Author: AP

Female rappers have been a part of hip-hop since its debut. Women have fought to shape their identification in hip-hop and demand recognition. (August 9)(AP Video: Sharon Johnson)

Nagasaki has marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city, as the Japanese city’s mayor urged the elimination of nuclear weapons. (August 9)

Ohio voters have resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to pass abortion protections. (Aug. 9)

Norwegian authorities warned people to prepare for “extremely heavy rainfall” after Storm Hans caused two deaths, ripped off roofs and flooded streets in northern Europe. (August 8)

Catia Lattouf has turned her apartment in Mexico City’s Polanco neighborhood into a clinic for sick, injured or infant hummingbirds. She began caring for the birds in 2011 after recovering from colon cancer; taking in a bird which had lost an eye and n…

0809 Today in History

Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices. The workers took up picket lines at the Los Angeles City Hall and other locations.(Aug. 8) (AP video by Eugene Garcia)

Trucks filled with goods were stranded at Jibia, which sits at the border of Nigeria and Niger, days after Nigeria closed all its land borders with Niger. (August 8)

Ukraine has repaired a nuclear reactor in the country’s south, boosting the nation’s energy supply before winter.

With the reality of above 100% inflation, hundreds of Argentina’s unemployed pray for a miracle. They are asking Saint Cayetano – who represents work – for a job, something many feel their politicians cannot deliver. (Aug. 8) (AP Video/Victor R. Caivan…