Four new animals arrive at Dickerson Park Zoo

A total of at least 12 people were killed on Wednesday in southern Lebanon, including six Israeli soldiers and six people who died when Israeli jets hit a building, reports from both Israel and Lebanon showed. Israel's armed forces announced that six of their soldiers were killed in fighting in south Lebanon, while eye witnesses reported at least six people died and 15 others were injured when Israeli jets struck a building south of Beirut. The soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with fo

As we enter the final stretch of the 2024 NFL season, the Denver Broncos (5-5) are in position to make the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Each conference sends four division winners and three wild card seeds to the postseason

A couple arrived at their home in Australia after midnight and found their bedroom occupied by an unexpected intruder -- a koala.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday called for stronger support for Ukraine as Russian pressure intensifies on the country's eastern front. Rutte emphasized the need to "do more than just keep Ukraine in the fight," shortly before meeting French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. "We need to raise the cost for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and his enabling authoritarian friends, by providing Ukraine with the support it needs to change the trajectory of the conflict," Rutte said, a

A lone emperor penguin was found malnourished on a popular beach after making the shocking 2,200 mile swim from Antarctica to Australia.

China's southern tech hub Shenzhen spent a record amount on research and development (R&D) last year, rivalling Beijing's level and vastly exceeding that of neighbouring Hong Kong to cement its position as a national research mecca. Shenzhen's R&D expenditure jumped to 223.66 billion yuan (US$30.93 billion) in 2023, surpassing the 200-billion-yuan mark for the first time and up by nearly 19 per cent from the previous year, according to government data released last week. R&D made up just under 6

Earlier this week, ex-Real Madrid captain Nacho Fernandez hit out at Luis de la Fuente’s decision to exile him from Spain contention after his summer move to Saudi Arabia. The veteran defender state...

HOWELL COUNTY, Mo. — Two people were arrested facing drug trafficking charges in Howell County. According to a press release from the Howell County Sheriff’s Office, on Nov. 6, deputies and a K-9 unit arrested Jody Lee Cates, 42, and Kristy Naomi Jeuel Norton, 40, of West Plains. They are both facing drug trafficking charges […]

Archaeologists thought they had found one grave, but excavation efforts turned up a treasure trove of ancient tools and coins.

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell has proposed that EU member states suspend political dialogue with Israel over its war in the Gaza Strip, an EU diplomatic source told dpa on Wednesday. Borrell is basing his proposal on assessments by independent international agencies that allege Israel has violated human rights and international humanitarian law in the Palestinian territory. The initiative, which was put forward in a meeting of EU ambassadors on Wednesday, is now to be discussed at a meeting of f

A return to nuclear power for Germany would be "logical," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told dpa in an interview. "I think it's a logical. It's a rational position," Grossi said, noting that Germany is the only country in the world to have completely phased out nuclear energy. Policymakers in Berlin might ponder why others haven't, he said during an interview on Wednesday at the UN Climate Conference in Baku. "You might wonder: Why does the rest of the

Spain's eastern Valencia region braced for more torrential rain on Wednesday, two weeks after the country's worst floods in generations killed more than 200 people there.A highly anticipated session of the local parliament where under-fire regional leader Carlos Mazon was due to explain his handling of the disaster was postponed from Thursday to Friday, a spokesman for the institution told AFP. The October 29 catastrophe killed 223 people, almost all in the Valencia region, and caused enormous m

An emperor penguin journeyed over 2,000 miles from Antarctica to an Australian beach, marking a possible first for the species on the continent.

Severe weather in Spain is back over Malaga as flights and train travel were disrupted due to wind and rain

The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that wheel-like technologies existed even earlier.

Nine of 11 patients in new brain cancer trial saw their tumors shrink by at least half. One really beat the odds.

A man with explosives died Wednesday trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said.The second one happened when the man tried to enter the court, and this blast killed him, the governor said.

Ooh, here he comes.

On the edge of Peru’s coastal desert, a remote fishing town where a third of all residents have no running water is being transformed into a huge deep-water port to cash in on the inexorable rise of Chinese interest in resource-rich South America. The megaport of Chancay, a $1.3 billion project majority-owned by the Chinese shipping giant Cosco, is turning this outpost of bobbing fishing boats into an important node of the global economy. China’s President Xi Jinping inaugurates the port Thursday during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru.

Toxic smog in India and Pakistan has caused air quality in the major metropolitans of Lahore, Multan, Delhi and Chandigarh to deteriorate to toxic levels.

"Enables production of smaller, lower-cost batteries, supporting widespread adoption of EVs and grid batteries."

Two dead oarfish have washed ashore in Southern California waters in the last few months. One was spotted in August and the other just last week.

"This breakthrough brings us closer to achieving the ideal performance."

Terrifying video shows cruise ship tilt 45-degrees during storm

The last day of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season​ is Nov. 30, but as we near that finish line, the Caribbean apparently has other thoughts in mind.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington Post Climate Lab predict less snow across U.S.

Tropical Depression 19 has formed and is expected to soon become Tropical Storm Sara, but the National Hurricane Center says there's a chance it won't reach hurricane strength.

Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain have once again battered coastal Spain, causing flooding and evacuations just two weeks after the country experienced deadly flooding in Valencia and other nearby communities.

Do we really have to go through all of this again? This question is on the minds of millions of Floridians as hurricane season again displays the tenacity of the cockroach.

"Not only does this have a significant chance of becoming a hurricane, but it may become a major hurricane very quickly," hurricane expert Alex DaSilva said

Follow spaghetti models, tracking for a tropical rainstorm in the Caribbean Sea that could threaten Florida as a major hurricane.

Here's an update on weather conditions in Bay County and information on the developing 99L in the Caribbean.

Forecasters tell residents of eastern Gulf Coast and Florida to monitor the forecast closely for potential impacts next week.

Mark Longo, owner of Peanut the Squirrel, shares his frustrations with New York government agencies for seizing and euthanizing his pet.

The latest batch of wintry weather is heading for the Pacific Northwest.

Five weeks to the day since Hurricane Milton tore across central Florida, one area in Volusia County is still underwater.

Hundreds of Volusia County residents have received letters declaring their hurricane-damaged homes beyond repair.

Wind gusts are expected to top 60 mph across some parts of Puget Sound.

Spain's Civil Protection Agency sent a mass alert to phones warning of an "extreme risk of rainfall".

Greater Cincinnati is expected to have a frigid winter season. Here's when to expect the first snow.

A sure sign of fall: deer are on the move, and they are everywhere. The Missouri Department of Transportation remains busy assessing clean up when one gets struck on the roads and highways.

A rapidly strengthening area of low pressure off the Carolina coast on Friday will significantly impact the Outer Banks with damaging wind gusts, moderate to major coastal flooding and heavy rain.

A strong storm system fueled by a moderate atmospheric river is on a direct path to bring soaking rain to Oregon and Southwest Washington this week.

The NHC said Wednesday it is tracking a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea that could become a tropical depression by the end of the week.

Two hikers from Lawrence have been rescued after getting lost on a New Hampshire mountain.

The race to develop artificial intelligence has spurred an emerging race for nuclear power to meet the technology’s intense energy demands.

If you’ve driven around Tampa Bay since the hurricanes, you’ve seen downed trees in the thousands. Many had a story. There was the oak in Clearwater that shaded a home at sunset, keeping energy costs down. Two sugar maples reminded Tampa resident Stephanie Price of her late dad, who planted them in the 80s. An oak in Lana Vidic’s St. Petersburg front yard had a swing where the kids always ...

Ready or not, news about winter storms, blizzards, nor'easters, bomb cyclones and lake-effect snow is around the corner.

A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean was dubbed Potential Tropical Cyclone Nineteen by the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday.