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Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks 08/20/2026 09:06am • BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest Ebola ou A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv region 08/20/2026 09:03am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 16 people, officials said Thursday. Moscow's forces have in recent months intensified their ballist US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under new deal 08/20/2026 08:58am • MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under new deal. New opposition group plans protest in Tunisia after extreme heat-driven power and water cuts 08/20/2026 08:56am • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A summer of extreme heat has left many Tunisians short of water and electricity — and full of anger at the country's leadership. A protest is expected in the capital Tunis on Thursday by a new opposition collective tapping into the growing frustration. The protest has been Drivers would take pay cut to avoid Northern Virginia commutes, survey says 08/20/2026 08:53am • Virginia workers would be willing to give up thousands of dollars in annual salary to avoid some of the state's most frustrating commutes, according to a survey conducted by Resume.io. The survey of 3,017 workers found that 59% would accept a lower salary from another employer if it significantly US unemployment claims dropped to 206,000 last week with layoffs still sparse 08/20/2026 08:52am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims dropped to 206,000 last week from a revised 212,000 the week before. The four Pirates hijack cargo ship carrying Turkish weapons off Somalia's coast, official says 08/20/2026 08:52am • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Pirates hijacked a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship off Somalia’s Puntland coast earlier this week and took the vessel, which was carrying Turkish weapons, toward the region’s Nugaal coast, a Somali official said Thursday. The M/V LUTUF was seized on Monday about 3½ nauti Airplane pilot killed in collision with Pennsylvania police helicopter near runway 08/20/2026 08:51am • An airplane pilot died Wednesday after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport, but both state troopers aboard the helicopter survived, authorities said. The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter that was near the ScanSource: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 08/20/2026 08:43am • GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — ScanSource Inc. (SCSC) on Thursday reported net income of $25.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Greenville, South Carolina-based company said it had profit of $1.24. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and rest Taiwan proposes a record $35B defense budget for 2027 as China’s military pressure grows 08/20/2026 08:42am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan 's government on Thursday proposed a record-high defense budget of 1.12 trillion Taiwan dollars ($35 billion) for next year, signaling intensifying efforts to deter China's military threats. The administration's planned increase in military spending came after China s Express train hits and kills 4 workers at a railway station in Japan 08/20/2026 08:33am • TOKYO (AP) — Four people doing weed control work on a railway track in Japan died after being hit by an express train as it entered a station while they were still working there on Thursday, officials said. The accident occurred at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, on the Tobu Nikko Line, and i US unemployment claims fell to 206,000 last week with layoffs still low by historic standards 08/20/2026 08:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) — US unemployment claims fell to 206,000 last week with layoffs still low by historic standards. Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children 08/20/2026 08:26am • LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family, The Associated Press learned Wednesday. The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and P UN aid chief warns Russian drones threaten civilians and aid work in Ukraine 08/20/2026 08:25am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The intensifying use of drones against civilians and humanitarian workers is a dangerous obstacle for aid operations in Ukraine, the U.N.'s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, said on Wednesday. Fletcher spoke to The Associated Press in an interview after a visit to the souther Twin Disc: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 08/20/2026 08:22am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Twin Disc Inc. (TWIN) on Thursday reported net income of $9.4 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Milwaukee-based company said it had profit of 64 cents. The power transmission equipment maker posted revenue of $114.4 million in the p