Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end…
Henriette becomes a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean well north of Hawaii
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Tropical Storm Henriette rapidly strengthened into a hurricane Sunday in the central Pacific Ocean…
More than 70 million Americans have sweated through muggiest summer start on record
More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on record as climate…
Fishing in vast Pacific nature area halted after judge blocks Trump order
HONOLULU — Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt…
Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy’s mainland
ROME (AP) — Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a…
Czech zoo welcomes 4 rare Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild
DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic — Four Barbary lion cubs were born recently in a Czech zoo, a vital…
Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Everglades
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention…
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center: judge considers threats to environment
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention…
Scientists identify the killer of 5 billion starfish
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5…
Storm Floris batters Scotland with 90 mph winds, disrupts travel and festivals
LONDON (AP) — Authorities in Scotland canceled trains, closed parks and warned people to tie down backyard trampolines…