Wildfires finally end in New South Wales
After nearly 240 days of burning, the fires are completely over – and the areas that need rain the most will get it
After nearly 240 days of burning, the fires are completely over – and the areas that need rain the most will get it
The soldiers fed 28 rescued koalas and helped build climbing structures for them in their new home.
"I've spent the last two weeks calling 120 brides to tell them we can't host their wedding," said Kurt Menzel, the owner of Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat.
All three had long military and firefighting careers and were contracted to help fight the wildfires in Australia.
Hail storm in Canberra damaged public buildings, businesses, homes and cars, cut power to some suburbs, brought down trees and caused flash flooding.
Officials in New South Wales are enforcing harsher penalties amid unprecedented destruction from wildfires.
Media mogul's son is the latest to accuse him of downplaying the role of global warming in the lethal blazes.
The trees were thought to be extinct until they were rediscovered in 1994 – and there are only 200 left.
CBS News followed three special canines, Tommy, Emma and Becky, and their trainer Steve Austin, as they searched scorched land for injured but still living koalas.
U.S. firefighters who've teamed up with Australians to fight bushfires describe challenges of environment, being away from family.
NASA says the fires have caused "unprecedented" conditions that will effect the entire globe.
Dubbed Operation Rock Wallaby, this is the most widespread food drop yet to help save the endangered brush-tailed rock wallabies.
The title also marks the 38-year-old's first since giving birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia, who joined her mother for a sweet moment on court.
"We're fired up about climate action," one sign read.
In an interview with CBS News, Frankel made an appeal to airlines to help her fly firefighters to Australia.
"Patsy the Corryong Wonderdog" rescued 900 sheep from the approaching flames.
Earth Alliance says it created a fund to help with an "international response to the catastrophic bushfires" raging in the country.
Jenner made the donation after getting backlash on social media for an Instagram post.
Researchers say koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, and other animals have perished either directly or indirectly as a result of the fires.
More than 1 billion animals are feared dead.
Satellite pictures show more than 380,000 acres of Kangaroo Island — a former haven for wildlife — destroyed by the brushfires.
Over 1.2 million people have donated to Barber's Facebook fundraiser since it launched last week.
Lizzo joined other volunteers who had been working tirelessly for 6 days, packing emergency supplies for those in need.
An ecologist at the University of Sydney, who estimated last week that nearly half a billion animals had died in the fires, has increased his estimate to over 1 billion.
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"Life is so unfair to hit us where it hurts the most," former UFC champ Francis Ngannou said in a heartbreaking post.
The captain's behavior required an alternate crew be flown in from Japan, the airline said.
President William Ruto has promised help for Kenyans as unusually heavy monsoon rains burst a dam and unleash deadly floods and mudslides.
Britain's monarch, King Charles III, had put his official public duties on hold for weeks as he undergoes treatment for an unspecified cancer.
Social media video appeared to show the suspect trying to hide behind bushes while carrying a long bladed weapon.
Columbia University protesters have set up a new demonstration at Hamilton Hall, a building demonstrators occupied during 1968 anti-Vietnam war protests.
MS-13 members targeted random civilians so they could increase their status within the gang, prosecutors said.
Police ended pro-Palestinian protesters' occupation of a Columbia University building but violence erupted at UCLA and the University of Arizona in Tucson as schools stepped up efforts to end demonstrations.
After beekeeper Matt Hilton removed the swarm, the Diamondbacks had him throw out the first pitch.
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Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election for the New York congressional seat left vacant by Democrat Brian Higgins' departure from Congress.
The FBI's searches, some of which were deemed to be improper in the past, were a flashpoint in a months-long fight in Congress over the reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA.
The Biden administration is considering bringing certain Palestinians fleeing war-torn Gaza to the U.S. as refugees, according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News.
A motion in the Minnesota Senate to call for the resignation of bemired DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell failed Tuesday. This came after a GOP-led effort to strip her of voting powers failed Monday.
The proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some other drugs.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
Cat deaths and neurological disease are "widely reported" around farms where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, health officials say.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
In an abrupt switch, Walmart plans to shut 51 health clinics in six states and pull the plug on telemedicine services.
"It is against the basic civil and human rights that we have established are a key part of American identity," one advocate tells CBS News. "Community living should be the rule, rather than the exception."
State media reported that a long section of a highway collapsed Wednesday in southern China, killing dozens.
In Israel for his 7th visit during the war in Gaza, Antony Blinken conveys "cautious optimism" to hostage families that a deal could be reached.
Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano grumbles to life again, spewing clouds of gas and debris pierced by lightning flashes and driving thousands from their homes.
"Life is so unfair to hit us where it hurts the most," former UFC champ Francis Ngannou said in a heartbreaking post.
The captain's behavior required an alternate crew be flown in from Japan, the airline said.
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Britain's monarch, King Charles III, had put his official public duties on hold for weeks as he undergoes treatment for an unspecified cancer.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
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A newly-filed lawsuit targets two of the biggest generative AI platforms in the world, Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot AI program.
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Officials from the National Weather Service and the CDC are already warning Americans about record-high temperatures in the coming months thanks to seasonal changes in the La Niña climate pattern. With these rising temperatures, there's also a higher risk of wildfires and droughts. Scott Dance, a climate reporter for The Washington Post, joined CBS News to discuss the forecast.
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MS-13 members targeted random civilians so they could increase their status within the gang, prosecutors said.
At least four law enforcement officers were killed during an operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday. Johnny Jennings, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, joins CBS News to discuss the case.
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Four law enforcement officers were killed and another four injured during a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday. A suspect was killed during the standoff, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police chief. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez has the latest confirmed information.
Authorities say they may have stopped a serial killer from striking again, after a man confessed to murdering two women.
The Horsehead Nebula, which NASA has called "one of the most distinctive objects in our skies," is located in the constellation Orion.
Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams say they have complete confidence in the Starliner despite questions about Boeing's safety culture.
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A new abortion law goes into effect in Florida on Wednesday. It will sharply restrict the procedure after six weeks. Florida’s new law includes exceptions for rape, incest, fetal abnormalities and the life of the mother.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is recommending marijuana be classified down from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. It would not legalize marijuana for recreational use.
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