The Japanese city of Utsunomiya has suspended all 94 of the primary and middle schools that it operates on Monday after its first-ever bear sighting, a municipal official
June 08, 2026
The U.S.
June 08, 2026
Israel says Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war
June 07, 2026
The global airline industry nearly halved its 2026 profit forecast on Sunday, citing
June 07, 2026
Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran, the U.S. military is adjusting to an unusual state of conflict that is not full-
June 07, 2026
Russian forces deliberately struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's Chornobyl power plant, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, in an "
June 07, 2026
U.S. consumers haven’t stopped spending since the Iran war drove up fuel prices
June 06, 2026
Missing American student found dead in Japan after dayslong search
June 06, 2026
Soaring jet fuel prices driven by conflict in the Middle East are likely to push more airlines into bankruptcy and spur more sector consolidation this
June 07, 2026
A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania
June 03, 2026
Lubbock Feeders has been fattening cattle in West Texas since Dwight Eisenhower was U.S. president.
June 06, 2026
Pope Leo on Saturday urged global leaders to stop dividing their electorates with "sterile simplifications," calling on them to listen
June 06, 2026
Colorado team uses sonar, underwater drone to recover drowning victims and evidence
June 07, 2026
World Cup fans may need more than an hour to go through security at Boston Stadium
June 07, 2026
Where do the fish at the New England Aquarium in Boston come from? They're not plucked from the ocean.
June 07, 2026
The US college student missing in Japan has been found dead. Here’s a timeline of key moments in the case
June 06, 2026
Colombia’s presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities
June 06, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with Sen. Bernie Sanders to discuss public ownership in AI companies — a meeting that highlighted the tension between AI powerhouses and policymakers
June 06, 2026
A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was confirmed in Texas by the U.S.
June 06, 2026
Democrat Xavier Becerra has advanced to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an experienced choice to lead the nation’s most populous state
June 06, 2026
Anthropic is calling on major artificial intelligence labs to consider a coordinated and verifiable pause in development, warning that rapid advances in the
June 05, 2026
The U.N. food agency says millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high
June 06, 2026
East Asia’s tallest tree is the ‘Heaven Sword,’ an environmental guardian
June 06, 2026
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is concerned that a new factory isn’t expected to start work for more than a year on mitigating the New World screwworm fly infestation in his state
June 06, 2026
Two corporations bid on a handful of leases during the latest oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
June 05, 2026
A range of social movements in Mexico are capitalizing on impending FIFA World Cup celebrations next week to put pressure on authorities and make demands
June 06, 2026
The quiet Texas cattle town of La Pryor has become ground zero in the fight against screwworm after the first U.S. case in decades was detected
June 05, 2026
Russia's nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said on Friday that a Ukrainian drone had deliberately struck engineers demining an area around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear
June 05, 2026
Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana late on Thursday in the largest protest this week against a plan by a company linked to
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 04, 2026
Oklahoma prepares for potential spread of screwworm pest
June 06, 2026
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explains a need for an option to pause or slow AI advancement, as the technology could eventually build newer versions of itself, with enormous implications for the world.
June 05, 2026
The National Park Service says a ranger in Alaska fell into a crevasse and died on North America's tallest mountain
June 06, 2026
Police find 'explosive materials' at landscaping company
June 06, 2026
The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electricity in the next few years
June 06, 2026
A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the country
June 05, 2026
12 boats destroyed in fire at Cottage Park Yacht Club in Winthrop, Massachusetts
June 06, 2026
Inside the 6-year process of turning American football fields into World Cup pitches
June 06, 2026
Financial markets are underestimating the economic risks of biodiversity loss, potentially exposing countries to sovereign debt crises and sharply higher
June 05, 2026
Oil prices fell on Friday as traders gained confidence that renewed conflict between the U.S. and Iran was growing less likely.
June 05, 2026
Several large data centers and crypto facilities planning to connect to the Texas power grid ahead of peak summer demand have failed key reliability tests, raising
June 05, 2026
Companies that borrowed oil from the U.S.
June 05, 2026
Global oil inventories are running dangerously low as a deal to re-open tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has
June 05, 2026
Brooklyn man stuck in cave for hours in upstate New York recounts ordeal: "I couldn't pull myself out"
June 05, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer report the deaths of detainees who have been released from custody, in a change that could obscure the human cost of the Trump administration's mass detention policies
June 05, 2026
Helene's impact on homelessness in North Carolina will take time to resolve, advocate says
June 05, 2026
In a Gaza workshop, a group of men patch up pleasure dinghies with reclaimed fibreglass, wood and door frames pulled from the rubble, racing to get the boats
June 05, 2026
70-year-old accused of trying to drown injured 21-year-old at Massachusetts beach after residency dispute
June 05, 2026
The Trump administration's Friday auction of oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge attracted only $3.7 million in winning bids for five
June 05, 2026
Generating solar power requires a lot of land – but which land should it be? And what else can be done on that land?
June 05, 2026
The more Epstein-connected directors a company had, no matter its size, the more likely it was to have governance problems.
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
A physical chemist outlines the promises and risks associated with methane fuel and describes why SpaceX and Blue Origin use it in their superheavy rockets.
June 05, 2026
The results of Peru's presidential election on Sunday could hinge on the votes of small, artisanal gold miners who benefit from loose
June 05, 2026
At the prairie town that calls itself the pipeline crossroads of the world, some 400 oil storage tanks sprawled across Cushing
June 05, 2026
Sika sees growth opportunities in China's renovation market and infrastructure construction in the U.S., the Swiss construction chemicals manufacturer's CEO Thomas Hasler said in an
June 05, 2026
At least 49 people have died of thirst after a truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger
June 05, 2026
A Sherpa guide who survived a week on Mount Everest's slopes is recovering in a Nepal hospital
June 05, 2026
A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years
June 05, 2026
The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is worried about its declining population and has announced cash incentives to families to produce more children.
June 05, 2026
Thailand said on Friday it will join a U.N. arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve a festering maritime boundary dispute, but put on hold for
June 05, 2026
J.P.
June 05, 2026
When Atlanta hosted the 1996 Olympics, police were accused of arresting homeless people by the thousands.
June 05, 2026
Popping a cold beer — or two or three — while watching sports at home, at a bar or during a live game is an age-old tradition
June 05, 2026
World food prices slipped in May from a revised April level, with vegetable oil prices falling for the first time this year while cereals and sugar
June 05, 2026
The Middle East conflict is pushing millions of people closer to hunger, as rising fuel and transport costs drive up food prices while funding
June 05, 2026
Australian officials say they confiscated more than 100,000 illegal live cockroaches from a breeder in May in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates
June 05, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11
June 05, 2026
FIFA has made a late change of policy to bar World Cup fans from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament's 16 stadiums across North America
June 04, 2026
China's major solar panel manufacturers are ramping up higher-margin battery exports to boost revenue as growth in photovoltaic (PV)
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced that water has begun refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
June 04, 2026
Following the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a U.S. farm in decades, federal and
June 04, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to support U.S. coal power plants and to
June 04, 2026
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry
June 04, 2026
United Airlines issued a safety bulletin to pilots on approaches at Newark airport after a Boeing 767 aircraft struck a light pole on the New Jersey
June 05, 2026
Alabama family pleads for return of son missing on family trip in Japan
June 04, 2026
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's attempt to dismantle Boulder's NCAR lab
June 05, 2026
Wall Street rallied after falling oil prices and yields in the bond market eased the pressure on U.S. stocks
June 04, 2026
Couple charged after keeping hundreds of 'street rats' in home, court docs say
June 05, 2026
The manufacturer of firefighting foam that contaminated the water supply in northeast Wisconsin with PFAS chemicals for decades has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the state
June 05, 2026
A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog
June 05, 2026
Deputy involved in crash with teen scooter operator
June 05, 2026
The number of ozone-related premature deaths due to wildfires is also rising.
June 05, 2026
The Trump administration agreed to strip endangered species protection from a lizard whose habitat overlapped the largest oil-producing region in the United
June 05, 2026
'Record-setting' $101M award granted in horrific North Carolina wall collapse
June 05, 2026
The U.S.
July 03, 2025
Innio's shares closed up 23% on Thursday in a strong start for the gas engine manufacturer, as a red-hot streak of new listings from AI infrastructure-linked
June 04, 2026
Louisville marks 10 years since Muhammad Ali’s death with citywide Day of Compassion
June 05, 2026
Louisville Zoo announces birth of 3 tiger cubs, the first in decades
June 05, 2026
'It's terrifying': Couple recall moments shooting happened at high school graduation
June 05, 2026
Original Walmart site set to receive historical marker
June 05, 2026
Revolutionary War-era cannons recovered from Savannah River return home after restoration
June 04, 2026
A former urban explorer says the most unpleasant part of exploring New York City’s sewer system was the cockroaches, not the rats, smells or ever-present dangers
June 04, 2026
Clair Community Garden teaches kids to grow food while feeding families in need
June 04, 2026
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June 04, 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas
June 04, 2026
More than 50 Colorado drivers run over screws that fell off truck on Highway 285
June 04, 2026
Fossil reveals bizarre gliding creature that hunted birds 120 million years ago
June 04, 2026
A rare albino buffalo named after U.S. President Donald Trump for his distinctive blond tuft is drawing crowds at a Bangladesh zoo
June 03, 2026
Minneapolis mulls closing Minnehaha Off-Leash Dog Park after discovering it sits on sacred tribal land
June 04, 2026
Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back
June 04, 2026
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
June 04, 2026
Hungarian authorities ordered the culling of 3,000 pigs on a farm after African swine fever was reported in domestic pigs for the first time in the country, the National
June 04, 2026
Brunei's ruler announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, creating new key portfolios and appointing two of his younger sons as ministers, in a sign of
June 04, 2026
A team of researchers worked grueling, hot hours in the desert to understand the history of life in Earth’s oceans after a major extinction event.
June 04, 2026
About a third of Americans report using high-interest credit cards for everyday expenses as costs continue to rise.
June 04, 2026
Approximately 400,000 bison roam the North American landscape today, of which nearly 90% are considered livestock.
June 04, 2026
A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing
June 04, 2026
Amazon on Thursday unveiled an upgraded AI-powered mobile robot for its warehouses that can respond to conversational prompts, as part of a €10
June 04, 2026
Supporters of a long-stalled push to expand nationwide sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline are pursuing an uphill
June 04, 2026
A Nepali Sherpa guide has been rescued from Everest after surviving about a week on the slopes of the world's highest mountain without food or oxygen in a
June 04, 2026
Global airline bosses gathering in Rio de Janeiro this weekend will be searching for answers to the industry's biggest crisis since the
June 04, 2026
Gas engine manufacturer Innio said on Wednesday it has raised $2.43 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, as investors flock to companies powering the AI boom.
June 04, 2026
U.S.
June 04, 2026
Flesh-eating New World screwworm detected in Texas calf, USDA says, signaling major threat to food production
June 04, 2026
A train has struck a semi-truck in eastern Iowa, killing one person and injuring another
June 04, 2026
SpaceX secured tax incentives on Wednesday for its proposed Terafab chip manufacturing project in Grimes County, Texas,
June 03, 2026
New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive, has been found in a calf in
June 03, 2026
The Canadian government has endorsed a plan to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park and zoo in Ontario to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain
June 04, 2026
The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran
June 04, 2026
Oklahoma's attorney general has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) and Century Aluminum from building the largest U.S. aluminum
June 04, 2026
Canadian power producer TransAlta Corp said on Wednesday it will acquire two natural gas-fired peaking facilities near Denver, Colorado, from Blackstone for about $1 billion,
June 04, 2026
A commercial bus crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured dozens of others has raised questions about the driver, the company that employed him and the overall safety of the industry
June 04, 2026
The oceans are in deep trouble. The Trump administration is ditching a vital deep-sea monitoring system
June 04, 2026
Ukrainian long-range drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, setting it ablaze, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
June 03, 2026
The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear
June 04, 2026
42 dogs improperly euthanized at animal shelter, state says
June 04, 2026
Woman takes on a 40-mile high-altitude Andes trek to raise money for prostate cancer research
June 04, 2026
Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana on Tuesday night protesting against a development planned by a company linked with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared
June 03, 2026
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe to the 15-member U.N.
June 03, 2026
It’s a fight for two lives: a mother is trying to survive for her unborn daughter
June 04, 2026
Community reels after police say driver with revoked license hits three pedestrians, killing one
June 04, 2026
Squirrels hungry for three cars' plant-based parts caused $30,000 in damage, man says
June 04, 2026
Community helps victims rebuild lives after apartment explosion
June 04, 2026
Tesla said on Wednesday it was rolling out its unsupervised robotaxis in the Austin Metro area in Texas, as the electric-vehicle maker looks to speed up its autonomous ride-hailing
June 03, 2026
Georgia's oldest city is welcoming a truckload of historical treasures from the earlier period of U.S. history
June 03, 2026
The National Hurricane Center says the first tropical storm of the Pacific season has formed
June 03, 2026
Students connect with horses to boost reading skills
June 04, 2026
According to a United Nations University report, the environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries
June 03, 2026
FWC testing for algae following fish kill at Laishley Park Marina in Punta Gorda, Florida
June 03, 2026
Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump
June 03, 2026
Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build their queen’s home within the hive
June 03, 2026
USA Rare Earth said on Wednesday it has signed agreements with the U.S.
June 03, 2026
For the past century, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet was one of Indonesia's most elusive birds, known only from a 2014 photographic record and a handful of museum
June 03, 2026
A special Philippine task force said on Wednesday that it is investigating reports of an alleged new structure on the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea,
June 03, 2026
Even if the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, ships trapped in the Gulf will be unable to leave without safety assurances,
June 03, 2026
Multiple teachers diagnosed with breast cancer at Uxbridge, Massachusetts high school, prompting investigation
June 03, 2026
Photos show police officers jumping into action to save 4-year-old boy from house fire
Microsoft limits employee use of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 over data retention concerns, The Verge reports
AI boom sparks rally, frenzy and fear
'Adds another layer': New sheriff's K-9 now working at courthouse
FIFA World Cup excitement in the South Bay kicks off at Santa Clara night market
FIFA's Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices, says fans 'should chill' about ref denied US entry
Taiwan-listed Ennoconn offers to buy Austria's Kontron in $1.7 billion deal
Thieves take 39 seconds to steal $15K worth of Pokémon cards from store