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October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will dazzle parts of South America and the Pacific

September 29, 2024, 10:31am Nation & World

A “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun is coming. But only a lucky few will be in the path. The annular solar eclipse will be visible Wednesday over Easter Island and the tips of Argentina and Chile. Read story

Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria gives a thumbs-up as he arrives at a polling station in Purkersdorf, Austria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, to cast his vote in the country&#039;s national election.

Austrian far-right Freedom Party leading in national election, a projection shows

Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria gives a thumbs-up as he arrives at a polling station in Purkersdorf, Austria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, to cast his vote in the country&#039;s national election.

September 29, 2024, 9:37am Latest News

The far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria’s election on Sunday and was well-placed for its first win in a national parliamentary vote, a projection showed. But its chances of governing were unclear. Read story

A man walks on rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut&#039;s southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Lebanon says 24 killed in Israeli airstrikes, including another high-ranking Hezbollah official

A man walks on rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut&#039;s southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

September 29, 2024, 9:27am Latest News

At least 24 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit two adjacent buildings east of the southern city of Sidon, the Lebanese health ministry said Sunday. Read story

Chris Jordan, maintenance manager for Horseshoe Beach, tries to find a water shutoff valve amid the rubble of the destroyed city hall in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Supplies, emergency workers rushed to North Carolina while Florida digs out from Helene’s damage

Chris Jordan, maintenance manager for Horseshoe Beach, tries to find a water shutoff valve amid the rubble of the destroyed city hall in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

September 29, 2024, 9:21am Latest News

Authorities rushed to airlift supplies and restore communications and roads in flooded Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday as residents along the storm-battered Florida coast gathered for church services amid the wreckage of Hurricane Helene. Read story

Judge orders EPA to further regulate fluoride in drinking water

September 29, 2024, 9:13am Nation & World

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. Read story

Camille Stevens-Rumann holds a grid used to organize seedlings at a reforestation test plot Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Bellvue, Colo., at the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire burn area.

As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles

Camille Stevens-Rumann holds a grid used to organize seedlings at a reforestation test plot Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Bellvue, Colo., at the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire burn area.

September 29, 2024, 6:00am Business

Camille Stevens-Rumann crouched in the dirt and leaned over evergreen seedlings, measuring how much each had grown in seven months. Read story

An employee of the Technical University of Munich fills beer in the brewery in Freising, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change

An employee of the Technical University of Munich fills beer in the brewery in Freising, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

September 29, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

The keys to combating the climate change that’s wreaking havoc on Germany’s beer industry could lie inside a plant nursery — nicknamed “our kindergarten” — at the Society of Hop Research north of Munich. Read story

Thousands of abandoned mines in Colorado are leaking toxic water, but Congress finally has a solution in sight

September 29, 2024, 5:48am Nation & World

Polluted water leaking from thousands of abandoned mines in Colorado’s mountains is turning wetlands orange and dumping toxic dissolved metals in the headwaters of many of the state’s rivers. Read story

The ranch house at Ivey Ranch Park on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Oceanside, California.  (Nelvin C.

Tribe seeks protection for cultural artifacts in California’s Oceanside park. ‘There is history in this ground.’

The ranch house at Ivey Ranch Park on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Oceanside, California.  (Nelvin C.

September 29, 2024, 5:41am Nation & World

Members of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians have raised concerns that their culturally significant artifacts could be disturbed by proposed additions to Ivey Ranch Park in Oceanside. Read story

Metro Atlanta counties have dismissed more than 45,000 voter challenges since July 1

September 29, 2024, 5:39am Nation & World

Metro Atlanta counties have rejected more than 45,000 voter eligibility challenges filed by conservative activists since July, according to data collected by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read story