A fire broke out at a transportation center next to the international airport in El Paso, Texas, injuring five people and sending a large tower of black smoke billowing over […]
Kilauea is shooting lava again. It is the Hawaii volcano’s latest activity in an on-and-off eruption
This handout photo from the U.S. Geological Survey shows lava erupting from Haleumaumau Crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii., on Tuesday, Feb. 11, […]
The plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, […]
Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, and appears to take direct aim at Vance
ROME — Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of migrants, warning that the forceful removal of people purely because of their […]
Venezuela sends 2 planes to US to return migrants, signaling a potential improvement in relations
McALLEN, Texas — Two Venezuelan planes returned home Monday with about 190 Venezuelans deported from the United States, signaling a possible thaw in relations between two longtime diplomatic adversaries and […]
Greenpeace files anti-intimidation case against American fossil fuel pipeline company
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Greenpeace filed on Tuesday an anti-intimidation court case against a U.S. energy company suing the environmental organization for hundreds of millions, testing for the first time […]
How photos lost in disasters find their way home, with help from people who care
LOS ANGELES — Hollowed-out homes. Cars entombed by mud. Unpeopled roads. Belongings reduced to dirt and debris. It all took a toll on Taylor Schenker. After Hurricane Helene last September, […]
Russian cybercrime network targeted for sanctions across US, UK and Australia
WASHINGTON — The U.S., U.K. and Australia on Tuesday sanctioned a Russian web-hosting services provider and two Russian men who administer the service in support of Russian ransomware syndicate LockBit. […]
Car collides head on with a bus in central Washington, killing 4 and injuring 7
VOLTAGE, Wash. — Four people were killed and seven others were hurt when a motorist trying to pass another car on a two-lane highway hit a charter bus in central […]
Little to no relief from high borrowing costs expected as Fed Chair Powell heads to the Hill
WASHINGTON — The odds of further interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve dwindled last week as unemployment fell and more officials say they want to see how […]