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8:11 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Families have gathered at the Moroccan border with Ceuta, searching for missing relatives among returning migrants

8:00 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Activists on Vancouver Island are once again trying to stop the logging of old growth forests, some of the rarest and most carbon rich ecosystems on Earth

7:59 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Michigan's Democratic Senate primary remains too close to call

7:12 AM on Wednesday, August 5

North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards has withdrawn from his reelection campaign days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides

6:58 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Whether you’re pulling a fishing boat to the lake, a camper to the mountains, or a car trailer to the track, choosing the right SUV can make every trip easier and safer

6:56 AM on Wednesday, August 5

These are harrowing days for the Word of Life Center, a church that has long been a vibrant hub of the Haitian community in Maryland’s Eastern Shore region

6:43 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Tennessee’s senior U.S. senator eyes a job change in a state primary on Thursday

6:23 AM on Wednesday, August 5

House Democrats are adding a dozen Republican-held seats to their list of targets for the November midterms

6:11 AM on Wednesday, August 5

The director of a Russian drone factory was badly wounded when his car exploded

6:00 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Scientists at a biotech company have used gene editing to create two hypoallergenic beagles that don't trigger allergies

5:54 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Disney’s solid third quarter was driven by a $1 billion box office haul from “Toy Story 5” and the draw of its U.S. theme parks that helped to offset continued weakness from international tourism

5:44 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Clear blue skies don’t always mean smooth flying

5:42 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Officials say search teams backed by military helicopters have recovered the bodies of renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and those of three other climbers from Broad Peak

4:56 AM on Wednesday, August 5

A record heat wave in Northeast Asia has gripped South Korea, North Korea and Japan

4:07 AM on Wednesday, August 5

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo as the Ebola outbreak spreads at an alarming rate

2:50 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Authorities say a drone with an explosive device has been found at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport and a detonator has been removed from the object

12:49 AM on Wednesday, August 5

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and its region have killed 17 people and wounded 44 others

12:35 AM on Wednesday, August 5

U.S. President Donald Trump says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday

12:16 AM on Wednesday, August 5

A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert

Wednesday, August 5

U.S. stock futures edged higher Wednesday morning, helped by strong corporate earnings reports and hopes for a deal setting the stage for talks that might eventually end the fighting in Iran