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'South Park' targets federal takeover of DC police in latest episode

NEW YORK (AP) — “South Park” continued its cartoon assault on the Trump administration Wednesday, with an episode that addressed the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.'s police department....

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rhode Island Judge Frank Caprio, whose empathy in court earned him fame online, dies at 88

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of “ Caught in Providence,” has died. He was 88. His officia...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rockies rough up Ohtani in his 1st start at Coors Field and beat Dodgers 8-3

DENVER (AP) — Hunter Goodman had three hits and three RBIs, Tanner Gordon gave up one run in six innings, and the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies roughed up Shohei Ohtani in his first pitching st...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Dodgers' Ohtani roughed up by Rockies, leaves game after getting hit on right thigh by line drive

DENVER (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani had a forgettable outing in his first career pitching start against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Ohtani left Wednesday’s ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it will call up 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded military operation in Gaza City. Many residents have chosen to stay despite the dange...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Crowds packed vantage points along a major canal and took to the water themselves Wednesday to watch a flotilla of hundreds of historic ships sail into Amsterdam at the star...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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

RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday as it crept closer to the mid-Atlantic coast, its outer bands brushing North Carolina’s Outer Banks as beaches closed...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palest...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said messages found on the telephone of former President Jair Bolsonaro showed he once wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylu...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling through a partisan gerrymander that launched...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives passed Wednesday a redrawn congressional map that creates up to five new winnable GOP seats in Congress, further deepening a national...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Top White House officials turn to public appearances with troops as a tense Washington watches

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement crackdown on Washington expanded Wednesday and top administration officials visited National Guard troops to support a deployment t...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press