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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies placed ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a blood clot in his right arm.Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for the Phillies, said after a 2-0 loss at Washington that Wheeler had been diagnosed with a “right, upper extremity blood clot.”

Phillies ace Zack Wheeler diagnosed with blood clot in right arm, placed on 15-day IL

BANGKOK -- An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on the town of Mogok, the center of the Southeast Asian country’s lucrative gem-mining industry, has killed at least 21 people including a pregnant woman, an armed opposition group, local residents and Myanmar’s online media said Saturday.

Military airstrike on gem mining town kills at least 21 in Myanmar

Air Canada flight attendants initiated a strike, leading to widespread flight cancellations and limited rebooking options.Affected passengers are eligible for full refunds but not additional compensation, as strikes are considered outside the airline's control under Canadian and U.S. regulations.Travelers are advised to consider alternative itineraries, focusing on stable routes and refundable connections, and to maintain thorough records of expenses and communication with the airline.

Air Canada cancels flights amid strike, your refund rights explained

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The European Commission is deploying firefighting aircraft to Spain, where at least seven have died as 14 wildfires have flared amid a European heat wave.The commission is sending an unknown number of water-bombing planes to help put out the wildfires in Spain and wildfire-impacted areas in the Balkans, The Guardian reported on Saturday.

European Commission intervenes as wildfires kill at least 7 in Spain

Steve SutcliffeBBC Sport journalistBMW Championship - round three leaderboard-16 R MacIntyre (Sco); -12 S Scheffler (US); -10 L Aberg (Swe); -8 S Burns (US), H Hall (Eng)Selected others: -7 T Fleetwood (Eng); -6 V Hovland (Nor); -3 R McIlroy (NI); +1 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); +2 J Thomas (US); +4 S Lowry (Ire)

Fired up MacIntyre retains BMW Championship lead

"A jumble of thoughts flashed across my mind: Can I do this? Should I? What will it mean if I turn away? If I go forward?"I spent several weeks in 2008 and 2009 traveling in Germany to research, shoot and screen a documentary.

A German Man Invited Me To His Childhood Home. I Had No Idea It Was Hiding A Terrible Secret.

Despite a strong desire to "unleash American energy," the Trump administration has quickly paved the way for the elimination of solar tax credits. As a result, more Americans will likely be paying more on their energy bills.What's happening?In an August 7 post on X, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA would be ending the Solar for All program, which aimed to expand access to solar energy for low-income and disadvantaged communities.

White House sparks outrage with sudden reversal on $7 billion program: 'Would have more than paid for itself'

Company releases preliminary findings at Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh.Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The deadly explosion in the Steel Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh occurred when a gas valve was flushed in preparation of planned maintenance, U.S. Steel said in preliminary findings.Two people died and 10 people were hospitalized on Monday in the explosion at the plant about 15 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

Gas valve failure cited in deadly explosion at U.S. Steel plant

It’s hare today, gone tomorrow — thanks to a face full of freaky tentacles.The grotesque “Frankenstein”-esque rabbits — once just a Colorado curiosity — are now turning up in Minnesota and Nebraska, their furry faces sprouting grotesque horn- and tentacle-like growths straight out of a B-movie.

Freaky ‘Frankenstein’ rabbits have been spotted in these 2 states: ‘They’re all over here’

A South Park star, who also happens to be a supporter of Donald Trump, thinks it's good that the hit comedy cartoon is taking aim at the president in recent episodesA star of South Park, who also happens to be a Donald Trump supporter, has expressed her approval of the hit comedy cartoon's recent jabs at the president.

Trump-supporting South Park actor loves that the show is taking aim at him

Millions of people in California have been told to stay out of the water because of "dangerous rip currents and breaking waves."A beach hazards statement is in effect along Ventura County beaches, the Malibu coast and Los Angeles County beaches on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Warning Issued For Millions of People To Stay 'Out of The Water'

The remains of the 53-year-old were ultimately recovered and given to his familyNEED TO KNOWA father of four was killed by a crocodile while he was bathing in a river on Aug. 14The remains of the 53-year-old man were later recovered about a mile awayThe man was with his family at the time of the incident

Dad of 4 Attacked by Crocodile in Front of Screaming Onlookers. His Remains Were Later Found About a Mile Away

(Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held calls on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, the Russian foreign ministry said, hours after a summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents yielded no deal on ending the war in Ukraine.President Donald Trump, who hosted President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for bilateral talks aimed at ending the war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion on Ukraine in early 2022, said that Kyiv should make a deal with Moscow because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not.”

Russia’s Lavrov discusses Alaska summit’s outcome with Turkish, Hungarian counterparts

As the weeklong manhunt for the suspect in the killings of four relatives of a baby found abandoned in Tennessee came to an end on Tuesday, police revealed the suspect’s girlfriend is related to the victims.Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was arrested Tuesday morning in a wooded area in Jackson after multiple people reported sightings of him, according to Police Chief Thom Corley.

Girlfriend of Tennessee killings suspect was related to the victims. Here’s what we know

Over the course of the past four years since the Taliban took control of Kabul, plunging Afghanistan into a humanitarian crisis and stripping away women's rights, millions of Afghans who initially fled have now been expelled from Iran and Pakistan, according to the United Nations.Over 1.5 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan so far this year, according to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Over 4 years since the Taliban took Kabul, millions of Afghans have been sent back to a country in crisis

A man's world was turned upside when he discovered that he wasn't the biological father to his sons.Jay Skibbens, from Illinois, already had a sinking feeling when he mailed off two DNA kits. His sons were 15 months and 30 months old, and he suspected he wasn't their biological father.

Dad With Two Toddlers Sends Off for DNA Test, Results 'Shattered My World'

Mark Hamill considered an international move after the 2024 presidential election.“I still believe there are more honest, decent people than there are the MAGA crowd,” the Star Wars star, 73, told The Times in an interview published on Saturday, August 16, referring to the political movement made popular by current President Donald Trump.

Mark Hamill Told Wife to Choose Between Moving to London or Ireland After Donald Trump’s Reelection

Talk about opening Pandora’s box.One reality TV star is holding herself up as a cautionary tale after she accidentally forgot she’d used a tampon — and walked around for a month with it still inside her.Savannah Miller, who appeared on season 7 of Netflix’s The Circle, discussed the “truly humbling experience” with The Post, from the symptoms it set off to how doctors finally figured it out.

I accidentally kept a tampon in for a month — it smelled like a rat crawled inside of me and died

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Andre Thomas was sentenced to death for killing his wife and two children before gouging out their hearts and eating them - and now he's gouged out his own eyes in a bid to avoid executionA man sentenced to death for the gruesome murder of his wife and children, in which he removed their hearts, gouged out both of his eyes and ate them in a desperate bid to avoid execution.

Texas death row prisoner eats his own eyes after cutting out wife and kids' hearts

Brandon Blackstock’s death certificate revealed he suffered from seizures leading up to his death.According to the official death certificate obtained by People Thursday, seizures were listed as “significant conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause.” Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband’s official cause of death was listed as malignant melanoma.

Brandon Blackstock’s death certificate reveals heartbreaking new detail about his passing

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Russian President Vladimir Putin got everything he could have hoped for in Alaska. President Donald Trump got very little — judging by his own pre-summit metrics.The question now is whether Trump secured any moderate gains or planted seeds for Ukraine’s future security if there’s an eventual peace deal with Russia that were not immediately obvious after Friday’s summit.

Putin’s wins leave Trump with hard choices

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.The letter did not specifically name Ukraine, which Putin’s forces invaded in 2022, but beseeched him to think of children and “an innocence which stands above geography, government, and ideology.” Nor did the American first lady discuss the fighting other than to say to Putin that he could “singlehandedly restore” the “melodic laughter” of children who have been caught in the conflict.

In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine

Troops requested by Trump team are ‘ready to respond’ but ‘not on a political policing mission’, veteran group saysWest Virginia is to deploy 300 to 400 national guard troops to Washington DC at the request of the Trump administration, the state’s governor said on Saturday.

West Virginia to deploy hundreds of national guard troops to Washington DC

Long Beach man survived with dehydration and minor injuriesCalifornia man rescued after two days trapped behind waterfallA 46-year-old man was rescued by helicopter after he was trapped for two days behind a waterfall in California. (Credit: Tulare County Sheriff's Office)NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

California man rescued by helicopter after spending two days trapped behind waterfall

Published: Aug. 16, 2025, 6:40 p.m.PHILADELPHIA – In the four-man battle for the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback job, rookie Dillon Gabriel needed a standout performance Saturday against the Eagles. Instead, the third-round pick delivered a mixed bag, showing flashes of poise punctuated by crucial mistakes that raise questions about if he, Shedeur Sanders, Joe Flacco, or Kenny Pickett, will win the job after the Browns’ 22-13 preseason victory.

Browns’ Dillon Gabriel unfazed by QB competition featuring Shedeur Sanders after win over Eagles

Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on record?All humans today are members of the modern human species Homo sapiens — Latin for "knowing man." But we're far from the only humans who ever existed.

What was the first human species?

President promised federal control of capital after Mike Gill murder during 2024 campaignPresident Trump is making a 'bold statement' in Washington, DC: Jack BrewerChairman of The Jack Brewer Foundation Jack Brewer weighs in on the deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'

Trump vowed DC takeover multiple times on 2024 campaign trail: 'He's keeping his promise'

The auto giant is taking drastic steps to compete with China’s cheap electric cars. Even that might not be enough.Last year, Ford CEO Jim Farley commuted in a car that wasn’t made by his own company. In an effort to scope out the competition, Farley spent six months driving around in a Xiaomi SU7.

The End of Ford as We Know It

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s investigation of a liberal advocacy group known for its campaigns against Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News and Elon Musk’s X.Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan cited evidence that the investigation, which was opened by the Federal Trade Commission last spring, was an act of retaliation against the advocacy group, Media Matters for America.

Judge blocks Trump FTC’s ‘retaliation’ against liberal media watchdog

This sky-high charge was hardly fare.A traveling mom says American Airlines bilked her out of more than $3000 following a ticketing error — and initially refused to refund her the money.The peeved passenger, known only as Katie, took to TikTok to tell the ticketing tale, publicly pleading for the carrier to make the situation right.

Military wife says American Airlines accidentally charged her $3,600 after she flew to visit hubby on base— and refused to refund her: ‘Not very American’

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For decades, tens of thousands of people have descended upon Albuquerque for what is billed as North America’s largest powwow, a celebration showcasing Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world.Organizers announced Saturday that 2026 will be the last time the cultural event is held, saying via email and social media that it will end after 43 years without providing details on the decision.