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Street performers entertain passersby on the Royal Mile as crowds of entertainers and festival-goers gather for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh,…

The NEA Creative Writing Fellowships have launched many prominent literary careers. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Alice Walker. Charles Bukowski. Louise Erdrich. Juan…

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin talks about the economy and immigration in East Los Angeles on July 30. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via…

“El Mayo” Zambada speaks to Judge Brian Cogan (not pictured) in Brooklyn federal court, as his defense attorney Frank Perez looks on, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025,…

Tens of thousands of pets — if not hundreds of thousands — were left in places like New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina because disaster response agencies…

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. Lukas Coch/AAP Image…

President Trump signed a series of orders doubling down on law enforcement in America’s cities, just ahead of hosting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. MARY…

Residents walk through a partially shuttered Evergrande commercial complex in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP Residents…

President Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, in an escalation of Trump’s campaign to assert more control over the central bank. Drew Angerer/Getty…