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India's Modi meets China's top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties 08/19/2025 10:46pm • NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed “steady progress” in improving relations with China after meeting its top diplomat Tuesday following a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian powers. Modi noted “respect for each other’s interests and sensitiveness” Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials 08/19/2025 10:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it was revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials in the latest act of retribution targeting public servants from the federal government's intelligence community. A memo from Director of Nationa Spain battles one of its most destructive fire seasons even as its heat wave eases 08/19/2025 08:50pm • MADRID (AP) — Spain tackled several major wildfires Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula. Thousands of firefighters aided by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft fought fires tearing through parch Bat made famous in New Jersey Little Leaguer's celebratory flip is put up for auction as benefit 08/19/2025 08:44pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Little League ballplayer who was suspended for a bat flip as he celebrated a home run is putting the famous bat up for auction. Marco Rocco, the 12-year-old from Haddonfield, New Jersey, whose family went to court to get a bat-flip suspension lifted, is turning the case int What to Do When Your Doctor Stops Accepting Medicare 08/19/2025 08:00pm • Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed to cover people age 65 and older (and some younger individuals with qualifying disabilities), provides health insurance for many American seniors. The vast majority of doctors and hospitals accept Medicare, but they're not required to, and the A Patient's Guide to Postpartum Depression 08/19/2025 08:00pm • Although postpartum depression is a common complication after childbirth, it can be one of the most isolating experiences a new parent faces. "Here was this precious baby I had wanted for so long, and I didn't even feel like I liked him," says Sammy Bohannon, an online business manager and homeschoo California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison 08/19/2025 07:34pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea that he said were to be used for a surprise attack on South Korea, authorities said Tuesday. Shenghua Wen, 42, came to the U.S. from China on a student Baltimore shipping channel reopened after explosion on cargo ship near site of 2024 bridge collapse 08/19/2025 06:52pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused an explosion aboard a cargo ship laden with coal as it departed Baltimore's harbor for East Africa. Officials said no one was injured in the blast Monday evening, which prompted a mayday call when it was reported near t As out-of-state Guard troops arrive, Trump's federal crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods 08/19/2025 06:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The main drag in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit, souvenirs and clothing. On Tuesday, though, things felt different: The white tents that bulge with food and merchandise were scarcer than usual. “Everythi Bear Bachmeier to become first BYU true freshman to start a season at quarterback 08/19/2025 06:30pm • PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier will be the first true freshman to start a season at quarterback in BYU history. Bachmeier emerged from a three-way competition to replace Jake Retzlaff and the team announced he will be the starter Aug. 30 against Portland State in a quirky social media post on T Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump ready to ‘crush’ Russian economy if Putin avoids talks with Zelenskyy 08/19/2025 06:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday that he believes President Donald Trump is prepared to “crush” Russia’s economy with a new wave of sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming weeks. Gra Residents of a remote island disputed by Colombia hope their Peruvian government won't forget them 08/19/2025 06:09pm • SANTA ROSA, Peru (AP) — A remote island on the Amazon River — now the subject of a territorial dispute between Peru and Colombia — has a single paved road for a main street, which is home to more nightclubs and evangelical churches than any other businesses. Named after a 16th-century saint, S US appeals court blocks New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases 08/19/2025 06:04pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A panel of federal appellate judges ruled Tuesday that New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period on gun purchases likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights, putting the law on hold pending a legal challenge. The ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sen California redistricting hearing turns heated as Republicans mount opposition campaign 08/19/2025 06:00pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats. A committee voted along party lines to advance a new congressional map in re US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer for Arizona copper mine 08/19/2025 05:40pm • A U.S. appeals court has temporarily blocked the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America. The transfer was scheduled for Tuesday. But a panel of judges with the 9th U.S. District Court of A