Positive results for AI-assisted breast cancer detection, says Swedish trial
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Midnight fireworks as Pakistan Independence Day celebrations begin
Fireworks lit up Karachi’s sky at midnight as Pakistanis celebrated the country’s 76th Independence Day. (August 14) (AP Video/Muhammad Farooq)
Faith leaders help Maui deal with loss after deadly wildfires
At a Sunday Mass at a church in Kapalua, Clarence Silva, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu, appealed to somber parishioners not to abandon their faith. (August 14) (AP Video/Haven Daley)
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Here’s the latest: Death toll in Maui wildfires climb to 93; Pope Francis offers prayers for victims of the wildfires; House explosion and fire in Western Pennsylvania kills 5 including child; Perseid meteor shower reached its peak this weekend. (Augus…
Maui fire death toll rises, making it the deadliest US wildfire for over a century
Hawaii Governor Josh Green said on Saturday the death toll from devastating wildfires on the island of Maui had risen to 89, making it the deadliest in the U.S. in the past century. Green told a news conference the figure would rise further as the emer…
Rare glimpse of jailed Hong Kong publisher
The Associated Press has attained rare visuals of Jimmy Lai, the jailed publisher and prominent pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong.
Number of deaths caused by extreme heat difficult to count
Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don’t really know how many people die in the U.S. each year because of high temperatures in an ever warming world. (August 13) (AP Video: Kendria LaFleur)
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Lahaina residents who lost their homes during Maui wildfires recall their ordeal
Deadly wildfires that swept with alarming speed and strength through the Hawaiian island of Maui reduced hundreds of homes to ash, sending emergency workers scrambling Saturday to find temporary housing for those lucky enough to survive a conflagration…
One dead and several unaccounted for after house explosion in Pennsylvania
Authorities say one person is dead, another was critically injured and several people are unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others. (August 12)
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Displaced Maui residents take refuge at an emergency shelter
The Red Cross based in Wailuku provided aid and relief supplies for those affected by the wildfires in Maui. (August 12) (AP Video: Haven Daley)