July 31, 2018
North Korea working on new missiles, US officials say
North Korea appears to be building new ballistic missiles despite recent warming ties with the Trump administration and pledges to denuclearise, reports say. Unnamed US officials told the Washington Post that spy satellites had spotted continuing…
July 31, 2018
Trump repeats Giuliani defense: ‘Collusion is not a crime’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday embraced a line of defense offered by his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, that "collusion is not a crime," even though he continued to deny any alleged ties between his campaign and Moscow during the 2016 election.…
July 31, 2018
Final hikers rescued from Indonesian volcano, after devastating earthquake
More than 600 stranded hikers have been successfully rescued from Mount Rinjani on Indonesia's Lombok Island, two days after a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist destination. The final six hikers were brought down from the…
July 31, 2018
A homeless man handing out resumes in Silicon Valley gets more than 200 offers
After standing on a street corner and asking strangers for employment, one homeless man in Silicon Valley has been overwhelmed by job offers. David Casarez, a college graduate in his 20s, was spotted holding a sign that read, "Homeless hungry 4…
July 31, 2018
Carr Fire in California is so hot it’s creating its own weather system
The Carr Fire raging in Northern California is so large and hot that it is creating its own localized weather system with variable strong winds, making it difficult for experts to predict which way the blaze will spread. At least 19 people were…
July 31, 2018
Sexual abuse ‘endemic’ in international aid sector, damning report finds
Sexual abuse of vulnerable women and girls by international aid workers is "endemic" and has been happening for years, with perpetrators easily moving around the sector undetected, according to a UK government report published Tuesday. The report by…
July 30, 2018
Indonesia volcano: Hundreds of hikers trapped after earthquake
Nearly 700 people are trapped on a volcano on the popular Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, after a devastating earthquake killed more than a dozen people. A rescue operation is currently underway for tourists caught in landslides on Mount…
July 30, 2018
Zimbabwe election underway as polls open in first Mugabe-free vote
Zimbabweans are voting in what many hope will be something the country has never seen before: a free and fair election, without the interference of former leader Robert Mugabe. The landmark vote has been touted as the first time the African nation…
July 30, 2018
Trump threatens shutdown over wall, immigration
President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to push the government into a shutdown ahead of the coming spending deadline in September if Congress does not fund his border wall and change the nation's immigration laws. "I would be willing to 'shut down'…
July 27, 2018
The blood moon lunar eclipse is here (and so is Mars)
The longest total lunar eclipse of the century arrives Friday night, showcasing a blood moon for most of the Eastern Hemisphere. Coincidentally, Mars is also at its brightest, putting two bright red objects in our sky. The lunar eclipse happens…