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A 12-year-old girl dies after Thailand school shooting, bringing the death toll to at least 8 08/08/2026 11:06am • BANGKOK (AP) — A schoolgirl died from critical wounds on Saturday after a student opened fire at a high school and his home outside Bangkok the day before, bringing the death toll from the attack to at least eight people. The 14-year-old opened fire at around 10 a.m. Friday at Debsirin Nonthaburi Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as Trump's attorney general in an overnight Senate vote 08/08/2026 11:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday, cementing the command of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer at a Department of Justice that Trump has sought to bend to his will. The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidents 08/08/2026 10:53am • WASHINGTON (AP) — When George W. Bush wrote an essay this year about another president named George, he avoided mentioning the one named Donald. So did Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. The three ex-presidents joined a roster of historians and authors in contributing to the In Pursuit project, a 2 Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO Greg Abel spends a chunk of the company's massive cashpile 08/08/2026 10:47am • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO Greg Abel spent a significant chunk of the company's massive pile of cash as it invested $10 billion in Google's parent company and repurchased about $4.5 billion of its shares. The conglomerate that legendary investor Warren Buffett built reported i 2 drones spotted flying over German military base after drone with explosives found at cargo airport 08/08/2026 10:37am • BERLIN (AP) — Two drones were spotted flying over a German military base in the western part of the country earlier this week, just two days after a drone carrying explosives was found at a key cargo airport, the German Armed Forces said on Saturday. Security surveillance at the Bundeswehr base in 70 years after South Africa’s women challenged apartheid, some say their freedom isn't complete 08/08/2026 10:33am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa commemorates on Sunday 70 years since the Women's March of 1956, when around 20,000 women of all races marched to the administrative capital, Pretoria, to protest apartheid laws forcing Black women to carry passes that restricted their movement. It was a powerful m Sports on TV for Sunday, Aug. 9 08/08/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Aug. 9 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:05 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Carlton at St. Kilda AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: Great Britain Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England 1 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Today in Sports - Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals 08/08/2026 10:10am • Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the Berlin Games. The record time of 39.8 seconds lasts for 20 years. 1950 — Lusty Song, driven by Delvin Miller, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in st America In Focus: US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs; mortgage rates rise again 08/08/2026 10:10am • The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses. Here’s a s More than 178,000 immigrants have suddenly fled or been deported from South Africa. Here's why 08/08/2026 09:57am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — More than 178,000 African immigrants have left South Africa in recent months, spurred by a crackdown on undocumented migration by authorities and sometimes violent anti-immigration protests that have led many to leave citing fears of attacks. It's one of the most significan College sports bill doesn't get vote, but does get spot on the Senate's September calendar 08/08/2026 09:56am • The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate that ended early Saturday, though the bill did gain a spot on next month's calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break. The measure has been touted as one that would put guardr Australia survives red card and Japan rally for a 35-32 win in Les Kiss debut 08/08/2026 09:29am • OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Australia held on for a tight 35-32 win over Japan on Saturday, in Les Kiss’ first match in charge. The Wallabies were forced to dig deep after a first-half red card for Miles Amatosero, battling the heat and a strong comeback from Japan to emerge victorious. Kiss took over f Spain imposes border checks on Italian travelers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row 08/08/2026 08:53am • MADRID (AP) — A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers in response to Rome's decision to impose sanctions on visitor Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes 08/08/2026 08:51am • BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities detained a former senior Syrian military officer who commanded an army division under ousted President Bashar Assad and might hand him over to Damascus on alleged crimes that he committed, Lebanese judicial and security officials said Saturday. After the fall of A pillar of environmental enforcement is targeted by Trump and Musk's AI company 08/08/2026 08:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Right-leaning legal activists along with Elon Musk ’s artificial intelligence company have brought sweeping challenges against a cornerstone of legal enforcement in the United States: the right of private groups, people and local governments to sue over violations of many major