Two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a confrontation in the South China Sea to deliver food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal. (August 23) (AP video/Jim Gomez and Aaron Favila)
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Here’s the latest for Wednesday, August 23rd: California’s mountain and desert towns clean up from tropical storm; Conservative attorney surrenders to Georgia authorities in Trump election case; Heat wave scorches central US; Space craft from India set…
DNA sought from families of Hawaii wildfire missing
Authorities in Hawaii on Tuesday pleaded with relatives of those missing after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century to come forward and give DNA samples, saying the low number provided so far threatens to hinder efforts to identify any re…
March on Washington, 60 years later
In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress. The historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom remains a marker by which progress is measured. (Aug. 2…
Oil Activities Threaten Ugandan Sacred Sites
As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites in Uganda, the Bagungu community feels besieged and fights to protect the 32 sites. (Aug. 23)
Xi Jinping in South Africa for state visit and BRICS summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pretoria for a state visit before traveling to Johannesburg to attend the BRICS summit. (Aug. 23)
Officials urge missing people families’ DNA
Authorities in Hawaii on Tuesday pleaded with relatives of those missing after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century to come forward and give DNA samples, saying the low number provided so far threatens to hinder efforts to identify any re…
0823 Today in History
0823 Today in History
Caribbean braces for Storm Franklin
Caribbean braces for Storm Franklin
Eight presidential candidates, but no Trump, on stage for first GOP debate
Eight candidates will be on stage at Wednesday’s Republican presidential primary debate. Former President Donald Trump says he’ll skip the debate and indicated he will hold a competing event instead. (Aug. 22)