Hurricane Dorian is on track to become a major hurricanebefore its slams into Florida’s east coast at the end of Labor Day weekend, forecasters say.
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Greta Thunberg, youth climate activist sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, completes voyage
Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-oldSwedish activist, wouldn’t fly to New York for a United Nations summit on climate because of emissions from air travel.
Captain facing jail time for saving migrants calls Paris bravery medal hypocritical, refuses award
Pia Klemp was awarded one of France’s highest honors, theGrand Vermeil Medal, for her continued rescue efforts of migrants and asylum seekers.
‘Freak’ lizard attack in Australia injures elderly couple and their dog
An elderly couple was hospitalized and their dog injured after a goanna attacked them Thursday in Flametree, Queensland, rescuers say.
‘Something out of a horror movie’: Man saves family attacked by wolf during camping trip
Parks Canadian said DNA testing confirmed that a wolf killed by park officials was the same animal that attacked the family at Banff National Park.
Controversial George Washington mural to be covered, not destroyed, San Francisco school board votes
San Francisco’s school board voted Tuesday to cover up, but preserve, a mural depicting slavery, a murdered Native American and George Washington.
Town told to evacuate, then stay, after Russian rocket explosion: Here’s what we know now
An explosion at a Russian military site in the White Sea is shrouded in mystery. Nearby Nyonoksa had an evacuation cancelled. Here’s what we know.
‘My babies are gone’: 4 of 5 children killed in Pennsylvania day care fire were siblings
A volunteer firefighter near Erie, Pennsylvania, was the father of three of the children killed in a day care blaze.
‘Flabbergasted’: Chase Bank forgives all credit card debt for Canadian customers
Canadians who had credit cards with Chase Bank could breathe a sigh of relief Thursday when the company said it would “forgive” all outstanding debt.
UN report: Climate change threatens our food supply. Here’s how we can fix it
The report from United Nations scientists describes a cycle in which the problems of land degradation and climate change exacerbate each other.