Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire rages out of control in northern California, with the region gripped by an “exceptionally dangerous” heatwave that is making conditions worse. More than 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares) of grass and woodland have been consumed since Tuesday when a blaze started just outside Oroville, with […]
About 13,000 people were ordered to evacuate in northern California as firefighters battle a raging wildfire amid scorching temperatures. The Thompson fire in Butte county, California, began before noon on Tuesday near the city of Oroville, about an hour outside Sacramento. It quickly grew in size, and had burned through more than 3,000 acres (1,200 […]
A historic Boston restaurant that had been undergoing renovations went up in flames late Monday night, prompting a massive emergency response. The four-alarm blaze tore through the former Jacob Wirth Restaurant on Stuart Street, according to officials and video from the scene. Crews responding to the decades-old German beer hall found heavy fire on all […]
(Bloomberg) — With the S&P 500 Index setting record after record, Evercore ISI is predicting another double-digit rally through the end of 2024. Most Read from Bloomberg Julian Emanuel, the firm’s chief equity and quantitative strategist, raised his year-end forecast on the S&P 500 Index to 6,000, the highest among major equity strategists tracked by […]
STORY: ::Fires in Brazil’s wetlands have surged nearly tenfold this year to the highest levels since 2020 ::The figures have raised alarm as the region heads into the riskiest season for wildfires ::Corumba, Brazil :: June 9, 2024 The blaze, a result of weak rains since late last year which have disrupted the usual seasonal […]
How different are Jupiter‘s gaseous layers and Earth’s oceans? Perhaps not as much as you expect. Lia Siegelman, a physical oceanographer at the University of California, San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has been studying Jupiter through the lens of Earth’s oceans to determine what powers the gas giant’s raging cyclones. “Jupiter is basically an […]
Around this time yesterday, Barack Obama issued a poignant statement in honor of Memorial Day. “One of the greatest honors of my life was the privilege of serving as commander-in-chief, and with pride also came sometimes heartbreak and loss,” the former president wrote. “And the sober recognition of the sacrifices that so many Americans and […]
Industry experts expect bigger discounts on cars, especially domestic vehicles, this Memorial Day weekend, as inventory remains high. – Getty Images People who have been waiting to buy a new car may spot some good discounts over Memorial Day weekend on 2023 model-year vehicles, especially on some domestic cars, as affordability issues have led inventory […]
A multi-vehicle crash caused a raging car fire on a ramp connecting to the Ted Williams Tunnel Friday afternoon, snarling traffic and causing people to abandon their cars and run out on foot. Three cars were involved in a collision on an entrance ramp on I-93 northbound around 4:00 p.m. Boston Deputy Fire Chief James […]
Eric Trump was mockingly dubbed a “snowflake” after he took exception to a gag that MSNBC’s Katie Phang posted on X, formerly Twitter, about his father Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York. Eric Trump has attended the trial on multiple days but didn’t on Tuesday when his brother Donald Trump Jr. showed up […]
A wild and violent bull that was loose on a popular Mexican beach attacked a woman several times as panicked onlookers screamed in horror, a terrifying new video shows. The heart-stopping video, which was shot Saturday at Cabo San Lucas, shows the black beast charging and ramming the woman more than six times after she […]
Thousands across Canada were urged to evacuate from blazing wildfires on Saturday, and the smoke emanating from them could be another danger lasting for the next two days — resulting in poor air quality and reduced visibility. Approximately 3,200 residents in northeastern British Columbia were under an evacuation order Saturday afternoon as the Parker Lake […]