Dangerous storm with high winds and ice sweeps through as highway patrols report hundreds of vehicle accidentsA dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice began sweeping through parts of the US south-east on Sunday, knocking out power, felling…
NFL playoffs: 49ers upset Cowboys in thriller as Bucs and Brady rumble on
San Francisco 49ers 23-17 Dallas CowboysPhiladelphia Eagles 15-31 Tampa Bay BuccaneersPhilly’s Josh Sweat inactive after ‘life-threatening situation’Versatile receiver Deebo Samuel ran 26 yards for a touchdown the play after an interception by Dak Pres…
New study of 1980s Mars meteorite debunks proof of ancient life on planet
Scientists who were part of original 1996 study stand by their observations claiming new findings are ‘disappointing’A four billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive M…
Seven children among 13 people dead in Philadelphia house fire
Large fire broke out at three-storey rowhouse in FairmountOfficials say four smoke detectors in building were not workingA large house fire in Philadelphia early on Wednesday killed 13 people, including seven children, and sent two people to hospitals,…
‘I heard a meow’: Kentucky man finds his cat unscathed in rubble nine days after tornado
Sonny ‘Hoot’ Gibson thought his mind was playing tricks when the sound emerged from his demolished office buildingNine days after a tornado demolished his three-story office building in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, Sonny “Hoot” Gibson was standing in t…
Hundreds of military families sickened by contaminated Pearl Harbor water
Key Honolulu aquifer may also be at risk as residents say they face stomach pain and headachesCheri Burness’s dog was the first to signal something was wrong with their tap water. He stopped drinking it two weeks ago. Then Burness started feeling stoma…
National Geographic green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’ evacuated to Italy
Sharbat Gula left Afghanistan after Taliban takeover that followed US departure from countryNational Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the west’s evacuation of Afghans after the Taliban takeover of the…
US wildfires have killed nearly 20% of world’s giant sequoias in two years
Blazes in western US have hit thousands of Earth’s largest trees, once considered almost fire-proofLightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, adding to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fif…
Astroworld Festival concert crush leaves at least eight dead
Officials in Texas say several others injured when crowd surged towards the stage during show in HoustonOfficials in Texas say at least eight people are dead and several others injured in a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival.A compression of the cr…
Hyenas at Denver zoo catch Covid in world first
Pair aged 22 and 23 expected to make full recovery, as 11 lions and two tigers at the zoo also test positiveTwo hyenas at the Denver zoo have tested positive for Covid-19, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide.Samples from a variety of …