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The bodies of two men trapped in their vehicle have been recovered from the waters beneath the Baltimore bridge that collapsed early on Tuesday when a container ship crashed into it, officials announced on Wednesday. The authorities identified the men as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, a 35-year-old originally from Mexico who was living in Baltimore, and […]
Feb. 25, 2024, 8:00 AM EST By Denise Chow and Evan Bush The water cycle that shuttles Earth’s most vital resource around in an unending, life-giving loop is in trouble. Climate change has disrupted that cycle’s delicate balance, upsetting how water circulates between the ground, oceans and atmosphere. The events of 2023 show how significant […]
We’ve all heard that if you put a frog in boiling water, it will jump out, but if you put a frog in warm water and slowly turn up the heat it will stay put until boiled to death. That may or may not be true, but it is a useful allegory of how incremental […]
US stocks hit pause on a record-setting rally as the focus turned to the day’s stream of earnings for insight into the health of corporate America and the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down about 0.1% after the blue-chip index
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Much of the U.S. remained gripped by deadly Arctic weather Sunday — with subfreezing conditions reaching as far south as Texas and Florida. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days. Nationally, winter storms this month have claimed at least 67 lives around the U.S., many […]
US stock futures were little changed on Monday, signaling a muted start to a week packed with a crucial inflation update and the Federal Reserve’s last policy decision of the year. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and the S&P 500 (
This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pa., on Nov. 25. Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP hide caption toggle caption Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows […]
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at CS Wind, the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world, in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S., November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Acquire Licensing Rights
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding some “forever chemicals” to the list of toxins that must be reported by drinking water utilities. That is going to require a lot of infrastructure investment. “We are now in the process of establishing a drinking water standard for about six different PFAS,” Radhika Fox, assistant administrator for the […]
Black North Carolina residents sue over Senate redistricting plan Image: Senate map (NCGA) By Lynn BonnerTwo Black northeastern North Carolina residents are suing to invalidate the state Senate redistricting plan approved last month. The