More than a third of the area charred by wildfires in Western North America can be traced back to fossil fuels, scientists find
Millions of acres scorched by wildfires in the Western US and Canada — an area roughly the size of South Carolina — can be traced back to carbon pollution from the world's largest fossil fuel and cement companies, scientists reported Tuesday.
2023-05-16 12:20
Communities in Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha intensifies
Aid agencies in Bangladesh and Myanmar say they are bracing for disaster and have launched a massive emergency plan as a powerful cyclone barrels toward millions of vulnerable people.
2023-05-13 14:53
Swiss village of Brienz evacuated over risk of imminent rockslide
Brienz's 100 residents, as well as the village's dairy cows, were given 48 hours to evacuate.
2023-05-13 12:57
Brazil launches a federal investigation into soccer match-fixing
Brazilian authorities have launched a federal investigation into soccer match-fixing, the country's Ministry of Justice and Public Security announced in a statement on Wednesday.
2023-05-12 16:15
1 of 2 inmates who escaped Philadelphia jail has been captured as police arrest woman accused of aiding their escape
A 21-year-old woman faces four felony charges after Philadelphia authorities accused her of helping two inmates escape a correctional facility -- one of whom has since been captured.
2023-05-12 13:27
Export-Import Bank Defies Biden Climate Vow With Indonesian Oil Refinery Loan
US Export-Import Bank leaders voted Thursday to lend $99.7 million to expand an oil refinery in Indonesia, bucking
2023-05-12 11:51
Australia government approves first new coal mine since elected
The government came to power a year ago promising greater action on climate change.
2023-05-12 10:20
Wildfire smoke from Alberta and British Columbia reaches US
Satellite images show much of Canada and parts of US blanketed by smoke from the Alberta wildfires.
2023-05-12 08:20
Trump appealing $5 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll civil suit
Former President Donald Trump is appealing the $5 million judgment awarded by the Manhattan federal jury that found he sexually abused and defamed former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.
2023-05-12 05:23
Trump files notice of appeal in lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll
WASHINGTON Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday filed a notice of appeal after a federal jury in
2023-05-12 04:50
The Hunter Biden scandal vortex is growing again
The allegations against Hunter Biden have been generally consistent for years, dating back to when then-President Donald Trump dispatched his political bagman Rudy Giuliani to dig up dirt around the time Joe Biden announced his run for the White House in 2019.
2023-05-12 00:21
Europe’s Drought-Riven Future Is Here, Decades Earlier Than Expected
A network of ditches dug in the Middle Ages has allowed farmers in the hillside hamlet of Letur
2023-05-11 22:57