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An Avianca airplane is parked at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)
MIDAIR NIGHTMARE

8 Hospitalized as Severe Turbulence Strikes New York Flight

Ambulances were already waiting on the tarmac when the plane made an emergency landing around 3.30 a.m. on Friday.

Will Neal

PEREIRA, COLOMBIA - AUGUST 10: People gather in the streets after a powerful earthquake struck Colombia, killing at least 18 people and causing damage in Pereira, Colombia, on August 10, 2026. The earthquake was felt across much of the country, with authorities continuing to assess the extent of the damage and possible additional casualties. (Photo by Alexis Munera/Anadolu via Getty Images)
‘YOU ARE NOT ALONE’

Colombia Earthquake Death Toll Rises as Buildings Crumble

The 7.4-magnitude quake could be felt in at least three neighboring countries.

Fiona O'Reilly

ICE shooting in Maine
Opinion
MURDER MACHINE

How ICE Gunmen Exposed Moral Vacuum in a Few Callous Seconds

They shot Joan Sebastian Guerrero in front of his pajama-wearing daughter, threw him to the ground, then cuffed him.

Michael Daly

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on August 01, 2025 in Washington, DC.
HANDS OFF MY SOCIALIST

Trump Admin Halts His Fave Dem From Meeting Global Leader

The administration did not want the two leftist leaders to convene.

Vic Verbalaitis

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HIPPOCALYPSE

Billionaire Tries to Save Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’

The hippos descend from a small group imported in the 1980s by drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Martha McHardy

Hippo
HIPPOCALYPSE

Roaming ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Will Soon Be No More

Dozens descended from animals once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar are set to be culled.

Martha McHardy

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during speeches at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.
NOT EXACTLY GANDHI

All the Times Trump Claimed He Was the ‘Peace President’

Trump promised “no new wars,” then launched military operations across three continents.

Tom Latchem

American Airlines Boeing 737
CLOSE CALL

American Airlines Flight Lands With Suspected Bullet Hole

The flight landed at José María Córdova International Airport in Colombia.

Muskaan Arshad

US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks during the House Republican Party (GOP) member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
MIND GAMES

Trump, 79, Admits There Is One Thing That Can Stop Him

The president says there is one limit to his power.

Cameron Adams

Donald Trump
ABOUT-FACE

TACO Trump Sucks Up to Country He Threatened to Invade

Trump had previously told the Colombian president to “watch his a--.”

Catherine Bouris

Ambassador Richard Grenell (L), Kennedy Center President, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) onstage at the 48th Kennedy Center Honors Medallion Reception
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME

Secret MAGA Battle Left Trump Goon With Massive Loss

The West Wing clash reportedly set the course for the Maduro raid.

Tom Latchem

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