palm trees frame the Hawaii State Capitol, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii’s state primary

7:36 AM on Friday, August 7

An ongoing corruption scandal involving Hawaii’s lieutenant governor looms over Saturday’s state primary as nine candidates jockey to replace her

FILE - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives for first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia

6:57 AM on Friday, August 7

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived for an official visit to Serbia for the first time

Mississippi Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom speaks with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., before a campaign event at the Capital Club in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Warnock)

Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don't count him out

6:36 AM on Friday, August 7

Scott Colom is a Black man and a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, a state traditionally led by white conservatives

FILE - People stand drinking outside the Coach & Horses pub on Saint Patrick's Day in the Covent Garden district of central London, which is a popular tourist area, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

Plan to limit 'vertical drinking' decried by pub landlords and UK politicians

6:14 AM on Friday, August 7

A proposal by one local government council to limit "vertical drinking" in London has sparked controversy

From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement

4:52 AM on Friday, August 7

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a defense agreement treating an attack on one as an attack on all three

Syrian security personnel inspect damaged vehicles at the site of an explosion in the Jaramana suburb, home to a large Druze population, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulrahman Shaheen)

Syria's Health Ministry corrects Damascus minibus blast toll: 14 wounded, no deaths

3:25 AM on Friday, August 7

Syria's Health Ministry reports that 14 people were wounded in a minibus explosion in a Damascus suburb

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tour the East Potomac Park golf course, June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

'I’m very good at grass.' Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topics

11:02 PM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump loves talking about grass, even in settings where such a topic might seem out of place

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump

11:01 PM on Thursday, August 6

To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise

FILE - A protestor holds a portrait of Angel Aguirre, the former governor of Guerrero state, with the Spanish word for assassin written across it, during a march against the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers' college, Jan. 26, 2015, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover-up

3:18 PM on Thursday, August 6

Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014

Democratic congressional candidate State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, speaks to supporters at a primary election night party on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) CORRECTION: Corrects month, date and year.

Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seat

11:02 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher has defeated Congressman Andy Ogles in a Republican primary

A man walks on the sandbank by the wreckage of a WWII German warship, emerged due to the drought, in front of Djerdap II, a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia, near Prahovo, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging

10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Water levels on the Danube River have dropped so low due to drought that World War II German battleships are emerging into view

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