Fire in California’s Big Sur region doubles in size overnight, forcing evacuations
Plaskett fire has swept through more than 5,900 acres in Monterey county and remains un-contained, says Cal FireA fire in California’s Big Sur region doubled in size overnight, forcing the evacuation of nearby resident…
Palestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West Bank
Matt Bradley and crew assaulted while interviewing woman who said settlers had driven family out of homeA Palestinian woman and an NBC News team are reported to have been attacked and injured by masked Israeli settlers i…
August reveals Australians’ big appetite for weight-loss drugs, love for ‘dupe’ brands and an accelerating EV uptake
Reporting season shows how consumers are responding to cost of living pressures and how retailers are respondingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are buying less pizza but more weight…
Tennessee governor says he backs airport name change to honor Dolly Parton
Bill Lee says he favors proposal to rename Nashville’s international airport after legendary country singerBill Lee, the Tennessee governor, on Friday said he favored a proposal to rename Nashville’s international ai…
LAPD releases footage of death of man whom police handcuffed and beat
Jose Carlos Hoyoz-Munoz was arrested after a family altercation and restrained for ‘combative’ behaviorA cadre of Los Angeles police officers beat and restrained a handcuffed man in July, minutes before he was found …
Far-right media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE from US to UK
Ex-Breitbart editor has vocally supported immediate deportations for anyone who can’t prove US residencyFar-right British media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US after being detained on Thursd…
Daughter traces mother and aunt’s last known location in Nepal through TikTok video
Tulshi Patel says mother Hemangini Jitendra Patel and aunt Hema Sunil Amin were last seen at Friendship Bridge on Nepal-China border• Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesThe daughter of a woman missing in Nepal h…
‘I wanted to find the slowest fashion imaginable’: the woman growing her own dress
Looking for an alternative to fast fashion, Eve Ogden Schaub decided to create a garment from homegrown flaxFrom crop tops to shorts and brightly patterned dresses, many of today’s clothes are the result of fast fashio…
Nasa space telescope set to launch after surviving Trump budget cuts
Searching for exoplanets and clues on planet formation, the Roman telescope will lift off Sunday morning in FloridaA $4.3bn space telescope that Donald Trump tried to kill is set to lift off from Florida early on Sunday …
Nepal-Tibet floods: number of missing climbs to nearly 3,000 as search for survivors enters fourth day – latest updates
Nepali minister says cost of rebuilding likely to be billions of dollars as death toll rises to 626, with seven confirmed dead in Tibet‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swep…