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Tom Cruise announces a follow-up film to ‘Days of Thunder’ to hit theaters in 2028

Mark Long, The Associated Press 3 minute read 2:29 PM CDT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tom Cruise will reprise his role as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle in a follow-up to “Days of Thunder.”

Cruise made the announcement from Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, hours before NASCAR's regular-season finale. Anne Hathaway will co-star as a team owner and engineer in the film scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on June 2, 2028.

Cruise will serve as a producer alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper. Jonathan Levine is set to direct the script written by Will Staples.

The Hollywood Reporter reported in November 2024 that Cruise had talked to Paramount about a follow-up to his 1990 NASCAR racing film. The original was a critically panned summer blockbuster that was largely lampooned throughout the NASCAR industry for its exaggeration and overindulgence.

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A view of the damage after a Russian attack struck a warehouse, followed by an explosion, in the village of Myla, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

A look at the deadliest Russian attacks on Ukraine this year

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A look at the deadliest Russian attacks on Ukraine this year

The Associated Press 3 minute read 1:41 PM CDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 37 people were killed when a Russian drone struck a warehouse in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv. The attack Friday night was the deadliest this year in the war and came as Russia steps up the frequency of major attacks on its neighbor in the hopes of exhausting Ukraine's defenses.

Here’s a look at some of the deadliest attacks on the capital this year.

Aug. 29, Myla, at least 37 people killed

The attack struck a warehouse that Ukrainian authorities say may have been illegally storing munitions, causing a series of explosions and fires that swept through surrounding homes, including a care facility for the elderly and disabled where 34 people died, according to a local official. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it as a “terrible situation” and said it appeared to be the result of “terrible negligence on the part of those who stored explosives right next to people.”

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FILE - Students walk through the Stanford University campus, March 14, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules

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Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules

The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:35 PM CDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration 's quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views.

Judge Noël Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for The Stanford Daily, the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.

“Freedom of speech is illusory if we are only ‘free’ to express complementary views about the government and its leaders,” the judge wrote.

The decision largely piggybacks on findings from nearly a year ago by a U.S. district judge in Boston, who ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted people who are not citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel.

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Updated: 2:35 PM CDT

Basketball

Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home games

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Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home games

Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:59 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Natasha Cloud didn't want to waste time and energy talking about Enes Kanter Freedom on Saturday as she prepared for the Chicago Sky's game against the New York Liberty.

To Cloud, he is unimportant.

“I won’t be talking about anything that happened with an irrelevant person,” Cloud said. “What I will focus on is what actually affects women and children currently in 2026.”

Cloud then went on to name domestic violence, sexual assault and food insecurities as three things that women are most affected by.

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Updated: 2:59 PM CDT

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FILE - Activist Milo Yiannopoulos speaks during a rally outside of the Baltimore hotel where the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are holding its Fall General Assembly meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported after his immigration arrest in US

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Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported after his immigration arrest in US

Dave Collins, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 2:18 PM CDT

British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the United Kingdom after his arrest by American immigration authorities, U.S. officials said Saturday.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos was returned to his home country on Friday after being accused of overstaying after entering the U.S. legally in May 2019. A immigration judge had issued a final order of removal on July 22 after he failed to show up for an immigration hearing, a Homeland Security spokesperson said.

Yiannopoulos was arrested Thursday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” a Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement.

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Updated: 2:18 PM CDT

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Turkish vessel freed after seizure by pirates, Somali officials say

Omar Faruk, The Associated Press 2 minute read 11:57 AM CDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Turkish and Somali forces have freed the MV LUTUF, a Turkish vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of the East African country, Somalia’s defense ministry said Saturday.

The Cameroon-flagged vessel was hijacked on Aug. 17 in the Nugaal region of Puntland state. Four boats used by the pirates were destroyed and 14 alleged pirates were killed during the operation, the ministry said.

The remaining pirates fled the vessel, allowing the forces to take control of the ship. The operation was conducted under a defense cooperation agreement between Somalia and Turkey, aimed at strengthening maritime security, protecting Somalia’s coastline and combating piracy, it said.

The ministry did not provide details about any casualties or the well-being of the crew aboard the vessel.

Health

8 officials suspended after probe into Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 newborns

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8 officials suspended after probe into Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 newborns

Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press 3 minute read 11:24 AM CDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the suspension of eight officials and directed that criminal proceedings be initiated against those found responsible for a fire that killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital, his office said.

Sharif issued the orders after an investigative committee headed by retired senior civil servant Shahid Khan presented its interim report on Wednesday’s fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, or PIMS, his office said in a statement.

The fire was confined to a third-floor nursery but officials said it spread so quickly that staff were able to rescue only one baby from among the 15 being cared for there.

The inquiry found that the nursery had no fire alarm or sprinkler system and that the hospital lacked detailed procedures and training for responding to fires and other emergencies, the statement said.

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Advocate assembles gift bundles for Trans Day of Remembrance

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Kalyn Falk (right) and project partner Lindsay Unger display some items that are included in a care package. The pair help lead the Trans Day of Remembrance Care Package Project, launched in 2020, to honour Trans Day of Remembrance.

Summer Reading Challenge concludes with more musings from young readers

Entrepreneur Willow Wolfe conceived and crafted a better — and cruelty-free — paint brush

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Willow Wolfe has been in the art supplies business for more than 30 years. She currently runs a company that markets a personal line of paint brushes to 450 retailers all over the world.

What’s up: Deep Purple, Sarper Güven, and Taste of Manitoba, Maryland Music, Must Be Nice Indigenous Comedy and Corn and Apple fests

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Volunteers will cook more than 50,000 cobs of free corn this weekend for people at Morden’s Corn and Apple Festival.

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FILE - Flames rise from flare stacks at the Amuay refinery in Los Taques, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

What we know about Trump’s deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela

Collin Binkley And Juan Pablo Arráez, The Associated Press 7 minute read Preview

What we know about Trump’s deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela

Collin Binkley And Juan Pablo Arráez, The Associated Press 7 minute read Updated: 1:36 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Besides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” in Venezuela.

Trump said the agreement announced Friday night would give the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, a step toward his goal of extracting energy from the country after American forces captured then-President Nicolás Maduro in a middle-of-the-night raid in January and brought him to New York to face federal drug trafficking charges.

Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, described the deal as a step toward economic recovery that will modernize the country’s oil industry.

But the answers to questions such as how soon the reserves could be drilled and who will pay to make it happen were not immediately clear. No text of any agreement has been released.

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Updated: 1:36 PM CDT

Faith

A Palestinian boy cries over the body of Hamouda al-Attar, who was killed by the Israeli army, during his funeral at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news

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Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news

The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: 1:27 PM CDT

CAIRO (AP) — Israel's prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a “handful of rioters.” Israeli strikes and fire have killed three Palestinians in Gaza. And Iran’s leadership now centers on military generals and clerics who are long entrenched in the ruling theocracy.

Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here.

Netanyahu condemnation follows unrest in West Bank town

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned criminal acts by a “handful of rioters” in the occupied West Bank that he said do injustice to the “law-abiding settler public.”

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Updated: 1:27 PM CDT

Business

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh arrives at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Moran, Wyo. (AP Photo/Amber Baesler)

Warsh raises stakes for Fed’s next meeting and other takeaways from Jackson Hole conference

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Warsh raises stakes for Fed’s next meeting and other takeaways from Jackson Hole conference

Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press 7 minute read Updated: 12:32 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh renewed his inflation-fighting credentials in a speech Frida y that opened the door to potential rate hikes in the coming months.

In doing so, Warsh has put more pressure on the central bank to increase interest rates when it next meets in mid-September if inflation doesn't improve. The government's next price report, to be released just days before the meeting, could play an outsize role in determining whether the central bank acts.

Warsh's high-profile speech at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole economic conference was mostly praised afterward by economists and other Fed policymakers in attendance. Still, there was also some pushback and criticism during the first day of the conference. It ends Saturday.

Here are some takeaways from the conference so far:

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Updated: 12:32 PM CDT

World

People gather next to the bodies of people they said were their relatives and were killed in a gang attack in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Violent Haitian gang releases women and children after mass kidnapping and deadly attack

Evens Sanon And Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press 4 minute read Preview

Violent Haitian gang releases women and children after mass kidnapping and deadly attack

Evens Sanon And Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 11:24 AM CDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Six children and seven women were released by a gang in Haiti that had kidnapped more than 50 people after launching a deadly attack on a community near the capital, Port-au-Prince, nearly a week ago, according to UNICEF.

The United Nations children's agency said late Friday that among those released are three children under the age of 2, a 7-year-old and two teenage girls.

“This release offers a rare moment of hope amid the violence threatening children in Haiti,” said Yannig Dussart, UNICEF’s deputy representative in Haiti. “The Kenscoff abduction was not an isolated incident but another stark reminder of the scale and frequency of attacks on children across the country.”

UNICEF said it worked with community leaders to help secure the release of the women and children. It wasn’t immediately clear if they needed medical treatment, and whether there are more women and children being held.

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Updated: 11:24 AM CDT

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FILE - Voters cast their ballots during the primary election in Windsor, Conn., Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones, File)

Noncitizen voting claims animate Trump’s attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges

Mike Catalini And Ali Swenson, The Associated Press 6 minute read Preview

Noncitizen voting claims animate Trump’s attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges

Mike Catalini And Ali Swenson, The Associated Press 6 minute read 7:23 AM CDT

The drumbeat by President Donald Trump and his allies about the perceived threats of voting by people who are not U.S. citizens is getting louder as the November election approaches.

He is pushing to have the U.S. Postal Service send mail ballots only to voters verified as U.S. citizens. The Census Bureau promoted a dubious report about thousands of noncitizens voting in 2020, an election that the Republican lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump's Department of Homeland Security is claiming without providing evidence that 250,000 noncitizens might be on the rolls in just four states.

This week, the Republican candidate for governor in Maine confirmed an audio recording in which he said he plans to ask Trump’s border czar to send U.S. marshals and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places in the state to ensure that only legal voters are casting ballots.

Evidence of noncitizens voting is continuing to “pile up,” White House spokesperson Lauren Bis said when asked about the census report.

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Environment

FILE - A person stands at an overlook near the Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, July 15, 2026, near Page, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers

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Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers

Wufei Yu And Dorany Pineda, The Associated Press 5 minute read 7:08 AM CDT

PHOENIX (AP) — On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado River has capped growth, revived old wells and struck water deals.

But Cave Creek Mayor Robert Morris can't shake the real possibility that it's not enough to keep the desert community of about 5,000 people afloat well into the future. And a recent federal plan to address a deepening crisis in the river basin won't help.

Cave Creek gets nearly all of its water from the river, which serves 40 million people across the U.S. West and has been dwindling because of climate change, demand and overuse. The town already was forced to make cuts this year and it stands to lose more under a new federal plan.

Morris likened the situation to planning for a meteor strike.

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