An estimated 250 million bees escaped from an overturned truck in the US state of Washington on Friday, sparking warnings from authorities for the public to avoid the swarm of stinging insects. Emergency officials were helped by several master bee-keepers after the truck, which had been hauling roughly 70,000 lb (31,750 kg) of active honey […]
Tropical Storm Alvin is unraveling quickly as it churns large swells towards portions of western mainland Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula, bringing an increased risk of life-threatening rip currents. PHOENIX – A surge of moisture, due in part to the placement of an upper-level low and the tropical moisture field from the Northern Hemisphere’s […]
United States President Donald Trump has announced his administration is raising tariffs on steel imports from 25 percent to 50 percent. Speaking to steelworkers and supporters at a rally outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Trump framed his latest tariff increase as a boon to the domestic manufacturing industry. “We’re going to bring it from 25 percent to […]
Reuters The musicians were last seen in the Mexican city of Reynosa, near the US border Five musicians who disappeared in the Mexican city of Reynosa, near the US border, were murdered by suspected drug cartel members, Mexican authorities have said. Nine alleged members of the notorious Gulf Cartel have been arrested on suspicion of […]
Philippa Roxby Heath Reporter Laura Marston Laura now feels good six years after her diagnosis of advanced tongue cancer Hundreds of thousands of people with advanced head and neck cancer could live longer without their cancer returning thanks to an immunotherapy drug, a clinical trial suggests. This is the first sign of a breakthrough for […]
Paul Ingrassia, who is currently serving as the White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, has been nominated to the lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. Tia Dufour/U.S. Department of Homeland Security hide caption toggle caption Tia Dufour/U.S. Department of Homeland Security President Trump has nominated 30-year-old conservative lawyer Paul Ingrassia, to […]
Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center, says new technology will be brought to bear during the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. MIAMI – In light of hurricane season starting this weekend, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) provided a sneak peek into how the agency has updated its approach to forecasting hurricanes, particularly by using […]
BBC Listen to this article. I step into the booth with some trepidation. I am about to be subjected to strobe lighting while music plays – as part of a research project trying to understand what makes us truly human. It’s an experience that brings to mind the test in the science fiction film Bladerunner, […]
Russia has said it is sending a delegation to Istanbul for a second round of peace talks with Ukraine on 2 June, as the two sides reportedly remain far apart on how to end the war. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow’s conditions for a ceasefire would be discussed in Turkey. Russia is yet to […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s salvo against Chinese students, promising to “aggressively revoke” their visas, is the latest move in heightening tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Despite a temporary tariff truce reached between them earlier this month, divisions between Washington and Beijing remain wide, with recent ruptures over higher education, artificial intelligence (AI) […]