China’s summer of climate destruction
China sees both extreme heat and devastating floods, including in areas where flooding was unheard of.
2023-08-28 07:54
Tropical system could threaten the Gulf Coast and Florida this week
An area of showers and thunderstorms in the Caribbean Sea could develop into a tropical system as soon as Sunday, posing a risk to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico coast early next week.
2023-08-27 22:28
Biden spent August trying to escape Washington. But September realities await him
The end of a presidential summer vacation makes for some abrupt trade-offs. The beach for budget battles. Pilates for politics. Sunshine for special counsels.
2023-08-27 20:22
Trump campaign raises $7.1m following historic Georgia mugshot
Merchandise bearing the ex-president's scowling face at his arrest on Thursday is flying off the shelves.
2023-08-27 19:27
Haiti gang opens fire on protesters in capital, killing seven
Soaring gang violence in Haiti has left more than 2,400 people dead in 2023 alone.
2023-08-27 13:54
Jacksonville gunman was turned away from historically Black university before racist shooting that killed 3 at nearby store, authorities say
The gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday had earlier been turned away from the campus of a historically Black university -- just blocks away from the site of the shooting that targeted Black people, authorities said.
2023-08-27 13:50
Auctioneer exposed by BBC admits illegally selling rare ancient coins
Richard Beale has pleaded guilty over the sales of the $4m Eid Mar and parts of the "Gaza Hoard".
2023-08-27 10:27
How Putin's long friendship with Wagner boss Prigozhin turned ugly
It all began in St Petersburg when state security services mingled with the criminal underworld.
2023-08-27 08:48
In a rare win, a migrant worker sued his bosses in Singapore. And won
A manual laborer from India has successfully sued his employers in Singapore for negligence after he fell off the back of an overcrowded lorry, in a rare legal win for migrant workers that has renewed debate about their treatment in the wealthy city state.
2023-08-27 08:47
DeSantis super PAC pumps more than $12 million into major ad buy
Never Back Down, the super PAC backing Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, made major additions to its advertising reservations Friday, spending more than $12 million booking airtime in the fall, mostly in Iowa.
2023-08-27 00:21
A severe drought is affecting the Panama Canal. That's not a good sign for supply chains — or your holiday shopping
Panama is about halfway through its rainy season right now, and one of the wettest countries in the world is having one of its driest seasons on record.
2023-08-26 20:28
The science behind the Fukushima waste water release
The BBC takes a look at the science behind the controversial water release.
2023-08-26 10:24