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A blanket of seaweed smothers coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and DÁNICA COTO
Jul 31, 2026 7:50 pm - Swaths of seaweed are blanketing the beaches and coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas that depend heavily on tourism.
George Santos agrees to $35,000 settlement in federal probe over Kalshi trades

By PHILIP MARCELO
Jul 31, 2026 6:04 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former Congressman George Santos agreed Friday to pay $35,000 to settle a federal investigation into his suspicious trades on the prediction mar...
Seattle mayor defends ousting police chief after festival shootout

By GENE JOHNSON
Jul 31, 2026 5:25 pm - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Friday defended her decision to oust the city's police chief as the “right decision at the right time,” but she declined to explain why.
Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

Jul 31, 2026 5:22 pm - The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Pressure rises on Infantino and FIFA’s World Cup investor plan as adviser resigns and Asia opposes

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Jul 31, 2026 4:51 pm - Pressure on FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity grew Friday as his senior adviser who sat on a White House panel resigned and Asia's soccer body joined Europe and North America in opposing it.
Marine Corps says F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, pilot ejected

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA
Jul 31, 2026 4:37 pm - The U.S. Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to live after ejecting from the jet before it crashed in California.
Tens of thousands of migrants voluntarily leave after crossing into Spanish territory of Ceuta

By SERGIO RODRIGO RUÍZ, RENATA BRITO and SUMAN NAISHADHAM
Jul 31, 2026 4:05 pm - Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration debate in Europe.
Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado River

By WUFEI YU, DORANY PINEDA and BRITTANY PETERSON
Jul 31, 2026 3:51 pm - Three western U.S. states would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal released Friday to stave off a crisis in the beleaguered waterway.
Trump holds Cabinet meeting at Camp David, a secluded retreat with a history of high-stakes talks

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Jul 31, 2026 8:05 am - President Donald Trump took Friday's Cabinet meeting on the road — to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, a rustic backdrop for sessions that have come to be known for being overly long and consumed by administration officials' endless praise for their boss.
Hamas says it’s reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that will face major challenges

By SAMY MAGDY, SAM MEDNICK, JONATHAN J. COOPER and MATTHEW LEE
Jul 31, 2026 8:00 am - Hamas said Friday that it reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza — but one that will face many hurdles and could take a long time to achieve, if at all.

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