US: Gunman started Idaho blaze and then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush attack, officials say
30 June 2025 - A man armed with a rifle started a wildfire Sunday and then began shooting at first responders in a northern Idaho mountain community, killing two firefighters and wounding a third during a barrage of gunfire over several hours, authorities said. (more)

Billions of login credentials have been leaked online, Cybernews researchers say
21 June 2025 - Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals 'unprecedented access' to accounts consumers use each day. According to a report published this week, Cybernews researchers have recently discovered 30 exposed datasets that each contain a vast amount of login information -- amounting to a total of 16 billion compromised credentials. That includes user passwords for a range of popular platforms including Google, Facebook, and Apple. (more)

Foreigners evacuated by air, land, and sea as Israel-Iran conflict worsens
19 June 2025 - Countries are evacuating their nationals from Israel and Iran by air, land, and sea as conflict rages between the bitter rivals. Days of attacks and reprisals by the two enemies have shuttered airspace across the Middle East, severely disrupting commercial flights and leaving people unable to get in or out of the region easily. ...Thousands of foreigners have already left since the conflict started last Friday [13 June] when Israel launched surprise missile strikes on Iran. (more)

Highly microplastic-polluted US coastal waters linked to serious health risks, study finds
18 June 2025 - Living near heavily microplastic-polluted waters along the United States coastline may significantly raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, stroke, and coronary artery disease, a condition in which plaque blocks the blood vessels feeding the heart, a new study found. (more)

Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds
17 June 2025 - Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, according to a new analysis of pooled medical data involving 200 million people mostly between the ages of 19 and 59. (more)

Israel attacks nuclear program in Iran, drawing waves of missiles - June 13, 2025
13 June 2025 - Israel's ongoing attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, generals and scientists killed 78 people and wounded more than 320 on Friday [13 June], Iran's ambassador told the U.N. Security Council, but he said 'the overwhelming majority' of victims were civilians. The ambassador spoke shortly after Iran retaliated with a barrage of long-range missiles targeting Israel's commercial capital, Tel Aviv, wounding at least 34 people, Israel's paramedic service said. (more)

Alpine village is largely destroyed after Swiss glacier collapse causes 'major catastrophe'
28 May 2025 - A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss mountainside on Wednesday [28 May], sending plumes of dust skyward and coating with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution. (more)

Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn
28 May 2025 - Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast. 'Higher global mean temperatures may sound abstract, but it translates in real life to a higher chance of extreme weather: stronger hurricanes, stronger precipitation, droughts,' said Cornell University climate scientist Natalie Mahowald, who wasn't part of the calculations but said they made sense. 'So higher global mean temperatures translates to more lives lost.' (more)