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Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sea level rise caused by climate change could cause thousands of toxic sites in the U.S. to flood in the coming decades, according to new research. Under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario, more than 5,500 hazardous sites across the U.S. will be at risk of a 1-in-100-year flood […]
Firefighters battle flames from the Canyon Fire on August 7, 2025 in Castaic, California/Eric Thayer/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger has announced a local emergency proclamation in response to the rapidly spreading Canyon Fire impacting northern Los Angeles County communities as thousands have been placed under evacuation […]
ABC News (ISTANBUL) — Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women’s Day Friday despite a ban by the government, demanding equality and change of laws to protect women and help them gain their rights in the country and around the world. Waving purple flags as a sign of […]
AUBIN MUKONI/AFP/Getty Images (LONDON) — At least 200 people have been killed and thousands have been forced to flee following a sharp uptick of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a “dramatic resurgence” of violence, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed rebel group is advancing towards Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, forcing thousands […]
Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images (NAIROBI, Kenya) — Thousands of people across Kenya took to the streets Saturday in nationwide protests calling for an end to femicide in the East African nation. The protests — which have taken place in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as well as in the major cities of Mombasa, Kisumu, Nyeri and Nakuru […]
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