Beirut Images Show Shattered, Dust-Covered City | PHOTOS
The aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut shows a shattered city covered in dust and debris.
Deadly Explosion Kills More Than 70, Injures Thousands In Lebanon's Capital Beirut
A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. There were hundreds of casualties, with bodies buried under the rubble, officials said.
Ex-Redskins Become Washington Football Team For 2020 Season
The NFL team formerly known as the Redskins will go by the Washington Football Team for the 2020 season, giving the organization time to choose a new, full-time name.
FCC Announces New Three Digit Number To Call For The National Suicide Prevention Hotline
To combat suicides across the country the Federal Communications Commission has created the three-digit phone number, 9-8-8, to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, according to a news release.
UN: World Could Hit 1.5-Degree Warming Threshold By 2024
The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday.
Mary C. Curtis: Russia Bounty Allegations
CHARLOTTE, NC -- What did the president know? That's the question lawmakers want answered-- after reports that U.S. intelligence found out Russians offered a bounty if Taliban terrorists killed U.S.…
Climate Change Keeps Changing The Game For Home Gardeners
Every year now, gardeners should be rethinking what they grow and where because of climate change, experts say.
Europe Restricts Visitors From The US Amid Virus Resurgence
The European Continent on Tuesday reopened to visitors from 14 countries, but not the U.S., where some of the states that pushed hardest and earliest to reopen their economies are now in retreat because of an alarming surge in confirmed coronavirus infections.
Iran Issues Arrest Warrant For President Donald Trump
Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said Monday.
Liverpool Clinches England's Premier League Title, Ends 30-Year Drought
For the city of Liverpool, this has been a party three decades in the making, and even the restrictions caused by the coronavirus failed to prevent fans from gathering to celebrate outside Anfield.
The 'Gritty' Details of the Saharan Dust Plume
The Saharan air layer isn't an unusual occurrence, but there's a reason you are probably hearing so much about this dust plume.
Fiery, Not Freezing: Arctic Town Reaches 100ΒΊ for First Time Ever
Charlotte hasn't hit 100ΒΊ in five years, but a town in the Arctic just hit the century mark this week.
Pandemic Leads To Bicycle Shortage Around The World
Fitness junkies locked out of gyms, commuters fearful of public transit, and families going stir crazy inside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic have created a boom in bicycle sales unseen in decades.
Locked Out: UK Records Sunniest Month On Record In May
Britainβs national weather agency has confirmed what most people cooped up at home during the coronavirus lockdown may have guessed β May was the sunniest month on record.
Protests Spotlight Racial Scars Around The World | PHOTOS
Just like coronavirus, racism pays no attention to borders.
Bank of America Building-Sized Asteroid to Closely Pass Earth
Fortunately, this celestial star-slayer will keep a safe distance from our planet.
2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Off to Record Start
Newly formed Cristobal could impact the Gulf Coast as soon as this weekend.
Alarmed By Violence In US, Thousands March In London And Other Cities Around The World | PHOTOS
Nations around the world have watched in horror at the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing.
New Zealand Leader Carries On With TV Interview During Quake
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern barely skipped a beat when an earthquake struck during a live television interview Monday morning.
Canada Bans Assault-Style Weapons After Shooting Rampage
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immediate ban Friday on the sale and use of assault-style weapons in Canada, two weeks after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia.
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