Hurricane Erin heads up the East Coast

Uganda-US deportation deal, ICC prosecutions, and Little League betting

ADVERTISEMENT View in Browser Policy changes, but facts endure. AP delivers accurate, fact-based journalism to keep the world informed in every administration. Support independent reporting today. Donate. By Sarah Naffa August 21, 2025 By Sarah Naffa August 21, 2025 In the news today: Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds as the monster storm heads up the mid-Atlantic coast; Uganda agrees to a migrant deportation deal with the U.S.; and the US sanctions more International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors. Also, a Rhode Island judge well known for his empathy in court dies at 88. Waves from Hurricane Erin crash against the sandbagged pilings of a building in Buxton, N.C., on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed) U.S. NEWS Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds as it creeps up the East Coast Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes as the monster storm inched closer to the mid-Atlantic coast. Read more. What to know: Erin has become an unusually large and deceptively worrisome system, with tropical storm-force winds spreading across 500 miles. It remained a Category 2 hurricane early Thursday with maximum sustained winds around 105 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. Erin was about 200 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras and moving north-northeast at 17 mph. Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength and once again become a major hurricane, Category 3 or greater, but it was not forecast to make landfall along the East Coast before turning farther out to sea. Authorities predicted that the largest swells during high tide would cut off villages and homes on the Outer Banks and whip up life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ 2 more beachfront homes near collapse as a hurricane waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status WATCH: Prepare for the next hurricane with these tips POLITICS Uganda agrees to a deal with the US to take deported migrants if they don't have criminal records Uganda has agreed to a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said Thursday. Read more. What to know: It was not clear if the agreement had been signed but the ministry statement said it had been "concluded." In July, the U.S. deported five men with criminal backgrounds to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini and sent eight more to South Sudan. Uganda also expressed a preference that those brought into the country should be of African nationalities. International Relations Minister Henry Okello Oryem told The Associated Press that while Uganda is known globally for its benevolent refugee policy, there are limits and he questioned why the country would take people rejected by their own countries. 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As a result of the sanctions, any assets that the targets hold in U.S. jurisdictions are frozen. Read more. Why this matters: The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the International Criminal Court for pursuing investigations into U.S. and Israeli officials for alleged war crimes. The sanctions were immediately denounced by both the ICC and the United Nations, while Israel welcomed the move. announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The U.S., which is not a member of the court, has already imposed penalties on the ICC's former chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, who stepped aside in May pending an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, and four other tribunal judges. 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(AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Hundreds of historic tall ships sail into Amsterdam for a maritime festival Crowds packed vantage points along a major canal and took to the water themselves on Wednesday to watch a flotilla of hundreds of historic ships sail into Amsterdam at the start of a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch capital's maritime history. Please let us know what you think of this newsletter. You can sign up for more and invite a friend here. For news in real time visit APNews.com. - Sarah Please let us know what you think of this newsletter. You can sign up for more and invite a friend here. For news in real time visit APNews.com. - Sarah SUPPORT THE AP. DONATE. Manage preferences or unsubscribe | Privacy Policy *Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. If you're interested in advertising, contact us here. ADVERTISEMENT