Wildfires force mass evacuations in France and Spain, Sánchez calls for emergency climate pact
Wildfires fueled by hot, dry conditions and shifting winds forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes across France and Spain on Sunday. Meanwhile, governments mobilized military resources, expanded emergency operations and warned that difficult conditions could persist. In southwest France, a massive wildfire in the Gironde region near Bordeaux forced the evacuation of […]
Heat dome making Central US sweat to shift west later this week
A heat dome that hit the central United States this past week is going to shift west by later this week. Temperatures could go well above the historical average, with some places expected to experience their highest temperatures of the year so far, AccuWeather predicts. This heat dome is forecast to be over Utah by […]
Therapists say unmet life goals cause genuine grief. For millennials, that’s very real
Taylor Deer didn’t expect to feel this way at 35. “If 25-year-old me knew I’d still be single at this age, I’d be very disappointed, ” said Deer, who is a travel content creator. “I started grieving the life I thought I’d have once I hit my mid-30s,” she said. Joey Pedras, a 35-year-old marketing […]
Berlin police hunt for suspect after fatal vehicle attack near Pride celebrations
German authorities intensified their search Sunday for a 21-year-old man suspected of driving a vehicle into a crowd near Berlin’s Christopher Street Day celebrations. One person was killed; several others were injured. As Straight Arrow previously reported, the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday in the Tiergarten, a large park near the route of […]
Fourth firefighter dies from injuries in Colorado Knowles Fire burnover
A fourth firefighter died after battling the Knowles Fire in western Colorado earlier this month, the Department of the Interior said Friday. The firefighter, Nathan Matthews, 43, of the Wildland Fire Service in Lincoln, Nebraska, was one of five who were involved in a “burnover incident” on June 27. A burnover is when a fire moves […]
Substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s vehicle not drugs: Harris County District Attorney
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that a substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo‘s van tested negative for narcotics and other illicit drugs. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 51, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer while on his way to work after picking up his construction crew on July 7. The […]
France mobilizes military, shortens Tour de France finale amid wildfire crisis
France deployed a military cargo aircraft to drop flame retardant on advancing wildfires Saturday as emergency crews across southern Europe struggled to contain blazes that have displaced more than a quarter-million people, prompting officials to shorten the final stage of the Tour de France and redirect security personnel to firefighting efforts. The Associated Press reported […]
Car drives into crowd near Berlin Pride celebrations, killing one
A vehicle drove into a crowd near Berlin’s annual Christopher Street Day Pride celebrations on Saturday evening, killing one person and injuring several others. According to police and emergency officials, several people suffered life-threatening injuries. Berlin police said the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. in the Tiergarten, a large park near the route of […]
Ukraine attack on Iranian vessel in Caspian Sea kills 1, Iran Foreign Ministry says
Iran said Ukraine attacked an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, killing one crew member and injuring another. The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs “strongly condemned” the attack, semi-official Mehr News Agency reported. The Foreign Ministry “urged all parties concerned with peace and security in Eastern Europe to hold the Ukrainian leadership […]