BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A new federal report says more people and animals, including beloved pets, are getting sick from exposure to toxic algae that forms in natural waterbodies across…
In seeking to solve one shipwreck mystery, underwater explorers happened upon another. The quest — which unfolded on the Discovery Channel’s “Expedition Unknown,” a reality TV series — starts with…
Deadly fires, heat, and rain struckl several countries at once in the last couple of weeks. (July 17)
A United Airlines flight landed safely in Chicago with everything but the emergency evacuation slide attached. The evacuation slide fell from overhead into a resident’s backyard around 12 p.m. Monday…
Clambering over boulders, past old tires and shellfish-encrusted scrap metal, Oleksandr Shkalikov ventured onto the dry bed of a vast reservoir. Out in this wasteland rested a haunting reminder of…
Wildfires forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes in Greece. (July 18) (AP video/Lefteris Pitarakis)
One of two Brimingham, Alabama firefighters who were shot on Wednesday has died Jordan Melton died Monday, five days after what police are investigating as a “targeted attack.” Melton had…
A 12-year-old girl has been charged in connection with allegedly assaulting another girl with acid at a Detroit playground earlier this month, officials said. The 12-year-old girl is scheduled to…
An increasingly deep divide among Democrats in Congress about how strongly — or even whether — to support Israel has reared its head on the eve of a visit by…
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. ”How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of Negroes?” –Dr. Samuel Johnson This post, I am distressed to…