How to keep babies safe when temperatures soar
A woman holds a fan in front of a bottle-fed baby at the Great American State Fair, during an extreme heat wave, Friday, July 3, 2026, on the National Mall…
Europe’s early heat wave led to a spike in deaths, may have killed over 10,000
Heat that hit Europe exceptionally early and hard this year appears to have led to a spike in deaths, with well over 10,000 more people dying at the height of…
Weather conditions again brought devastating floods to a vulnerable swath of Texas
By MICHAEL PHILLIS WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before sunrise in Texas, a shallow spot of the Guadalupe River rose above the height of a two-story house in just five hours…
Europe’s early heat wave led to a spike in deaths, may have killed over 10,000
Listen to article • 0:00 minHeat that hit Europe exceptionally early and hard this year appears to have led to a spike in deaths, with well over 10,000 more people…
What to know about the wildfire smoke in Philly and its health impacts
Listen to article • 0:00 minAs Canada grapples with hundreds of active wildfires, the rest of North America is feeling the impacts with air quality alerts.In Philadelphia and elsewhere, the…
How past-life memories play a role in Amitav Ghosh’s new novel ‘Ghost-Eye’
In Amitav Ghosh’s new novel, “Ghost-Eye,” Varsha Gupta, a 3-year-old girl in 1969 Calcutta, has a surprise for her vegetarian family. The child says she’d like to have fish for…
Who are Democrats Kim and Allen, California’s insurance commissioner candidates?
The top two vote-getters in the June primary for insurance commissioner are democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen — a first for candidates going against each other from the same…
Trump, ending decades of protection, opens wild habitats to drilling and mining
The Trump administration on Friday moved to open the habitats of imperiled animals to farming, drilling, mining, real estate development, and other activities in what environmentalists characterized as the most…
One of Spain’s deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM MADRID (AP) — A wildfire roared through a remote expat community in southern Spain overnight, killing at least 12 people as victims tried to flee the flames…
EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists
FILE – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrives on stage at the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. Rod Lamkey/AP Photo/Rod…