Two newly discovered skeletons found at the doomed Roman town of Pompeii show that the most famous volcanic eruption of the ancient world also posed a less well-known threat: earthquakes.The Italian Cultural Ministry on Tuesday revealed the bodies of two men, ... More »
WASHINGTON -- Dutton and Wrenlee are on the rise but they're no match for champs Liam and Olivia as the top baby names in the U.S. last year.The Social Security Administration released the annual list Friday. The agency tracks baby names in each state based on... More »
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- South Africa's foreign ministry summoned the U.S. Ambassador to a meeting Friday over allegations he made a day earlier that the country had provided arms and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine.Amid the diplomatic fallout ov... More »
Thunderstorms are expected to hit western and central Texas and the Pacific Northwest will see potentially record-breaking high temperatures on Friday.Tornadoes were reported across central Oklahoma on Thursday night, with some reports of damaged buildings, an... More »
SOMERTON, Ariz. — U.S. immigration policy Title 42 expired Thursday night, marking the end of restrictions implemented by the Trump administration amid the COVID-19 pandemic that allowed the government to prevent asylum seekers from entering the country. In t... More »
New satellite images released from Nasa this week showcase the dramatic reappearance of California’s Tulare Lake after water swallowed swaths of land across the state’s agricultural center that had long been dry.Taken between the start of February and the end ... More »
The Biden administration, desperate to limit border crossings after a key pandemic-era measure expired late Thursday, slashed the amount of time asylum-seekers have to find lawyers before their crucial first interviews with immigration officials.The Trump admi... More »
A massive snapping turtle nicknamed "Chonkasaurus" spotted by a Windy City resident sunbathing in the Chicago River is gaining internet popularity."Great to see this beast thriving here on what was once such a toxic river, but is slowly getting cleaned up & re... More »
LONDON — The U.K. has delivered long-range missiles to Ukraine in a move which grants Kyiv the ability to strike targets in Russian-occupied Crimea.Britain’s Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told the House of Commons Thursday that the Storm Shadow missiles, p... More »
The Boundary Dam Power Station in Saskatchewan, Canada, shown above at its official opening in 2014, is the only power plant in the world currently using carbon capture at scale. | Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via APBy Brian Dabbs, Carlos Anchondo and C... More »
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — America is moving on from Covid-19. Ron DeSantis can’t stop talking about it. With the Covid-triggered national health emergency set to expire Thursday, DeSantis has been crisscrossing the country touting his handling of the virus. DeSantis... More »
Donald Trump appeared at a CNN town hall on Wednesday night to unleash a litany of lies about the 2020 election and E Jean Carroll’s lawsuit, just one day after a New York jury found the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation.Trump took questi... More »