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Today in History: August 21, Nat Turner launches rebellion 08/21/2025 04:10am • Today is Thursday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2025. There are 132 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 white people; scores of Black people were killed in retribution in the afterma A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages 08/21/2025 03:44am • KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) ��� The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country���s main language. But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (120 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority languages ��� Northern Sami, Finnish and Me��nkieli ��� into Serie A remains the most unpredictable of Europe's top 5 leagues as Napoli opens title defense 08/21/2025 01:05am • Expect the unexpected when the Italian league season kicks off this weekend. Serie A has become the most unpredictable of Europe���s five biggest soccer leagues with four different champions over the last six seasons. Add in that last season marked the second time in four years the title race went d Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East Coast 08/20/2025 10:59pm • 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 across much of the U.S. East Coast. Forecasters expect the storm to peak going into Thursday and say it c Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank 08/20/2025 10:09pm • 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 Palestinians and rights groups say could destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state. Settlement development in E Top White House officials turn to public appearances with troops as a tense Washington watches 08/20/2025 09:02pm • 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 that has left parts of the U.S. capital looking like occupied territory. Anger and frustration dotted the c 7 Best Safe Stocks to Buy Now 08/20/2025 08:00pm • There's no such thing as a sure thing on Wall Street, but investors can find the best safe stocks to buy now by taking a look at companies that emphasize stability over short-term growth. Sure, there are a lot of sexy artificial intelligence plays and high-growth crypto firms out there, but for ever Near-term chances of an eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano now considered 'extremely low' 08/20/2025 07:13pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ��� Officials lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska���s largest city to normal Wednesday, which they said indicates that Mount Spurr is ���quiet��� months after showing signs of activity that raised the possibility of an eruption. Over the past few months, signs of How to protect yourself from Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria found in some coastal waters 08/20/2025 06:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Vibrio vulnificus are becoming an annual threat along the Gulf Coast and ��� increasingly ��� up the Eastern Seaboard. People should listen to th Dangerous heat descends on California and the Southwest, raising wildfire risk 08/20/2025 06:37pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A dangerous, multiday heat wave descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with near-record temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires. Officials opened cooling centers this week in Los Angeles, where residents are warned to avoid strenuous outdoor Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress 08/20/2025 05:30pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� Bolivia���s upcoming presidential election will mark a shift from nearly two decades of socialist rule, but many Indigenous and environmental leaders doubt it will bring progress in stopping deforestation, wildfires or pollution in the Amazon. The Oct. 19 runoff pits centri 2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin's waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks 08/20/2025 05:19pm • Two homes on the North Carolina Outer Banks sit precariously in the high waves with their days seemingly numbered. Since 2020, 11 neighboring homes have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean. While the swells from storms like Hurricane Erin make things worse, the conditions threatening the houses are alway Basketball at 2028 LA Olympics will start 2 days before opening ceremony, FIBA says 08/20/2025 03:52pm • MIES, Switzerland (AP) ��� Basketball at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will start two days before the opening ceremony for those Games, organizers confirmed Wednesday. FIBA, the sport���s global governing body, said that it has reviewed a revised basketball schedule for Los Angeles and that games wi Google's Pixel 10 phones raises the ante on artificial intelligence 08/20/2025 02:38pm • Google on Wednesday unveiled a new line-up of Pixel smartphones injected with another dose of artificial intelligence that's designed to do everything from fetch vital information stored on the devices to help improve photos as they're being taken. The AI expansion on the four Pixel 10 models amplif How a ship that glides like a pelican could change travel and defense 08/20/2025 01:04pm • NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) ��� The winged passenger ferry gliding over the surface of Narragansett Bay could be a new method of coastal transportation or a new kind of warship. Its maker, Regent Craft, is betting on both. Twelve quietly buzzing propellers line the 65-foot (20-meter) wingspan of Pala