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Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don't let Democrats out of sight after walkout 08/20/2025 01:35am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the Texas state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won't leave, and fellow Democrats are joining her protest. Collier was among dozens of Democrats who left the state for the Democratic havens of California, Illinois, Massach In Kenya's capital, a new Rastafari temple shows the movement's endurance 08/20/2025 01:00am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya���s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange teachings on the appropriate way to live. The rare event ��� opening a tabernacle made of wooden pol Abrego Garcia's lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of 'vindictive prosecution' 08/19/2025 10:59pm • Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador. Their motion filed in court said attempts to dismiss indic A soldier admits to attempted espionage in New Zealand's first spying conviction 08/19/2025 10:58pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� A New Zealand soldier who tried to spy for a foreign power has admitted to attempted espionage in a military court. Monday���s conviction was the first for spying in New Zealand���s history. The soldier's name was suppressed, as was what country he sought to pass sec A look at Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas accepts a new proposal 08/19/2025 10:48pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the 22-month war sparked by its Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel. Israel has not yet responded and says it is still committed to defeating the militant group. The latest proposal developed by Egypt and Qatar Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling to ensure camping spaces under settlement 08/19/2025 10:22pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� The Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court homelessness ruling has agreed to ensure camping spaces for at least 150 people as part of a settlement reached with a disability rights group that sued the city over its camping rules. Disability Rights Oregon, which 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 DC students get one last summer blowout before school starts next week 08/19/2025 08:04pm • It's the final week of summer vacation for D.C. Public Schools' students, and the city's Department of Human Services held a "Back to School Party" at The Fields at RFK Campus on Tuesday. "Today's about community. It's about the District, it's about families, and it's about young people," DHS Mexico says there's no agreement with DEA for new border enforcement collaboration 08/19/2025 07:24pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico's president denied on Tuesday that her administration had an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a day after the U.S. agency announced ���a major new initiative��� to collaborate in the fight against drug cartels. President Claudia Sheinbaum was refer The Latest: Trump says no to US troops in Ukraine 08/19/2025 06:49pm • President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to Ukraine to defend against Russia, after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before. Trump also said in a morning TV interview that Ukraine���s hopes of joining NATO and regaining the Crimean Peni Union representing US Park Police officers says a staffing shortage is gripping the department 08/19/2025 06:36pm • Amid the federal government���s takeover of D.C.'s police department and the use of federal agencies for additional crime fighting activities in the nation���s capital, the union representing U.S. Park Police officers said the additional work is coming in the face of a staffing shortage. ���Right 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 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 Former Miami Heat security officer pleads guilty to selling stolen memorabilia 08/19/2025 05:41pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� A former Miami Heat security officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to transporting and transferring millions of dollars worth of stolen game-worn jerseys and other memorabilia. Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, was a 25-year retired veteran of the Miami Police Department. The Miami resident worked fo Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at renowned US gymnastics academy is arrested by FBI 08/19/2025 05:23pm • IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ��� The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions. Liang ���Chow��� Qiao, the owner of Chow���s