The Arctic continues to deteriorate from global warming, not setting as many records this year as in the past, but still changing so rapidly that federal scientists call it alarming in their annual Arctic report card.
WASHINGTON – The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines, making them what officials believe are the first U.S. service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A truck carrying gasoline overturned and exploded in a fireball in northern Haiti, engulfing cars and homes in flames as it killed more than 50 people and injured dozens of others in the latest disaster to hit a country whose troubles deepened greatly this year.
Less than three months ago, the U.S. reached 700,000 COVID-19 deaths, and public health experts mused over whether the toll would reach a once-unthinkable 1 million.
Storm drenches Southern California with heavy rain LOS ANGELES – Rain drenched Southern California on Tuesday as a powerful storm slid down the state, snarling traffic as vehicles spun out and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires. Nearly 7 inches of rain fell before dawn in one area of Santa Barbara County, northwest of Los Angeles, the National Weather Service said.
SEOUL, South Korea – Too young. Too weak.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California regulators on Monday proposed reducing the discounts people who install home solar panels and storage systems get on their energy bills, meaning it will take a decade to recoup the costs of installation.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The organizers of the now-viral Dash for Cash event have apologized and are donating additional money to area teachers.
Fox News’ Murdoch buys Montana ranch from Koch Industries DILLON, Mont. – Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has bought a large cattle ranch in southwest Montana near Yellowstone National Park from a subsidiary of Koch Industries.
MAYFIELD, Ky. – An employee of the Kentucky candle factory where eight workers were killed by a tornado said Tuesday that a supervisor threatened her with written disciplinary action if she went home early because storms were approaching.