A utility worker repairs overhead power lines from a bucket truck boom lift near a utility pole, while other laborers assess a damaged rooftop in the United States. (Photo: @theinformant_x) Eight days after severe storms swept through northwest Indiana, about 75,000 customers of Northern Indiana Public Service Co (NIPSCO) were still without power late Wednesday … Read more
Ajogger pushes through the sweltering Miami heatwave, passing a sign holder seeking shade under an umbrella. (Photo: @elnuevoherald) Miami hit 100 degrees fahrenheit on Tuesday for only the second time in more than 130 years of records, tying its all-time high as a heat wave stretched from Texas to the Southeast.The city’s only previous 100-degree … Read more
For decades, a tree from Australia spread across South Florida’s wetlands with little to hold it back. Melaleuca quinquenervia, often called paperbark, had been introduced to Florida for practical reasons, including landscaping and efforts to alter wet ground. It eventually escaped those uses and established dense stands across parts of the Everglades and surrounding wetlands. … Read more
An acclaimed American poet laureate, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, environmental activist and literary translator, W.S. Merwin held many titles throughout his life. But what he held even more closely was his love for nature. The poet who moved to Maui in the 1970s, to study Zen Buddhism ended up buying a barren parcel of land … Read more
A Florida police officer has been arrested after allegedly using his department’s Flock licence-plate surveillance system 717 times to track a vehicle belonging to his estranged wife over nearly two years. Christopher Goodson, a 31-year-old officer with the Haines City Police Department, allegedly searched the vehicle’s licence plate between September 1, 2024, and June 30, … Read more
Evidence of the oldest life on Earth has been discovered in India. In recent scientific findings in eastern India, biological traces buried for almost 3.5 billion years were revealed. The revelation suggests a much more distant and organic origin for the planet.The samples were taken from the Singhbhum geological block, which preserves cellular remains trapped … Read more
A tragic helicopter crash in Kenya’s Mt. Ololokwe resulted in the deaths of the pilot and six passengers, identified as tourists. It has been revealed that of the six passengers on the chopper, four were American nationals. A rescue official works at the site of a tourist helicopter crash that caused multiple casualties, according to … Read more
Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. President Trump nominates Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA amid concerns from Democrats about her far-right views and anti-abortion stance (Bloomberg) Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the … Read more
Bitcoin jumped sharply after the US Treasury announced a major increase in its bond buyback operations. BTC rose about 6% after the announcement, while the broader crypto market also moved higher. The move came as investors saw the Treasury action as a fresh liquidity signal for financial markets. Bitcoin rises after the US Treasury doubles … Read more
Hayden Panettiere’s death is being investigated after the actress was found unresponsive at a South Carolina home on August 16. A police report says her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson was at the residence and handed officers a bag containing medication Panettiere had been taking. The names of the medicines were redacted in the report, so … Read more