UN secretary-general warns of impact of sea level rise, could cause 'mass exodus' of populations
Xie E/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billions of people are at “unthinkable” risk because of rising sea levels, according to the United Nations. Speaking at the United Nation’s Security Council meeting on Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General
Two teens charged in death of transgender TiKTok personality Brianna Ghey
Cheshire Police (WARRINGTON, U.K) — Two teens have been charged in the death of Brianna Ghey, a transgender girl found dead in the English town of Warrington. Emergency services were called to a local park Feb. 11
How people survive for days under earthquake rubble as survivors are found in Turkey, Syria
Mustafa Yilmaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake and hundreds of powerful aftershocks struck southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria, survivors were still being pulled from the rubble. Rescue efforts continue even
US risks default as soon as July unless debt ceiling is raised, financial agency estimates
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. risks defaulting on its debts as early as July unless the borrowing limit is raised, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a report on Wednesday. The federal government on
Jackson Mayor Daniel Mahoney on gun violence and keeping the community safe
Jackson, Mich. — Jackson Mayor Daniel Mahoney tells WKHM that he was near the MSU Campus on Monday night shortly before the shooting that took the lives of 3 students and wounded 5 others. Mahoney says that
Michael Jordan makes historic Make-A-Wish donation
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Basketball legend Michael Jordan is celebrating his 60th birthday by making kids’ wishes come true. Jordan, who will turn 60 on Feb. 17, has donated $10 million to Make-A-Wish America, a
A women-led activist group in France is supporting a 'revolution' in Iran, 45 years after the Islamic Revolution
Anna Rabemanantsoa/ABC News (PARIS) — “The revolution is getting organized,” said Maneli Mirkhan, a 41-year-old French-Iranian management and strategy consultant, “it is not very spontaneous as it was at the beginning, it is getting organized internally, it
What is ESG investing and why are some Republicans criticizing it?
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The culture wars, fought nationwide in school board meetings and college classrooms, have entered a new arena: Wall Street. A sharp political divide has emerged over environmental, social and governance investing,
Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, supporter of independence and opponent of Brexit, to resign
Jane Barlow/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, a supporter of independence for Scotland, said on Wednesday she plans to resign. She cited her duty to step back amid the “nature and scale”
Tesla to open some of its charging stations, as Biden seeks to expand US network
contrastaddict/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tesla plans to open a portion of its U.S. charging network to competing electric vehicle makers, the Biden administration said on Wednesday. The carmaker plans to open about 7,500 charging stations across