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A blue moon rises in San Jose de Maipo outskirts of capital Santiago, Chile, on May 30, 2026.
August 2, 2026

Discarded SpaceX rocket on high-speed collision course with moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP): A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago. The rocket’s upper stage will…
Oprah Winfrey talks to students at her Leadership Academy for Girls at Henley-On-Klip South Africa, on Friday, January 13, 2012 on the eve of the first graduation at her school.
August 2, 2026

Oprah Winfrey says she will close her school for girls in South Africa next year

JOHANNESBURG (AP): Oprah Winfrey says she will close the school for underprivileged girls she set up in South Africa two decades ago at the end of next year. Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey…
This court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows funeral director Robert Bush appearing at Hull Crown Court, England, for sentencing on 30 counts of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body, and one count of theft from 12 charities, on Friday.
August 2, 2026

UK funeral director sentenced to 20 years after families given wrong ashes

LONDON (AP): A British funeral director was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday after the judge heard emotional testimony about how he gave families the wrong ashes for their cremated loved ones,…
August 2, 2026

Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP): The teenage boy’s hands and legs were shackled to the anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pickup as Sudanese warplanes attacked. He saw another child chained to the steering wheel. As…
A date is stamped below a Sell By label on a carton of eggs displayed at Park Plaza Fine Foods in San Francisco.
August 2, 2026

Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? ... Experts say that’s often a waste

SAN FRANCISCO (AP): If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. Many people throw away food simply…
A plane lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, in 2022.
August 2, 2026

How to eat and drink to minimise jet lag

Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season under way, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep…
US President Donald Trump.
August 2, 2026

US to pause Iran attacks, cites 'emerging deal'

WASHINGTON (AP) — United States President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end…
A screen shot from a video of the shooting incident at In-N-Out Burger.
August 2, 2026

3 killed in Idaho restaurant shooting, 7 injured

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three people were killed and seven others injured, some critically, following a shooting incident at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday, a Twin Falls city…
August 2, 2026

Westmoreland pump attendant who allegedly set woman on fire now charged with murder

The Westmoreland pump attendant who allegedly doused a woman with a flammable substance before setting her on fire during an incident in February which was captured in a viral social media video is…