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In this photo provided by the Maine State Fire Marshal, flames burn through Robbins Lumber following an explosion, May 15, 2026, in Searsmont, Maine. (Maine State Fire Marshal via AP)

Federal report says firefighting tactics at Maine lumber mill explosion aided the blast

3:03 PM on Tuesday, August 11

A report from federal investigators says firefighters who responded to a deadly fire and explosion at a Maine lumber mill used firefighting tactics that inadvertently helped cause the blast

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray stands on the field during the NFL football team's training camp Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Eagan, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Vikings pick Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback over J.J. McCarthy, AP source says

1:59 PM on Tuesday, August 11

The Minnesota Vikings have chosen Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback over J

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order about vaccines as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccines

1:46 PM on Tuesday, August 11

While issuing an executive order urging states to revise childhood vaccine recommendations, President Donald Trump and others in his administration repeated several false claims about those vaccines, as well as their relationship to autism

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

1:41 PM on Tuesday, August 11

British driver Andy Green, center, and the JCB engineering team celebrate setting a new land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Britain's Andy Green sets another speed record, this time for fastest run in a hydrogen-powered car

1:22 PM on Tuesday, August 11

The only person to break the sound barrier in a car has earned another world record, this time in a show of force for hydrogen power

Storm clouds are seen over the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football practice in Cincinnati, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Severe weather pounds Illinois and Indiana, knocking out power as tornado warning sirens blare

1:16 PM on Tuesday, August 11

Severe weather has cut power in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana

Man charged with bomb threat against US Consulate in Halifax after 2 Toronto consulate shootings

12:47 PM on Tuesday, August 11

Canadian police have charged a man with making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax

FILE - U.S. and Russian national flags wave on the wind at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, Russia, April 11, 2017. (AP Photo/ Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released

10:59 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Russia has released an American military veteran, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege was wrongful incarceration and abusive treatment that left him near death

David Crowley, right, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor talks with CJ Arthur, left, owner of WordHaven BookHouse during a campaign stop with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Ever, center, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Sheboygan, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

The Latest: Primary elections in Wisconsin and Minnesota test the Democratic Party’s direction

9:38 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Primary elections are taking place in six U.S. states — Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin

Catering trucks are parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the tarmac to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump seeks an exit from his Iran war as Mideast violence spreads

8:06 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Iran is rejecting comments by President Donald Trump, who said that since Iran is seeking compensation as part of any peace talks, he’ll demand the same

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, right, poses for a photograph with her running mate for Lieutenant Governor John Giles, the former Republican Mesa, Ariz., mayor, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs chooses former Republican Mayor John Giles as her running mate

8:00 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected a Republican-turned-independent as her running mate in a tough reelection campaign

A map showing recent fighting between the Houthis and the Yemeni government. (AP Digital Embed)

US military says it has fired on a ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce its blockade of Iranian ports

5:05 AM on Tuesday, August 11

The U.S. military says its forces fired on a Panamanian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service and taken Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, Ukrainian soldiers walk along the street in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine. (Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP))

Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles

4:41 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Officials in Ukraine say Russian aerial attacks killed at least 10 civilians

A health worker dries boots that were washed to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus at the treatment centre in Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo says 2,000 people have died in history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak

3:18 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Congo's Ebola outbreak has claimed at least 2,000 lives as it has become the fastest-growing on record

A general view shows the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

US stocks edge further from their records as oil prices keep swinging

1:25 AM on Tuesday, August 11

U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again

Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

As search for thousands of missing pushes on, Colombia earthquake tests new president

12:24 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Crews searched through rubble in Colombia after a powerful earthquake left thousands missing

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures greets members of the public after speaking at the Washington Brief series, hosted by the Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Republicans pick nominee for Alabama US House district they redrew after Supreme Court ruling

12:08 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Republicans are aiming to flip Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District

U.S. Rep. John Larson D-Conn., attends a campaign event, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bristol, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Connecticut Democrats weigh generational change as US Rep. John Larson, 78, faces primary fight

12:07 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Connecticut Democrats face a choice between U.S. Rep. John Larson and younger challengers for the 1st Congressional District

Larry Nordone looks on as his wife, U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters after she voted in a special Republican primary to replace her brother, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on November ballots on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Florence, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

South Carolina Republicans hold primary to pick Senate replacement for the late Lindsey Graham

12:04 AM on Tuesday, August 11

South Carolina Republicans are casting ballots in a special primary to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies

Bodies of members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia families, killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and recently recovered from the rubble, are draped in Palestinian flags during their funeral in Gaza City, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed

9:10 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed

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