Search

Pakistan hit by a blow as Babar Azam ruled out of 1st test vs England 08/18/2026 11:17am • LEEDS, England (AP) — Pakistan captain Babar Azam was ruled out of the first test against England starting on Wednesday because of a hand injury. Babar was struck on the middle finger of his right hand while batting against the West Indies this month, and hit again in a warmup game last week in Be Small projects lift Home Depot quarterly sales, but outlook unchanged in a slumping housing market 08/18/2026 11:12am • Home Depot’s sales improved during its second quarter as customers focused on smaller projects during the summer months with the U.S. housing sector still mired in a slump. Revenue increased to $47.86 billion from $45.28 billion, edging out the $47.24 billion that Wall Street had expected, accord Trump administration can't move forward with relocating FBI HQ to Reagan Building, judge rules 08/18/2026 11:10am • Maryland and Prince George's County secured a win in court Monday in their fight to keep the FBI's future home in Greenbelt. A federal judge ruled President Donald Trump's administration cannot scrap those plans in favor of its preference to move the bureau's headquarters across the street to the 1 death linked to Tropical Storm Lala as more than 100,000 remain without power in Hawaii 08/18/2026 11:10am • HONOLULU (AP) — Thousands were without power Monday after Tropical Storm Lala uprooted trees from downtown Honolulu to the Big Island, where intense flash-flooding and strong winds isolated already-remote communities. In the hard-hit southern end of the Big Island, communities were isolated as th PHOTOS: 2026 celebrity deaths 08/18/2026 11:05am • See a photo gallery of notable celebrities and public figures who died in 2026. National Symphony Orchestra will play at 6 DC-area venues next season as Kennedy Center shuts 08/18/2026 11:02am • Forced from the Kennedy Center following approval of a reconstruction project by allies of President Donald Trump, the National Symphony Orchestra will split its 2026-27 season among six venues in Washington, D.C., and the capital’s suburbs. The NSO made its delayed 2026-27 season announcement No. 14 USC has everything in place for Lincoln Riley to chase Trojans' first CFP berth 08/18/2026 10:55am • No. 14 Southern California LOS ANGELES (AP) — 2025 record: 9-4 Expectations The Trojans have elite talent, depth and experience all across their roster. They've got a coaching staff with a long history of winning at other schools, and they just opened a lavish $225 million training complex on camp Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities' partnerships with foreign institutions 08/18/2026 10:52am • The Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as the Trump administration scrutinizes the country's growing global influence. If the schools don't complete a review and terminate any arrange Senegal hires Patrick Vieira as coach to replace fired Pape Thiaw 08/18/2026 10:50am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal hired Patrick Vieira as its new coach on Tuesday to replace Pape Thiaw, who was fired after the team was eliminated from the World Cup in the round of 32. Senegal announced the news in a post on Instagram, without giving any details of the length of the 50-year-old Vi US-Audiobooks-Top-10 08/18/2026 10:50am • Audible best-sellers for the week ending August 14: Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Stop Letting Everything Affect You by Daniel Chidiac, narrated by the author (Undercover Publishing House Pty Ltd) 3. Atomic Habitsby James Clear, narrat Purdue looks to snap 18-game losing streak in league play and get back on track in Odom's 2nd season 08/18/2026 10:50am • Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — 2025 record: 2-10 Expectations Boilermakers fans have modest hopes for coach Barry Odom's second season. They want to snap the school's 18-game losing streak in Big Ten play and get the program back on track. How tough has it been since coach Jeff Brohm left for Real Madrid officially presents José Mourinho in a closed-door ceremony 08/18/2026 10:47am • MADRID (AP) — In an unusual ceremony closed to the media and fans, Real Madrid officially presented coach José Mourinho on Tuesday. The event took place at the club's headquarters in Madrid, with president Florentino Pérez welcoming the coach. The only images of the presentation were provided by A blast from old munitions injures 6 Thai workers in northern Israel 08/18/2026 10:42am • BANGKOK (AP) — An explosion of old munitions in northern Israel on Tuesday injured six Thai migrant workers, with two sustaining serious injuries that required surgery, Thailand's Foreign Ministry said. There are more than 40,000 Thai workers in Israel, mostly in the agricultural sector. Most are Journey prepares for the last leg of what could be rockers' final tour together 08/18/2026 10:41am • NEW YORK (AP) — The long, riding road once more beckons for the members of iconic rock band Journey. Is it the band's final journey together? The last leg of what is being billed as their farewell tour kicks off in September in Los Angeles and what likely will be an emotional homecoming is at the How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US 08/18/2026 10:33am • SALISBURY, Mass. (AP) — Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending to the daily barrage of guinea pig needs can be either a fairy tale or a horror show. For Smothermon, it’s often a mix of both. “