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A variety of robots are displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 17.
August 16, 2026

At US colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science

The Associated Press: With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enrol in classes on artificial intelligence. But the senior at…
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, last Monday.
August 16, 2026

After an earthquake, how long can trapped people survive?

NEW YORK (AP): For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren’t too severe, victims can…
Rescuers pass food packages for rescue teams and volunteers searching through the rubble four days after an earthquake hit Cali, Colombia, last Friday.
August 16, 2026

Colombia grapples with rebuilding after a deadly earthquake

CALI, Colombia (AP): As the search for survivors in the rubble of a devastating earthquake winds down, Colombia faces another challenge: rebuilding a nation shattered by a disaster that killed at…
A Taliban security officer searches a man at a checkpoint ahead of celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the start of Taliban rule, in Kabul, Afghanistan, last Thursday.
August 16, 2026

Five years under Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP): As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents say they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but stress the…
A man checks his phone near a building collapsed due to an earthquake, in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aquila Handayani Abbas)
August 16, 2026

Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53

RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as thousands of…
St Lucia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Alva Baptiste.
August 16, 2026

St Lucia signs third-country national migration agreement with US

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States regarding the deportation of third-country nationals to the Caribbean…
Guyana's Public Utilities and Aviation Minister Deodat Indar
August 16, 2026

Guyana taking steps to boost power supply as El Niño drives record electricity demand

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is taking a series of measures to strengthen electricity supply as unusually high temperatures associated with El Niño drive demand to record levels. Prime Minister…
A crane lifts a concrete slab to clear the way for rescuers searching through the rubble three days after an earthquake hit Pereira, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Brandon Pinto)
August 16, 2026

Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful…
Luigi Mangione is escorted by police, December 19, 2024, in New York.
August 15, 2026

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

NEW YORK (AP): Luigi Mangione yesterday pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an…