Google Earth users can now see the striking effect of climate change over the past four decades. Google’s latest feature, Timelapse, is an eye opening, technical feat that provides visual evidence of how the Earth has changed due to climate change and human behavior. The tool takes the platform’s static imagery and turns it into
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A group of young black bears made a special stop at an Asheville nursing home, even letting themselves in through the front door! News 13 viewer Cindy Brown shared video of bears wandering into the vestibule of Accordius Health at Asheville. At least
Continue ReadingJust under 3% of the world’s land remains ecologically intact, with undisturbed habitat and minimal loss of its original animal species, a new study suggests. The research, published Thursday in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, combined maps showing human damage to habitat with maps showing where animals have disappeared from their original
Continue ReadingDisney is striving to make its theme parks — “The Happiest Place On Earth” — more inclusive. In a blog post this week, the chairman of Disney’s parks division Josh D’Amaro committed to updating attractions, modernizing the parks’ values and, perhaps most visibly, changing the guidelines for how park employees — better known as Disney
Continue ReadingSince the pandemic hit the US airline industry last March, major carriers have been burning through millions of dollars a day. For Delta Air Lines, at least, that ended last month. The company reported it lost $2.3 billion in the first three months of the year, excluding special items. And although the airline still reported
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday in an unannounced visit less than 24 hours after the United States and the NATO coalition formally announced they would withdraw their troops from the country after nearly two decades. In remarks alongside Afghan political leaders, Blinken attempted to underscore that although the US military
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On Tuesday the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the United States. In six cases, women between the ages of 18 and 48 experienced a “rare and severe” blood clot after receiving the vaccine. This is
Continue ReadingA House committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would create a commission to study reparations for descendants of enslaved Americans, a major achievement for advocates of reparations as it marks the first time this bill could have a full House vote on the floor. The House Judiciary Committee late Wednesday night approved H.R. 40
Continue ReadingSunny skies and fair temperatures are expected from today right through the coming weekend. This weekend will see highs on Mt. Bachelor reaching the low 50’s. There is a very slight chance of snow showers Tuesday, but other than that, no snow is in the forecast for the next several days.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CITY ISLAND, Bronx, New York (WABC) — A 52-year-old woman working at a Bronx construction site was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon, and her boyfriend then ran down the suspect with his car. It happened around 12:30 p.m. on City Island Avenue and City Island Road, where police say
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Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) helped kill a gambling bill five weeks ago. This week, he helped resurrect it. Elliott and Sen. David Sessions (R-Grand Bay) were among a group of lawmakers that sent the effort crashing to the ground in March. But both
Continue ReadingDenmark has removed the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from its vaccination program, saying it is not needed because the country has already reached “such an advanced point” in its vaccine rollout. All booked inoculations using the AstraZeneca vaccine will be canceled, but the decision was not based on safety concerns, said the Danish Health Authority in
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent on Thursday and said he will not testify in his own defense in the trial of George Floyd’s death. Chauvin, speaking into a microphone before the jury entered the court, said it was his decision and his decision alone not to testify. Questioning from his
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After two decades of war, this can be a historic year of peace in Afghanistan. But, as Afghan negotiators, we are duty-bound to caution that peace must not come at the cost of our humanity. And it must not come at the cost of the rights of Afghan women, who have gained so much in
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It’s no secret that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York have had a tense relationship. But a new book out April 20 by USA Today’s Susan Page reveals just how fraught the relationship got in 2019 between the speaker and the four then-freshmen progressive lawmakers known as the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — We are hearing from the family of a Mobile teacher killed Monday night in a house fire. Lillis Lewis was found in her home burning home on Silverwood Street. She was brought to the hospital where she later died. Mobile Fire-Rescue are still looking
Continue Reading The Biden administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Russia and expelled diplomatic personnel in response to election interference and cyber hacks by the country. Read the executive order: Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation By the authority vested in me as President by the
Continue ReadingKristin Smart, the California college student who vanished in 1996, was killed during a rape or attempted rape in a dorm room, prosecutors alleged Wednesday. Paul Flores, 44, was formally charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death, according to San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow, who announced the charges after new
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin’s defense is expected to call another expert witness to testify on Thursday, which could be the trial’s last day of testimony before the case moves to closing arguments. The former Minneapolis Police officer’s defense team has called seven witnesses in their attempt to acquit Chauvin in the death of George Floyd last May.
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