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A 45-year-old man killed eight people at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before apparently killing himself, police said. The Friday shooting left nine people dead in total, including the gunman. The victims included a pregnant woman, a 5-year-old boy and

U.S. school book bans affected Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North during a record year for removals. PEN America recorded 11,982 bans during the 2025-26 school year, its highest annual total since tracking began in 2021. The group counted

WASHINGTON, D.C. / RankWire.AI / – The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments in a major climate lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colorado. The dispute asks whether federal law blocks state-law claims over alleged harms tied to interstate and international greenhouse

Southern California’s prolonged October heat wave pushed downtown Los Angeles to 101°F on Tuesday. The reading extended an extraordinary run of triple-digit temperatures. It marked a fifth straight day at or above 100°F in downtown Los Angeles. The National Weather

The U.S. Army has scheduled former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for execution by firing squad on December 3. The execution will take place at Fort Hood at 1 p.m. Central Time. Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle set the date,

A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf has an 80% chance of developing within 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system, designated Invest AL92, was producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms early Tuesday. Forecasters said a tropical depression

The foreign exchange market recorded strong upward momentum as the US dollar hits 17-month high benchmarks, climbing to a 102.08 index rating and securing its third consecutive weekly gain. According to international market reports published by the Emirates News Agency, the

Global food loss and waste costs the economy more than $1 trillion each year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. More than one billion meals are wasted daily in households alone. The issue returned to focus around the International

Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern United States on Saturday as an intensifying nor’easter swept across the region, cancelling hundreds of flights and leaving more than 95,000 customers without electricity across several states. Major metropolitan areas, including New

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that accelerating sea-level rise is increasing risks for coastal communities and economies worldwide. He spoke at a UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York on September 24. Guterres said about 770 million people