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FILE - President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks to reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Latest: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave the Trump administration

8:26 AM on Thursday, August 13

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her young family

FILE - A National Park Service worker stands near a pump placed next to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Reflecting Pool's botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service's reputation

8:16 AM on Thursday, August 13

President Donald Trump's handling of repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has put the National Park Service in a difficult spot

FILE - Singer Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Ms. Lauryn Hill and Fugees' bandmate Wyclef Jean will headline Global Citizen's antipoverty festival

8:04 AM on Thursday, August 13

Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean are set to bring their pointed and political music to Global Citizen Festival this fall

Abdul El-Sayed departs following a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

As Abdul El-Sayed breaks a barrier, anti-Muslim vitriol surges on multiple fronts

7:04 AM on Thursday, August 13

Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate

This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

Human Rights Watch says the Taliban detained 6 staff of a women’s and children’s rights group

7:03 AM on Thursday, August 13

Human Rights Watch says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members from a local organization focused on women's and children's rights

Dark oil residue collects in shallow coastal waters on Qeshm Island, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill's source has not been independently determined.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Iran-backed Houthi rebels clash with Yemeni government forces and other Mideast developments

6:42 AM on Thursday, August 13

Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnight

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly, speaks during a town hall meeting, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Leesburg, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Mission Improbable: A onetime Republican is trying to prove Democrats can win in Florida

5:03 AM on Thursday, August 13

David Jolly, a former Republican now running for Florida governor as a Democrat, is trying to revive the state's political battleground status

Street vendors push their cart of vegetables past a mural of Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba marks Fidel Castro’s 100th birthday as his shadow still shapes a nation in crisis

4:01 AM on Thursday, August 13

Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on Thursday and his influence still looms over Cuba

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visits the Secondary School named after the Hero of Russia Eduard Norpolov in Kurilsk on the Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands of Russia's fareast, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin's first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo

3:32 AM on Thursday, August 13

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kuril Islands for the first time, sparking a protest from Japan

A woman is seen in a voting booth at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Anita Reed)

Zambians cast ballots in a presidential election that tests incumbent's economic reforms

12:12 AM on Thursday, August 13

Zambians have begun casting their votes in a presidential election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema’s economic reforms were enough to overcome widespread frustration over the cost of living

FILE - Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is flanked by Minister of Equal Opportunities Mara Carfagna, left, Youth Policies Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, and Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo, second from right, during a congress in Rome, March 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

From black boots to pastel suits, Italian premier's wardrobe evolves with her politics

12:11 AM on Thursday, August 13

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s fashion has evolved with her politics

FILE - Andrew Tate, left, watches his brother Tristan speak, outside a police station in Voluntari, Romania, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Judge postpones hearing over whether Tate brothers should stay in custody as they fight extradition

12:02 AM on Thursday, August 13

A federal judge in Miami has postponed a hearing on whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody

FILE - The download screen for the Truth Social app is displayed on a laptop computer, March 20, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president's posts on US policy

2:56 PM on Wednesday, August 12

President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social company offering early, exclusive access to his posts on U.S. policy

Today in History: August 13, East Germany closes Berlin border

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