Rescuers race to pull out truck driver stuck in Japan sinkhole for days

Climate change, not mismanagement, is the primary driver of the California wildfires

Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California's leaders have taken meaningful steps to address the issue, but the sheer scale of the ...

The Hill - Jan. 16

Toyota Truck Unit Will Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Emissions Fraud Case

Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges and pay penalties for deceiving regulators about its diesel engines, the E.P.A. said.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

Australian Open Day 5: Jannik Sinner, Iga Świątek, Taylor Fritz move on; Learner Tien knocks out Daniil Medvedev

Big names on the men's and women's side advance easily.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 16

Astronaut stuck in orbit takes first spacewalk

Nasa astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, has completed her first spacewalk since arriving.

BBC News - Jan. 16

Driver rams into crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia, injuring young woman

A driver rammed his car into a crowd and seriously injured a young woman during daily student-led protests and traffic blockades that have been held throughout Serbia following the collapse in ...

ABC News - Jan. 16

NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit

One of NASA's two stuck astronauts is getting a change of scenery

ABC News - Jan. 16

Rescuers pull more bodies from South Africa gold mine

Hundreds of people have reportedly been underground since a crackdown on illegal mining began last year.

BBC News - Jan. 14

Amazon orders 200 Mercedes-Benz electric trucks

Yahoo News - Jan. 14

California officials deny false claims Oregon fire trucks turned away

Crews from neighboring states are helping California fight the Los Angeles area fires, and officials say regulations are not holding them up.

CBS News - Jan. 14

Texas Sues Allstate Over Its Collection of Driver Data

The lawsuit accuses Arity, an Allstate subsidiary, of collecting data about people’s driving behavior through mobile phone apps, leading to increases in drivers’ insurance rates.

The New York Times - Jan. 14

Rescuers bring out survivors and dead from a South African mine as hundreds remain trapped

Yahoo News - Jan. 14

Forest in title race, says Liverpool boss Slot

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says Nottingham Forest '"deserve'" to be considered Premier League title contenders.

BBC News - Jan. 13

Rescuers in Pakistan recover the bodies of 11 workers who died in coal mine blast

Officials in Pakistan say rescuers have recovered the bodies of 11 coal miners who died last week after a methane gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse in the country's southwest

ABC News - Jan. 13

Missing Briton’s belongings found in Dolomites as rescuers continue search

Italy’s Alpine cliff and cave rescue corps find items belonging to Aziz Ziriat as search continues. Items belonging to a British hiker who has been missing in the Dolomites since New Year’s Day ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

Lorry driver arrested after off-duty officer killed at crash scene

Off-duty PC Rosie Prior, who had stopped to help, represents the "very best of British policing," the force says.

BBC News - Jan. 12

Friday Briefing: Racing to Control Los Angeles Fires

Plus, renovating a wrecked palazzo.

The New York Times - Jan. 12

China is winning the race for green supremacy

The west needs to co-operate, cautiously, with Beijing in the renewable energy trade

Financial Times - Jan. 12

Lauren Macuga wins a World Cup super-G race with Lindsey Vonn 4th on stellar day for US ski team

On a stellar day for the United States ski team, Lauren Macuga got her first World Cup win in a super-G and Lindsey Vonn impressed again in fourth place at St. Anton, Austria

ABC News - Jan. 12

We Need More Taxi-Drivers in the C-Suite

The same skills that preserve cognitive health can create better leaders.

Inc. - Jan. 11

Iran Races to Sell Oil Stored in China

Tehran has shipped out nearly 3 million barrels to raise money that could be used to shore up its allied militias in the Middle East.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 11

The race to stop ‘predatory marriage’ in old age

Cases have grown since the pandemic — with relatives complaining they have been cut out of a loved one’s will

Financial Times - Jan. 11

Key senators receive Pete Hegseth's FBI background check days out from confirmation hearing

An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was transmitted to key senators late Friday.

NBC News - Jan. 11

Legal fight over €2.5bn worth of aircraft stuck in Russia plays out in Dublin

World’s largest aircraft lessors and insurance firms battle over compensation for jets stranded after Ukraine invasion. Sitting in a nondescript building near the high court in Dublin, about 40 ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Earle-Sears locked in tight race with Democratic rivals in Virginia governor's race

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R ) is locked in a tight race with her potential Democratic rivals in the state’s upcoming governor’s race, according to a new poll released on Friday. ...

The Hill - Jan. 10

Japan imposes new sanctions on Russia

Japan on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to dozens of ...

ABC News - Jan. 10

Arab States Race Turkey for Influence in New Syria

Saudi Arabia and others are overlooking the new leadership’s jihadist past, hoping to gain an advantage on rivals in the strategically positioned country.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10

‘Every day is 24 hours of panic to just get out the door’: Jesse Eisenberg on self-indulgence, candid aunts and his Oscar-tipped Holocaust comedy

The writer-director of A Real Pain and co-stars Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey and Will Sharpe talk about being overcome by generational trauma while making Oscar season’s funniest film. Jesse ...