A 13-year-old boy was injured after lightning struck his Texas home and the electrical current traveled through the home's wiring, shocking him while he used a computer, according to authorities. The incident occurred Tuesday in Cypress, a Hou...
Rising temperatures are exacerbating threats to Australia's iconic koalas, an already vulnerable species, scientists warn. Koalas are increasingly facing heat stress and even death when temperatures exceed a certain threshold, according to a paper p...
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An elderly driver was injured after crashing through a coffee shop on Thanksgiving night in Los Gatos, California, according to police. The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department said in a statement Friday that officers were called to the Los Gato...
OMAHA, Neb. -- OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Pilots aboard a commercial jet mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit Monday, leading the flight to return to the Omaha airport less than 40 minutes after departing for Los Angeles. T...
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A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested this week for allegedly reporting to work at a Georgia airport intoxicated, causing his Chicago-bound flight to be delayed for hours. The pilot, identified as 52-year-old David Allsop, was arrested at Hilton...
Dig into the science of how microwave ovens use electromagnetic waves to heat your food, and what you should avoid cooking in them....
Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip...
Sara Anne Willette and her family plan on moving to the countryside in the South as COVID-19 continues to impact the immunocompromised community. Charis Hill, who has been socially isolating for the last four years, has found comfort in thei...
During the closing ceremony of the2024 Paris Olympics, the \\\\\\"Mission Impossible\\\\\\" star was seen rappelling down from the roof of Stade de France where the ceremony is being held on Sunday. The stunt took place after H.E.R. played the U....
"The heat is coming for everybody," Andrew Dessler, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, said as one of the season's earliest-onset heat waves scorches the United States. As officials heed heat wave warni...
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has crossed the border into Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. They are likely to discuss an arms deal as Russia faces a Ukrainian counter offensive, a US official said. South K...
Attention in the Ukrainian capital has been fixed squarely on the mutiny of the Wagner Group, its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, and its consequences for Vladimir Putin and the conduct of the war in Ukraine. The drama over the border in Russia...
US President Joe Biden has named Indian-American businessman Ajay Banga as the US pick to lead the World Bank. The move comes as the US increases pressure on the bank to put more emphasis on tackling climate change. Mr Banga led...
Antarctic glaciers are possibly more sensitive to changes in sea temperature than was thought, new research shows....
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has announced “partial mobilisation” in Russia “to defend the motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the security of our people.” He says this concerns “only citi...
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Any country trying to intervene in the Ukraine war will face a "lightning-fast" response, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned. "We have all the tools no-one can boast of... we will use them if necessary&quo...
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's military to put its deterrence forces, which include nuclear weapons, on "special alert". He told defence chiefs it was because of "aggressive statements" by the West, amid ...