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Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Trudy has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moves toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast

October 17, 2026

Environment

New wildfire in Southern California explodes in size, burning multiple homes

October 16, 2026

Environment|Science

Brewing nor’easter to stir up days of trouble for the Outer Banks and Mid-Atlantic

October 17, 2026

Arts|Environment|Travel|World

A fire guts a Bangladeshi beach resort, killing 10 people

A fire has gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh, killing 10 people and injuring four

October 17, 2026

Arts|Election|Environment|Finance

Protester interrupts Maine Senate debate and confronts GOP Sen. Collins on data centers

During Maine's Senate debate Thursday night, a protester shouted at GOP Sen. Susan Collins about the impact of data centers, claiming they are “destroying” the climate. Collins immediately accused her Democratic opponent Troy Jackson of planting the protester, but Jackson said he did not know who the person was. The debate took a brief pause to remove the individual and then resumed.

October 16, 2026

Environment|Science|Travel

Exotic species appear off California thanks to an unusually strong El Niño

The longfin bigeye fish was spotted in California for the first time last month, and the first sea turtles of any kind

October 17, 2026

Police seek answers after children killed in Oregon school shooting

US police were investigating on Friday why a 16-year-old boy shot dead three children and a teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and how he got hold of the long gun used

October 16, 2026

Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home

Attorneys for Rep_ Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”

October 17, 2026

US air traffic controllers to get 2.8% pay raise under FAA deal

Thousands of US air traffic controllers will get a 2.8% pay raise retroactive to January 1 under a deal announced by the

October 16, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Anthropic signs lease for first Canadian data center

Anthropic has signed a lease with EverWind for data center capacity at Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, marking the Claude maker’s first data center agreement in Canada, a company

October 16, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Travel

WATCH LIVE: New England's having an 'elite' year, but there's fall foliage elsewhere, too

Leaf-peeping season is underway, but some areas of the U.S. are seeing lots more color than others

October 16, 2026

Environment

Painting Eisenhower Building would diminish historic character of White House complex, report says

A draft environmental assessment finds that President Donald Trump's plan to paint a 19th-century landmark office building next to the White House could harm its historic character

October 16, 2026

Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling

Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign

October 16, 2026

Environment|Science

Top global climate science body suspends meeting without deal on major review timeline

A meeting of the members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was suspended without an agreement on a timeline to publish its next review of

October 16, 2026

Economy|Environment|Technology

Nearly 12,000 California residents bought EVs using state rebate program

California said on Friday that nearly 12,000 residents bought electric vehicles since August using rebates under a new $270 million program funded by

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment

Hurricane Trudy strengthens slightly as it moves towards Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Trudy has strengthened slightly as it moves towards southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast, and could keep growing through Saturday

October 16, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers

October 16, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|World

Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988

Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988

October 16, 2026

Hurricane Trudy weakens but may regain strength off Mexican coast

Hurricane Trudy weakened on Friday but could regain strength in the coming hours, meteorologists warned, as the storm approached

October 16, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Data centers may benefit from massive rural utility loan, US official says

A record-breaking $3.3 billion loan from the U.S.

October 16, 2026

Russian strikes and winter hardship may drive more Ukrainians from homes, UN agency warns

Millions of Ukrainians face another winter of

October 16, 2026

Supertanker rates fall from record highs

The cost ‌of shipping oil on the largest tankers fell this week from record highs as demand eased following a wave of attacks on vessels in the Middle East

October 16, 2026

Economy|Environment|Finance|Science

Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit

Promises by nations to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to finance nature and increase protections for oceans around the globe are falling short ahead of a key U.N. biodiversity conference

October 16, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

For centuries, bird migration was a mystery – a tech revolution is changing that, and could help save these amazing creatures

An early clue came from storks found in Europe with African arrows in their bodies. Today, an atlas reveals hundreds of bird migration routes that are both complicated and remarkable.

October 16, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Americans want electric cars – they just can’t find them

Sales reveal how many cars people actually bought, but not how many they actually wanted. Prices, on the other hand, show how demand is changing.

October 16, 2026

UN says Gaza malnutrition gains fragile as commercial supplies halt

Gains in tackling malnutrition in Gaza remain fragile and could be undermined by disruptions to supplies entering the Palestinian enclave, the UN

October 16, 2026

Arts|Environment|Interview|Technology

AlertWildfire founder urges California homeowners to prepare as fall fire season intensifies

October 16, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know

October 16, 2026

Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kids

October 16, 2026

Catholics in Africa outnumber those in Europe, Vatican says

There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics compiled by its news agency Fides.

October 16, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment

LA fire survivors are set to lose case managers as standoff between California and FEMA drags on

A 78-year-old retired teacher whose California home was destroyed by a catastrophic wildfire faces losing her disaster case manager amid a funding standoff between the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency

October 16, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance|Sports

Canadian home sales fall in September as mortgage rates increase, CREA says

Canadian home sales extended their decline in September, after a drop in August, as higher mortgage rates and expectations of a Bank of Canada rate hike

October 16, 2026

Crime|Environment|US

Body found in barrel in Lake Mead identified as Arkansas man after DNA testing, Las Vegas authorities say

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Environment

Las Vegas officials identify a homicide victim whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead

Las Vegas officials have identified a homicide victim whose remains were found in a rusted barrel on a Lake Mead shore after the lake’s level was depleted amid drought

October 15, 2026

Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

The Trump administration has sued California election officials

October 15, 2026

Hurricane Trudy looms over Mexico's Pacific coast, severe rainfall expected

Hurricane Trudy moved parallel to Mexico's western coast on Thursday, threatening further rain and strong winds in a region already battered in recent weeks by storms

October 15, 2026

Asia|Environment

Indonesia's president ready to accept foreign assistance to combat fires, foreign minister says

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has agreed to accept assistance from neighbouring countries to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade, the country's

October 16, 2026

Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure

Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday,

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Lifestyle|Travel

Hurricane Trudy strengthens off Mexico’s coast with major storm expected

Hurricane Trudy has strengthened as it approaches the Pacific coast of Mexico

October 15, 2026

Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

October 16, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Brush fires spark in Southern California as hot weather and winds raise wildfire risk

Several brush fires are burning in Southern California, stoked by hot, windy weather that caused utility companies to shut off electricity for tens of thousands of people around the state

October 15, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

3M to argue Australia's $1.4 billion 'forever chemicals' lawsuit legally flawed, court hears

US conglomerate 3M plans to argue a landmark case brought by Australia over contamination from the company's use of PFAS "forever chemicals" in its

October 16, 2026

FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”

October 15, 2026

Arts|Environment

Hyundai to recall over 94,600 US vehicles over seat motor fire risk, NHTSA says

Hyundai Motor America is recalling 94,622 vehicles in the US over a fire risk while parked or driving due to the possibility that some front power seat motors could overheat, the US

October 15, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Environment|Science|Travel

A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated

Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park

October 15, 2026

US plan to ease shadow fleet sanctions unlikely to free up many tankers, analysts say

A potential Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on vessels that have transported sanctioned oil and fuel would likely have limited impact on

October 16, 2026

Environment|Science

US winter is likely to be wetter and warmer, forecasters say. If you want more snow, look south

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the U.S. winter will likely be wetter and warmer, but not necessarily snowier, due to El Niño

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe|Finance

Diesel's surge is starting to push other prices around. Here's how

The skyrocketing price of diesel is plain for Americans to see anytime they fuel up their cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, though only a fraction of US drivers own a

October 16, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Bird flu caused the death of Jackie, a California bald eagle who captured hearts

Officials say bird flu caused the death of a bald eagle named Jackie who had become an internet sensation and a symbol of the species’ recovery in California

October 15, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|World

Factory championing women workers named world’s best new building

October 16, 2026

IEA to speed up oil stocks release including over 20 million barrels of diesel

The International Energy Agency agreed on Thursday to release over 20 million barrels of diesel to the

October 15, 2026

Progress toward a US-Mexico tariff deal has stalled, WSJ reports

Progress toward a US-Mexico tariff deal has stalled after opposition from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar

October 15, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Indonesian rescue centre takes in more orangutans as fires rage

In the jungles of Indonesian Borneo, a rehabilitation centre is taking in more orangutans as the country's worst

October 15, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

A super El Niño winter is coming and the first official forecast is in

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance|Health

US delays small imports rule that raised alarm over prescription drug costs

The US government has delayed by 90 days implementation of new customs requirements for small international mail shipments, a move that should forestall higher

October 15, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Science

Rotting meat smell sparks protest at Mexico's screwworm sterile-fly plant

A rotten smell hanging over a town in Mexico's southern Chiapas state drove residents into the streets on Thursday

October 15, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Global EV sales fall 2% in September, ending six-month growth streak

Global demand for electric vehicles fell 2% in September, ending six consecutive months of growth, as record sales in Europe were not enough to offset sharp declines

October 15, 2026

Brent steady as US weighs easing sanctions on global 'shadow fleet'

Brent crude was little changed on Thursday as investors weighed possible US steps to ease restrictions on the world’s "shadow fleet" of tankers, while

October 15, 2026

Environment|Science

Brazil investigates Amazon wildfires that disrupt daily life and have fueled political attacks

Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in Amazon wildfires was orchestrated

October 15, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance

Is the world pricing the risk of a US diesel export ban?

If the US imposed a ban on its diesel exports, as some lawmakers are calling for, it would roil the global market.

October 15, 2026

IMF says African economies performing well despite shocks from the Iran war

The head of the International Monetary Fund’s Africa department says African economies have managed to weather the energy crisis brought on by the Iran war

October 15, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Why is the haze so bad in Southeast Asia this year?

Months of sustained wildfires in Indonesia have caused a spike in respiratory illnesses and blanketed several Southeast Asian countries in hazardous haze, with Singapore

October 15, 2026

Oil shipping costs spike, lifting prices from pump to grocery

When the oil supertanker Esteem Explorer sails from the United States to Japan in late November, loaded with about 2

October 15, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports|Travel

Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 3 deaths

A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least three people

October 15, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Scientists knew the Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’

October 15, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Indonesia's new disaster mitigation chief plans to assess foreign aid to tackle wildfires

Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they would consider offers of foreign assistance to tackle the country's biggest forest fires in over a decade after President

October 15, 2026

Business|Environment|Political

Indonesia president replaces disaster agency chief

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto appointed Kristomei Sianturi as his new disaster mitigation agency chief on Thursday, his office said.

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Technology

Governments globally to turn to non-dollar bonds amid AI-driven liquidity crunch, Citi banker says

Governments and state entities

October 15, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Copper squeeze breathes new life into old mines

In 1899, the Mt Lyell mine in Tasmania produced some 9,500 metric tons of copper.

October 15, 2026

Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|Food

This Chinese export boom really has legs – and wings

(This story has been refiled to correct the type of duck subject to European anti-dumping probe in paragraph 6.)

October 15, 2026

Environment|Science

Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo

Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours

October 15, 2026

Asia|Environment

In Sri Lanka, human-elephant conflict takes deadly toll

Clad in his khaki wildlife officer’s uniform, Dewagiri Mudiyanselage Thilakaratne Bandara rides his motorbike the

October 15, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro slightly leads Lula in Brazil runoff, Quaest poll shows

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro was seen slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heading into the October 25 presidential runoff, a Quaest poll showed on

October 15, 2026

Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House

October 14, 2026

Asia|Environment|Science|World

Singapore pollution spikes, East Timor shuts schools as Indonesia wildfire haze intensifies

Pollution readings in Singapore reached their highest level this year on Wednesday while East Timor shut its schools for three days in response to

October 14, 2026

China buys 8-10 US soybean cargoes in first deals since Trump-Xi summit, sources say

Chinese state buyers purchased 8-10 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans this week, the first such deals since the September summit between Presidents Donald

October 14, 2026

Barbados joins push for global panel to tackle inequality

Barbados is joining a group of countries calling for the establishment of an international panel to address inequality, at a time when heightened geopolitical

October 14, 2026

Economy|Environment|Food|MidEast

Gazans harvest dregs of olive groves bulldozed and cut off by Israel

Haidar Abu Middain, 60, lifts a desiccated bough of a fallen olive tree and tosses it aside in the barren dirt of what was once one

October 14, 2026

Taiwan plans to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska pipeline project

Taiwan is planning to buy liquefied natural gas from a U.S. project once extraction starts and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it

October 14, 2026

Asia|Business|Environment|Europe|Technology

VinFast-linked taxi operator GSM launches US service in Los Angeles

Vietnamese electric taxi operator Green and Smart Mobility (GSM), a partner of VinFast said on Wednesday it launched its all-electric ride-hailing and taxi service in Los

October 14, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

China September rare earth exports rise 6.7% from a year earlier

China's exports of rare earths in September rose 6.7% from the prior year, customs data showed on Wednesday, as overseas buying improved after a summer lull.

October 14, 2026

Iowa faces a reckoning over water quality and cancer rates in midterm campaigns

Iowa is grappling with water quality and cancer rates, bringing these issues to the forefront of state politics

October 14, 2026

Environment|Science

Indonesia relocates 8 orangutans into protected forest after rescue from wildfires

Eight endangered orangutans rescued from areas of Indonesia’s Borneo ravaged by wildfires have been released into a protected forest

October 13, 2026

Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil

October 14, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

From climate-driven disasters to Rohingya refugee camps, solar kits help keep the lights on

Mohammed Saber and his family rely on a solar kit for electricity at the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack they call home at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

October 14, 2026

Environment

New York City’s iconic horse-drawn carriages expected to take their last trot

October 14, 2026

MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is 'not unique’

The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique

October 13, 2026

Trump says Houthis trying to drive up oil prices ahead of US midterm elections

President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Yemen's Houthi militants of deliberately trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the US midterm

October 13, 2026

Oil prices settle mixed, focus on US-Russia diesel deal, Saudi Yemen attacks

Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as hopes the US-Russia diesel deal could free up more supplies from Moscow offset attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen that could

October 13, 2026

CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids

October 13, 2026

Environment|Science

No black-footed ferrets found in Meeteetse, 40 years after a rescue saved the species

Wyoming wildlife managers report no black-footed ferrets are being detected in the Absaroka Range foothills near Meeteetse, a key conservation area for the species

October 13, 2026

Education|Environment|Europe

Greta Thunberg backs French high school protests over run-down schools

Greta Thunberg has thrown her support behind high school protesters in France

October 13, 2026

Environment|Science

A big cooldown will drop temperatures to their lowest levels in months

October 13, 2026

Environment

Argentina seeks tribunal order against UK oil activity near Falklands

Argentina's government said on Tuesday it had filed a request for provisional measures with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea seeking to

October 13, 2026

Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says

Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies,

October 13, 2026

Economy|Environment|Food|Science

Americans are stressed about grocery prices, so why do they toss or overlook so much ‘misfit’ food?

Quality, rather than discounts or environmental benefits, is what’s needed to encourage shoppers to consider odd-shaped produce.

October 13, 2026

European automakers urge support as VW warns of 'enormous pressure'

European automakers urged policymakers on Tuesday to do more to help them cope with Chinese competition and the shift to electric

October 13, 2026

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia help Iran, contradicting US intelligence

President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Environmentalists picket African Energy Week, urging an end to new oil and gas exploration

Climate activists in South Africa have picketed outside the African Energy Week conference, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment|Technology

Stellantis CEO sees eventual US EV shift, says auto industry becoming more regional

The US auto market will eventually embrace electrification despite a slow uptake of electric vehicles so far, Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said on Tuesday, predicting the

October 13, 2026

Environment|Science

Storms cause 5 deaths in Mexico as flood risk eases in southwestern US

Hurricane Simon is still pounding Mexico's Pacific coast as it remains offshore

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Travel

Saudi capital's airport to remain shut this week as airlines cancel services

Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh's international airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped flights

October 12, 2026

Asia|Environment

ASEAN foreign ministers to tackle transboundary haze in November meetings

ASEAN foreign ministers will during a meeting next month seek to tackle the transboundary haze blanketing parts of the region, the bloc's chair, the Philippines, said on

October 13, 2026

IMF cuts Latin America, Caribbean growth forecasts on energy shock, little AI boost

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean for this year and next and said most of the region was getting little lift

October 13, 2026

Environment|Science

Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño

El Niño and other factors have combined to turbocharge the central and eastern Pacific hurricane region to record activity

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment

Judge blasts Trump's DOJ over 'inexcusable' tree removal at DC golf course

A US judge said on Monday that she was "furious" with Justice Department lawyers for their conduct in a lawsuit seeking to halt the Trump administration’s

October 12, 2026

Africa|Arts|Economy|Environment|World

Congo's former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political-military coalition to replace the AFC-M23 alliance fighting government forces in eastern Congo, taking a

October 13, 2026

Environment|Science

300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common

A new study compared the glaciers in the Lower 48 states today against historical data from the mid-20th century. The results show the region’s vulnerabilities as temperatures rise.

October 13, 2026

Environment|Science

California is taking a beating from an unusually destructive 2026 Pacific hurricane season

Tropical storms rarely survive in the cool water off California, but waves from storms far to the south can still damaged coastal areas. And flooding rain can sweep in.

October 13, 2026

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been

October 12, 2026

Environment|Science

Black bear cub with head stuck in jar for days rescued by N.C. wildlife officials

October 13, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

"Massive shellfish die-offs continue" along Maine coast due to red tide

October 12, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

How much rain can a hurricane make, and does the storm size matter?

Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.

October 12, 2026

Environment|Travel|World

More than 100 foreign trekkers stranded in flood-hit region of Nepal, official says

More than 100 foreign trekkers are stranded at different locations after the flooding of a river in central Nepal at the weekend swept away hiking trails

October 12, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Travel

Top oil executives dropped from event schedule after Riyadh attacks

Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as Saudi authorities pressed ahead with

October 12, 2026

Asia|Environment|World

Wildfires spread into residential areas in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung, destroying over 300 houses

Forest and land fires in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung province have spread into a densely populated residential area, the local disaster mitigation agency said on Monday,

October 12, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|World

Siberian hunters declare open season on bears after spate of deadly attacks

A brown bear bounds across the Siberian taiga before two hunters close in on their prey. Three shots ring out and the bear quickly drops dead in the long grass.

October 12, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance

TotalEnergies expands US venture with KKR with 700 MW portfolio

TotalEnergies said on Monday it is expanding its joint venture with KKR in the United States with an additional renewables portfolio valued at $1.2 billion.

October 12, 2026

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

October 12, 2026

Economy|Environment|Europe|Science

EU eyes COP31 climate deal to accelerate CO2 cuts, document shows

The European Union will use next month's COP31 climate summit to push for agreement on a "package" of efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions heating

October 12, 2026

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm

October 11, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports|World

Hurricane Simon weakens to Category 3 as rains flood Mexico's Pacific coast

By Alberto Fajardo and Daniel Becerril MANZANILLO, Mexico Oct 11 - Hurricane Simon weakened to a Category 3 storm on Sunday as it moved parallel to Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing strong winds and

October 12, 2026

Arts|Asia|Environment|Finance|Science

As rising waters flood homes and temples, villagers protest India's $87 billion river-linking project

Standing knee-deep in the Ken River, with mud smeared on her face to symbolize a connection to land her family has farmed for more

October 12, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|World

Panama suffers over 200 aftershocks after Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Panama Oct 11 - Panama has recorded more than 200 aftershocks following Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake that damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure across the

October 12, 2026

139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 on board capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said

October 11, 2026

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

October 11, 2026

Villages evacuated as flash flood from Budhi Gandaki River hits northern Nepal

Residents in north central Nepal have evacuated after flash flooding on the Budhi Gandaki River

October 11, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Halloween spider web decorations can trap and kill bats, experts warn

October 11, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports|Travel

Post-tropical storm lashing southwest with coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds

October 11, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|World

Indonesia moves 8 endangered orangutans to safety after Borneo fires

Indonesian authorities and conservation workers successfully moved eight orangutans to a safe location after the endangered primates' homes were destroyed by wildfires in

October 11, 2026

Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, 5 missing

Nepali authorities urged villagers on Sunday to move to safer places after a flood in a river in the central part of the country swept away several houses

October 11, 2026

Arts|Environment

4 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast

At least four people died after the first hurricane of the Atlantic season roared onto the Florida Panhandle and carved a path into the Southeast

October 10, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Travel|World

South Korea completes Arctic-Europe commercial voyage, eyes regular service despite risks

A South Korean container ship completed the country's first commercial round trip to Europe via the Arctic on Sunday, as authorities bank on the route helping

October 11, 2026

Houthi strike on Saudi airport kills 12, worst attack on kingdom in a decade

At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in an attack on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, the deadliest in the

October 10, 2026

Arts|Environment

Puerto Vallarta boards up as Hurricane Simon hits Category 4 strength

Hurricane Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm as it barrels toward Mexico’s coast

October 10, 2026

Arts|Environment

The Latest: Isaias drops heavy rain on Alabama as Mexico's Pacific coast prepares for Simon

Isaias has weakened after making landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast near Destin, Florida

October 10, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|Travel|World

Panama declares a state of emergency as powerful quake aftershocks rattle communities

Panama's government has declared a state of emergency following two powerful earthquakes that shook the country

October 10, 2026

Environment|Political|Sports

Crews begin clearing 169 trees at DC golf course Trump plans to convert to championship course

October 11, 2026

At least 4 dead as Isaias pushes further inland across Southeast

October 10, 2026

Business|Environment|Sports

Park service could remove more than 500 trees at historic golf course Trump wants to redesign

The National Park Service has begun a new round of tree-cutting at a historic golf course near the White House as the Trump administration proceeds with a plan to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level course

October 11, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports

Isaias kills four, about 670,000 without power after landfall

Four people died after Hurricane Isaias made landfall early on Saturday, and about 670,000 residents in Florida, Alabama,

October 10, 2026

Man dies after entering tiger enclosure at UK wildlife park

October 10, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Wildfires threaten Indonesia's orangutans as rescuers find injured animals

Wildfires sweeping across Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive

October 10, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|US

Isaias makes landfall as hurricane, hammering US Gulf Coast with powerful winds, dangerous flooding

Isaias has crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain to Alabama and the Florida Panhandle

October 09, 2026

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Latino nonprofits start their own shops to make helping small businesses their business

Despite both a rise in costs and fears around immigration crackdowns, some Latinos are committing to championing other Latino entrepreneurs by offering access to a storefront

October 10, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

How Hurricane Isaias broke through to become the first Atlantic hurricane in an extremely quiet 2026 season

An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play important roles.

October 09, 2026

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Florida Panhandle with destructive winds and storm surge

October 09, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

The Latest: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall along the US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, which still includes extremely dangerous winds and extensive damage

October 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment|Sports|Technology

Strong Panama quake shakes nation, but avoids major destruction

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging buildings and sending thousands into the streets, but the country

October 10, 2026

Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of

October 10, 2026

Arts|Environment

Hurricane Simon strengthens off Mexico's Pacific coast, threatens tourist region

Hurricane Simon is rapidly intensifying off Mexico's Pacific coast, packing sustained winds of 110 mph (177 kph) as it churns toward a stretch

October 09, 2026

Justice Department won't enforce registration rules on silencers and certain guns after court ruling

The Justice Department has moved to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles and other certain guns without registering them with the federal government following a court ruling that struck down provisions of a key law

October 10, 2026

Environment|Lifestyle|Science

Why fall yard care could start with doing less – but not nothing

Fallen leaves provide essential winter habitat for native pollinators and provide natural mulch for the soil. If you have to clear some leaves, don’t get rid of them entirely: Move them out of sight.

October 10, 2026

Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now

Republican nominees for Senate, the U.S. House and governor’s offices across the country are sidestepping President Trump or openly distancing themselves as they debate Democratic opponents before Election Day

October 09, 2026

EU and China strike interim trade deal that could cut Chinese hybrid exports, EU envoy says

China and the European Union have reached a broad initial agreement to ease trade tensions

October 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment

‘Zero tolerance for disruptions.’ Hurricane Isaias could mess with America’s refining nerve center

October 10, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment|Finance|Science

US pledges tens of millions to UN bodies in Geneva, sources say

The United States has pledged tens of millions of dollars to UN organisations in Geneva, sources said - a move diplomats said showed

October 09, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health|Science|Travel

Tornado hits Sicilian towns following summer heat-wave

Vehicles were overturned and two people seriously injured on Friday when a tornado swept through the Sicilian city of Marsala and neighbouring towns,

October 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment

Hurricane Isaias could nudge fuel prices higher if Gulf of Mexico refineries lose power

Hurricane Isaias is forecast to miss the oil industry’s biggest hubs along the Gulf Coast

October 09, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Sports

Hurricane Simon strengthens to a Category 2 storm, the National Hurricane Center says

Hurricane Simon has strengthened to a Category 2 storm, approaching Mexico's coast as a major hurricane this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center

October 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Health

Hurricane Isaias strengthens as US Gulf Coast prepares for landfall

Hurricane Isaias strengthened on Thursday as it barreled toward the US Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Florida and emergency declarations in

October 08, 2026

Delta warns of more airline capacity restraint as fuel shock hits profits

Delta Air Lines said on Friday that the industry may need to curb flight growth further next year to protect profitability, as

October 09, 2026

Tracking oil prices and US gas prices amid Iran conflict

March 09, 2026

Economy|Environment|Europe|Science

In parched Hungary, volunteers build their own dams to hold onto vanishing water

In a bone-dry valley in Hungary, forest workers and volunteers piled up terraces of logs and deadwood, hoping to catch any

October 09, 2026

How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall

The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico

October 09, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

El Niño's storm-killer winds and climate's warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias

A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s hot storm-fueling waters are battling for the core and future of land-approaching Hurricane Isaias and the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning

October 09, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Data centers make heat all year long – here’s how the ground can hold onto it until winter

Rocks deep underground can be used to hold heat until it’s needed.

October 09, 2026

US diesel prices remain high despite Trump's moves to boost supplies

US diesel prices remain at near-record highs, up 70% since the US-Israeli war on Iran began despite two recent moves by

October 09, 2026

Arts|Environment

Virginia county board sues to block Trump's proposed triumphal arch

Local authorities in Arlington, Virginia, sued the US Department of Interior and National Park Service seeking to block President Donald Trump's

October 09, 2026

New Trump rules will make it harder for farmers to access US funds for energy projects

President Donald Trump's looming changes to a rural energy program that has distributed billions of dollars in recent years will make it

October 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|World

Tesla's China-made EV sales quicken in September

Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales rose 5% from a year earlier in September, picking up from a 3.6% increase in August, as the company's sales rebound in Europe

October 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Food|Science

Bigger US corn stocks fuel doubts about USDA livestock feeding data

The US Department of Agriculture on Friday is expected to lower its estimate of how much of last year's corn harvest was fed to livestock after it reported a

October 09, 2026

One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why

October 09, 2026

Environment|Science

Inside the deadlock at the world's top climate science body

The decision was expected to take minutes.

October 09, 2026

Glencore sees electrification trend driving strong uptake for Australia listing

Glencore expects strong demand from investors seeking exposure to trend toward electrification when it lists in Australia next week, CEO Gary Nagle said

October 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance

Soaring freight rates threaten Asia's appetite for US crude

Tanker freight rates soaring to record highs are putting US crude oil out of reach for Asian refiners, pushing them to seek alternatives from the Middle

October 09, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Once near extinction, these giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles, survey finds

October 09, 2026

Arts|Environment|Travel|World

Storm Simon seen exploding into major hurricane before hitting Mexico

Tropical Storm Simon is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a major hurricane before striking Mexico's Pacific coast this weekend, threatening destructive winds, life-

October 09, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Modi wants India to power the AI age. Residents are pushing back

The view from Indian engineer Tushar Shetty's Mumbai apartment captures a tension playing out around the world as the

October 09, 2026

Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport, and other Mideast developments

Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital and at the Riyadh airport where flights were halted

October 08, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Travel|US

US sued over plan to blast Utah canyon inscribed by 19th century 'Buffalo Soldiers,' European pioneers

Conservation groups sued the US government this week over plans to blast the cliff walls of an eastern Utah canyon and build an oil truck highway through an area

October 09, 2026

Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply

October 09, 2026

Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 with evacuations underway in the Gulf states

October 09, 2026

Environment|Science

Peek inside Georgia’s record-setting sea turtle nesting season

Loggerhead sea turtles have laid a record 4,292 nests on Georgia beaches this year, a significant rebound from 358 nests in 2004

October 09, 2026

Arts|Environment

New Brazil Congress poses risk to environmental legislation, campaign group says

Brazil's next Congress is likely to pose a greater obstacle to legislation to protect the environment after elections this month, according to a

October 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment

A week after flood, Omaha residents continue clean up, seek aid

October 09, 2026

Oil rises 4% on revived Middle East worries, Hurricane Isaias supply disruption

Oil prices settled 4% higher on Thursday on revived concerns about the ongoing war in the Middle East and growing supply disruptions due to a hurricane

October 08, 2026

Crime|Environment|Sports

3 men who pleaded guilty to poaching bobcats in New Hampshire had ties to law enforcement

October 09, 2026

Environment|Science

Unusual sighting! Young black bear spotted at Morro Rock

October 09, 2026

Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation

A witness says explosions have rocked Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, including a blast at the international airport

October 08, 2026

Arts|Environment|Food|Technology

The Waffle House Index helps Southerners — and FEMA — gauge a storm's severity

For some residents of storm-prone Southeastern states, the best indicator of a hurricane’s severity can be found at the local Waffle House

October 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment

Brazil's tight election raises questions over fate of its climate-finance push

Brazil's tight presidential election has some investors, executives and climate-focused businesses worried that a government

October 08, 2026

Venezuela's Maduro charged in US with ordering torture of opponents, Americans

US prosecutors on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and

October 08, 2026

Nicolás Maduro and his wife face new charges over alleged torture of Americans

October 08, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Strawberry farmer hopes steam holds the key to healthy soil and a better crop

California strawberry farmers have applied steam to fields as an alternative to chemical fumigants used to kill soil-borne diseases

October 08, 2026

Turkey says Russia, Ukraine increasing attacks in Black Sea ahead of winter

Intensifying attacks by Russia and Ukraine ahead of the winter are further endangering navigational safety in the Black Sea, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan

October 08, 2026

Arts|Asia|Crime|Environment

Dozens protest in Tokyo after Marine accused of murder in Okinawa

Dozens of protesters lined up in front of Japan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday after a US Marine was accused of killing a woman in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, many

October 08, 2026