Ram killed by police after elderly couple found dead in paddock
A ram believed to be responsible for killing an elderly couple has been shot dead by New Zealand police.
US imposes new sanctions on Iran after attack on Israel
Sanctions on Iran's missile and drone programmes come as fears mount over possibility of greater regional escalation.
Photos: The destruction of the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza
The Israeli army left a trail of destruction when it withdrew from the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Students rename Canadian university buildings after Palestinian places
Student activists at a university in Canada have ‘renamed’ dozens of campus buildings to places in Palestine.
German far-right politician on trial for alleged use of banned Nazi slogan
Bjorn Hocke, leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Thuringia, faces three years in prison if convicted.
Unraveling the mysteries of consecutive atmospheric river events
In California's 2022-2023 winter season, the state faced nine atmospheric rivers (ARs) that led to extreme flooding, landslides, and power outages—the longest duration of continuous AR conditions in the past 70 years. Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
Using deep learning to image the Earth's planetary boundary layer
Although the troposphere is often thought of as the closest layer of the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, the planetary boundary layer (PBL)—the lowest layer of the troposphere—is actually the part that most significantly influences weather near the surface. In
New study shows how quickly surface water moves to groundwater reservoirs across Australia
A new study from Charles Darwin University (CDU), Monash University and The University of Newcastle has presented almost 100,000 estimates of groundwater recharge rates across Australia, by far the largest known database of its kind.
Watch: Strangers return diamond ring found on Texas beach to its owner
A wedding ring lost on Texas' Galveston Island was returned to its owner's finger after being found by a couple attempting to remove an old net from the sand.
RFK Jr. qualifies for Michigan presidential ballot
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has qualified for Michigan's 2024 presidential ballot, his campaign announced Thursday.
Guitarist Dickey Betts, co-founder of Allman Brothers Band, dead at 80
Allman Brothers singer, songwriter and guitarist Dickey Betts has died. He was 80.
Odds of US TikTok Ban Increase After House Fast-Tracks Revised Bill, Picking Up Key Senate Support
U.S. lawmakers have moved closer to enacting a countrywide ban on TikTok. From a report: Last month, the House of Representatives passed a bill by a wide margin that would ban distribution of TikTok in U.S. unless TikTok's Chinese parent,
US Air Force Confirms First Successful AI Dogfight
The US Air Force is putting AI in the pilot's seat. In an update on Thursday, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed that an AI-controlled jet successfully faced a human pilot during an in-air dogfight test carried out
Google Terminates 28 Employees For Protest of Israeli Cloud Contract
Google said on Thursday it had terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the company's cloud contract with the Israeli government. From a report: The Alphabet unit said a small number of protesting employees entered and disrupted