A record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day
Hundreds of climbers scaled Mount Everest in a single day, setting a new record with 274 successful ascents.
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
Maldives suspends search for 4 Italians in underwater cave after military diver dies
Maldivian authorities have suspended the search for four Italian divers believed to be trapped in an underwater cave.
USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro's capture
The world's largest aircraft carrier is back in port at Naval Station Norfolk after an 11-month deployment.
FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran
The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013.
Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers
U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers.
Hegseth faces bipartisan grilling about weapons drawdown during the Iran war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administrationβs end game for the Iran war, the rising cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles.
Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries
Amazon is rapidly opening store-sized delivery hubs in dozens of U.S. and foreign cities to fulfill customersβ most urgent product needs in 30 minutes or less. The e-commerce titan's ultrafast Amazon Now service first launched in India last June. Amazon says it's now also available in five other countries and is expanding in the U.S.
Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home from Canary Islands
Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Nintendo said it will be raising the Switch 2 price in September in the U.S. to $499.99.
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.
US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April
Americaβs employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war.
Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions
The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on βunidentified anomalous phenomenaβ like an object that a drone pilot says shone a bright light in the sky and then vanished.
Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuated
The U.N. health agency says two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak.
US and Iran appear to move closer to ending their war as Trump threatens more bombing
The United States and Iran appeared to be moving closer Wednesday to an initial agreement to endΒ the war, as U.S. President Trump sought to pressure Tehran with threats of a new wave of bombing if a deal is not reached.
What to know about hantavirus, the illness suspected in a cruise ship outbreak
A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing anΒ outbreak aboard a cruise shipΒ that has killed three people and sickened others.
US says ceasefire with Iran is holding despite attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the UAE
U.S. military leaders said a ceasefire remains in effect a day after Iran was blamedΒ for new attacksΒ in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates.
Trump keeps us up in the air with his hints of whatβs coming in a new batch of UFO files
President Donald Trump is promising to release new UFO records that he says will be βvery interesting.β He says the files will be coming βvery soonβ after he directed the Pentagon to share documents related to UFOs and extraterrestrial life. That directive came even with the Pentagon already years into a process to declassify materials related to UFOs.
Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day. Kyiv says it'll cease fire two days earlier
Russia's Defense Ministry has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The ceasefire is set for Friday and Saturday.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people, WHO says
A suspectedΒ hantavirus outbreakΒ on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others.
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