SYDNEY, Jan 27 - A major heatwave across Australia's southeast raised bushfire threats, with Melbourne forecast to record its hottest day in nearly 17 years on Tuesday, and hundreds of residents in rural towns were ordered to immediately evacuate their homes.
In lush South Florida, trees and bushes grow all year round. And that means yard waste and dead trees never stop piling up. But leaving them in a landfill is a climate-warming issue. Two South Florida governments think they have a new solution—light it on fire, but in a
The latest adjustments follow earlier steps taken by Chinese airlines to manage Japan-bound demand.
Republicans are dangling options that would avoid having to change a massive spending bill. Democrats aren’t biting.
Last week, Chuck D and John Densmore announced their debut album no country for old men under the name of doPE. The moniker is meant to combine the beginning of the Doors' lowercase logo and the Public Enemy abbreviation PE, but longstanding NYC industrial crew Dope are
It's well made, but I don't see Highguard becoming a habit.
The National Music Publishers’ Association has announced the elevation of Danielle Aguirre and Charlotte Sellmyer to “new titles that reflect how their roles have expanded within the organization.” Aguirre has been named Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Chief Operating Officer
Julia Carreon, who was global head of platform and experiences, said Andy Sieg initially supported her and helped her obtain a promotion, but quickly began a "campaign of unrelenting and egregious sexual harassment, manipulation, and grooming."
Trump has accused Seoul of "not living up" to a trade deal that was reached last year.
The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t provided evidence for some statements administration officials made within hours of the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, and some of those statements appear to be contradicted by
On Jan. 23, the Trump administration gave its approval for plans to build Sites Reservoir, a vast 13-mile-long off-stream lake north of Sacramento that would provide water to 500,000 acres of Central Valley farmland and 24 million people, including residents of Santa Clara
Mine walked into a campfire and died.
Some galaxies in the early universe were absolute powerhouses, churning out stars at rates that would dwarf the Milky Way's modest stellar production. These "monster galaxies," buried deep in dust between 10 and 12 billion years ago, are thought to be the ancestors of today's
Ten years after their reunion, the two men, now in their 60s, have been embroiled in a lawsuit.
LONDON, Jan 27 - Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to China on Tuesday on the first visit by a British leader in eight years, in a bid to mend ties with the world's second-largest economy and reduce its dependence on an increasingly unpredictable United States.
In October, Neil Young pulled his catalog from Amazon Music and called for a boycott. "BUY LOCAL. BUY DIRECT. BEZOS SUPPORTS THIS GOVERNMENT. IT DOES NOT SUPPORT YOU OR ME," he wrote. Now, he's reasserting that stance on his website and announcing that he's gifting his entire
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Shutdown odds rise amid shooting backlash A second high-profile killing by a federal agent in Minneapolis has jeopardized the chances of Congress averting a
The highly-anticipated sequel to Searchlight’s 2019 horror-comedy flick “Ready or Not” will be here sooner than expected. Walt Disney Studios will now release “Ready or Not: Here I Come” on March 20, , a week before its original release date of March 27. The upcoming film stars
India is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building up a computer chip industry.
Defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, TikTok's owner ByteDance and YouTube parent Google.
Doechii, who performed at last year's ceremony, will also be presenting
London’s National Theatre has unveiled a packed 2026 program featuring a constellation of international stars including Cate Blanchett, Sandra Oh, Lesley Manville, Letitia Wright, and Nina Hoss, as the venerable institution expands its reach across U.K. and global stages. The
Passengers accuse carriers of "confusing" them into dropping compensation claims for cancelled flights.
ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski captured these stunning timelapse videos during his 20-day stay aboard the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 4, known as Ignis. Filmed from the Cupola—the Space Station's iconic seven-windowed observation
Death toll is 18 and 316 people were rescued.
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Venezuela's leader signals frustration with Trump Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez said she has had enough of orders from Washington, in
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in early March, a spokesperson for the committee's chair, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), confirmed to The Hill on Monday. Noem is expected to testify on March 3, according to
Kristen Stewart revealed in a recent interview with The Times of London that she will “probably not” stay in the U.S., explaining: “Reality is breaking completely under Trump. But we should take a page out of his book and create the reality we want to live in.” When asked if
Water is everywhere, from the snowpack in the mountains to the tap in our kitchens. But while we often think about rainfall and snow as the main drivers of our water supply, it turns out that something we rarely see has just as much influence: the underground structure of the
In 1879, the inventor might have produced graphene, a crucial component of tech more than a century later The post Did Edison Accidentally Create a Vital Superconductor? appeared first on Nautilus .
A federal appeals court on Monday declined to reimpose restrictions on federal agents at protests in Minnesota, refusing the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) plea to do so following this weekend’s fatal shooting. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Social media companies head to trial over addiction claims A historic lawsuit accusing several prominent social media companies of intentionally designing their platforms to addict children is set to head to trial in Los Angeles
Accurate measurements of surface currents are crucial for coastal monitoring, rip current detection, and predicting the path of pollutants. Several methods exist to measure surface currents, some of which are costly and time-consuming. In a recent paper, researchers from Texas
The government has not confirmed what the cap will be, but campaigners have said they believe £250 a year is likely.
Viewers show overwhelming support for the gaming outlet's stance on ICE.
Hopefully Amazon keeps this change for the show's confirmed third season The post Fallout Season 2 Is Finally Fixing Its Dumb Midnight Release Times appeared first on Kotaku .
Last year, Numero Group reissued music from Jejune, the emo outfit that formed in 1996 and broke up in 2000. Responsible for three albums — Junk , This Afternoon's Malady , R.I.P — the group is back now and ready to shred. Last night they reunited for a surprise show in
Above, Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher explain how everyday Americans can push back against government overreach—by focusing on the economic decisions they make each day. “Trump does not respond to outrage. He responds to markets,” says Galloway. Ergo, it’s time for an
The Trump White House made a rare rhetorical retreat Monday amid public uproar over its initial response to the killing of Alex Pretti, the second U.S. citizen recently shot dead by federal law enforcement agents working in Minneapolis as part of the administration’s
Zhang Youxia had been seen as a close ally of China's leader, Xi Jinping.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a phone call on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, in a nearly hour-long conversation that blended global governance issues with the bilateral agenda. Brazilian media, citing Planalto Palace sources, reported that Lula
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story 655,000 customers face power outages As of Monday afternoon, more than 655,000 power customers were without power after the winter storm, according to PowerOutage.com. © Daniel Purcell/NowGeorgia.com Most of
Tennis icon and legend Billie Jean King has had documentaries, articles and even a movie, “Battle of the Sexes,” tell her story. “Give Me the Ball,” which premieres Monday at the Sundance Film Festival, might be the quintessential Billie Jean King documentary to date. Directors
“American Doctor” starts strongly with an emotional argument between filmmaker and protagonist. The latter pushes for showing the bodies of dead Palestinian children on screen, to convey the enormity of the carnage in the war on Gaza. The filmmaker wants to “preserve their
