Kansas teacher gets $95,000 after she misgendered student
Math teacher Pamela Ricard argued that using the student's preferred name and pronouns was a violation of her Christian faith.
2021 saw records for heat, greenhouse gas concentrations and sea level rise
"With many communities hit with 1,000-year floods, exceptional drought and historic heat this year, it shows that the climate crisis is not a future threat but something we must address today," one NOAA administrator said.
Pakistan flooding forms massive lake visible from space
The Indus River and Hamal Lake are usually separated by dozens of miles of land. Devastating amounts of rainfall and flooding have meshed them together as a massive body of water.
Arctic lakes are vanishing amid rising temperatures
The new findings come as a surprise for scientists, who anticipated that Arctic lakes wouldn't start drying up at least for another 40 years.
Labor Day heat wave to scorch California with triple-digit temps
The late-summer heat wave comes as 50 million people across U.S. sweat under extreme heat advisories and warnings.
Ozzy Osbourne is leaving the U.S. because of gun violence
Sharon Osbourne echoed his sentiment, saying, "It isn't the United States of America at all. Nothing's united about it."
Last member of Indigenous Brazilian tribe dies
"He endured appalling violence in which everyone close to him was killed," Survival International tweeted. "...Now he's dead, and his people's genocide is complete."
Johnny Depp appears as MTV's Moon Person at the VMAs
The awards show was one of Depp's first big appearances since both he and Amber Heard were found liable in a defamation trial earlier this year.
Why a move to electric vehicles needs a cleaner power grid
As the nation pushes for more electric vehicles, the nation's power grid must continue its move to clean energy, experts say.
White House calls out GOP student debt critics who had PPP loans forgiven
Marjorie Taylor Greene said for the government to say debt is forgiven "is completely unfair." The White House tweeted back that she had more than $183,000 in PPP loans forgiven.
Prince Harry and Meghan adopt beagle rescued from breeding facility
Mama Mia was among more than 4,000 beagles removed from a Virginia facility earlier this year, where dogs faced "unnecessary suffering, and at times, death," according to investigators.
U.S. cities are "heat islands." Experts say it's going to get worse.
The urban heat island effect can make the country's most populated cities 20ºF warmer than nearby areas. Climate change will only make it more suffocating.
25-year-old wins primary, could become first member of Gen Z in Congress
"We won because of our message: Love. ... We made history tonight," he tweeted.
Europe's drought is likely the worst in 500 years, officials say
Extreme heat and a lack of precipitation have plagued Europe for months, causing rivers to shrivel up, crops to die and wildfires to scorch people's homes.
Body found in California reservoir is missing 16-year-old Kiely Rodni, autopsy confirms
The 16-year-old had disappeared after going to a party with dozens of other kids her age.