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11:01 PM on Thursday, August 21

Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has been acquitted of royal defamation and has walked free

10:56 PM on Thursday, August 21

Another U.S. military mini shuttle has blasted off on a secret mission

10:46 PM on Thursday, August 21

A federal website that informs the public about data collection has gone down, causing concern among advocates

9:25 PM on Thursday, August 21

Erik Menendez has been denied parole by panel of California commissioners

8:48 PM on Thursday, August 21

Parole board says Erik Menendez should remain in prison despite reduced sentence that makes him eligible for release

8:43 PM on Thursday, August 21

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as it winds down its operations in 60 days to comply with environmental laws

8:40 PM on Thursday, August 21

No more expansion allowed at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail in Florida over environmental concerns, judge says

7:34 PM on Thursday, August 21

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick Derrick Harmon sprained a knee in the preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers and had to be carted to the locker room

4:02 PM on Thursday, August 21

False reports of active shooters have led to panic and temporary lockdowns at Villanova University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

3:02 PM on Thursday, August 21

Authorities say an apparent accident involving exposure to gas at a dairy in Colorado has killed six people

2:45 PM on Thursday, August 21

State inspectors in Colorado say they found about 20 decomposing bodies behind a hidden door in a funeral home operated by a county coroner

2:28 PM on Thursday, August 21

Authorities said heavy rains caused a landslide that struck homes in a rural community in Guinea and at least 11 people were dead

2:02 PM on Thursday, August 21

The Trump administration says it’s reviewing more than 55 million foreigners who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation

11:57 AM on Thursday, August 21

Federal authorities have set up checkpoints around the nation's capital, asking people for their immigration status and detaining them

8:06 AM on Thursday, August 21

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will give final approval for the takeover of Gaza City while also restarting negotiations with Hamas aimed at returning all the remaining hostages and ending the war on Israel’s terms

7:39 AM on Thursday, August 21

President Donald Trump is praising his military crackdown on crime and immigration in Washington, D

5:36 AM on Thursday, August 21

California voters will decide in a November special election whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats next year

2:16 AM on Thursday, August 21

Iran has held its first military exercise since its 12-day war with Israel

2:04 AM on Thursday, August 21

Russia has launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine, hitting an American-owned electronics plant among other targets and injecting further uncertainty into the U.S.-led efforts to end the 3-year-old war

11:03 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Erik Menendez has been denied parole by a panel of California commissioners