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Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump's pressure

Get ready to fall back

October 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

China's record-breaking exports of clean tech are making a big dent in emissions, report says

China is exporting a record amount of clean energy technology and that is making a dent in global emissions

October 29, 2026

Arts|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology

Ship sinks off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast after being hit by drones

A Liberian-flagged vessel that was hit by drones off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has sunk, the local maritime administration said on Thursday

October 29, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Interview

Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can't feed their children

Carpets still hang on the walls of Mohammad Dawood’s home in a northern Afghanistan village,

October 29, 2026

Arts|Environment

Taiwan flags 'obvious' threat from 50 Chinese vessels in wide sweep of waters

China has more than 50 navy and other official vessels operating in a wide swath of sea stretching from southern Japan down to Taiwan and off

October 29, 2026

Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would 'wreak havoc' on voting

A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration request to stop California from processing the ballots of up to 20,000 people

October 28, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

The path of Cyclone Arnab went through India's plans for data centers and future growth

A cyclone that powered up over unusually warm ocean waters hit part of India’s coastline that’s dense with billions of dollars in plans for data centers

October 28, 2026

Judge says Trump bid to set aside California ballots would ‘wreak havoc’ on democracy

A US judge strongly rebuked the Trump administration on Wednesday by rejecting a request by the Justice Department to temporarily

October 28, 2026

Arts|Environment|World

Cyclone damages homes and farmland in eastern India and kills at least 3 people

Cyclone Arnab has battered India’s eastern Andhra Pradesh state, killing three people and damaging homes and farmland

October 28, 2026

Environment|Science

King tides inundate streets and flood homes and businesses along both US coasts

King tides have inundated parts of both U.S. coasts

October 28, 2026

Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud

A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota has been sentenced to 30 years in prison

October 28, 2026

Young boy rescued after falling into septic pipe

October 28, 2026

Rio Tinto doubles down in Argentina with new lithium plants

(Corrects production figure in paragraph 3 to clarify that output in Argentina is expected to reach 160,000 metric tons by 2028, not 200,000 metric tons) By Lucila Sigal SAN FERNANDO DEL VALLE DE

October 28, 2026

Biden-era officials who quit over Gaza urge 2028 candidates to denounce policy architects

US officials who had resigned from former President Joe Biden's administration over his Gaza policy said on Wednesday that Democratic presidential

October 28, 2026

Inmate's escape is just the latest problem for Tennessee's troubled prison system

The weekend escape of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted of murdering a co-worker was just the latest black eye for the state’s troubled prison system, coming only weeks after the failed execution of Christa Pike

October 28, 2026

Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants say

Authorities say that the suspects in an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a Georgia high school had a floor plan of the school and had chosen a date

October 28, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says

During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances

October 28, 2026

A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await US-led talks

Officials say that a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has held for its first day and night

October 28, 2026

Oil prices rise on Yemen fighting, Saudi refinery attack

Oil prices edged up about 1% on Wednesday on renewed concerns about additional energy supply disruptions in the Middle East due to continued fighting in

October 28, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|World

In southern Chile, locals push to protect oceans that have been hurt by intensive salmon farming

The remote Guaitecas Archipelago has more than 40 small islands and is a gateway to Chile’s Patagonia region

October 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Food

Argentina sees EU soymeal opportunity as deforestation rules threaten Brazil trade

Brazil's soybean industry fears the European Union's new

October 28, 2026

Iranians cut essentials and put dreams on hold as war-hit economy bites

Iranian families are cutting back on food, housing and education as the eight-month-old war with the United States fuels one of the country's worst inflation

October 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|World

World Bank sees commodity prices up 23% in 2026 due to Middle East war, other shocks

Global commodity prices are set to surge 23% in 2026, the World Bank said on Wednesday, citing rising energy prices and disruptions to cargo shipping

October 28, 2026

Environment|Political|World

As forest fires rage, hundreds of Indonesian students protest government response

Hundreds of Indonesian students and civil society groups protested on Wednesday in the capital Jakarta and other cities against President Prabowo

October 28, 2026

Environment|Science|Travel

Hundreds of World War I munitions exposed by melting ice removed from Dolomites

October 28, 2026

Some states are stepping up after federal childcare cuts – and now offer lessons for the future

Improving both supply and quality of childcare has been the focus of several states trying to find solutions on their own.

October 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment

US regulator proposes new rules to speed up LNG projects

A US regulator proposed new rules on Wednesday to hasten liquefied natural gas projects and expand export capacity as part of the Trump administration's larger push to

October 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Technology

Meta and Snap face major US legal test of youth social media addiction claims

Two teenage plaintiffs who say social media caused them to develop serious mental health problems will take Meta Platforms and Snap to trial in Los Angeles on

October 28, 2026

Arts|Environment|World

Three killed, thousands evacuated as Cyclone Arnab hits eastern India

At least three people were killed, dozens of houses damaged and crops destroyed as a powerful cyclone struck India's

October 27, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Volkswagen's journey: Beetle maker's wartime roots to reinvention

From a single-model company rising from the ashes of World War Two, to a sprawling automotive empire with global reach, Volkswagen has undergone repeated

October 28, 2026

China's old-age dependency ratio overtakes children for first time

HONG KONG, Oct 28 - China is now supporting more people aged 65 and above than children, underscoring the impact of its rapidly ageing population and a declining birth rate.

October 28, 2026

US closes $5.1 billion loan to Alliant Energy for new gas power generation, energy storage

The US Department of Energy said on Wednesday it has closed a $5.1 billion loan package to Alliant Energy to expand power generation and bolster the

October 28, 2026

Special master could evaluate Justice Department's claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls

A federal judge says he is considering appointing a special master to evaluate claims by the Trump administration that California has some 20,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls

October 27, 2026

Hunter Biden laptop issue resurfaces as judge scolds prosecutors over case against ex-FBI officials

A federal judge has scolded the Justice Department for its unorthodox handling of a criminal case against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about their participation in and knowledge of investigations involving Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden

October 27, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science

Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling

President Donald Trump says he's “terminating” a Biden-era rule that aimed to reduce planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling

October 27, 2026

Trump administration sued over rollback of corporate ownership reporting rules

Twenty-one US states and the District of Columbia sued President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday over its rollback of reporting requirements

October 27, 2026

Environment|Travel

King Charles III arrives in Bahamas for official Caribbean trip as slavery reparation demands grow

King Charles III has arrived in the Bahamas as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations

October 27, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Science

EPA response to 2023 Ohio train derailment will be investigated by agency watchdog

The Environmental Protection Agency’s response to the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment will be investigated after dozens of residents of the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania and Vice President JD Vance requested the review

October 27, 2026

Arts|Environment|Sports

Who should be believed? Trump's social media post on golf course leads lawyers back to court

Donald Trump’s social media posts on the closure and renovation of a historic golf course in the nation’s capital are putting Justice Department lawyers in the uncomfortable position of explaining whether the president of the United States should be believed

October 27, 2026

Florida mom arrested at airport for leaving 4 kids home alone during work trip to Vegas

October 27, 2026

US judge blocks Trump rule cutting the time refugees have to contest end of status

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new rule that would cut the amount of time

October 27, 2026

Environment

Newsom signs order protecting Pacific Coast Highway from El Niño’s powerful storms

October 27, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science

US is a big reason for the world losing ground in the fight against climate change, UN report says

Humanity is losing more ground in its fight against climate change

October 21, 2026

NYSE moves to bring all-or-nothing options to stocks and company earnings

The New York Stock Exchange is preparing to start trading a new type of options contract that lets investors make all-or-nothing bets on whether a stock

October 27, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Colorado pilot fights for approval to fly electric plane to commute to work

October 27, 2026

Manhunt underway for convicted killer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence and fled in stolen truck, officials say

October 27, 2026

Arts|Environment|World

India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Arnab nears eastern coast in Andhra Pradesh state

Indian authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people from vulnerable coastal areas in the eastern state of Andhra Pradesh as a severe cyclone over the Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall along the country’s east coast

October 27, 2026

This freight train claims to be the longest ever. Here's how long

South Africa claims it has sent the longest freight train in the world on a test run

October 27, 2026

US military says 5 were killed by a strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific

The U.S. military says it has attacked a boat it accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

October 27, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment

Supreme Court won't intervene to allow judges to pause some deportation proceedings

The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a dispute over a Biden-era immigration regulation

October 27, 2026

Environment|Science

California's golden mussel invasion sparks increased concerns from Stockton-area leaders

October 27, 2026

Attacks kill at least 60 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, church says

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church reports that two attacks in Oromia have killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians

October 27, 2026

Nobel Peace Prize committee welcomes Machado's return to Venezuela

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Tuesday it welcomed the return of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to Venezuela, saying it hoped her presence would

October 27, 2026

Environment|Science

Colorado's glaciers thinned dramatically due to record low snow and heat in 2026

The most prominent glaciers in Colorado thinned dramatically over the past year due to record low mountain snow and record warm temperatures

October 27, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Where humans build, mosquitoes follow – bringing dengue, West Nile and other diseases with them

Disease-carrying mosquitoes are moving deeper into the US. Climate change is only part of the problem.

October 27, 2026

The ultra-wealthy crypto executives who are spending big on the midterms

A clutch of ultra-wealthy executives who made fortunes in and around the cryptocurrency business have become influential players in US politics, collectively spending more than $56

October 27, 2026

Arts|Asia|Environment|Europe

India deploys extra forces after protests over dam on Chinese border escalate

India has deployed hundreds of additional security personnel in its remote northeast, authorities said on Tuesday, after youth protesters clashed

October 27, 2026

At least 62 people killed in attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria

Gunmen killed at least 62 people in an attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria

October 27, 2026

EU readying for major Australian resources investment, ambassador says

The European Union expects a wave of investment into the Australian critical minerals sector as it pushes to diversify its supply chain away from China,

October 27, 2026

Arts|Environment|Political

Judge slams Justice Department for asking her to ‘disbelieve’ Trump in golf course case

October 27, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health|World

Indonesia sends oxygen bus to aid residents choking on forest fire haze

A bus fitted out with oxygen tanks is providing a sanctuary in a city on Indonesia's Borneo island where people are

October 27, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Sports|World

Judge extends block on Trump plans to renovate Washington golf course

A US judge extended on Monday a court order blocking President Donald Trump's plans to renovate a historic Washington golf course where she had deemed

October 27, 2026

Trump administration loses push to block California votes from alleged noncitizens

A US appeals

October 26, 2026

Environment

Judge extends court-ordered block on Trump’s renovation plans for public golf course in Washington

A federal judge has agreed to extend an order blocking the Trump administration’s renovation plans for a century-old public golf course in the nation’s capital

October 26, 2026

Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens

The Trump administration is asking Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship

October 26, 2026

Flood-weary US Southwest eyes forecast for more rain

The Four Corners region of the Southwestern U.S. is warily eyeing a forecast for still more rain

October 26, 2026

Family loses 'everything' to catastrophic flooding

October 26, 2026

With tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm, a border crossing reopens

Stockyards in New Mexico that had closed due to the New World screwworm outbreak are bustling again

October 26, 2026

Environment|Lifestyle|Science

Black bear sightings causing a stir in Massachusetts town

October 26, 2026

Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches

The Israeli military is pressing ahead with a massive operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians

October 25, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Political

San Francisco mayor declares local emergency to prepare for El Niño storm effects

October 26, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Takeaways from AP's report on how Suriname's Saamaka are fighting to protect their rainforest

The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands

October 26, 2026

Audi CEO faces backlash after joining Trump at midterm campaign rally

Audi chief Gernot Doellner drew heavy criticism on Monday for appearing alongside US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in the

October 26, 2026

UN-commissioned experts say Gaza ceasefire has not stopped Israel from committing genocide

A U.N.-commissioned group of independent experts accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement

October 26, 2026

Environment|Technology|World

Suriname’s Saamaka tribe turns to mapping and documenting in effort to protect the Amazon rainforest

The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands

October 26, 2026

Environment|Sports|Travel|World

German climber dies on Nepal's Ama Dablam mountain

A German climber died after a fall while descending from the summit of a Himalayan peak in northeast Nepal, a hiking company official said on Monday.

October 26, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

50 years later, Amory Lovins’ soft energy path meets electrification

Five decades ago, he charted two paths for energy use in the US. His soft path rightly emphasized efficiency and renewables but underestimated the importance of electricity.

October 26, 2026

Environment

Oil spill off UAE widens, satellite images show, prompting more beach closures

An oil spill from a damaged tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates has widened, satellite images showed, triggering more beach

October 26, 2026

Arts|Environment

Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District firefighter dies after suffering medical emergency

October 26, 2026

Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots

October 25, 2026

Business|Crime|Environment|Health

Ammonia threat contained at burning Oregon seafood plant, officials say

October 25, 2026

Environment

More flooding in Four Corners region after storms bring heavy rain and at least one tornado

A rain-soaked swath of the Southwest U.S. has endured additional flooding after days of rain forced evacuations and water rescues

October 25, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Vance no longer a hurricane but as a tropical storm still threatens Mexico's Pacific coast

Tropical Storm Vance is churning off Mexico’s southwest Pacific coast after a day of gradual weakening but is threatening several western states in that country with heavy rain and possible flash flooding

October 25, 2026

US appeals court appears skeptical of Trump DOJ's lawsuit over California voter rolls

A federal appeals court appeared skeptical on Sunday of a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's administration that seeks to force California officials to set aside

October 25, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Food

Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuries

An apparent explosion has caused a fire at a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa that the company touts as the largest milling facility in the world

October 24, 2026

Environment

Still more rain, evacuations remain in place from Four Corners region flooding

Hundreds of people have lost power and been told to stay out of their homes amid flooding in the Four Corners area of the U.S. Southwest

October 24, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health

Iowa’s cancer problem is scrambling the midterms

October 24, 2026

Environment|Science

New maps reveal who could see more snow during this year’s super El Niño

October 24, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Travel

UAE's Ras Al Khaimah shuts all beaches as neighbours grapple with oil spill

Ras Al Khaimah authorities said on Saturday that all beaches in the emirate would be closed until further notice, a day after an offshore oil leak prompted beach closures in

October 24, 2026

Economy|Election|Environment

As winter nears, heating oil emerges as hurdle for Republicans in US Senate races

Eighty-year-old Rick Russman of New Hampshire spent five decades as a Republican.

October 24, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|World

Vance intensifies rapidly and could become a major Category 3 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Vance has rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it nears Mexico’s Pacific Coast

October 23, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Boeing supplier dispute has halted 777 freighter production for two months, sources say

Boeing's dispute with a small Florida-based supplier has halted production of its 777 freighter for nearly two months and disrupted output of the 767,

October 23, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Finance

Trump ends tariffs on some Canadian products, as Senator Collins faces close race

With an incumbent Maine US senator from his own party locked in a tight reelection battle, President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday to remove

October 23, 2026

Arts|Asia|Environment

Deadly magnitude 7 earthquake hits Tibet

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tibet on Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. At least 339 houses have collapsed, and a rescue team has been sent to the epicenter.

October 22, 2026

Detained migrants have no constitutional right to bond hearings, US court rules

A US appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration is not required under the US Constitution to give detained immigrants a chance to

October 23, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Birth control for rats? PETA suggests solution for Philadelphia's rat issue

October 23, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Oil prices jump $3 on Houthi attacks, oil spill, highest settlement since April

Oil prices settled more than $3 higher on Friday, their highest in nearly six months after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia stoked concerns over further

October 23, 2026

Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Milo, a special-needs dog, thrives at Iowa animal shelter

October 23, 2026

First Quantum readies Argentina tax-break plans for $5.3 billion Taca Taca copper project

First Quantum Minerals plans to apply before year-end for Argentina's large-investment incentive regime for its Taca Taca copper project, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said on

October 23, 2026

Environment|Science

Meet D. rex, the newly crowned giant fungus ‘king’ that measures almost 2 feet tall

October 23, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

US designates helium as a critical material, citing its importance for semiconductors

The U.S. government has designated helium as a critical material because it’s indispensable for making semiconductors that are essential to energy generation, and the global supply is at risk of disruption

October 23, 2026

Chevron uses Permian playbook to breathe life into Argentina’s ‘Dead Cow’ oil region

In a windy, remote oilfield in Argentina, Chevron is bringing in US workers, equipment and expertise, betting it can recreate the Permian Basin

October 23, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment|World

At Cuba's special ed schools, teachers keep classes going despite crisis

Yarnelys Bec Abalela arrived at the Abel Santamaría School for the Blind in Havana when she was just 3 years old.

October 23, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science

How close is the Amazon to a 'tipping point?' Brazil’s election could help shape its future

Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest

October 23, 2026

Environment|Science|World

The Iran war’s toxic impact on one of the planet’s most unique seas

October 23, 2026

Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region

Rescuers are combing through a remote Chinese region in Tibet after a magnitude 7 earthquake killed at least 16 people, injured 76 and collapsed hundreds of homes

October 23, 2026

Environment|Science

El Niño is threatening California’s fragile coast again – the 1982-83 El Niño opened eyes to the serious erosion risks

The destructive 1982-83 El Niño, then the strongest on record, eroded cliffs, leaving homes hanging precariously over the edges. A coastal scientist explains the escalating risks.

October 21, 2026

New famine risk haunts war-torn Sudan with El Niño-driven drought

Across Sudan, farmers who have struggled to harvest their crops since a civil war

October 23, 2026

Environment|Finance|Science|World

UN climate fund promises $20 million for Nepal flood recovery, far short of billions needed

Disaster-hit Nepal will receive $20 million from the United Nations to help the Himalayan country recover from the devastating floods that killed thousands and destroyed buildings, schools, roads and dams resulting in billions of dollars of damages

October 23, 2026

Taiwan says China using militia boats to expand 'battlefield preparation' in western Pacific

China is combining militia vessels with coast guard ships to expand "battlefield preparation" around Taiwan and into the western Pacific,

October 23, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance

Hold, hike and cut? Bank Indonesia says there's logic to the policy mix

Bank Indonesia on Friday pushed back against criticism by some in the market that its latest policy package was confusing, saying the measures were aimed at improving how

October 23, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment

UK retail sales fall as consumer confidence tumbles

British consumers reined in their shopping in September as a warm start to the autumn hurt clothing sales and higher fuel prices ate into household

October 23, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|World

The world's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires

The world's oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are under threat as heat and smoke from the country's worst wildfires in more than a

October 23, 2026

Asia|Environment|Science|World

Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet, killing 16, Xinhua reports

An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China's southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m.

October 22, 2026

Nepal to get $20 million from climate fund after deadly August flood

Nepal will receive $20 million in aid from the United Nations' climate loss and damage fund after the devastating flood along its border with China’s Tibet region in

October 23, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Science|Sports

Colorado, Utah communities flood as yet more moisture saturates US Southwest

Violent weather is thrashing the U.S. Southwest

October 22, 2026

Environment|Europe|Health|Science

Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds

October 22, 2026

Environment|Europe|Health|Science

‘Worst on record’: Brutal summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 in Europe’s cities

October 22, 2026

Australia|Business|Economy|Environment

Australia's Rio Tinto to invest $1.9 billion in Queensland bauxite project

Rio Tinto said on Friday it will invest $1.9 billion to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project in Queensland, Australia, replacing output from its ageing Andoom mine and lifting

October 22, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health|Science

Calley Means, a key MAHA advocate, resigns as a top RFK Jr. adviser

A leading advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement has resigned as a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Calley Means says he leaves with respect for President Donald Trump and Kennedy

October 22, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Science

Agriculture secretary says agency is 'full-bore ahead' on Forest Service reorganization

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration remains “full-bore ahead” with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service after a judge blocked the changes last week

October 22, 2026

Election|Environment|Political

Brazil court orders government to provide transportation for Indigenous voters in Sunday’s runoff

A federal court in Brazil has ordered the government to ensure Indigenous people can vote in Sunday’s presidential runoff

October 22, 2026

Environment|Science

El Niño rains batter Latin America from Mexico to Chile

An intensifying El Niño-linked storm season this week brought flooding to Paraguay, killed two farm workers in Argentina's cattle belt and

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Political

Trump says wind turbine imports threaten national security

US President Donald Trump on Thursday declared imports of wind turbines and their components a threat to national security, but stopped short of imposing new tariffs on

October 22, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment

US railroads pull ahead as high fuel costs hit truckers harder

Record fuel prices are pushing freight off US highways and onto trains, helping railroad companies rake in higher revenue and profits as shippers

October 22, 2026

Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation in 9 states

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote

October 22, 2026

Egypt calls for Yemen talks as parliament weighs military support to Saudi Arabia

Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the

October 22, 2026

Aurora firefighters rescue trapped driver after crash

October 22, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets

With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science

Peru taps fiscal strength to face El Niño impact, eases fiscal rules

Peru on Thursday unveiled a package of economic measures aimed at cushioning a potential slowdown from the El Niño weather phenomenon.

October 22, 2026

Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said.

October 22, 2026

Environment|Science

Maui Coral Reef Holds Secrets Of The Past — And The Future

Scientists have studied a two-century-old coral core from Maui's Olowalu reef, revealing how land use has impacted reef health

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Political

UK to judge local projects together in investment rules shake-up

Britain will assess public investment projects in the same area together rather than individually, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Thursday, part of a

October 22, 2026

Cuba's public transport plunges to all-time low amid US fuel blockade, minister says

Cuba's Transportation Minister Eduardo Rodriguez Davila faces daily what appears to be mission impossible: moving millions of people by plane, train and

October 22, 2026

Africa|Arts|Environment|Europe|World

An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity

Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday

October 22, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns

An assessment of the world's coral reef ecosystems has found that almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves

October 22, 2026

Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds

A new report shows President Donald Trump's administration has sharply increased deportations over the past year

October 22, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment|Science

At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tell

Signs and exhibits about slavery, climate change, and Native Americans have been removed from national parks across the country as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to eliminate what it calls disparaging material

October 22, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Shark nicknamed 'Bukangi' foils rescue attempts, returns to South Korean canal

A shark that South Korean authorities spent hours guiding into the open sea has swum back into a canal in the port city of Busan, eluding

October 22, 2026

High gas prices strain Detroit's hungry and food banks ahead of midterm elections

A neatly packed cardboard box of pasta, dry beans, canned goods and powdered milk made Tonya King cry.

October 22, 2026

Economy|Environment|Political

Trump's tax-exempt diesel draws skepticism from farmers, eludes others

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month to expand access to tax-exempt diesel as soaring prices frustrate voters ahead of midterm

October 22, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe

UK’s FTSE 100 falls as banks, miners drag; Barclays slides on job cuts

Britain's FTSE 100 fell on Thursday, pressured by banks and mining stocks as investors weighed more corporate results against a backdrop of elevated oil prices and persistent

October 22, 2026

Arts|Environment|World

Subtropical Storm Josephine heads away from East Coast

October 21, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Travel

Chiricahua is the nation’s newest national park – what does that mean?

What comes next for Chiricahua, now that is has been officially redesignated as America’s 64th national park?

October 21, 2026

Iran's IRGC Navy says seven vessels hit, warns US of wider response

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on Thursday that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf were simultaneously hit and

October 22, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Sports

Hail the size of golf balls pummels parts of Arizona as rare storm moves through the West

The National Weather Service has issued multiple warnings across parts of Arizona

October 22, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Science

New World screwworm cases confirmed in wildlife in Texas, beef cow in New Mexico

The US Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it confirmed the first detection of flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm in US wildlife in an

October 21, 2026

Australia's Fortescue warns of possible operations hit as China state buyer talks rumble on

Australia's Fortescue warned on Thursday its operations could be hit if talks with China's state-backed buyer did not conclude by year-end, as the world's fourth-largest

October 21, 2026