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President Donald Trump, center, and Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano, left, attend an event in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Critics say Trump's push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences

6:13 AM on Friday, August 15

President Donald Trump is attempting to reshape college admissions according to his definition of merit, with an emphasis on test scores and a blind eye toward diversity

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by faithful as he arrives at the St. Thomas of Villanova Church to celebrate a mass, in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, Friday, Aug.15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

5:21 AM on Friday, August 15

Pope Leo XIV is praying for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation Address ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Pool Photo via AP)

Indonesia's president vows tough stance against corruption in State of the Nation address

4:08 AM on Friday, August 15

Indonesia’s president has vowed to root out corruption and wage war against businesses that have caused billions of dollars of state losses each year

In this photo released by Rescue 1122 Emergency Department, rescue workers and local residents gather at the site of a massive cloudburst led to flash flooding in Salarzai, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Rescue 1122 Emergency Department via AP)

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan

1:08 AM on Friday, August 15

Officials in Pakistan say flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 49 people in the northwest and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours

Ukrainian defenses face a challenge as Russian troops make gains ahead of the Putin-Trump summit

11:02 PM on Thursday, August 14

Days before the leaders of Russia and the U.S. hold a summit meeting in Alaska, Moscow’s forces breached Ukrainian lines in a series of infiltrations this week in the country’s industrial heartland of Donetsk

FILE - A Jewish settler prepares to throw a light bulb filled with orange paint at Israeli police, as they arrive in the Jewish settlement of Gadid, Aug. 19, 2005. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

20 years after its landmark withdrawal from Gaza, Israel is mired there

10:05 PM on Thursday, August 14

Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip 20 years ago, dismantling 21 Jewish settlements and pulling out its forces

Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC's police force, has spent 22 years at DEA

8:42 PM on Thursday, August 14

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

South Korea’s president vows to restore 2018 inter-Korean military agreement to ease tensions

8:38 PM on Thursday, August 14

South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea aimed at reducing border tensions and urged Pyongyang to respond to Seoul’s efforts to rebuild trust and revive dialogue

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6:25 PM on Thursday, August 14

Department of Homeland Security police officers interact with people arriving at Nationals Park during a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back

11:31 AM on Thursday, August 14

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief amid President Donald Trump’s takeover

An anti-government protester talks to police officers during an anti-government protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian protesters are back on the streets as clashes with government loyalists escalate

6:57 AM on Thursday, August 14

Thousands of anti-government protesters are back on the streets of Serbia after two days of clashes with loyalists of populist President Aleksandar Vucic and riot police that left dozens injured or detained

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