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The Latest: Trump calls concerns about conditions on USS Lincoln ‘fake'

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:57


AP correspondent Julie Walker reports President Trump calls concerns about conditions on USS Lincoln ‘fake'

US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:39


The American Academy of Pediatrics is blaming the Trump administration for lower vaccination rates of children in the U.S. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:44


AP correspondent Julie Walker reports South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills

Trump meeting with teenage lifeguard who saved boy in dramatic viral video

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:55


AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a teenage lifeguard gets praise from President Donald Trump.

US stocks edge further from their record after oil prices rise

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:41


AP correspondent Alex Veiga reports US stocks edge further from their record after oil prices rise.

Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:52


A Palestinian-American man travels to the West Bank to stop Israeli settlers from taking over his family home. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on a Strait of Hormuz deal, and other Middle East news

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 1:12


President Donald Trump is again threatening Oman. AP correspondent Luke Garratt reports.

Justice Department watchdog to review DEA tactic that permitted deadly fentanyl to hit streets

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:40


The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog is reviewing a practice by federal law enforcement to allow fentanyl to hit the streets to build bigger trafficking cases. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Belgian wildfire approaches Germany as Greece probes deadly blaze

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:34


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a Belgian wildfire is approaching Germany as Greece probes a deadly blaze.

Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:41


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Ukraine's energy providers are coming under repeated attack from Russia.

Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on Strait of Hormuz deal and other Middle East news

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:43


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports the BBC is asking a U.S. court for help in getting documents and testimony from members of President Donald Trump's family in connection with a $10 billion defamation lawsuit.

Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump's push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:37


The High Court has rebuffed President Trump's latest attempt to overturn a jury verdict against him. AP correspondent Marcela Sanchez reports.

Wall Street hangs near its records

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:37


U.S. stocks are hanging near their record heights in early trading.

US tourist dies after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:42


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports an American tourist has died hiking Sicily's Mount Etna.

Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 54, overshadowing Independence Day

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 1:02


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports hundreds of people displaced by the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia are living in temporary shelters.

South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 1:24


South Korea hopes for the resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula. AP correspondent Luke Garatt reports this comes after President Trump posted on social media about U.S. military exercises with South Korea.

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes' and ‘Nashville,' dies at 36

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 1:06


An autopsy is being performed following the death of television star Hayden Panettiere AP correspondent Luke Garatt reports.

The latest international headlines

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:59


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports thousands in Indonesia await aid after a quake kills 68; Iran finalizing an agreement on the plan for Strait of Hormuz shipping with Oman; and a temple stampede in eastern India kills over a dozen people.

Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the same spot where he held his big July 4 celebration

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:37


President Trump blames vandals for damaged grass on the National Mall. AP correspondent Mike Hempen reports.

A temple stampede and a hotel fire in eastern India kill 14 and injure several

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:43


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a stampede at a Hindu temple in India's Bihar state leaves seven dead and over a dozen injured.

The latest in sports

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 0:59


The Brewers dominate the Dodgers, the Royals get a complete game shutout; Scheffler wins again; a former Cowboy all-pro dies and Miller signs with his hometown team.

Firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:55


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports Firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens.

Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 53

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:57


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports the rescue effort continues in Indonesia after a 7.7 quake rocked the archipelago on Saturday.

Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across the Hawaiian islands

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:45


AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on Tropical Storm Lala.

Israel's Ben Gvir calls for killing '30 to 40' Palestinians in Gaza nightly on podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:38


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports Israel's national Security minister has called for nightly mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza.

Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:49


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on a theft of four artworks by a renaissance painter in Sicily.

Avocado pickers in Mexico welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:52


An eight-day halt of avocado imports from Mexico's main avocado-producing state has been lifted. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Corgis run, bark and sniff their way to glory at a growing international race

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:54


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on the rich and short-legged world of world of corgi racing.

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Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:50


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia.

Top US Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:38


The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East visits the long-deployed aircraft carrier USS Lincoln. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across the Hawaiian islands

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:45


Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Iran says Qatar is holding 3 of its pilots

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 0:46


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports Iran says Qatar is holding 3 of its pilots.

Teen boy among 6 dead including suspect in Michigan shootings; girl survived

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:41


AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on the investigation into the shooting deaths of six people in Michigan.

Ukraine attacks Russia's Samara industrial site as Kyiv ramps up long-range strikes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:43


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports Ukraine carried ot a widescale attack on Russia's Samara region.

Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets of a Welsh village as her coffin is brought home

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:43


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports the body of the singer known for the hits "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "It's a Heartache" has returned to her hometown in Wales.

Bedbugs can cause people to lose sleep — and blood. Here's what to do about them

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:52


“Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite.” AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

UK's leader calls for reflection after the death of former Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:54


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on the death of a former Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 people, Health Ministry says as Israeli demolitions continue

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:46


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports Israel has killed at least 11 people in Southern Lebanese villages as it also continues to demolish civilian buildings on Lebanese land despite an agreement to withdraw.

US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:42


AP correspondent Donna Warder report on how the Iran war is stretching the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers.

Hawaii's Big Island lashed by rain and wind as Tropical Storm Lala closes in

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:42


AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on a powerful storm pounding Hawaii's Big Island.

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 38 and toppling buildings

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:56


AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on a massive earthquake in Indonesia which has left dozens dead.

Multiple shooters and people shot at Virginia State University

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:23


Virginia State University says multiple people have been shot on its main campus. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Wall Street week ahead: Home Depot and Walmart report earnings, minutes of Fed meeting are released

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 0:58


AP correspondent Damien Troise has the look ahead on Wall Street.

Youngest Black professor at Cambridge who faced plagiarism claims is found dead

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 0:44


A Black professor at Cambridge, who stepped down amid claims of plagiarism, is found dead at a home in Battersea. The AP's Jennifer King reports.

Skip Bertman, LSU's 5-time national title-winning baseball coach, dies at 88

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 0:38


A legendary college baseball coach has died. AP correspondent Mike Hempen reports.

Trump set to highlight violent crime reduction during a visit to New York police academy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 0:45


President Trump talks crime rates and politics in Nassau County, New York, home of county executive Bruce Blakeman, New York's Republican candidate for governor. The AP's Jennifer King reports.

Wall Street slips from its record following the latest weak update on the US economy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 0:42


Wall Street slips from its record following a weak retail sales update.

US retail sales slump unexpectedly and sharply after a summer tax-refund boost fades

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 0:41


AP correspondent Jennifer King reports on a disappointing July retail sales report.

On this week's AP Religion Roundup, a kidnapped American missionary is released, and military families will see religion in a new school curriculum

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 1:50


On this week's AP Religion Roundup, a kidnapped American missionary is released, and military families will see religion in a new school curriculum. AP Correspondent Walter Ratliff reports.

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 0:36


The man accused of killing UnitedHealthCare's CEO has pleaded guilty to federal charges. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

World War II Memorial in Washington is vandalized with bubbles and graffiti, upsetting Trump

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 0:41


Authorities are investigating an act of vandalism at a memorial on the National Mall. The AP's Marcela Sanchez tells us what we know so far.

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