Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Houston confirms 1st heat-related death of the year amid extreme heat across US
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The most populous city in Texas has confirmed its first heat-related death of the year as record high temperatures scorch a swath of the United States. The Harri...
Jul 17, 2023
Loss of sea ice putting migrating beluga whales in danger
Kevin Schafer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The annual great beluga migration is underway, but the whales are facing increasing dangers as the climate warms and human activity decimates their habitat. Ev...
Jul 17, 2023
$900 million Powerball jackpot expected for Monday night's drawing
IronHeart/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Powerball jackpot is expected to grow to an estimated $900 million for Monday night's drawing, a sum that would be the third-largest Powerball jackpot in histor...
Jul 17, 2023
Three banks robbed by 'Sticky Note Bandit' dressed as woman, FBI says
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- A man dressed as a woman walked into three Texas banks this month and handed tellers sticky notes with "threatening" messages demanding cash, earning him the nic...
Jul 17, 2023
'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' debuts at number one, sets multiple records
Beth GarrabrantTo the surprise of no one, Taylor Swift's third album in her re-recording project, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), has debuted on top of the Billboard chart with huge numbers. The album s...
Jul 17, 2023
Heat waves, poor air quality and severe storms: US experiencing acute weather conditions from coast to coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Potentially deadly weather conditions are affecting millions of Americans from coast to coast. Extreme heat, poor air quality and severe storms bringing flash flooding threats wi...
Jul 16, 2023
Four dead amid flooding in Pennsylvania, with others reported missing, police say
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(UPPER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, Penn.) -- Four people have died and as many as three people remain unaccounted for after torrential rain caused flash flooding in Upper Makefie...
Jul 16, 2023
7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Alaska Peninsula, prompting brief tsunami warning
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the Alaska Peninsula late Saturday. Preliminary data placed the quake about 55 miles southwest of Sand Point, Al...
Jul 16, 2023
Four killed in mass shooting in Georgia, shooter remains on the loose: Police
Sheila Paras/Getty Images/STOCK(HAMPTON, Ga.) -- A gunman remains on the loose after fatally shooting four people in Hampton, Georgia, on Saturday morning, police said. Police said they are looki...
Jul 15, 2023
90 million Americans across 16 states from Washington to Florida under heat alerts
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A deadly heat wave continues as 90 million Americans across 16 states from Washington to Florida are under heat alerts on Saturday. The all-time global heat record is in jeo...
Jul 15, 2023