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Colombia and Venezuela earthquakes: What made them so different?

NPR | By Katia Riddle

Published August 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM CDT

The earthquake that hit Colombia was deadly, but not nearly as tragic as the one that hit its neighbor Venezuela. That's because while the quakes were of similar size, they differed in other features.

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Katia Riddle

Katia Riddle is a correspondent on NPR’s science desk.

Substack's new AI-detection feature has divided its community

Zephyr Weinreich

Newsletter platform Substack recently unveiled a new feature that allows users to scan posts of 100 words or more to find out what percentage was AI — and it's polarized the community.
Lakers for sale, again? Pending sale would be 2nd since 2025

Steve Futterman, Jason Fuller, Justine Kenin, Ailsa Chang

The Los Angeles Lakers have been sold for the second time in two years. The new minority ownership stake holders, Bob Iger and Josh Kushner – brother to President Trump's son in law – Jared Kushner.
Months after being evacuated from Bahrain, military families await their next move

Steve Walsh

Sailors and family members who were evacuated from U.S. bases in the Middle East months ago are waiting for the military to figure out what will happen to the lives they left behind.
In West Bank's crumbling economy, some Palestinians turn to Israeli settlements to work

Frank Langfitt

Amid record-setting attacks by settlers, Palestinian workers in the West Bank try to balance their need to earn a living working for Israeli factories and their anger towards the occupation.
Boston-area trial draws attention to post-partum psychosis

Deborah Becker

A mom is on trial for killing her children. Her defense says she had post-partum psychosis. Psychiatrists hope the case brings attention to the need for better diagnosis and treatment for the illness.