Americas

Earth News

How Las Vegas slashed water use with dawn patrols and lawn bans

How have Las Vegas’ water cops helped the desert city cope with drought?

10/05/2023

Nature

Ecuador seals landmark deal to protect Galápagos Islands and cut debt

Ecuador’s ‘debt for nature’ swap hopes to protect the archipelago’s unique flora and fauna including many species that can be found nowhere else on Earth.

10/05/2023

USA

Fact-check: Has 1 in 5 Americans lost a family member to gun violenc?

A majority of Americans say they have a family member who has experienced gun violence, such as witnessing a shooting, being threatened by a person with a gun, or being shot, according to a new survey.

10/05/2023

Mobility

Virgin Galactic announces return to space with new commercial flights

Nearly two years since its only manned spaceflight, Virgin Galactic is planning to return to space with its first commercial flight in June.

10/05/2023

Culture news

Who is Ice Spice, the breakout star of this year's Met Gala?

Rapper Ice Spice was reportedly personally invited to glitzy Met Gala by Anna Wintour, but who is the 23-year-old musician and what do you need to know about her?

10/05/2023

USA

Jury finds Donald Trump sexually assaulted columnist in civil case

A jury has found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House.

09/05/2023

Travel News

US passengers could soon get cash compensation for delayed flights

Currently no US airline offers cash compensation for travel disruption but these new rules could change that.

09/05/2023

Culture news

Pulitzer Prize winners include AP and Barbara Kingsolver

Since 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes honour the best in journalism and the arts.

09/05/2023

Peru

Bodies of 27 Peruvian mine fire victims taken to morgue

The remains of 27 victims have been taken to the local morgue after Peru's worst mining accident in recent years.

09/05/2023

Chile

Swing to the right as Chile to re-write constitution

Chile's ultra-right Republican party has secured most seats on the Constitutional Council, which is set to re-write the country's constitution. Its a blow for the country's centre-left president Gabriel Boric.

08/05/2023

Culture news

WGA writers' strikers poke fun at 'Wednesday' star Jenna Ortega

Banners held on picket lines across the US in support of the WGA writers' strike have poked fun at the 'Wednesday' actress' claims she had 'rewritten' parts of the popular Netflix script.

08/05/2023

Culture news

How has Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' broken an almighty Spotify record?

American popstar Miley Cyrus has beaten the record made jointly by Harry Styles' 'As It Was' and Justin Bieber and The Kid LAROI’s ‘Stay’ by becoming the fastest ever artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify with her hit 'Flowers'.

08/05/2023

Canada

Canada's Alberta province declares state of emergency over wildfires

Fire crews battled wildfires threatening communities in western Canada on Sunday as cooler temperatures and a bit of rain brought some relief, but officials warned the reprieve came only in some areas.

08/05/2023

Culture news

Watch how the history of mankind is being preserved in granite

The Museum of History in Granite is a museum in the town of Felicity, California. It has been 32 years in the making and displays the history of mankind on more than 700 panels.

08/05/2023

USA

Eight killed in shooting at Texas shopping centre

The shooting, the latest eruption of what has been an unprecedented pace of mass killings in the US, sent hundreds fleeing in panic.

07/05/2023

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WATCH: President Biden celebrates Cinco de Mayo at DC taqueria

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06/05/2023

USA

US court releases video of Donald Trump's rape trial deposition

A video deposition by former US President Donald Trump in his civil rape trial currently underway in New York was released to the public by the court on Friday.

06/05/2023

Travel News

Two European tourists caught taking nude photos in Machu Picchu

Peru increased surveillance at the UNESCO World Heritage site back in 2014 as streaking became a trend.

05/05/2023

Tech News

Biden and Harris meet with Big Tech CEOs to address AI threats

The Biden administration spoke to Google, Microsoft, and others at the White House to address key concerns around artificial intelligence (AI).

05/05/2023

Destinations

Hawaii's plans to introduce new tourist tax rejected by lawmakers

Hawaii hoped to introduce a conservation fee as tourists harass wildlife, bring invasive species and damage coral.

05/05/2023

Culture news

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s guitar goes up for auction

The musical artifact is going under the hammer and is expected to fetch an estimated €73,000.

05/05/2023

USA

Proud Boys leader convicted of conspiracy for 6 January attack

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election.

04/05/2023

Design

American Museum of Natural History in New York opens new wing

The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation is the new wing of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It houses some 4 million species and opens its doors today.

04/05/2023

Mobility

Scientists watch a star 'eating' a distant planet for the first time

The sight gives a premonition of what it will be like when the Sun swallows the inner planets - including Earth - in 5 billion years' time.

04/05/2023

Culture news

Hollywood writers strike: Why AI should never replace real writers

The WGA knows the danger of entertaining conversations about AI replacing creative writers. It's a conversation that puts human expression at risk.

03/05/2023

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Film industry writers in the US have gone on strike for better pay

Picket lines formed outside film studios in Los Angeles and New York on Tuesday as thousands of writers downed tools.

03/05/2023