EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm
Devastating floods through much of Central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal are joint proof of a “climate breakdown” that will become the norm unless drastic action is ...
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Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths since the worst spate of fires in recent years ...
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Ukrainian drones strike a large military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of some local residents, a Ukrainian ...
Crews respond to overnight fire in East Nashville
Nashville fire crews worked overnight to extinguish a residential fire in Inglewood that left a home with significant damage.
Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much to change in her daily struggle to feed the four children and ...
Colombia’s president says attack on army base ‘practically ends’ peace talks with ELN rebels
An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia killed two soldiers and injured at least 21, Colombia’s military said on Tuesday, as tensions escalate between ...
As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, a musical gala celebrates the ‘rock-and-roll president’
A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport paid tribute Tuesday to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his 100th birthday, the eclectic lineup meant to highlight the 39th ...
‘Tennessee 11’ documentary depicts bipartisan effort to find common ground on gun rights and safety
A new documentary, The Tennessee 11, follows 11 community members across the political spectrum who worked to find common ground on gun rights and safety during the special legislative session on ...
A Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved
A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, ...
The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
The U.N. General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year, ...
Speaker Johnson takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a mandate that ...
New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets
A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company’s tablets.