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Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery
Temperatures have warmed dramatically across the equatorial Pacific Ocean in 2026, signaling the onset of a strong and potentially historic El Niño. These events can affect weather around the world, and the intensity of recent El Niño events is raising alarm that, as global temperatures rise, these natural events are becoming stronger and ...Read more
Cassidy says abortion pill makers turn blind eye to safety
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy is accusing abortion pill manufacturers of not meeting their legal responsibilities to ensure compliance with Food and Drug Administration safety regulations, especially when pills are sold online through third-party providers.
A report issued Thursday by Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...Read more
NY judge approves $73.5 million settlement between Epstein victims, Bank of America
NEW YORK — A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday approved a $72.5 million class-action settlement reached between victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Bank of America.
Manhattan Federal Court Judge Jed Rakoff greenlit the agreement at an hourlong conference, hailing the outcome as a significant step toward accountability while acknowledging ...Read more
Trump mourning period for Dolly Parton longer than Pope Francis or Charlie Kirk
President Donald Trump’s seven-day mourning period for Dolly Parton with American flags lowered to half-staff at all government buildings is longer than the ones he ordered for Pope Francis or Charlie Kirk.
The stars-and-stripes tribute to the country music legend outstrips the four-day period Trump proclaimed for Kirk after the conservative ...Read more
Man arrested with guillotine near Capitol told officers it was 'the real deal'
WASHINGTON — A man arrested near the Capitol with a 10-foot-tall guillotine in the bed of his truck was released Wednesday and charged with a misdemeanor.
Philan Tam Duy Le was arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday after initially being approached for being parked illegally in a permit-only parking spot near the Library of Congress. According...Read more
At least 1,400 missing as flood devastates Nepal and China
A flash flood in a Nepalese valley near the Chinese border unleashed waves of devastation that inundated villages and swept away buildings, killing at least 359 and leaving more than 1,400 missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists.
Visitors from countries including India, Malaysia, Australia, the U.K. and U.S. are unaccounted for more ...Read more
Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic, hurricane center says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic after gaining more organization overnight.
As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. advisory, the center of Dolly was located about 1,555 miles east of the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands moving west at 24 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
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Family awarded millions for dad's fatal overdose in notoriously deadly SoCal jail system
LOS ANGELES — Richard Matus Jr. spoke to his 13-year-old daughter over the phone from a Riverside County jail the night before she started eighth grade and promised they'd talk after her first day. But she never heard his voice again.
On Aug. 11, 2022, Matus died from a fentanyl overdose in his cell at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center where ...Read more
US says troops review will speed up Europe taking on own defense
WASHINGTON — The U.S. aims to “advance and accelerate” the transfer of responsibility for most of Europe’s own conventional defense as Washington continues a review of its troop presence, a top Pentagon official said.
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby arrived in Brussels for talks with NATO allies on Thursday to update...Read more
Tropical Storm Dolly likely to form today, hurricane center says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said Tropical Storm Dolly could form today in the Atlantic, but it may not last that long.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, an area of low pressure dubbed Invest 96L located about halfway between Africa and the Caribbean’s Windward Islands in the central tropical Atlantic ...Read more
'Too many cases': Mexico confronts US over deaths of its citizens in ICE custody
MEXICO CITY — As increasing numbers of migrants perish during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to ramp up pressure on U.S. authorities to investigate the deaths.
“There are too many cases,” Sheinbaum told reporters last week, referring to 17 Mexican citizens who have died ...Read more
ICE sends second deportation flight to Haiti in a week. There are kids aboard
The Department of Homeland Security sent its second deportation flight in a week to Haiti on Thursday, returning dozens of Haitians to the unstable Caribbean country, including several children born in the U.S.
The children were among several families aboard the Immigration and Customs Enforcement charter flight scheduled to land in Cap-Haï...Read more
USS Abraham Lincoln’s record deployment highlights shortfalls of US military readiness
Reports from the USS Abraham Lincoln describe a crew running on almost no sleep and suffering mental strain.
The Navy’s own account acknowledged that the Lincoln spent 266 days deployed, 200 of them in a combat zone. It said that meal plans were adjusted when fresh resupply was unavailable, and that its sailors and Marines had been ...Read more
‘Mad honey’ that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide
A few months ago, a friend of mine told me that his father-in-law had been rushed to the hospital after eating some wild honey brought back from the hills of Nepal.
Within about 30 minutes, his heart rate had dropped dangerously low and his blood pressure had collapsed. He recovered, but the episode was terrifying for the whole family...Read more
Dementia care navigators help Coloradans get the support they need
Latino Americans are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than white Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
In Colorado, nearly a quarter of the overall population identifies as Hispanic or Latino. As Coloradans age, more individuals and families in these communities will be affected by dementia.
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Why Democrats are amplifying corruption talk: A historical strategy for parties out of power
If you have seen campaign ads for the midterm elections, you have likely noticed that a major theme this year is corruption.
New Hampshire congressman and Senate candidate Chris Pappas has framed his campaign around his anti-corruption efforts in Congress, claiming that his anti-corruption record includes the fact that he “doesn’t...Read more
At least 1,400 missing as flood devastates Nepal and China
A flash flood in a Nepalese valley near the Chinese border unleashed waves of devastation that inundated villages and swept away buildings, killing at least 270 and leaving more than 1,400 missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists.
Visitors from countries including India, Malaysia, Australia, the U.K. and U.S. are unaccounted for more ...Read more
Putin moves to escalate war in Ukraine as talks at dead end
Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end, according to three people close to the Kremlin.
For now, Russia is weighing an intensification of powerful conventional ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, including the center of the capital, and infrastructure ...Read more
Rare bird draws flocks of Southern California birders to this Irvine marsh to get a glimpse
LOS ANGELES — For the last two weeks, a little bird with big feet has turned a 320-acre marsh in Irvine into one of the hottest birding destinations in Southern California.
Hundreds of birdwatchers have flocked to the Irvine Ranch Water District's San Joaquin Marsh, hoping to catch a glimpse of a juvenile purple gallinule.
It's the first ...Read more
Breaking down the findings from the Hope Florida grand jury report
MIAMI — A grand jury in Leon County determined the DeSantis administration misappropriated taxpayer funds by redirecting $10 million from a Medicaid settlement into a state charity to fund political activities, but there wasn’t enough evidence to charge anyone criminally, according to the sealed report.
Miami Herald news partner CBS Miami ...Read more
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