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Daqo: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/20/2026 06:36am • SHANGHAI (AP) ��� SHANGHAI (AP) ��� Daqo New Energy Corp. (DQ) on Thursday reported a loss of $81.2 million in its second quarter. The Shanghai-based company said it had a loss of $1.20 per share. The solar panel parts maker posted revenue of $62.7 million in the period. _____ This story was generat Why Taiwan and the South China Sea matter to the US and the world 08/20/2026 06:30am • BEIJING (AP) ��� When U.S. Sen. Darline Graham struggled to answer in a debate whether the U.S. has a national security interest in Taiwan and the South China Sea, she drew criticism for saying national security was ���not my thing.��� Taiwan and the South China Sea have long been major issues in U. Why Russia���s ballistic missiles are increasingly getting through Ukrainian defenses 08/20/2026 06:21am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� When Russia fires a ballistic missile at Ukraine, air-defense systems have only minutes ��� sometimes seconds ��� to detect and intercept the deadly threat. The lack of time has left Kyiv and other cities increasingly exposed to devastating attacks by the missiles that come do Brotherly touch and English flavor could see Inter dominate Serie A, Como looks to surprise again 08/20/2026 06:11am • MILAN (AP) ��� Cristian Chivu���s brand of brotherly love could be just what Serie A champion Inter Milan needs to dominate Italian soccer again this season. More than a few eyebrows were raised when the inexperienced Chivu was hired last year to replace Simone Inzaghi as Inter coach. The Nerazzurri Deere: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 08/20/2026 06:10am • MOLINE, Ill. (AP) ��� MOLINE, Ill. (AP) ��� Deere & Co. (DE) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $1.38 billion. The Moline, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $5.10 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surv No. 13 Alabama looks to return to the CFP with a new starting QB, Mack or Russell 08/20/2026 06:10am • No. 13 Alabama 2025 record: 11-4 Expectations The Crimson Tide look to make back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff under third-year coach Kalen DeBoer and potentially end the Southeastern Conference���s three-year national championship drought. The powerhouse league hasn���t even m Arch Manning leads No. 5 Texas as Longhorns aim to return to College Football Playoff 08/20/2026 06:10am • No. 5 Texas AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� 2025 record: 10-3 Expectations Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns fell flat least season. Early national title talk ended with two early losses and Texas missed the College Football Playoff. To get back to the CFP, coach Steve Sarkisian has loaded up the offense No. 25 Missouri faces a brutal slate as QB Austin Simmons arrives and RB Ahmad Hardy recovers 08/20/2026 06:10am • No. 25 Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) ��� 2025 record: 8-5 Expectations Missouri has gone to six bowl games in six seasons under Eli Drinkwitz, including an 11-2 finish in 2023 capped by a Cotton Bowl win over Ohio State. But other than that spectacular season, the Tigers have struggled to escape the m No. 3 Georgia has QB Gunner Stockton back to lead pursuit of SEC and national championships 08/20/2026 06:10am • No. 3 Georgia ATHENS, Ga. (AP) ��� 2025 record: 12-2 Expectations Having a returning starting quarterback in Gunner Stockton and an experienced lead running back in Nate Frazier are good reasons for Georgia to again be considered a national championship contender. Having Kirby Smart back for his 11 Gamecocks hope overhauled offensive line allows Heisman Trophy hopeful QB LaNorris Sellers to shine 08/20/2026 06:10am • South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� 2025 record: 4-8 Expectations The Gamecocks learned last season that in order for star quarterback LaNorris Sellers to thrive they needed to put some capable bodies around him. South Carolina, ranked No 13 in the AP Top 25 preseason poll, finished 4-8 and Sell Former USF coach Alex Golesh and QB Byrum Brown give Auburn hope on the Plains 08/20/2026 06:10am • Auburn 2025 record: 5-7 Expectations Dynamic QB Byrum Brown, who followed coach Alex Golesh from USF, should give Auburn a chance to take a quick step forward in the stacked Southeastern Conference. Brown threw for nearly 7,700 yards and 61 TDs and ran for nearly 2,300 yards and 31 more scores in fo No. 10 Oklahoma has another stout defense and its QB back. The run game is a question mark 08/20/2026 06:10am • No. 10 Oklahoma NORMAN, Okla. (AP) ��� 2025 record: 10-3 Expectations The Sooners could challenge for the national championship if they can duplicate their dominance on defense, run the ball more effectively and survive a brutal stretch of early-season games on the road. Oklahoma reached the College Vietnam police charge man with rape after American woman alleges attack 08/20/2026 06:07am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) ��� Vietnam has charged a man with rape after an American student said she was assaulted while in her bed during a group holiday. Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam, 24, said she was raped on July 5 and pressured by the man���s family to accept money and not go to police. She said the police a Things to do in the DC area: 'Yokai Parade,' National Book Festival ... and more! 08/20/2026 06:03am • In the United States, there are tales of cryptids like Bigfoot or the Mothman. Japanese folklore tells stories of yokai: supernatural monsters that range from shape-shifters to tricksters to comical creatures that have influenced popular culture. A new traveling exhibition celebrates yokai at States pour taxpayer dollars into college sports as athlete pay, soaring costs squeeze budgets 08/20/2026 06:01am • Win or lose, the North Carolina Tar Heels already will be in elite company when they kick off the college football season against Texas Christian University in a game played in Dublin. They will be among a small but growing number of athletic programs receiving taxpayer funding from their home state