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Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to a fundraiser for Ashley Taunton, a Connecticut mother of three who suffered life-threatening injuries after stopping during a Rhode Island rainstorm to help teenagers whose vehicle had hydroplaned.

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An aspiring Los Angeles County rapper known as ColdheartedAC is among three defendants federally charged in an alleged scheme involving more than $8.1 million in stolen checks, including dozens of U.S. Treasury payments.

Federal prosecutors have charged a 37-year-old Denville, New Jersey, man after investigators said they found a home laboratory and 109 homemade explosive devices during a June search that prompted nearby residents to be temporarily evacuated.

Pittsburgh artist Cody Sabol stunned New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson by creating a realistic oil portrait of the basketball player in about 10 minutes using his fingers, before Brunson signed the finished work.

Pennsylvania continues to direct substantial public support to power plants that burn waste coal, a practice credited with removing polluting mine piles but criticized for high subsidies, greenhouse-gas emissions and a state energy mix in which waste coal still generates more electricity than solar.

A hydrogen project beside the roughly 13,000-cow Bar 20 dairy in Kerman is using manure-derived biogas to generate electricity for electrolysis, earning the lowest carbon-intensity rating in California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard while intensifying concerns about local dairy pollution.

A super PAC backed by solar entrepreneurs and venture capitalists is pointing to Darline Graham's South Carolina Republican Senate primary victory as the fifth win in a campaign designed to challenge Republican candidates viewed as hostile to clean-energy interests.

Victor Munoz saved Andoni Iraola from his first defeat as Liverpool manager with the late strike that rescued a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Hull beat Coventry to extend their dream return to the Premier League.

Nepal's foreign minister warned on Saturday of the growing threat from climate change in the Himalayas, as China offered water and satellite data after devastating floods on their shared border killed hundreds.

Reigning world champion Marc Marquez glided to a dominant sprint win at MotorLand on Saturday after Italian Marco Bezzecchi snatched a surprise pole position for the Aragon MotoGP with a circuit lap record.

Mohammad Abbas was in the wickets again on Saturday but England built a huge lead of over 300 runs in the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's.

Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg kick-started their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning 2023-24 champions Bayer Leverkusen in a dominant 3-2 home victory on Saturday.

Race leader Tadej Pogacar pulled out of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday after a heavy fall 31km from the finish of a flat stage eight left him with shoulder and face injuries.

Russia struck an arms depot near Kyiv overnight, sparking fires and explosions that killed 37 people and wounded dozens of others, authorities said Saturday.

Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours of heavy exchanges around some of its most sensitive sites.

From a Roman temple to ancient olive presses, Lebanon keeps turning up archaeological treasures even as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war has caused excavations to grind to a halt at precious heritage sites in the country's south.

Italy's Marco Bezzecchi snatched a surprise pole position for the Aragon MotoGP on Saturday, smashing the MotorLand lap record to edge out the Marquez brothers, before Marc hit back with a dominant win in the sprint.

Andoni Iraola escaped defeat on his Anfield debut as Liverpool manager thanks to Victor Munoz's strike to salvage a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest.

Russia struck an arms depot near Kyiv overnight, sparking fires and explosions that killed 37 people and wounded dozens of others, authorities said Saturday.

Rescuers in Nepal and China were battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing entire villages.

Norway on Saturday opened a new chapter in its history under King Haakon VIII, who was due to give a memorial speech a day after the death the previous day of his 89-year-old father King Harald.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Kylian Mbappe deserves to win this year's Ballon d'Or, arguing the award should go to "the best player in the world" rather than be decided by World Cup or Champions League success.

England's push for a series-clinching win over Pakistan was halted by rain on Saturday, with no play before lunch on the third day of the second Test at Lord's.

Niger's ruling junta said Saturday it "gradually took back control" after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the capital including the presidential palace, after the city was rocked by hours of heavy gunfire.

AC Milan forward Rafael Leao said he is leaving the Serie A club after seven seasons, with Turkish champions Galatasaray expected to be his next destination.

India's two-time Olympic javelin medallist Neeraj Chopra said on Saturday that he has been ruled out for the rest of the 2026 athletics season due to an ankle injury.

Demonstrators seeking an inquiry into Bihar’s 70th BPSC examination and an 85% state-candidate recruitment policy clashed with police after approaching barricades.

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar says Mysuru Dasara will proceed at full scale because of its importance to tourism, while officials consider military, film and Kambala participation.

Party president Nitin Nabin met senior BJP figures to develop a youth strategy and assess preparations for Assembly elections including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat.

AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran has condemned Sholavandan MLA V.M. Karuppaiah’s claim that spending on a jallikattu stadium harms young people and society.

Tamil Nadu’s latest welfare policy note leaves out earlier references to Periyar, B.R. Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru and the Justice Party, prompting demands for an explanation.

Three students died and four were hospitalized after an SUV crashed near Madurantakam while returning to Chennai from Puducherry.

Tambaram police arrested M. Manik Uddin Laskar in Manipur after an investigation into the dismembered remains of Hayathun Nisha, found in a trolley bag on a train at Agra.

A rear-tyre failure caused a car carrying seven Vels College students to overturn on the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway as they returned from Puducherry.

An August photo roundup features vacation and fitness images from Emily Ratajkowski, Lexi Rivera, Andreina Santos, Lewis Hamilton and Bryan Abasolo.

Ray J says he would consider fighting Blueface for sufficient compensation after an online dispute involving claims about a woman linked to Ray J.

Brittany Cartwright alleges threats, physical violence, stalking and property damage by estranged husband Jax Taylor; a Los Angeles judge ordered him to remain 100 yards away.

A temporary court order requires Dalton Memel and Ntsako Mathivha to continue scheduled filming for shared social accounts while their divorce and parenting arrangements proceed.