The new king of South Africa's ethnic Zulu nation Misuzulu kaZwelithini has dismissed those challenging his right to the throne during his coronation on Saturday.
Highlights of this day in history for Aug. 21: Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev fails; Exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky murdered in Mexico; Nat Turner leads a slave rebellion; U.S. flag gets 50th star; Count Basie and singer Kenny Rogers born.
/ John Dean, the White House counsel for former President Richard Nixon, predicts some of Trump's supporters in the media will "have egg all over their face" when the investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents ends.
The man accused of a stabbing attack on "Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie has entered a not-guilty plea to charges of attempted murder and assault.
Flags flew half-mast in Montenegro on Saturday as the country declared three days of mourning following a shooting rampage that killed 11 people on Friday, including the gunman.
ABQ BioPark in Albuquerque, New Mexico is celebrating its first birth of a baby gorilla since 2004.
U.S. gas prices have dipped under $4 a gallon for the first time in more than five months. AAA says the national average is $3.99 for a gallon of regular.
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a huge estuary northeast of San Francisco, supplies water to cities and farms across California. But a historic drought is making the delta's water increasingly salty, forcing farmers and cities to adapt.
While millions across Europe swelter through a summer of record-breaking heat, others are skiing in Africa.
Republicans have unanimously chosen Milwaukee in swing state Wisconsin to host the 2024 national convention, beating out Nashville in deep-red Tennessee.
