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The Williams sisters were eliminated by the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova at Flushing Meadows, leaving the court with hugs and a standing ovation.

Argentina's president says an attempt to kill the vice president fails when a handgun misfires

The Jan. 6 investigatory panel is seeking information from Newt Gingrich about his communications with senior advisers to then-President Trump in the days leading up to the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

The findings offer an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation's children during the first two years of the pandemic.

Times Square is one of scores of "sensitive" places — including parks, churches and theaters — that will be off-limits for guns under a sweeping new state law going into effect Thursday.

Zimbabwe has begun moving more than 2,500 wild animals to rescue them from drought, as the ravages of climate change replace poaching as the biggest threat to wildlife.

The International Monetary Fund will provide Sri Lanka $2.9 billion over four years to help salvage the country from its worst economic crisis under a preliminary agreement the agency announced

Serena Williams eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit at the U.S. Open to ensure that she will play at least one more singles match at what she's hinted will be the last tournament of her career.

Michigan's Board of Canvassers rejected an abortion rights initiative on Wednesday after its Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on November's ballot.

The 45-year prison sentence for Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani are renewing attention on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's crackdown on dissent.

The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate

Zombie ice, or doomed ice that is no longer getting replenished by parent glaciers will raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches, according to a new study.

Mississippi's governor says the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will start distributing both drinking water and non-potable water in the city of 150,000 residents.

International aid was reaching Pakistan on Monday as evacuations were underway for widespread flooding that have claimed more than 1,000 lives this summer.

Kenyan cyclist Sule Kangangi died in a crash while competing in a gravel race in Vermont.

A man evicted from a Houston apartment building shot five other tenants. Two people were dead at the scene, and a third died at a hospital. Officers fatally shot the gunman.

NASA is sending an uncrewed spacecraft to circle the moon and return to Earth. It's set to launch Monday, despite thunderstorms over the weekend.

The deaths have been climbing since mid-June. Soldiers and rescue workers are evacuating stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and providing food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis.

Sept. 3 will be a nationwide discount day in more than 3,000 theaters and on more than 30,000 screens. It's part of a newly launched National Cinema Day.

The mint condition card sold for $12.6 million. It's part of a booming market for collectibles.