‘Thought this was Noah’s Ark’: 8 dead after flooding overwhelms NYC and New Jersey; states of emergency declared
The death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida’s blast through the Northeast rose to 8 on Thursday; New York City was overwhelmed by water.
Read moreDid 9/11 permanently change life in the US? More Americans think so more than ever before.
They remember the shock and fear, the sense of national peril and national unity. Now, most say the peril persists, though the unity has fractured.
Read moreTragic videos show historic flooding in New York after Ida blasts the Northeast
Videos of unprecedented flooding in New York capture the affects of Hurricane Ida as it heads northeast.
Read moreAdriana Lima makes stunning Venice debut
Behind-the-scenes with supermodel Adriana Lima as she prepares to walk the red carpet in an ETRO gown at the opening of the Venice International Film Festival. (Sept….
Read moreWeather disasters are getting worse worldwide, report says. But the good news is they aren’t as deadly.
Disasters caused by weather are hitting the globe five times more often and leading to seven times more damage than they did in the 1970s.
Read moreCruz and Almodovar open Venice
Director Pedro Almodovar’s “Parallel Mothers” opens the Venice International Film Festival, with star Penélope Cruz walking the red carpet. (Sept. 2)
Read moreNSW records 1,288 COVID-19 cases as first vaccine rate hits 70 per cent
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Thursday 70 per cent of NSW residents have now had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot.
Read moreVaccines cut chances of long-haul COVID in half, study shows; Arizona adds $60M for hospital staffing: COVID-19 updates
In one of the first pieces of research on the effects of vaccines on long-haul COVID, a new study shows the risk is cut in half after…
Read moreHow a vision for the 9/11 Memorial blossomed into a piece of New York’s everyday fabric
Michael Arad set out to capture the “real history” of Sept. 11, 2001. His 9/11 Memorial design was selected out of a pool of 5,201 entries.
Read moreNumber of women construction workers on the rise
The construction industry is fighting to recruit more women into a sector that faces chronic labor shortages. Women make up only 4% of skilled construction laborers in…
Read moreIda remnants pound New Jersey and flood streets
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency in all of his state4’s 21 counties, urging people to stay off the flooded roads as the…
Read moreShark tourism grows on Cape Cod
Cape Cod is embracing its shark reputation as a growing group of charter boat operators are offering shark tours in a region where whale and seal watching…
Read moreAustralia’s Paralympic medallists to be paid the same bonuses as Olympians
The federal government has announced it will give Paralympics Australia extra funding to close the bonus pay gap.
Read more‘We’re still not out of the woods’: Improved weather conditions could aid crews fighting to save Lake Tahoe from Caldor Fire
Fire crews await improved weather conditions that will allow them to control the Caldor Fire, the massive wildfire threatening majestic Lake Tahoe.
Read moreIda’s remnants lashes tri-state area
Soaking rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida prompted the evacuations of thousands of people Wednesday after water reached dangerous levels at a dam near Johnstown, Pennsylvania….
Read moreNew Jersey governor declares emergency amid deluge of flooding from Tropical Storm Ida; 50 million people in Northeast under flood watch
The remnants of an unrelenting Hurricane Ida took aim at the northeastern US as the potential for life-threatening flooding stretched to New England.
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