False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised Rampant climate misinformation is turning the crisis into a catastrophe, according to the authors of a new report. It found climate action was being obstructed and delayed by false and misleading information stemming from fossil...
Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come
A team of 60 international scientists report that by early 2028 society will have emitted enough greenhouse gases that the Earth will be pretty much locked into hitting the internationally agreed upon preferred limit for global warming
Erick becomes a Category 3 major hurricane as it nears southern coastal Mexico
Erick becomes a Category 3 major hurricane as it nears southern coastal Mexico
2 men get life sentences in shooting death of 11-year-old outside stadium
Two men have been sentenced to lifelong terms in prison in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium in 2023 that prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban
Hundreds gather to remember slain Minnesota lawmaker and husband
Hundreds have gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol for a vigil to remember a prominent state lawmaker and her husband gunned down at their home
DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers
A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic
Key takeaways from the acquittal of Karen Read in her Boston police officer boyfriend’s death
Karen Read has walked out of a Massachusetts court a free woman after a jury found her not guilty of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend
Rebuilding one of the nation’s oldest Black churches to begin at Juneteenth ceremony
A groundbreaking is scheduled in Virginia for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches
New Hampshire’s Juneteenth celebration culminates with dance event
Though the Trump administration has been removing content on African American history from federal websites, Juneteenth remains a federal holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 23-29-50-64-67, Powerball: 11