At the Brooklyn Federal Penitentiary where Sean “Diddy” Combs is incarcerated
NEW YORK (AP) — While they fought unsuccessfully to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs from prison after his Arrest for sex traffickingIn their interview, the music mogul’s lawyers described a whole series of atrocities in the federal prison in Brooklyn where…
The North Carolina coast was inundated by the fifth historic flood in 25 years
Parts of southeastern North Carolina were still under water Tuesday after a storm not quite organized enough to have a name dumped historic amounts of rain on an area that has been hit by the floods of a lifetime at…
Historic Rainfall from Unnamed Storm Swamp Wilmington, NC, Brunswick County
More than 18 inches of rain fell in parts of the Wilmington area on Monday, surprising both local authorities and residents. The storm that was looming off the coast wasn’t even expected to be that bad – it wasn’t even…
Pipeline explodes in Houston suburb, forcing evacuations
LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — A massive pipeline fire in a Houston suburb spewed a huge plume of fire into the air for more than two hours Monday as emergency workers evacuated a surrounding neighborhood where some homes had caught…
USPS unveils long-awaited new mail truck
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles won’t win any beauty contests. They’re tall and ungainly. Their windshields are huge. Their hoods resemble duckbills. Their bumpers are huge. “You can tell (the designers) didn’t think about the…
Drought turns Sao Paulo river emerald green while smoke turns sky grey
SAO PAULO (AP) — A large river in the Brazilian metropolis Sao Paulo is suddenly emerald green and the clear skies have changed from blue to grey this week. In the late afternoon, the sun’s rays piercing the smoke haze…
Phoenix sets weather record with 100 degrees for 100 days in a row
America’s hottest city: Phoenix adapts to life in the heat Phoenix has always been hot. People survive the heat, if they’re lucky, by adapting. The Republic Phoenix broke another heat record on Tuesday, reaching at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit for…
Phoenix: Temperature reaches 38.8 degrees Celsius for the 100th time in a row
PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Ferguson takes his place on the street next to Chase Field – home of Major League Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks – about four hours before the first pitch to set up his usual presentation of cold water,…
New rules allow oil and gas projects to continue near neighborhoods already suffering from pollution – The Denver Post
Earlier this month, the Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC), Colorado’s oil and gas regulator, released draft rules to approve or disapprove oil and gas projects. The draft rules fall far short of the ECMC’s mandate to regulate oil and…
Trees are “medicine,” says a new study from Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – A new study conducted in Louisville shows that more trees in residential neighborhoods reduce inflammation in the human body. What you need to know The University of Louisville’s Green Heart Louisville project planted more than 8,000 trees…
