Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe crash out in the third round of the US Open

Frances Tiafoe returns a shot against Jan-Lennard Struff, on August 29, 2025, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. MADDIE MEYER / AFP Ben Shelton and Frances... Read more »

Texas governor signs new voting map pushed by Trump to gain 5 GOP seats in Congress in 2026

The Texas State Capitol is seen in Austin, Texas, on January 26, 2023. DANIEL SLIM / AFP Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday, August 29, signed into law a new congressional voting... Read more »

Israeli army declares Gaza City ‘a dangerous combat zone’

A Palestinian woman walks past a heavily damaged building in Gaza City on August 29, 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP The Israeli military declared Gaza City “a dangerous combat zone” on Friday,... Read more »

Police say Minneapolis church shooter was filled with hatred and admired mass killers

People interact with emotional support dogs provided by Lutheran Church Charities Comfort Dog Ministries near a memorial to yesterday’s shooting victims in front of Annunciation Catholic Church on August 28, 2025 in... Read more »

US judge confirms shutdown of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ that cost Florida $218M

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava at the entrance to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on August 22, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. JOE RAEDLE / AFP Florida could... Read more »

CDC officials escorted out amid turmoil in US health agency, after RFK Jr advances anti-vaccine policies

People take part in a protest, a day after the White House fired CDC Director Susan Monarez and several top officials resigned, in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 28, 2025. ALYSSA POINTER /... Read more »

Will France’s government collapse? Do the math with our simulator

François Bayrou in Boissy-la-Rivière, France, on August 26. THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP The future of French Prime Minister François Bayrou and his government now rests in the hands of the Assemblée Nationale.... Read more »

Swiss court rejects Islamic scholar Ramadan’s rape conviction appeal

Swiss leading Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan arrives at Geneva’s courthouse on May 29, 2024, for the final day of his appeal trial over charges of rape and sexual coercion. FABRICE COFFRINI /... Read more »

Floods affect 1.2 million, displace nearly 250,000 in eastern Pakistan

Residents wade through a flooded area of Kartarpur, a town in Punjab province, on August 28, 2025. ARIF ALI / AFP Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in Pakistan’s populous... Read more »

CDC chief refuses to step down, accuses RFK Jr. of ‘weaponizing public health’

Susan Monarez, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol... Read more »