Consumer prices rose 2.9% in July compared to a year ago, cooling slightly from the previous month and extending a monthslong slowdown of price increases. The fresh inflation reading outperformed economists' expectations, reaching its lowest level si...
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The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found. On about a third of days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least 1.5C higher than pre-industrial levels....
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Ambitious targets to halt the decline in nature may already be slipping out of reach, a study suggests. Scientists say the effects of climate change and habitat loss on animal populations have been underestimated. They say bringi...
More states turning to 4-day school weeks to address teacher shortages...
American tourists on alert after deadly shooting on Cancun beach...
The Economic Policy Institute projected a demand for at least 300,000 new teachers nationwide by the year 2024....
Teams are working desperately to clear ash from Tonga's main airport runway in an effort to get vital supplies to the region following a volcanic eruption. Some 200 people with wheelbarrows and shovels are sweeping the site so fl...
Settling down in front of feel-good festive movies has become a modern Christmas tradition - and has driven the production of seasonal films to record-breaking levels this year. More than 200 new feature films and TV movies with ...
Apo Island in the Philippines once depended on tourism to help its efforts to save rare local turtles. So what happened when the pandemic brought tourism to a standstill? The pandemic has had a drastic effect on the island's econ...
A new analysis, seen by the BBC, suggests the goals of the UN Paris climate agreement are getting "within reach." The Climate Action Tracker group looked at new climate promises from China and other nations, a...
Barbie is using her YouTube channel to send a powerful message to young girls on the importance of taking a stand against racism. In the latest episode of her vlog, the iconic doll-turned-influencer and her friend Nikki speak directly to kid...
Short-form video streaming app Quibi has hit 1.7 million downloads in its first week, according to the company's boss Meg Whitman. The app, which streams clips 10 minutes or shorter, launched on 6 April. Quibi is only available on smar...
Visitors to the exclave of Point Roberts must drive through Canada to enter the United States. It’s a tiny town with empty beaches, pods of orcas and dozens of gas pumps. ...
Trump jokes about impeachment at turkey pardon...
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The measure details how the inquiry will move into a more public phase. It was not a vote on whether the...
One of the first things visitors to Japan notice is how clean everywhere is – yet there are hardly any litter bins and street sweepers. What's the secret behind this contradiction? ...
The personal details of about 106 million individuals across the US and Canada were stolen in a hack targeting financial services firm Capital One, the company has revealed. The announcement came after the alleged hacker was arrested on Mond...
Turbulent waves and high winds have turned a family beach home into an "ice house" at Ramona Beach, in Pulaski, New York. Maureen Whelan's family has used the house for the past 85 years, but none of them has ever seen anything lik...