Efforts to contain a wildfire in Turkey’s northwestern Canakkale province continue on Wednesday, as several villages are evacuated. (August 23)
Nation
MLK’s ‘Dream’ speech at 60
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his most iconic speech on Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C. How close are we to the dream 60 years later?
Racing to save a New Jersey house where a Revolutionary War patriot was murdered
Preservationists are working to save the Middletown, NJ, home were Joseph Murray was murdered by British loyalists. It’s time to start thinking about 2026.
Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status. What to know.
Flu. Covid. RSV. When and how to get vaccinated against them can be confusing. Here are some of the most important things to know.
Chinese ships block Philippine vessels in South China Sea
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)
…
AP Top Stories August 23 A
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…
Mayor Karen Bass calls Texas governor ‘evil’ for busing migrants to Los Angeles during Tropical Storm Hilary
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after the state sent another bus of migrants to the city during Tropical Storm Hilary.
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)