Man hit by cyclone while rowing across ocean is rescued by warship

Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean

An Australian warship has rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who ran into a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California

ABC News - 14h

Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean

An Australian warship rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who had encountered a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California.

NBC News - 12h

Ocean rower Aurimas Mockus stranded by cyclone off Australia’s east coast safely rescued

Lithuanian rower’s two-day wait to be rescued off Queensland comes to an end. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...

The Guardian - 22h

Cyclone Garance hits French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, residents urged to stay indoors

Tropical Cyclone Garance hit the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, bringing heavy rain and winds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph) that caused floods and damage to buildings

ABC News - 3d

Intense Cyclone Garance to hit Reunion

Yahoo News - 4d

Accessibility Is Taking a Hit Across the Sciences

Confusion has ensued about the future of programs and research supporting people with disabilities as a result of President Trump’s executive order.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

Louisiana man on death row dies weeks before March execution date

Christopher Sepulvado, a terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row for the killing of his stepson, died weeks before his scheduled March execution by nitrogen gas.

NBC News - Feb. 24

Weather tracker: temperatures hit record highs across South America

Rio de Janeiro reached 44C, its highest temperature for more than a decade, last Monday. While North America grappled with widespread cold and wintry conditions last week, South America – now in ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

British man dies and one injured while climbing in Norway

Local media reported an avalanche fell while the men scaled a frozen waterfall on Friday.

BBC News - 5d

Kim Kardashian sued after mistakenly IDing New York man as Texas death row inmate on Instagram

Kim Kardashian is being sued for slander and libel after she posted an Instagram photo that inaccurately labeled a New York man as a Texas death row inmate.

NBC News - Feb. 24

Kim Kardashian sued over photo identifying man as Texas death row inmate

Kim Kardashian is facing a lawsuit after she posted a photo of New York resident Ivan Cantu and incorrectly identified him as the death row inmate in Texas bearing the same name. On Feb. 26, 2024, ...

The Hill - 5d

While We Wait For State Of Decay 3, This Punishing New Zombie Game Is Hitting All The Right Notes

I've long appreciated State of Decay as the exciting middle ground between an approachable zombie game like Days Gone or Dead Rising , and unforgiving survival sims like DayZ and Project ...

GameSpot - Feb. 21

Visa grants to live in UK drop while asylum applications hit record high

Home Office data comes as government weighs options for further policy changes to cut net immigration

Financial Times - 4d

Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr. tally hits while Jasson Dominguez struggles in Yankees' 4-0 spring training loss

Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jasson Dominguez highlight Sunday's 4-0 New York Yankees spring training loss to the Detroit Tigers.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 23

Movie Review: Hit man pic ‘Old Guy’ has style, but it’s no bull's-eye

A boomer hit man is given a nightmare final assignment to train his Gen Z replacement in Simon West’s action-comedy “Old Guy.”

ABC News - Feb. 19

Man offers to split winnings after thieves hit jackpot with his credit card

The Frenchman has called on the thieves to strike a deal with him to split the €500,000 (£413,664) prize.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring 3 Chinese warships off Australia

The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships that are moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission

ABC News - Feb. 19

Australia, New Zealand Alarmed by Chinese Warships in Tasman Sea

Sailing in Australia’s exclusive economic zone, the three vessels were not breaking international law, but they were unusually far south on an undeclared mission.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

California neighborhood is slowly sliding toward the ocean

A California neighborhood is slowly sliding toward the ocean, but not all homeowners want to leave. A buyout program only provides 75% of the funding for the city to buy affected properties at fair ...

CBS News - 4d

Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web

Scientists are gaining new insights into how plankton supports life on Earth — just as climate change is changing everything.

The New York Times - 2h

Three tropical cyclones are swirling in the South Pacific

Three tropical cyclones are spinning in the South Pacific, an occurrence that scientists say is unusual

ABC News - 5d

Three tropical cyclones are swirling in the South Pacific

Three tropical cyclones are spinning in the South Pacific, an occurrence that scientists say is unusual.

NBC News - 5d

Three dead as 'brutal' cyclone sweeps through Reunion

Yahoo News - 3d

WATCH: Rescued baby seal settles in at Connecticut aquarium

Chappy the seal is around 6 weeks old and has a new home at the Mystic Aquarium.

ABC News - Feb. 24

Europe’s rescue mission on Ukraine: keep Trump engaged

Continent’s biggest powers gathered at London summit to salvage something from crumbling postwar order

Financial Times - 1d

Mars once had an ocean with sandy beaches, researchers say

China’s Zhurong rover finds evidence of shoreline buried deep underground. Mars may not seem like a prime holiday spot with its arid landscape and punishing radiation levels, but it once boasted ...

The Guardian - 6d

New evidence suggests that Mars used to have an ocean and sandy beaches

Yahoo News - 6d

The good times are over for the world's largest ocean carriers as pricing power plummets

The world's ocean carriers, which transport global trade on giant container ships, are under pricing pressure to start 2025.

CNBC - 4d

DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government

The US government has increased the use of monitoring tools over the past decade. But President Donald Trump’s employee purges are making workers worry about how their data could be abused.

Wired - Feb. 21

Drogba defends Mourinho amid Gala racism row

Former Chelsea and Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba weighed in on the racism row involving his old coach Jose Mourinho on Wednesday, saying the Portuguese coach "is not a racist and history is ...

ESPN - 5d

DeepSeek spreads across China with Beijing’s backing

AI start-up’s models are being rapidly adopted by state-owned enterprises, hospitals and local governments

Financial Times - 4d

Rough sleeping rises for third year in a row in England

The number of people sleeping rough in England has risen by a fifth in a year, according to new snapshot estimates.

BBC News - 4d

Map shows measles cases across U.S.

Measles cases are popping up across the United States, including an outbreak in Texas that has led to the death of a child.

CBS News - 3d

Average springtime temperatures rising across U.S.

While there are still a few more weeks of winter, warmer temperatures are sweeping the U.S. Data from the nonprofit Climate Central shows that over the past few decades, temperatures in spring have ...

CBS News - 2d

Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky after row

A statement from No 10 confirms he spoke with both and "retains unwavering support for Ukraine".

BBC News - 2d

Wildfires erupt across the Carolinas forcing some to evacuate

A state of emergency was issued Sunday after officials say they responded to more than 175 wildfires across the Carolinas over the weekend. In some cases, residents were forced to evacuate. ...

CBS News - 8h

Bengals franchise WR Higgins for 2nd year in row

The Bengals have placed the franchise tag on wide receiver Tee Higgins for the second straight year.

ESPN - 1h

Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand

Three Chinese vessels currently in international waters notified Australia’s defence department before the drill. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Man hit by cyclone while rowing across ocean is rescued by warship

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