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What to know about the trial of former Tiananmen vigil organizers before a verdict 08/19/2026 09:15pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� A verdict is expected Friday in the case of two organizers of an annual Hong Kong vigil to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown who are being tried under a China-imposed national security law that has stifled Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer 08/19/2026 08:56pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest U.S. sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a ���flagrant attack��� on the global tribunal's independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. Invited media and military members held at gunpoint at Space Force base in California 08/19/2026 08:55pm • VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) ��� Five news reporters and two members of the military who were invited to an event at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California were briefly detained at gunpoint by security officers who thought they were gate crashers, according to local news reports. The Arraez homers, Nola works 7 strong innings to power the Phillies past the Marlins 4-1 08/19/2026 08:53pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Luis Arraez homered, Garrett Stubbs had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Nola tossed seven strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins, 4-1 on Wednesday night. Arraez had a pair of hits, including a two-run homer, his sixth of the US to send hospital ship to Peru as El Nino threat looms 08/19/2026 08:52pm • LIMA, Peru (AP) ��� The United States will send a military hospital ship to Peru���s Pacific coast next year to help Peru cope with the effects of the El Nino climate phenomenon as part of a broader collaboration with the South American country, U.S. Ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro announced Wedne Banco Macro: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/19/2026 08:44pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Banco Macro SA (BMA) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $146.7 million. The Buenos Aires, Argentina-based bank said it had earnings of $2.29 per share. The financial holding company posted revenue of $1.35 billion in the Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes 08/19/2026 08:42pm • DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ��� Lebanon on Wednesday extradited a former Syrian military officer under ousted President Bashar Assad and he will be put on trial in Syria, the Interior Ministry said. Maj. Gen. Adel Issa is the first military officer to be turned over by Lebanon since Assad���s fall in late Nolan Arenado's broken-bat bloop in 10th sparks Diamondbacks to 7-6 win over Red Sox 08/19/2026 08:23pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking broken-bat bloop single over a drawn-in infield to spark a two-run 10th inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Wednesday. Lars Nootbaar hit a pinch-hit two-run homer and Gabriel Moreno a two-run New Oklahoma State coach Eric Morris shoots and kills an armadillo in his yard 08/19/2026 08:22pm • STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) ��� Oklahoma State coach Eric Morris said he recently shot and killed an armadillo that was damaging his yard. Morris, the former North Texas coach hired to revive a struggling program in Stillwater, described his overnight encounter with the armored mammal during a session wi 'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say 08/19/2026 08:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Department of Justice is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying ���there is no serious dispute" that a social media post of seashells he made last year could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump. Prosecutors also called into q 2 college cyclists killed and 7 injured in Tennessee car crash 08/19/2026 08:12pm • HAMPTON, Tenn. (AP) ��� Two members of a university cycling team were killed and seven others were injured Wednesday when a car collided with a group of riders in northeastern Tennessee, state officials said. Milligan University, a private Christian school with just over 1,200 students, said 11 of Louisiana court order gives players signed by NFL teams a shot at returning to college sports 08/19/2026 08:04pm • Several athletes, including some who signed contracts with NFL teams, were granted a temporary restraining order by a Louisiana court that would make them eligible to return to college athletics, ESPN reported Wednesday. Former Oregon State running back Anthony Hankerson (Seattle Seahawks), former F Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts to be used in November election 08/19/2026 07:43pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people. The ruling Wednesday by Cole County Circuit Judge The Latest: Trump picks top White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA 08/19/2026 07:42pm • Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump���s second-term health initia It wouldn't surprise if the Springboks-All Blacks rugby test series is decided by a goalkicker 08/19/2026 07:42pm • Chances are high the South Africa-New Zealand rugby test series starting on Saturday will be decided by a goalkicker. Fortunately for both teams, they have some sharpshooters. The Springboks can roll out Handre Pollard, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Mannie Libbok. The All Blacks can put up Ruben Lov