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India reaches 447-8 against Sri Lanka at stumps of rain-affected day 2 of 1st test 08/16/2026 10:02am • GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Devdutt Padikkal���s career-best 167 put India in command of the first test against Sri Lanka as it reached 447-8 (113 overs) in its first innings on day two Sunday. Padikkal���s maiden test century was again central to India���s innings, with Lokesh Rahul also scoring 82 a Bou Meng, a Cambodian artist and survivor of a Khmer Rouge torture center, has died at 85 08/16/2026 08:59am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) ��� Cambodian artist Bou Meng, one of only seven people known to have survived a notorious Khmer Rouge torture center in the Southeast Asian country in the late 1970s, has died. He was 85. His ability to paint portraits of the then-leader Pol Pot was why he was kept alive. From taekwondo champion to AIDS activist: DC's Bishop Rainey Cheeks dies at 74 08/16/2026 07:58am • D.C. native Bishop Kwabena Albert ���Rainey��� Cheeks, a taekwondo champion, minister and longtime HIV/AIDS activist, died Aug. 11. He was 74. Cheeks died at Georgetown University Hospital from complications related to a kidney transplant. He had also been battling cancer. The son of a D.C. go This summer���s hottest accessory: Sun protection 08/16/2026 07:46am • New York (CNN) ��� Frances Ling, a 29-year-old in Los Angeles, has a summer driving uniform. First, she buttons a long-sleeve cape with a hood, one that her boyfriend jokes make her look like ���a superhero.��� Next is a lightweight face mask that covers every inch of skin below her nose. Finally Republicans won the redistricting competition. Don't tell that to this California congressman 08/16/2026 07:42am • LINCOLN, Calif. (AP) ��� One thing Anne Smull, a retired feedstore owner, was looking forward to on Election Day was voting for the man who currently represents her in Congress, conservative Rep. Kevin Kiley. Now she can't. That's because California Democrats sliced Kiley's district six ways as pay Maryland man accused of peeping through Virginia woman's window 08/16/2026 07:39am • A woman said a man peered through her Northern Virginia-window on two consecutive nights earlier this month, leading to the arrest of a Maryland man on peeping and stalking charges, police said. Fairfax County police said officers responded around 10:25 p.m. Aug. 7 to the 5900 block of Coverdale Ben Franklin chose America. Son William chose the crown. This civil war is a microcosm of revolution 08/16/2026 07:38am • LONDON (AP) ��� In central London, near where tourists and business travelers board Eurostar trains to Paris, lies the burial place of Benjamin Franklin���s eldest son ��� a man whose life and family relationships were upended by his stance on the American Revolution. William Franklin was buried at Paris Saint-Germain strengthens its attack further by signing winger Mika Godts from Ajax 08/16/2026 07:01am • PARIS (AP) ��� Champions League titleholder Paris Saint-Germain strengthened its attack even further by signing left winger Mika Godts from Dutch club Ajax on a five-year deal. PSG announced the transfer late on Saturday without giving any financial details. Sports daily L'Equipe estimated the fee t Bangladesh claims historic first win in Australia with 9-wicket victory in 1st test 08/16/2026 06:08am • DARWIN, Australia (AP) ��� Bangladesh completed a stunning nine-wicket victory over Australia in the first test on Sunday, securing its first win on Australian soil and only its second victory over top-ranked Australia. After making a vital half-century with the bat, Mehidy Hasan Miraz took five wic Europe's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small Polish village 08/16/2026 05:12am • KONOTOPIE, Poland (AP) ��� An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe's tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, in the presence of legendary anti-communist leader Lech Walesa. Hundreds of people took part in the consecration of the monument, which towe A bus crash in Hungary kills 12 people, injures at least 10 others 08/16/2026 04:20am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� A passenger bus traveling on a highway in Hungary early Sunday went off the road and into a ditch where it overturned, killing 12 and injuring others, police said. The bus, which was carrying a group of Polish tourists, was traveling on eastbound lanes near the town of Mez Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state 08/16/2026 04:08am • Indiana authorities said at least five people have died as a result of severe storms and flooding across the state this week, as first responders used boats to rescue more people Saturday from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in Indianapolis. The state has been hammered over the Marlins take on the Reds after Marsee's 4-hit game 08/16/2026 04:01am • Miami Marlins (63-61, third in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (59-63, fourth in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Eury Perez (6-9, 3.39 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 128 strikeouts); Reds: Nick Lodolo (3-2, 4.86 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) LINE: Marlins -124, Reds Giants and Rockies meet with series tied 1-1 08/16/2026 04:01am • Colorado Rockies (49-74, fifth in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (51-72, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Gabriel Hughes (0-4, 5.61 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Giants: Blade Tidwell (0-0, 2.78 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) LINE: Gia Nationals face the Mets looking to break road slide 08/16/2026 04:01am • Washington Nationals (60-65, fourth in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (55-69, fifth in the NL East) New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (2-6, 5.79 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Mets: Christian Scott (3-3, 3.45 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 98 strikeouts) LINE: Mets -173, Na