A "pandemic of snow" has covered a city in Alaska, causing the roofs of commercial buildings to collapse - with officials urging residents to get out their shovels to avoid a similar fate at home. Home to just under 300,000 people, Anchorage is no stranger to cold winters. But this...
Man who threw petrol bombs at church hosting drag events is jailed
A man who tried to burn down a church that supports LGBTQ+ rights has been jailed for 18 years. Aimenn Penny threw two petrol bombs at the Community Church of Chesterland in Ohio on 25 March last year. Prosecutors said the 20-year-old was angered by its plans to host two...
‘All you heard was screaming’: Woman mistakenly dumped into bin lorry and compacted four times in New Hampshire
A woman has been left seriously injured after she was mistakenly dumped into the back of a bin lorry and compacted four times. It is believed the woman was inside a bin when it was picked up by a lorry during its routine in Manchester, New Hampshire, the fire department...
Peregrine Mission-1 spacecraft has ‘no chance’ of landing on moon, company says
Astrobotic have given up on their Peregrine-1 spacecraft landing on the moon after it sprang a crippling propellant leak. The problem occurred in the first few hours of the lunar lander's journey into space. The Pittsburgh-based firm - which had been hoping to be the first private company to complete...
Donald Trump in court: Prosecutor warns of ‘frightening future’ if former president wins case
Donald Trump has appeared in court as he tries to dismiss a federal criminal case where he faces charges he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Mr Trump's lawyers argued in front of appeal judges in Washington DC that he was immune from prosecution because he was...
Israel claims to have discovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet in Gaza
Israeli forces battling Hamas claim to have uncovered the largest Hamas tunnel found in Gaza, designed to carry carloads of Hamas fighters up to the border with Israel. Neutralizing the hundreds of kilometers of underground tunnels and bunkers in Gaza is among the aims of the Israeli offensive, launched after...
North Korea tests long-range missile which ‘can reach anywhere in the US’
North Korea has tested a long-range missile which is believed to have the potential to reach anywhere in the US. South Korea, Japan and the US condemned the testing of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is the fifth one to be successfully launched by North Korea this year. It...
Nations Agree To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels In ‘Historic’ Deal At UN Climate Summit
United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks chief called historic, despite critics’ worries about loopholes. Within minutes of opening Wednesday’s session, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled approval of the central document — the global stocktake that...
Zelenskiy meets Republican doubts in push for US aid to fight Russia
President Joe Biden warned Republicans on Tuesday that they would give Russia a "Christmas gift" if they failed to provide additional military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose meeting with a top U.S. lawmaker concluded without a commitment for more support. Zelenskiy traveled to Washington to plead for money...
Fears ‘super pigs’ could invade US states – and it’s not easy to eradicate them
Experts in the US fear a rising number of "super pigs" that are proving tough to eradicate could invade northern states. As a cross-breed combining the Eurasian boar's survival skills with the size and fertility of domestic swine in Canada, the "super pig" is described as an "ecological train wreck"....