Deadly thunderstorms and strong winds have left a path of destruction following a week of severe weather in Florida. Cities like Jacksonville and Tallahassee saw multiple thunderstorms over this past week, with residents sharing pictures of downed trees and damage to their homes and cars. Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes brought havoc to the Southeast this […]
In just under half a decade, a 1,000-foot-wide (305-meter-wide) asteroid named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis, will pass within 30,000 miles (48,300 kilometers) of Earth. Scientists don’t intend to allow the rare close passage of a space rock of this size to go to waste. On April 13, 2029 — a […]
A precise new dating of archaeological sites in Jerusalem supports some of the key historical events described in the Bible, including the settling of the city, a major earthquake and its eventual destruction by the Babylonians, according to a new study. The research gives an unprecedented chronology of the ancient city that sheds light on […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world hasn’t seen anything like the unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza since World War II, and it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes devastated in Israel’s bombing and ground offensive if the conflict ended today, the United Nations reported Thursday. The U.N. assessment said the […]
Rescue workers help residents evacuate from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (Libkos/AP) The destruction on Tuesday of the massive Soviet-era Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian city of Nova Kakhovka has damaged homes and is posing a threat to residents, animals, crops and public infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called […]
Hamas is considering the latest proposal for a ceasefire with Israel that the United States and other mediators hope will avert an Israeli attack on the Gaza town of Rafah. But the chances of a deal are entangled with the question of whether Israel can accept an end to the war without reaching its stated […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas on Thursday was considering the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel that the United States and other mediators hope will avert an Israeli attack on the Gaza town of Rafah. But chances for the deal are entangled with the question of whether Israel can accept an end to the war […]
What we think and how we respond to one another as we navigate life is both simple and complex in its influence. Our inheritance includes choices encountered along the way to adulthood. Our story begins in a family cultural environment, heritage and location. When it moves into the public sphere, the choices can become overwhelming. Beth […]
Apr. 13—Kimberly M. Morrison was sentenced to 6-18 years in prison Friday morning for her role in the death of her father, following a plea agreement negotiated by the state and defense. Second District Judge Mark Monson handed down the sentence at the Nez Perce County Courthouse on charges of voluntary manslaughter and destruction of […]
German industry got rich thanks partly to its close energy trading relationship with its political and economic rival Russia. The past few years have shown just how misguided that relationship was, as Russia invaded Ukraine and cut off Germany’s cheap, vital gas supply. Now, one of Germany’s leading renewable power bosses has suggested it’s a […]
At least three people are dead in the wake of severe storms that brought tornadoes Tuesday and continued to wreak havoc on the eastern parts of the country Wednesday, officials said. In Collegeville, Pennsylvania, a woman died after a tree fell on her car during storms Wednesday, according to Montgomery County’s deputy director of public […]
Over two million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Mars, scarring the surface with one massive crater and around two billion smaller individual craters. These secondary craters appear across a region of 1,000 miles (1,800 kilometers), making this asteroid event one of the biggest impacts seen on the Red Planet in relatively recent history. […]