Couple’s message in a bottle found 13 years later 2,000 miles away
Brad and Anita Squires cast a message in a bottle from Newfoundland in 2012. It was found more than a decade later.
EPA head promises to clear the air on conspiracies about government engineering of weather
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday appeared to nod to conspiracy theories that have swirled around recent extreme weather events, directing people to the agency’s website for science-based information on geoengineering and contrails
Beloved baby hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday at a Thailand zoo
Thousands of fans have flocked to a Thailand zoo to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that’s become a social media sensation.
‘I can’t drink the water’ – life next to a US data centre
Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.
Rick Springfield details effects of brain injury from 25 years ago
Rick Springfield, 75, is revealing new details about the brain injury he sustained more than two decades ago
Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum blasts US screwworm response as ‘exaggerated’
The US has closed its ports of entry to Mexican cattle for fear of the parasitic, flesh-eating worm spreading north.
Most Fed officials see rate cuts coming, but opinions vary widely on how many, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials diverged at their June meeting about how aggressively they would be willing to cut interest rates.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with congressional leaders
Congressional leaders are meeting this week with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after some lawmakers accused the Israeli leader of trying to drag the U.S. into another war.
Ex-DOGE official rushed Trump‑backed GHF grant despite staff warnings
The official waived safeguards to fast-track a $30m award to the highly criticised Gaza aid group.
Days after Texas floods, at least 150 people are still missing in one county
Governor Greg Abbott said search and rescue efforts would continue in the wake of the deadly floods “until this job is finished”.