One-in-three trees face extinction in wild, says new report
Experts say 17,500 tree species are at risk around the world, including magnolias, oaks and maples.
FBI hate crime reports spike to 12-year high in 2020
According to an FBI report, black and Asian Americans saw the biggest surges in targeted offences.
Image of bird at US-Mexico border wall wins contest
The winning image by Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto shows a roadrunner at the border wall.
Why was this athlete ‘too tall’ to race?
Blake Leeper fought to compete with able-bodied athletes, but his blades were deemed too long.
Centennial Sisters Give Secret to Long Life
Thelma Susewind is 101 years old. Her sister Doris Rounds is 104, but that didn’t stop them from getting together recently for a sisterly visit in Rhode Island.
Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pull-out as Taliban claim victory
Staying in Afghanistan was not an option, the US president says, as Taliban militants celebrate.
US Drone Strike On Explosives-Laden Car Wiped Out Kabul Family: Brother
When Ezmarai Ahmadi returned home from work on Sunday evening in Kabul, the usual gaggle of squealing children was waiting to greet him — his sons and daughters, and a slew of nieces and nephews.
“No Deadline,” Joe Biden Pledges To Get Every American Out Afghanistan
President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to help scores of US citizens who remain in Afghanistan to leave, a day after the evacuation mission from Kabul airport ended.
‘One Of History’s Biggest Airlifts’: Biden Hails US’ Afghan Evacuation
President Joe Biden called the US airlift of more than 120,000 people from Afghanistan an “extraordinary success” Tuesday, a day after the last US soldiers pulled out of the country.
Stocks Notch Seven Straight Months Of Gains, Dollar Flat
A gauge of global equities posted its seventh consecutive month of gains and a record closing high on Tuesday, but stocks and the dollar mostly ended the day little changed after U.S. and Chinese economic data suggested slower growth ahead.
Fallen Tech Star Elizabeth Holmes Prepares To Go On Trial
Jury selection in the fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes began Tuesday, casting a spotlight on the fallen Silicon Valley star now facing felony charges alleging she duped elite financial backers, customers and patients into believing that…
Pilots’ Union Sues Southwest Over Changes Made In Pandemic
The pilots union is suing Southwest Airlines, saying that rules the airline put into place before and during the pandemic have changed pay rates and working rules, in violation of federal labor law.
Business Highlights: Gulf Energy Facilities, Holmes Trial
Oil companies began gradually to restart some of their refineries in Louisiana, and key fuel pipelines fully reopened, providing hopeful signs that the regions crucial energy industry can soon recover from the blow of Hurricane Ida. Exxon Mobil said its…
Emergency Response Teams Spread Thin as Ida Tracks North, Fires Rage in the West
As Ida tracks north, the forecast is calling for flash floods and tornado warnings, which now threaten much of the eastern United States until next week.
“We Are Not Done With You,” Biden Warns Afghanistan’s ISIS-K Terrorists
US President Joe Biden warned the ISIS-Khorasan, the group which killed 13 US troops in a suicide bombing at Kabul airport, that they face more retribution from Washington.