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7:15 AM on Thursday, August 6

A Senate committee is set to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

6:45 AM on Thursday, August 6

A rare total solar eclipse is set to sweep over parts of Europe next week, drawing millions of enthusiasts

6:19 AM on Thursday, August 6

Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave

6:05 AM on Thursday, August 6

John Carpenter has teamed up with his family for a new project, “Cathedral,” a graphic novel with an original album

6:00 AM on Thursday, August 6

Scientists are creating a new kind of vaccine that teaches the immune system to intercept a type of brewing colon cancer before it turns into a full-fledged tumor

5:49 AM on Thursday, August 6

Military officials say the majority of American troops wounded in the Iran war have suffered traumatic brain injuries

5:03 AM on Thursday, August 6

Israeli prosecutors have charged a settler for killing a Palestinian community leader last year in the occupied West Bank

4:51 AM on Thursday, August 6

Professor Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at the University of Cambridge, has resigned

4:41 AM on Thursday, August 6

Through this year’s military drills, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize its army’s and society’s flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display

4:39 AM on Thursday, August 6

A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel warns that Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank have pushed the territory’s health system to the brink of collapse

4:35 AM on Thursday, August 6

Pakistani military helicopters have airlifted the bodies of five climbers from the snow-covered slopes of Broad Peak

4:08 AM on Thursday, August 6

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest

3:57 AM on Thursday, August 6

Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are protesting over unpaid wages

3:34 AM on Thursday, August 6

Iran says it is in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman

3:24 AM on Thursday, August 6

The United States has asked the Philippine government to extradite a Filipino church leader to face trial on charges including child sex trafficking and fraud

3:19 AM on Thursday, August 6

South Korea says North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea

11:19 PM on Wednesday, August 5

The Israeli military says two soldiers have died in an explosion in southern Lebanon

11:02 PM on Wednesday, August 5

A new Tennessee congressional map that carved up a majority Black district in Memphis is making its debut in primary elections

10:56 PM on Wednesday, August 5

The leader of Myanmar's military-backed government has arrived in Thailand on an official visit

10:15 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Hiroshima is marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city during World War II