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A dangerous new threat is emerging as America's brutal heat wave finally begins to break. Millions of people from Colorado and Wyoming to New York and New England are being urged to prepare now for severe thunderstorms, flash flooding…

The family of a Pennsylvania police officer who died by suicide after laser eye surgery has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.Ryan Kingerski, a 26-year-old officer with the Penn Hills Police Department outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was…

A dangerous haze is creeping across parts of the US, threatening to turn ordinary summer activities into a health risk.Millions of Americans across ten states are under air quality alerts as a combination of ground-level ozone, wildfire…

By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Published: 15:57 EDT, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 16:52 EDT, 30 June 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!--…

I’ve worn glasses for much of my life. At school, I needed them to see the blackboard; later, once I’d qualified as a doctor, to spot patients from the nurses’ station.Today I have quite the collection – distance glasses, prescription…

By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:04 EDT, 30 May 2026 | Updated: 11:20 EDT, 31 May 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

Fossilized trees standing upright through massive layers of rock across the US are reigniting debate over whether the biblical Great Flood really happened.Known as 'polystrate fossils,' the formations consist of ancient tree trunks that…

Donald Trump said he felt 'confident' after he cast his vote in Palm Beach, Florida, even as polls show the race between him and Kamala Harris is virtually tied.The 78-year-old was accompanied by wife Melania, who kept her sunglasses on…

Sidewalks, trees and even cars are set to be blanketed with a plague of spotted lanternflies.Experts are sounding the alarm on the invasive insect from China, warning that 2026 could be worse than previous seasons. The multi-colored bug,…

By DATA JOURNALISM TEAM and WILLS ROBINSON, US SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR and STEPHEN MATTHEWS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: 15:25 EDT, 5 November 2024 | Updated: 08:52 EDT, 8 August 2025 <!-- -->…