Climate disasters can elicit despair when they go viral. These activists found inspiration
Imagine this: You receive a warning about a raging wildfire near your home. The air won’t stop filling with acrid smoke, and the sky has turned from blue to an eerie orange.
Or this: You’ve heard about a massive coal ...Read more
What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon
LOS ANGELES — Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won't be making an impact.
Instead, it'll be what space enthusiasts have dubbed a mini-moon, and it will stick around to orbit...Read more
Don Johnson recalls his wild level of fame during 'Miami Vice': 'Security 24/7'
MIAMI — It’s been 40 years since “Miami Vice” first took custody of our TV sets, but Don Johnson remembers starring in the iconic show like it was yesterday.
Mostly, he remembers the fans. Especially the female ...Read more
Burns and bison and bears, oh my! Yellowstone warns about hazards after woman falls into thermal pool
A New Hampshire woman suffered third-degree burns at Yellowstone National Park this week after accidentally breaking the crust of a thermal pool and plunging her leg into the scalding hot water, according to the National ...Read more
Scientists become a source of hope and information on TikTok, Instagram
Peter Neff understands the allure of the world’s fifth-largest continent.
The camera roll on his phone is brimming with videos and photos of his trips to Antarctica, where the glaciologist and climate scientist has ...Read more
Trump says Jewish voters would 'have a lot to do with a loss'
WASHINGTON — Republican nominee Donald Trump told an antisemitism summit that Jewish voters could be to blame if he ultimately lost the presidential election and complained that he had not “been treated right” after ...Read more
Helping People Has Become A Full-Time Job For Friend
DEAR ABBY: I enjoy helping my friends, my partner and family members. I feel doing good deeds is important in my retirement. My hands are pretty full with getting my elderly dad to medical visits, and I also visit him ...Read more
University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger to make first appearance in Boise courtroom
BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, will make his first appearance in an Ada County courtroom next week.
Idaho 4th District Judge Steven Hippler...Read more
Is Big Bird racist? In Sesame Place racial bias trial, a federal jury says no
PHILADELPHIA — Two years after a viral video mired the Bucks County amusement park Sesame Place in a firestorm of racial controversy, a lawyer for families alleging their children had been discriminated against by the ...Read more
Suspicious package reported at California Secretary of State headquarters in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, California — Authorities are investigating after a suspicious package arrived at the California Secretary of State’s headquarters in downtown Sacramento, but its contents were determined to be “non-...Read more
'An abundance of caution': Here's why an Idaho school just canceled homecoming parade
BOISE, Idaho — The Caldwell School District has canceled Friday’s Caldwell High School homecoming parade because of “possible threats,” according to a letter sent out to families and the media.
“Although there ...Read more
Pennsylvanians rallied outside the National Constitution Center after Trump spread false claims about Haitian immigrants there last week
PHILADELPHIA — On the stone sidewalk in front of the National Constitution Center, a crowd of roughly 30 people gathered Thursday to wave the Haitian flag, cheer, and chant in support of the Haitian community amid ...Read more
Burt Jones' texts show internal GOP rifts over Trump during 2020 election battle
ATLANTA — Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones sent a series of texts critical of fellow Republicans as he worked to help former President Donald Trump overturn his narrow defeat in the weeks following the 2020 election, ...Read more
Trump decries Fed rate cut as 'political move' that won't work
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point was a “political move” and that a smaller cut would ...Read more
Exploding pagers sound global alarm for supply-chain security
Thousands of pagers and other devices exploding in Lebanon this week mark a new and deadly escalation in the use of supply chains against adversaries, giving new urgency to global leaders’ drive to reduce their ...Read more
At DC event, Trump vows to bring back travel ban, bar Gaza refugees from entering US
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate his travel ban that barred people from some predominantly Muslim countries and expand it to prevent refugees from war-torn Gaza from entering the United ...Read more
Trump has embraced NC's Mark Robinson, calling him 'Martin Luther King on steroids'
A new report from CNN uncovering a series of offensive and alarming comments allegedly made by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on online forums years ago jolted the governor’s race Thursday.
The newly unearthed ...Read more
Department of Justice reviewing Kentucky's Madison County Schools after race discrimination settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday night is visiting Madison County and evaluating compliance with a settlement agreement to resolve race-based discrimination complaints in public schools.
Madison County Schools ...Read more
Top Taiwan court to rule on legal challenge to death penalty
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.
The announcement Friday afternoon...Read more
Federal judge throws out case over Mississippi Sound dolphin deaths. Here's why
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Coast governments and groups filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over dolphin deaths after the corps opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway, releasing Mississippi River water ...Read more
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