Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil
A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.
Month: August 2026
Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia
Deivi Delfín and his brother moved to Colombia after a quake in Venezuela killed their mother, but were caught in another deadly disaster.
‘Unprecedented’ rains in Japan kill six people
The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport.
What to know about surrogacy dispute between couple, their surrogate and Texas courts
A surrogate who gave birth in Texas to a California couple’s child is embroiled in a legal battle
US wait times for cancer surgeries are getting longer and longer
As cancer treatments have advanced and outcomes have improved, one aspect of cancer care in the US has consistently worsened over the last decade: the
Ukrainian drones wipe out entire US tank brigade in live war game
Ukrainian drone teams demolished a brigade of US Army tanks and armored vehicles during a live war game held this year—but the US soldiers were
Perez Hilton has long road to recovery, had struggled with depression, sister says
Barbara Lavandeira recalled finding her brother in a state of distress on Aug. 4 and said “we remain hopeful” as he recovers.
Judge shows signs of frustration with DOJ attorneys over handling of Epstein files
The judge said he had “absolutely no desire” to go down the road of holding government attorneys in contempt but gave a history lesson on
DeepSeek built a Claude Code rival, then quadrupled its prices
Start with the money, because it is the part every developer noticed. From 16 August, a million output tokens through DeepSeek-V4-Pro costs $3.96 at peak
ClickHouse and Hud build a runtime feedback loop for AI-generated software
The growing use of AI in software development is changing the bottleneck for engineering teams. Generating code is becoming faster, but reviewing its potential impact
Fear and attacks grip Taybeh, the last all-Christian town in the West Bank
Historic Taybeh, a Palestinian Christian town in the occupied West Bank, targeted by settlers in coordinated attacks.
Record rainfall leaves four dead, thousands stranded in Japan
Record rainfall in Chiba claims lives as more than 22,000 households without power on busy Bon Buddhist holiday week.
Salvage work begins on tanker leaking oil off Oman, risk firm says
Environmental NGO Greenpeace warns that spill has rapidly expanded to 1,300 square kilometres, threatening ecosystems.