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8/30/2023 8:54:22 PM

It’s big! It’s bright! It’s a rare blue supermoon! Here’s how to check it out.

It's brilliant! It's an unusual blue supermoon! This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023, reveals the second supermoon of 2023, also known as the sturgeon moon, increasing behind the Cuatro Torres business ar...

8/28/2023 5:41:57 PM

Hotter climate implies a continuous fire season for the National Guard

Members of the California National Guard's Task Force Rattlesnake clear brush and small trees to reduce the likelihood of a high-intensity wildfire. (Max Whittaker for NPR). NEVADA CITY, Calif.--...

8/25/2023 3:23:54 PM

388: The variety of individuals unaccounted for in Maui fire falls by more than half

A poster looking for aid discovering a male not seen after the Lahaina fire is taped to a shop window. The official figure of people listed as "not accounted for" has changed considerably this week....

8/22/2023 11:03:00 AM

Some of Canada's wildfires most likely made worse by human-driven environment change

Canada remains in the midst of an extraordinary wildfire season, intensified by climate modification. Firemens came from all over the world to help, like this team from France, on the fire line nort...

8/17/2023 3:23:03 PM

Canada wildfires prompt evacuations of Northwest Territories capital

Hay River, N.W.T. fire evacuees Tanisha Edison and her partner Mason Bruneau go through their valuables at the evacuee center in St. Albert, Alberta, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (Jason Franson/The ...

8/16/2023 12:49:32 AM

Simply how hot was July? Hotter than anything on record

It was blistering hot throughout much of the world this summer. Asia, Africa, and South America had their most popular July's ever. Temperatures in Beijing and other parts of northern China hovered ...

6/1/2023 8:08:35 PM

Tourist pleads guilty for handling a Yellowstone bison calf, causing its death

Clifford Walters, a Hawaii guy, pleaded guilty to disturbing wildlife after he attempted to help a stranded bison calf reunite with its herd. (Hellen Jack/National Park Service). A guy has actual...

5/25/2023 11:52:54 PM

3 ways to protect your money if the U.S. defaults on its debt

Preschool teacher Jaqueline Benitez depends on California's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to assist pay for food. If the debt ceiling isn't raised, SNAP and other federal payments w...

8/29/2023 6:02:26 PM

U.S. fines American Airlines for dozens of long tarmac hold-ups

American Airlines airplanes are shown parked at Pittsburgh International Airport on March 31, 2020, in Imperial, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/AP). DALLAS-- The federal government is fining American Airl...

8/25/2023 4:23:28 PM

Worries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific

This aerial picture reveals tanks utilized for keeping cured water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan started releasing wastewater from the plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday r...

8/24/2023 5:29:26 PM

Vivek Ramaswamy takes spotlight, plus other key moments from the very first Republican debate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and business person Vivek Ramaswamy talk at the same time throughout a Republican governmental primary argument hosted by FOX News Channel Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milw...

8/21/2023 3:14:14 PM

Rains sluggish as Hilary moves north and leaves Southern California underwater

A tow truck chauffeur attempts to pull a stranded car out of floodwaters on the Golden State Freeway as hurricane Hilary moves through the location on August 20, 2023 in Sun Valley, California. (Pho...

8/16/2023 4:33:45 PM

Sen. Lisa Murkowski's interns took selfies with all 100 senators. Here's what they discovered.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's summer interns took photos with all 100 senators. (From Sen. Lisa Murkowski's workplace). What's the distinction in between Bigfoot and chosen agents intent on avoi...

8/15/2023 3:46:45 PM

Donald Trump is arraigned in Georgia for looking for to overturn the 2020 election

Former President Donald Trump is seen on Jan. 28 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon). For the latest updates on this story, follow our digital live coverage. ATLANTA-- A grand jury in Ge...

5/31/2023 5:08:14 PM

Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here’s what you need to know

Trainee loan debtors collect outside the Supreme Court building in February 2023. The court's judgment on President Biden's debt relief plan is expected in June or July. Since March 2020, tens of c...

5/25/2023 5:14:45 PM

A record number of Americans may fly this summer. Travelers line up to examine in for United Airlines flights at San

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