The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to an alarming new analysis from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Researchers say it’s a “remarkable” amount of energy that is already having far-reaching consequences. “It’s excess energy that’s being taken
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Four people were shot — one fatally — as a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northwest suburbs of Phoenix on Thursday, police said. Nine other people were hurt by shrapnel and debris, Sgt. Brandon Sheffert with the Peoria Police Department said at a news conference. “We have a total of eight incidents
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Su Thandar Win shows a photo of her 7-year-old son on her phone and a proud smile instinctively spreads across her face. But it soon fades when she explains why she hasn’t seen him for well over two years. “I left him with my mum,” said the Myanmar migrant worker, 26, who is living in
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Danny Fenster, a US journalist who was detained in Myanmar over three weeks ago, has appeared at a court in Yangon according to Frontier Myanmar, the news publication Fenster works for as managing editor. The 37-year-old was detained by Myanmar’s military at Yangon International Airport on May 24, shortly before he could board a flight
Continue Reading A video showing wolves chasing actors across the stage during a live show in China has raised alarm about the safety of the performers and audience. The clip, filmed in a theater in the northwestern city of Xi’an, was posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo last week. It quickly went viral, garnering more than
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A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has been wandering across Yunnan province in southern China since March last year. They have trekked more than 300 miles in search of food and a new habitat. CNN’s Anna Coren talks to an expert on what this migration means for the species and its survival in China.
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The first reported Asian giant hornet of 2021 in the United States was found dead near Seattle by a Washington state resident in early June. The dead insect, nicknamed the “murder hornet,” found in Marysville, Washington, was dried out and emerged earlier than usual, so it may have been an “old hornet from a previous
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Police departments in communities northwest of Phoenix told CNN there were multiple shootings in the West Valley region Thursday afternoon. “We have two people confirmed shot in random acts,” Surprise Police Sgt. Greg Welch told CNN. He said there were multiple shooting locations but could not provide an exact number. Banner Health officials said three
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A north Georgia police officer and a motorist are dead after the fleeing driver’s car dragged the officer down a road and the officer shot the driver, authorities said Thursday. Holly Springs police Officer Joe Burson, 25, and at least one other officer had stopped Ansy Dolce on suspicion of speeding on Holly Springs’ eastern
Continue Reading Early Medieval graves in Europe were reopened as part of widespread burial traditions — not only by grave robbers, as experts previously thought. Hundreds of graves dating from the fifth century to the seventh century AD in an area stretching from Transylvania to England were opened as part of regular mortuary customs in order to
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A New Jersey man accused of four killings in two states was charged with a fifth this week, according to a criminal complaint from New Mexico. Sean Lannon was charged Tuesday in New Mexico for the February 24 killing of Randall Apostalon, whom authorities say he met through an acquaintance. Lannon told authorities he was
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The man killed in a weekend shooting that left more than a dozen people injured in Austin, Texas, was visiting the city from Michigan, his family said. Douglas J. Kantor, 25, was originally from Airmont, New York, and attended college at Michigan State and graduate school at the University of Michigan, the family statement said,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A mother desperate for answers about her son’s disappearance is offering a $30,000 reward. An anonymous donor helped contribute $10,000 of the reward. Monica Button’s son, Nieko Lisi, disappeared in September of 2011. He was last seen in Franklin. “I’m doing nothing but getting older
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tyrone Township, MI (WNEM) — A local mother is trying to spare others the lingering pain she feels over the death of her infant son. She says all it will take is a small change in state law. Michelle Schupbach, from Tyrone Township, is urging lawmakers to require
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Buckhead community is lamenting the city’s crime rate. “We don’t feel safe, you can read about it almost every day,” said Dr. Bruce Salzinger. This week authorities have responded to a number of people shot in the Buckhead area including this incident showing two
Continue Reading The Israeli military struck targets in Gaza for the second time this week, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement, after a continued barrage of incendiary balloons sparked eight fires in southern Israel. Overnight Wednesday, the IDF struck what it said were Hamas military complexes and meeting places for the Khan Younis and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) — The death of a Lompoc, California woman remains a mystery 20 years later. Dana McPeek’s family is still looking for answers. “It’s just something that never goes away,” Ruth Whitaker, Dana’s mother, said of the pain she has endured losing her youngest daughter at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ELLENWOOD, Georgia (WGCL) — A Henry County mother and her boyfriend are behind bars and face murder charges after her 6-year-old son was found unconscious on Sunday. On June 13, Henry County Police rushed to a home on Belmont Farms Drive after reports of an unresponsive child. Police
Continue Reading Police departments in communities northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, told CNN there were multiple shootings in the region Thursday afternoon. “We have two people confirmed shot in random acts,” Surprise Police Sgt. Greg Welch told CNN. He said there were multiple shooting locations but could not provide an exact number. Police in the community of Peoria,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINN COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A 31-year-old man attempted to evade deputies by running into a field and climbing up a tree on Tuesday, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said deputies received a call on Tuesday about Nicholas Adam Ames, 31, causing
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