2020 set to be one of three hottest years on record despite La Niña’s cooling effect, report says
(CNN) — Record wildfires. A deadly hurricane season. Arctic sea ice at its lowest ever. Drought. Floods. Heatwaves. The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) annual climateRead More
NYC bar owner who defied coronavirus restrictions arrested
NEW YORK (AP) — An owner of a New York City bar that was providing indoor service in defiance of coronavirus restrictions was arrested afterRead More
Instagram influencer Alexis Sharkey found dead near interstate, police say
(CNN) — Alexis Robinault, a 26-year-old Instagram influencer with over 30,000 followers, was found dead off a Houston interstate last week, police said. Robinault’s body wasRead More
Walmart scraps shipping minimum for subscription service in move to take on Amazon
(CNN) — Walmart is dropping its $35 minimum shipping threshold on online orders for its membership program Walmart+, a move that could make the offering more competitiveRead More
Photographer says he watched now-famous monolith in Utah fall to ground
(CNN) — The mysterious monolith discovered last week in a Utah desert just disappeared — but it wasn’t taken by aliens or government conspiracies. It was movedRead More
A year in 60 secs: TikTok lists top videos, creators of 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — From skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac to learning Cardi B’s rump-shaking choreography, TikTok users got creative in a pandemic year with newRead More
UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt people
An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020, creating an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt, the United Nations’Read More
Officers find person using folding chair as driver’s seat in car
(WHDH) — A traffic stop in Ontario, Canada led to an unusual discovery on Monday morning. The operator of the vehicle was caught using aRead More
Walmart drops $35 minimum for its members’ online orders
NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers on Walmart.com who pay a $98-a-year membership fee will get free shipping on orders of any size starting Friday. WalmartRead More
China’s space ambitions: robot on Mars, a human on the moon
BEIJING (AP) — China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot roverRead More