The House is set to vote next week on a once-obscure elections bill that has now become a household name among hard-right activists and a major rallying point for an otherwise divided GOP. The SAVE ...

Saltwater, survival backstroke and sheer mind over matter may have helped the teenager save his family, experts say Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, ...

Tesla CEO and former White House adviser Elon Musk on Wednesday weighed in on legislation that would require ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote, warning that democracy could be at risk if ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Austin Appelbee, his mother, and two siblings, had ...

Police said 13-year-old Austin Appelbee couldn't be "praised highly enough" after he swam 4km to raise the alarm. Beau, 12, (left), mother Joanne (second from left) and Grace, eight (second from right ...

A 13-year-old boy swam for hours through rough ocean waters to save his family after they were swept out to sea off Australia’s coast, a heroic effort police say saved his mother and two younger ...

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Austin Appelbee, his mother and two siblings were swept out to sea off Quindalup in WA's South West. The 13-year-old has recounted swimming 4 kilometres to shore to get help for his family, who were ...

A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings by swimming four hours through choppy waters to get help for his family after they were swept out to sea off ...

A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with an hourslong swim after the family was swept out to sea off the coast of Australia. Austin Appelbee swam ...

President Donald Trump is trying to quell a growing rebellion against the funding deal he negotiated with Senate Democrats as a growing number of House conservatives threaten to sink the legislation ...

The incredible efforts of a 13-year-old boy at Geographe Bay saved the lives of his mother and younger siblings. A 13-year-old boy has been hailed a hero after swimming for four hours through ...