2021 saw record-high greenhouse gases, sea levels and ocean heat, new report shows
owngarden/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last year saw record levels of major greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, released into the Earth’s atmosphere, according to an international climate report. The annual State of the Climate report,
Serena Williams to step onto US Open court against No. 2 ranked player in 2nd round
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Serena Williams is set to begin her second-round match of the U.S. Open against the WTA No. 2-ranked player Anett Kontaveit of Estonia Wednesday night. Williams defeated 80th-ranked Danka Kovinić of
Why IAEA experts are heading to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Inspectors from the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency are heading to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine that has been shelled in the ongoing fight between
Afghan refugee family reflects on escape, new life in US
Obtained by ABC News (WASHINGTON) — “They know that I was working with the coalition forces,” Abdul, a former interpreter for the U.S. Marines said about the Taliban when ABC News spoke with him in June 2021.
California legislature passes bill that could transform worker bargaining
Christopher Morris/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. labor unions enjoy their highest level of approval in almost 60 years, as high-profile worker victories at Amazon and Starbucks have galvanized public support. However, union membership — the lifeblood
Princess Diana remembered as 'the people's princess' 25 years after her death
Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images (LONDON) — Twenty-five years after her death, the legacy of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, endures across the world. Diana died in a car crash on Aug. 31, 1997,
A year later, Afghan refugees grapple with new reality US exit created
Shannon Crawford/ABC News (NEW YORK) — When he was away in the U.K. studying international development and economics, Khalis Noori always envisioned returning home to Afghanistan and using his education to better his country. But as he
Little League player who fractured his skull heads home to Utah
Oliverson Family (NEW YORK) — The Little League player who fractured his skull after falling from a bunk bed has thanked people for their well wishes amid his recovery as he heads back to his home state
University officials respond to gang rape allegations involving punter Matt Araiza and others
Joshua Bessex/Getty Images (SAN DIEGO) — San Diego State University officials made their first public statements addressing a civil lawsuit filed against former punter Matt Araiza and two other football players of allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl.
Animal cookies sold at Target recalled for possible metal contamination
D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc./U.S. Food and Drug Administration (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a voluntary recall of fudge-coated animal cookies that were sold at Target stores across the U.S. Stauffer’s voluntarily