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10:05 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Daniel Arcila scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute, and Club León advanced to the Leagues Cup knockout stage with a 3-2 win over Inter Miami, which saw star Lionel Messi return following the death of his father

9:44 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Turkey on what was effectively a decoy plane, while President Donald Trump was secreted onto another plane following an Iranian threat

7:56 PM on Wednesday, August 12

The WNBA is criticizing those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league

7:41 PM on Wednesday, August 12

U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U_S_ collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat “narco-terrorism.”

7:18 PM on Wednesday, August 12

A shooting at a Georgia high school has left one student wounded, and police say a suspect is in custody

6:27 PM on Wednesday, August 12

A federal civil rights agency is dropping a subpoena enforcement action against Nike, saying the company has complied with requests for information in an investigation into allegations that sportswear giant’s diversity policies discriminated against white employees

6:25 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Odell Beckham Jr. is set to play for the New York Giants in their exhibition opener against Minnesota on Saturday at home, coach John Harbaugh says

6:22 PM on Wednesday, August 12

The AL-best Tampa Bay Rays have become the second East Coast team in major league history to go 9-0 on a West Coast trip

4:32 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks is facing criticism from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who call it unnecessary and cruel

3:42 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he’s retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league’s 75th anniversary team

2:57 PM on Wednesday, August 12

A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted Nick Reiner on murder charges in the killing of his parents, actor Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner

2:50 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Newly unsealed court records show that a former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice’s broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group

1:48 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Travis Kelce calls training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs his “sanctuary.”

12:34 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk say he shouldn’t be eligible for the death penalty because the shooter hit the “intended target” during an event attended by thousands of people last year in Utah

12:31 PM on Wednesday, August 12

Police in Minnesota say a man who killed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at a daycare is also suspected of killing a 78-year-old relative in a separate attack

8:22 AM on Wednesday, August 12

President Donald Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave the administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her family

7:53 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Severe storms have wreaked havoc across the Midwest, causing tornadoes, heavy rains, and flash flooding

6:11 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has died, according to state media

12:02 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Authorities in Indonesia say rescuers evacuated 211 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire Wednesday in rough seas between Bali and Lombok

9:02 PM on Tuesday, August 11

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a leadership vote among his party’s lawmakers less than three months before an election