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August 12, 2026

PM floats removal of judges over lenient sentences

ST JOHN’S (CMC): Prime Minister Gaston Browne is seeking public advice on whether underperforming members of the judiciary should be removed from Antigua and Barbuda over concerns about sentencing in…
Rescue workers carry Diana Troncoso after pulling her from the rubble the day after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia, Tuesday.
August 12, 2026

Earthquake tests new president

PEREIRA (AP): Rescue crews and civilians painstakingly searched through rubble yesterday in the hopes of finding survivors trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake left thousands missing in…
Published 20 hours ago

Trinidad jolted by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on Wednesday, the Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the…
FILE - Federal agents walk down a street while conducting immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)
Published 19 hours ago

ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. ICE plans to…
This NOAA satellite image taken at 11:38 a.m. EST on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, shows a Potential Tropical Cyclone One- C, about 1,000-miles east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. (NOAA via AP)
Published 15 hours ago

Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in the Atlantic

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean well west of the Azores, and a Pacific storm system could threaten Hawaii this weekend, forecasters said. There were no…
A total solar eclipse is seen from Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, on Wednesday.
Published 14 hours ago

Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a century

MEDINACELI, Spain (AP) – Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth…
A health worker in protective gear washes her hands at the treatment centre in Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, eastern Congo, on Tuesday.
August 11, 2026

Congo says 2,000 people have died in history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over…
People walk over a stone dam, that is normally covered by water, towards the ‘Maeuseturm’ (mice tower) in the middle of the river Rhine in Bingen, Germany Monday.
August 11, 2026

Western Europe sets new temperature record

PARIS (AP): The UK and France are bracing for the fifth heatwave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.…
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday.
August 11, 2026

Magnitude 7.4 quake kills at least 111 people

CALI (AP): A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved…