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9:56 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate, though the bill did gain a spot on next month’s calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break

8:47 AM on Saturday, August 8

Troy Jackson's path to politics started during his time as a logger in Maine's north woods

8:26 AM on Saturday, August 8

Many in the Howard University community are focused on an enrollment debacle rather than the start of the new academic year

7:58 AM on Saturday, August 8

Traveling with a baby can be daunting, especially on long-distance flights and international trips

6:21 AM on Saturday, August 8

At least 163 Nigerian captives, mostly women and children, have spoken of the suffering and fear they lived in for six months They were handed over by security forces in Kwara on Friday and were anticipating their return home to reunite with their families

5:15 AM on Saturday, August 8

Senators have headed for the exits in the predawn hours without having met President Donald Trump’s push to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill

3:59 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season

3:11 AM on Saturday, August 8

Paris is hosting its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes diving from a 20-meter platform near the Eiffel Tower

2:05 AM on Saturday, August 8

The two-time defending World Series champions are in a rare funk

12:42 AM on Saturday, August 8

Ben Rice ripped a tying single off the right-field fence with two outs in the ninth inning and Ryan McMahon hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th as the New York Yankees rallied past the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in a rain-delayed game that ended after midnight

12:40 AM on Saturday, August 8

Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off closer Edwin Diaz to give the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 victory over Los Angeles on Friday night, sending the Dodgers to their season-high seventh straight loss

12:04 AM on Saturday, August 8

In a landmark ruling against Meta, a New Mexico judge likened the company’s social media platforms to factories

12:01 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Trump administration has announced renewed efforts to limit birthright citizenship for children born to immigrant parents under specific circumstances and children who are the result of “birth tourism.”

Saturday, August 8

States are debating whether to crack down on social media influencers making political advertisements without disclosing that they were paid

11:31 PM on Friday, August 7

Authorities in eastern China are shutting schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin heads for the coast

9:05 PM on Friday, August 7

The Pentagon has revoked former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's access to classified information

8:05 PM on Friday, August 7

Beau Hossler is the 36-hole leader at the Wyndham Championship after making an 11-foot birdie putt on the final hole

5:13 PM on Friday, August 7

Authorities say a heavy-lift helicopter battling a Utah wildfire has crashed and an uncontained blaze in Oregon killed a bulldozer operator

4:25 PM on Friday, August 7

The Tennessee Titans announced Friday the signing of offensive lineman Peter Skoronski to a multi-year extension making him the NFL’s highest-paid guard

10:30 AM on Friday, August 7

Michigan Democrats are showing unity behind their statewide candidates