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New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas served on journalists over Air Force One coverage 07/15/2026 10:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Times on Wednesday filed a motion to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, teeing up a significant court fight pitting press freedom against the the governme A mass trial of alleged MS-13 gang members wraps up in El Salvador 07/15/2026 10:34pm • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A three-month mass trial of hundreds of alleged gang members of MS-13 wrapped up Wednesday in El Salvador, with prosecutors delivering their closing arguments and asking for maximum sentences. The proceedings against 485 members of the international criminal Mara More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split 07/15/2026 10:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinian Fiji scrumhalf Kuruvoli banned 4 weeks for physical abuse in rugby Nations Championship match 07/15/2026 10:14pm • SYDNEY (AP) — Fiji scrumhalf Simione Kuruvoli has been suspended for four weeks after being found guilty of physical abuse in his team's 73-8 loss to England last weekend in a Nations Championship match at Liverpool. A rugby disciplinary committee statement issued Thursday said the physical abuse, Tens of thousands of Argentine soccer fans celebrate their team's World Cup semifinal victory 07/15/2026 10:01pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Tens of thousands of soccer fans flooded the streets of Argentina's capital on Wednesday evening in a collective eruption of ecstasy over their national team’s 2-1 victory over England to reach the World Cup final. Some screamed, others cried — and the most fren Lionel Messi delivers again for Argentina as defending champions reach another World Cup final 07/15/2026 09:51pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi delivered for his teammates. With one more win, he'll be delivering another World Cup trophy to Argentina. Messi didn't add to his tournament-leading goal total, but the 39-year-old assisted on two late strikes that carried La Albiceleste to another stunning comeback an US military says it ends a wave of overnight airstrikes that rattled parts of northern Iran for the first time 07/15/2026 09:25pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US military says it ends a wave of overnight airstrikes that rattled parts of northern Iran for the first time. NYC’s Rikers Island jail hosts World Cup watch party for inmates 07/15/2026 09:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s official World Cup guide lists no less than 100 free places to take in soccer’s biggest tournament on big screens. One place that isn’t listed? The city’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, better known for its overcrowding and violence than for hosting s US airstrikes shake Iran's capital, Tehran, as fighting over the Strait of Hormuz escalates, state media reports 07/15/2026 09:23pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US airstrikes shake Iran's capital, Tehran, as fighting over the Strait of Hormuz escalates, state media reports. Hong Kong booksellers are reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications 07/15/2026 09:20pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications, local media reported Wednesday, in the latest step targeting independent booksellers. Videos and photos from multiple media outlets showed officers w Iranian attacks target Bahrain and Kuwait as US launches more airstrikes on Iran 07/15/2026 09:04pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian attacks target Bahrain and Kuwait as US launches more airstrikes on Iran. UK unveils plans for social media curfew for older teens — but it's voluntary 07/15/2026 09:02pm • LONDON (AP) — The British government announced plans Wednesday to introduce a six-hour social media curfew from midnight for 16- and 17-year-olds — though they will be able to override the proposed default setting. In its latest attempt to reduce the risks of online harm for children, Britain's Zambia's Guy Scott, who was Africa's first white head of state in decades, has died at 82 07/15/2026 08:57pm • LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Guy Scott, the Zambian politician who briefly served as acting president to become Africa's first white head of state in more than two decades, died Wednesday, the Zambian government said. He was 82. Scott was Zambia's vice president and stood in as president of the southern Sunday crash that killed 3 fuels more calls for fixes at Prince George's Co. intersection 07/15/2026 08:30pm • People in the Balmoral neighborhood near Upper Marlboro, Maryland, said they have been worried for years about the intersection of Route 301 and Governors Park Lane. After a crash that killed three people over the weekend, they are hoping state leaders finally make changes. A makeshift memori Hawks forward Gueye has surgery for fractured left foot and could miss start of 2026-27 season 07/15/2026 08:29pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye could miss the start of the 2026-27 season after having surgery for a fractured left foot suffered in a workout. The Hawks announced on Wednesday that Gueye had the surgery on Tuesday after suffering the injury on July 8. The 6-foot-11 Gueye aver