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4:09 PM on Friday, August 22

Trump administration says grants for Hispanic-serving colleges are unconstitutional and it won't defend them in court

3:40 PM on Friday, August 22

An independent monitor said significant understaffing is a serious problem at jails in Georgia's Fulton County, creating safety risks

3:24 PM on Friday, August 22

Wall Street rallied after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted cuts to interest rates may be coming

3:02 PM on Friday, August 22

Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, has died at 84

3:00 PM on Friday, August 22

Dow rallies 800 points to a record after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted cuts to interest rates may be coming

2:43 PM on Friday, August 22

A federal judge on Friday ordered Alabama lawmakers to draw a new legislative map that includes a new majority-Black Senate district near Montgomery or something close to it

2:22 PM on Friday, August 22

2:22 PM on Friday, August 22

Trump says Intel agreed to give US a stake in its company

2:22 PM on Friday, August 22

New York City is allowing the robotaxi company Waymo to test a few of its autonomous vehicles in Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn

2:10 PM on Friday, August 22

AP sources: Hegseth fires general whose agency's initial intel assessment of damage to Iran nuclear sites angered Trump

1:42 PM on Friday, August 22

In Cedar Rapids, Grant Wood painted “American Gothic,” the iconic portrait of a man and a woman standing in front of a white frame house

1:38 PM on Friday, August 22

The oldest surviving place of worship for Muslims in the United States was erected in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, almost a century ago by immigrants from present-day Lebanon

1:21 PM on Friday, August 22

President Donald Trump says that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will happen on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington

12:19 PM on Friday, August 22

Donna Adelson is on trial for orchestrating the 2014 murder of her former son-in-law, Daniel Markel

10:56 AM on Friday, August 22

Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact

10:19 AM on Friday, August 22

John Bolton, the former Trump national security adviser, whose home and office are being searched by federal agents, has been a vocal critic of the Republican president

9:48 AM on Friday, August 22

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops to start carrying firearms while patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown

12:28 AM on Friday, August 22

Strong winds and waves from Hurricane Erin have battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as dangerous rip currents continue to threaten from the Carolinas to New England

12:11 AM on Friday, August 22

Wall Street rallied to its best day in months after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates may be on the way

2:15 AM on Monday, August 18