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NATIONAL
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At least 6 people have died from days of storms and record-setting flooding in Indiana
SUMMARY: Indiana public safety officials say at least six people have died during days of storms and historic flooding in the state. Liz Woods, a spokesperson for the state Department of Homeland Security, said Sunday that a 4-year-old boy, two men and three women had died. Indianapolis officials said flooding from the White River peaked early Sunday, and floodwaters were expected to hold for a few hours before receding. The National Weather Service said heavy rain and flash flooding were still possible across portions of the central part of the state, including Indianapolis, on Sunday morning and again at night.
WORDS: 402 - MOVED: 08/16/2026 4:23 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSevereWeather/aa3624a3ff1a0d241f62ec980a23e856/text___
Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall as heavy wind, rain lash region
SUMMARY: Hurricane Lala has skirted Hawaii’s Big Island without making landfall and is expected to weaken after lashing the region with strong winds and drenching rain. The eye of the storm passed the island's southern tip without making landfall. The National Hurricane Center says the powerful storm is expected to weaken. Lala’s maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph (120 kph), the hurricane center reported, making it a Category 1 hurricane. The Big Island is Hawaii’s largest and has a population of about 210,000.
WORDS: 741 - MOVED: 08/15/2026 12:55 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTropicalWeatherHawaiithLdWritethru/0c3d63c8a87943cdf8d57c530a7ed9d0/text___
Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with Virginia State University shooting
SUMMARY: Police in Virginia have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with a shooting Saturday that left five people injured. No one died in the shooting, though one victim sustained critical injuries. Chesterfield County Police announced the arrest of Camron Harris of Henrico, Virginia. They found him hiding in a closet on campus Saturday afternoon. Authorities say he was not a student at the university. Police say they obtained eight felony warrants for his arrest including malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. Only one person injured, a 20-year-old, was a student. The other victims ranged in age from 17 to 23.
WORDS: 548 - MOVED: 08/15/2026 12:07 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSVirginiaStateUniversityShootingthLdWritethru/783d5190d7fe0818fc27a98123311dc3/text___
Teen boy among 6 dead including suspect in Michigan shootings; girl survived
SUMMARY: Authorities say a teenage boy and four adults were killed Friday in a series of Michigan shootings. The 39-year-old suspect was found dead in a wooded area after fleeing from authorities. Authorities say it happened Friday in Missaukee County. Police responding to reports of a shooting found a 16-year-old boy and two adults dead and a 13-year-old girl wounded. They say the suspect fled the scene and was later found dead alongside an adult woman. The body of another adult male was found at a second home. The investigation is ongoing and authorities haven't said how the suspect and victims may have been connected.
WORDS: 385 - MOVED: 08/15/2026 6:46 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMichiganKillingsstLdWritethru/ce8b1a0e7ea2389331ee9b6dfcfa27a2/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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Republicans won the redistricting competition. Don't tell that to this California congressman
SUMMARY: The national redistricting competition between the parties means California's conservative voters are going through the same thing as Democratic voters in Republican strongholds. California Republicans are seeing their House districts split up to make new ones more friendly for Democrats. They feel their vote may not matter as much in November. Kevin Kiley is one California congressman targeted in the Democratic effort. Kiley is now in a more competitive district. He left the Republican Party and is running as an independent who opposed partisan redistricting. Democrats contend the switch is a political trick. And they note Kiley still caucuses with Republicans and is backed by some of their political groups.
WORDS: 1266 - MOVED: 08/16/2026 11:42 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionRedistrictingGOPSeat/3c2fb8e0c378f8d2914ab77b86bcf7fe/text___
US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships. The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific and heading toward the Middle East. It's expected to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after its extended deployment has raised concerns about mental health and supply issues aboard. The lack of a carrier in the Pacific may be short-lived. But it shows how the Trump administration is further retreating from the Asia-Pacific region and focusing on the Western Hemisphere.
WORDS: 1211 - MOVED: 08/15/2026 12:37 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpCarriersPacificndLdWritethru/87cfb838de8c13464fa3cab1840ad87d/text___
Democrats' 2028 presidential calendar gives Black and Latino voters and union members an early say
SUMMARY: Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters. An election-year calendar approved Saturday makes South Carolina’s primary the first, followed by Nevada. New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia round out the early states, throughout February 2028. The primary lineup endorsed by the Democratic National Committee pushes Iowa from the traditional top spot. Some potential candidates in what is expected to be a large field have visited early-voting states such as South Carolina. Party leaders have said the order gives candidates the best shot at winning back the White House.
WORDS: 1108 - MOVED: 08/15/2026 4:01 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionDemocratsndLdWritethru/be664f26ad5652f054c7f19e483a4d63/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday
SUMMARY: Thieves have stolen four works attributed to Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina from a regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily. The theft occurred on Saturday during the Italian Ferragosto holiday. That's according to the news agency LaPresse. The thieves bypassed alarm systems in the evening, taking three panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych and a double-sided panel of the Virgin Mary and the dead Christ. The museum was closed on Sunday while investigators gathered evidence. The theft follows the recent recovery of three stolen artworks by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse in the Italian city of Parma. Five people have been detained in connection with that case.
WORDS: 565 - MOVED: 08/16/2026 11:22 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUItalyMuseumTheftthLdWritethru/e95850508384f8e84ae7870510aa3124/text___
Firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens
SUMMARY: Firefighters are battling wildfires in Belgium and Greece, with a massive blaze scorching a nature reserve in eastern Belgium. A fire on a Greek island has killed two people. The blaze in Belgium has burned about 30 square kilometers in the High Fens, one of the country's worst wildfires in recent history. Authorities evacuated about 600 residents and tourists as smoke spread through the area. Belgium has activated the EU's civil protection mechanism to receive assistance from other countries. Sweden and the Netherlands have sent firefighting aircraft. The fires follow weeks of unusually hot and dry weather across Europe.
WORDS: 901 - MOVED: 08/16/2026 8:48 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUEuropeWildfiresthLdWritethru/66c6fb6801f5574fde2dfc07a610a4cb/text___
Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news
SUMMARY: The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East has visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. Reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues on the ship. Meanwhile, a Hamas delegation is in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks as a U.S. negotiator is also in Egypt before visiting Israel. The 60-day negotiating period set by the interim agreement between the U.S. and Iran is ending. Iran again alleges that Qatar is holding three of its downed pilots. And a new Israeli strike in Gaza has wounded five people including a child.
WORDS: 968 - MOVED: 08/16/2026 7:53 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastthLdWritethru/98f43f920c102080a3526981cf0dd7b8/text___
Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53
SUMMARY: Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia have recovered six more bodies after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck the day before, bringing the death toll to 53. Thousands have been displaced. The U.S. Geological Survey said the powerful quake hit the Flores region at a depth of 6 miles on Saturday. Residents fled in panic as tsunami warnings were issued and later lifted. At least 995 aftershocks followed, authorities said. Rescuers are digging through debris on Sunday, focusing on three regencies that were inaccessible after the quake. More than 900 homes were destroyed, forcing about 5,000 people into temporary shelters. Relief workers are distributing aid, but restoring electricity and communications remains challenging.
WORDS: 485 - MOVED: 08/16/2026 2:48 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASIndonesiaEarthquakethLdWritethru/bf1d024bdec7727094f8dc73d7dd5e34/text___
Israel's Ben Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage
SUMMARY: An extremist official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night. Comments by Itamar Ben-Gvir surfaced Sunday and were quickly condemned internationally. He made the remarks on a podcast while discussing Israel's recovery from a recent Hamas attack. Ben-Gvir criticized Israel's recent drawdown of strikes in Gaza, saying targeted assassinations should be carried out. He holds significant influence over Israel’s security apparatus but cannot order military strikes. The comments sparked alarm among Palestinians and were widely circulated on social media. The prime minister's office did not respond to a request for comment.
WORDS: 701 - MOVED: 08/16/2026 2:17 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIsraelGazaBenGvir/53f98e92686746f3c9bccd7cf59f26ad/text___
Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
SUMMARY: Ukraine has launched hundreds of drones across Russia, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has increased its attacks on Russia this year, targeting military industries and energy facilities. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones overnight. A drone attack targeted three towns in Russia’s southwestern Rostov region, killing five people, and one man died in the Moscow region. Meanwhile, a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih killed two people and wounded 14 others. In Romania, a NATO jet shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace.
WORDS: 772 - MOVED: 08/16/2026 7:42 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/01294bf8744282086e8f76c8130e16ba/text___
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 people in another test to truce
SUMMARY: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least 11 people, marking the deadliest attacks since a truce with Hezbollah began in June. Lebanon's Health Ministry reported that one airstrike on the village of Ansar killed seven people, including three children. Another strike on Deir al-Zahrani killed four. On June 26, Israel and Lebanon announced a framework agreement for Israeli forces to withdraw in exchange for Hezbollah's disarmament. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam criticized the new airstrikes, calling for an end to the escalation. Israel's military said the strikes targeted Hezbollah infrastructure.
WORDS: 742 - MOVED: 08/15/2026 6:00 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLLebanonIsraelthLdWritethru/1124fd2bd0b7ed76b0e97683dddbcaad/text___
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HEALTH/SCIENCE
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Bedbugs can cause people to lose sleep — and blood. Here's what to do about them
SUMMARY: Bedbugs are on the rise and they tend to be at their worst at this time of year. The critters have horrified homeowners for centuries. They hide in furniture and clothes, emerging at night to bite. Traditionally, they are not known to spread diseases, but a recent study suggests they might be capable of transmitting an antibiotic-resistant infection called MRSA. Bedbugs have become more resistant to pesticides, making infestations harder to control. Experts advise preventing infestations by checking hotel rooms and inspecting secondhand items.
WORDS: 1245 - MOVED: 08/15/2026 1:15 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMEDBeWellBedbugsstLdWritethru/d4a6a560fff7bbf193d78df21009fc17/text___
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Box Office: ‘Spider-Man’ stays on top while two dino movies battle for third
SUMMARY: Two dinosaur movies made a modest impact at the North American box office this weekend. “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” and “The End of Oak Street” battled for third place, behind “Spider-Man” and “The Odyssey.” According to studio estimates on Sunday, the Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor movie had a slight edge with $21 million, while the animated pups earned $20.5 million. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remains on top, adding $70 million domestically and surpassing $2 billion globally. “The Odyssey” stayed in second place with $23.2 million for a global total of $1.2 billion. Overall, the box office is strong, with the summer season reaching around $4.2 billion.
WORDS: 698 - MOVED: 08/16/2026 4:34 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APENTFilmBoxOffice/e9bb0bd359a218da0d7b705c725522e5/text___
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