Nevada Declares Emergency As Hawk Fire Near Reno Forces 90,000 To Evacuate
Two medical facilities evacuated patients, and six people suffered injuries, though none were considered life-threatening.
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Black Bear Dies In Hot Car After Becoming Trapped In Colorado
The bear apparently entered the car while searching for food and was unable to escape before succumbing to extreme summer heat.
Indiana Residents Enter Ninth Day Without Power After Severe Storms
NIPSCO said winds reaching 99 mph toppled trees onto power lines and poles, causing damage that requires major reconstruction rather than routine repairs.
Report Says US Sold 3,700 Wild Mustangs, Some Sent To Slaughter
Under the program, horses that fail to attract adopters after three one-week listings can be classified as unadoptable and sold at low prices.
Asteroid Strike Could Explain The Mysterious Surface Of Mars’ Moon Deimos
The findings could also provide clues about whether Deimos and Phobos are captured asteroids or formed from material ejected from Mars.
NASA Calls Off Mission To Rescue Swift Observatory
NASA had awarded Katalyst $30 million for the mission to raise Swift to a higher orbit.
Minnesota Governor Walz Restricts Mining Near Boundary Waters
Walz said mining could threaten the wilderness and an outdoor recreation economy worth nearly $1 billion.
Texas Pet Adoptions Halted As New World Screwworm Concerns Grow
The insect, which can cause serious infections in animals, recently entered the United States from Mexico for the first time in six decades.
How Astronomers Found A Star Racing At 56 Million Miles Per Hour
The GRAVITY+ collaboration detected S301 using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer in Chile.
Watch: Cargo Trucks Stranded On Peru Coastal Highway Due To Landslides
Heavy rains in Peru's southern regions triggered landslides disrupting cargo traffic on a coastal road.
Defund The U.N. Green Climate Fund
Unlike USAID, which doubled as a taxpayer-bankrolled slush fund for Democrats, the GCF hasn’t been taken down.
Watch: Waste Dump In India Becomes Tourist Attraction
Located in Kishangarh, Rajasthan—one of India’s premier marble-processing hubs—the dump covers vast acres in a powdery white crust.
Watch: Bird's Eye View Of Destruction In Greece After Wildfire
A fast-moving wildfire destroyed homes and killed two in Greece.
Border Construction Halted Temporarily In Texas’ Big Bend National Park
Conservationists, local residents and some Texas officials have argued that Big Bend’s steep cliffs and rugged terrain already provide a natural barrier to illegal crossings.
US Tourist Dies After Lightning Strike While Hiking Mount Etna
Authorities have restricted access to upper sections of the mountain, but the tourist had entered one of the prohibited areas in an attempt to get closer to the summit.
Deadly Storms Leave Indiana Reeling As Flood Threat Expands East
More than 106,000 utility customers remained without electricity Monday morning, although that figure was down substantially from a peak of about 300,000 outages.