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FILE - New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during a rally to protect kids online on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

New Mexico attorney general hopes Meta ruling leads to Big Tech review. Here's what to know

4:11 PM on Friday, August 7

New Mexico's attorney general hopes a huge ruling against social media giant Meta is just a step in addressing how Big Tech can harm children

Public Comment Closing On Federal Plans for Space Launch, Recovery Along the Outer Continental Shelf

4:10 PM on Friday, August 7

Some Native cultural artifacts and sacred sites have been left vulnerable after Congress rescinded reporting requirements for development on the Outer Continental Shelf

FLE - A crew removes the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson, July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Federal judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024

2:34 PM on Friday, August 7

A federal judge has sided with the Virginia NAACP in its lawsuit against a county school board’s reinstatement of Confederate military names to two schools, saying the decision discriminates against Black students

FILE - Cameron Hamilton testifies during a hearing to examine his nomination to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, June 17, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Senate confirms Hamilton to lead FEMA and clears more than 70 other Trump nominees

2:14 PM on Friday, August 7

The Senate has confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the embattled Federal Emergency Management Agency

Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella speaks during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/John Vizcaino)

From 'The Lion' to 'The Tiger': Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America

2:10 PM on Friday, August 7

When Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as Colombia’s president on Friday, he’ll become the latest conservative to helm a Latin American country

FILE - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduces Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination Lunday for Commandant of the Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham

1:25 PM on Friday, August 7

The Senate has approved a punishing Russian sanctions bill that was a top priority for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham

FILE - Palm trees frame the Hawaii State Capitol, April 23, 2025, in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii’s state primary

8:36 AM on Friday, August 7

An ongoing corruption scandal involving Hawaii’s lieutenant governor looms over Saturday’s state primary as nine candidates jockey to replace her

FILE - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives for first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia

7:57 AM on Friday, August 7

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived for an official visit to Serbia for the first time

Mississippi Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom speaks with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., before a campaign event at the Capital Club in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Warnock)

Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don't count him out

7:36 AM on Friday, August 7

Scott Colom is a Black man and a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, a state traditionally led by white conservatives

FILE - People stand drinking outside the Coach & Horses pub on Saint Patrick's Day in the Covent Garden district of central London, which is a popular tourist area, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

Plan to limit 'vertical drinking' decried by pub landlords and UK politicians

7:14 AM on Friday, August 7

A proposal by one local government council to limit "vertical drinking" in London has sparked controversy

From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement

5:52 AM on Friday, August 7

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a defense agreement treating an attack on one as an attack on all three

Syrian security personnel inspect damaged vehicles at the site of an explosion in the Jaramana suburb, home to a large Druze population, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulrahman Shaheen)

Syria's Health Ministry corrects Damascus minibus blast toll: 14 wounded, no deaths

4:25 AM on Friday, August 7

Syria's Health Ministry reports that 14 people were wounded in a minibus explosion in a Damascus suburb

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tour the East Potomac Park golf course, June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

'I’m very good at grass.' Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topics

12:02 AM on Friday, August 7

President Donald Trump loves talking about grass, even in settings where such a topic might seem out of place

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