A Category 6 hurricane? Stronger storms spark debate among experts to adjust Saffir-Simpson scale
Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hurricane experts are debating adding a Category 6 on the current scale to highlight the increasing possibility of stronger storms as ocean waters continue to warm.
US airstrike in Baghdad kills militia leader behind attacks on US forces
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. carried out an airstrike in Baghdad on Wednesday targeting a senior leader of an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq responsible for attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East,
Tucker Carlson to interview Vladimir Putin
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News anchor and right-wing media personality, has recorded an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Kremlin and Carlson. The interview, which has
Privacy Issues for County Block Camera System
Jackson County Commissioners are scheduled to hear from Sherriff Gary Schuette about a study session addressing the ‘Block Camera System’ which could assist in crime fighting and investigation but there is a privacy issue. County Commission chair
Ethiopian prime minister dismisses reports of famine deaths
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dismissed reports saying people were dying of hunger in his country, but allowed that people “may have died” due to malnutrition-associated illnesses. “There are no people dying
Russia unleashes 'massive' airstrike on Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian rescuers extinguish a fire in a residential building following a missile attack in Kyiv on Feb. 7, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images) (KYIV, Ukraine) — Russian missiles struck Kyiv
'Very delicate equilibrium' at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, IAEA chief warns ahead of visit
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi stands with Ukrainian Minister of Energy German Galushchenko as he talks to the press during a media briefing, in Kyiv, on Feb. 6, 2024, before his visit to the Russian-held
More than 10 killer whales appear to be trapped by sea ice in Japan
File photo. (Vladimir Seliverstov / 500px/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A pod of 10 orcas appears to be trapped by drift sea ice in Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido, according to a report from Japanese public
Scoreboard roundup — 2/6/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Phoenix 114, Milwaukee 106 Indiana 132, Houston 129 New York 123, Memphis 113 Miami 121, Orlando 95 Dallas 119, Brooklyn 107 Chicago