Aerial views of destruction from Hurricane Ian in Florida
Seen from above, the wreckage Hurricane Ian left in its wake shows the power of the historic storm.
Hurricane Ian: Bigotry couldn’t beat this family – then came the storm
“I was able to hear that they were OK, that they were safe, they were uninjured,” she told the BBC. “They had water. She said something about food, but I…
Messages reveal how Musk and Twitter boss fell out
Bret Taylor, Twitter’s board chair, texts Musk about the dinner. “I think they were looking for an Airbnb near the airport and there are tractors and donkeys,” he says in…
Stranded people and their pets airlifted from island
Teams from the United States Coast Guard and the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue have began airlifting residents out of Sanibel Island, in southwest Florida. A chunk of the Sanibel Causeway fell…
Battered by Floods and Trapped in Debt, Pakistani Farmers Struggle to Survive
NAWABSHAH, Pakistan — The young woman waded into the waist-deep floodwater that covered her farmland, scouring shriveled stalks of cotton for the few surviving white blooms. Every step she took…
Bolsonaro vs. Lula: Brazil Faces Radically Opposed Options in Divisive Election
RIO DE JANEIRO — For the past decade, Brazil has lurched from one crisis to the next: environmental destruction, an economic recession, one president impeached, two presidents imprisoned and a…
The Great Guinea Pig Giveaway Has Begun
There are other, less quantifiable warnings: Some city pet store owners say that customers who at the height of the pandemic scooped up creatures like bearded dragon lizards, and hamsters…
British Ruling Pins Blame on Social Media for Teenager’s Suicide
In January 2019, Mr. Russell went public with Molly’s story. Outraged that his young daughter could view such bleak content so easily and convinced that it had played a role…
In China, Living Not ‘With Covid,’ but With ‘Zero Covid’
SHENZHEN, China — The signs of a looming lockdown in Shenzhen, China, had been building for a while. The city had been logging a few coronavirus infections for days. Daily…
Fentanyl Test Strips Highlight Rift in Nation’s Struggle to Combat Drug Deaths
So she looks for people who can be at least persuaded to carry strips for the sake of saving others. Sussing out who might be receptive is a subtle skill,…