Caribbean/Latin
Everyone can be influenced. You too!
August 28, 2026 -Criminal exploitation can begin with something that seems completely harmless. Someone may use what you want, miss or need to draw you...
Veteran Jamaican broadcaster Dervan Malcolm has died
August 28, 2026 -Veteran Jamaican broadcaster Dervan Malcolm, whose voice became a fixture on Power 106 FM during a career spanning more than three decades,...
King Charles to visit The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana in October
August 27, 2026 -Britain’s King Charles III will visit three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries later this year as part of a week-long tour that will...
Tropical Storm Dolly forms in Atlantic, could bring heavy rain to Leeward Islands
August 28, 2026 -Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the central tropical Atlantic on Thursday morning, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane...
Bunny Shaw reclaims PFA Women’s Player of the Year crow
August 26, 2026 -Khadijah “Bunny” Shaw has once again been recognized as the finest player in English women’s football, with the Jamaican international capturing the...
Aruba-Curaçao Ferry Faces Delay After Feasibility Study Tender Is Halted
August 26, 2026 -WILLEMSTAD, ORANJESTAD – Plans for a passenger ferry between Curaçao and Aruba have suffered a setback after the Aruban government halted the...
Entertainment
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
August 26, 2026 -Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in...
Buju Banton, Kes named grand marshals for New York Caribbean Carnival
August 26, 2026 -Reggae star Buju Banton and Trinidad and Tobago soca singer Kees Dieffenthaller, better known as Kes, have been named honorary grand marshals...
Portland’s Celene Hall crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2026
August 25, 2026 -Twenty-five-year-old businesswoman, artist and philanthropist Celene Hall was crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2026 on Sunday night, emerging victorious following the coronation at...
Miami Broward Carnival expands 2026 celebrations across Broward County
August 24, 2026 -Miami Broward Carnival has unveiled an expanded schedule for its 2026 staging, with events set to take place across Broward County over...
Kranium’s ‘Gal Policy’ gets the 50 Cent treatment in ‘Fightland’
August 25, 2026 -Kranium’s catalogue continues to find new audiences, with his 2020 dancehall hit “Gal Policy” securing a placement in Fightland, the gritty new...
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80
August 25, 2026 -NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise...
Business News
What the new US sanctions on Iran mean for European businesses
August 25, 2026 -The US has unveiled a sweeping expansion of secondary sanctions intended to sever Iran's remaining links to the global economy, warning...
German economy grows faster than estimated as exports rebound
August 25, 2026 -Europe's biggest economy expanded by more than expected between April and June, driven by strong exports, despite the disruption caused by the...
Tesla recalls nearly 3M vehicles in China over door handle safety risks
August 21, 2026 -HONG KONG (AP) — Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are making a major recall of more than 4 million vehicles over safety...
Wall Street week ahead: Reports on consumer confidence and inflation on tap
August 22, 2026 -NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will get key updates next week on closely-watched measures for consumer confidence and inflation. The latest...
Carney warned about economic coercion. Now Trump is testing the Canadian prime minister
August 23, 2026 -TORONTO (AP) — Mark Carney drew international attention as Canada’s prime minister by warning that middle powers must resist economic coercion by...
Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount
July 31, 2026 -The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years...
Sports
Bunny Shaw reclaims PFA Women’s Player of the Year crow
August 26, 2026 -Khadijah “Bunny” Shaw has once again been recognized as the finest player in English women’s football, with the Jamaican international capturing the...
Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will start US Open mixed doubles against team from qualifying
August 23, 2026 -NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will have to wait a little longer to learn their first opponent in...
Nick Gonzales’ 12th-inning RBI single sends Pirates past Padres 3-2
August 25, 2026 -SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nick Gonzales led off the 12th inning with an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped their three-game...
Caitlin Clark scores 37 points as the Fever beat the Sky 113-90
August 23, 2026 -CHICAGO (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 37 points and Kelsey Mitchell had 30, helping the Indiana Fever pull away from the Chicago...
Liberty beat the Fever 109-102 as Fiebich returns with 20 points in her first game since July 3
August 22, 2026 -NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Leonie Fiebich, playing her first game since July 3, added 20 to...
Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff to meet in first all-American Cincinnati women’s final in 56 years
August 22, 2026 -MASON, Ohio (AP) — Jessica Pegula beat defending champion Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff defeated Sara Bejlek on Saturday to set up...
Technology
A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
August 26, 2026 -A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant...
From iPods to wired headphones: Why more Gen Zers are picking retro tech
August 24, 2026 -As social media fatigue grows, Gen Zers are opting to take a break with retro devices like flip phones and vinyl records....
Meta smart glasses ban ignores Europe’s wider surveillance threat
August 21, 2026 -The German digital rights group filed a criminal complaint against Meta/Ray-Ban smart glasses, raising concerns about the proportionality and applicability of the...
Macron confirms school mobile phone ban effective from new term
August 24, 2026 -The ban on mobile phones in secondary schools "could take effect from the start of term next week", government spokesperson Maud Bregeon...
Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount
July 31, 2026 -The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years...
‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI model autonomously hacked a rival firm, fuelling fears of rogue agents
July 22, 2026 -OpenAI has admitted one of its models exploited a hidden flaw to escape a controlled test and break into Hugging Face's servers,...
