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August 28, 2026: WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Declares Drought Disaster for Parts of Puerto Rico as Dry Conditions Persist

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – The U.S. government announced a drought disaster on Wednesday for more than two dozen cities and towns in Puerto Rico as water woes deepen across the U.S. Caribbean territory, with no relief in sight.

August 27, 2026: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

UN and Red Cross Step Up Call for International Rules on ‘Killer Robot’ Weapons Systems

GENEVA (AP) – The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday ratcheted up a joint call for countries to adopt bans and restrictions on use of autonomous weapons systems—often known as “killer robots”—warning that “the risks have intensified.”

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November 2018

Nov 9 Weather & Environment Florida Monarch Butterfly Populations Have Dropped 80 Percent Since 2005

Nov 2 Health Issues Only 1 in 30 Children Reach Daily Physical Activity Target

August 2018

Aug 31 Science & Technology Gene Editing Halts Muscular Dystrophy in Dogs—Scientists Hope to Apply Process to Humans

Aug 28 International Will the New U.S.-Mexico Trade Deal Leave Out Canada?

Aug 24 Health Issues Air Pollution Reduces Global Life Expectancy by More Than One Year

Aug 22 Weather & Environment Residents Brace Themselves as Hurricane Lane Approaches Hawaii

Aug 20 International Brazil Sends Troops to Border with Venezuela After Citizens Clash with Migrants

Aug 6 International President Trump Reimposes Sanctions on Iran

Aug 3 Weather & Environment Researchers Warn of Looming Biodiversity Collapse in Tropics

Aug 1 Weather & Environment 90 Percent of Largest King Penguin Colony Has Died Off

July 2018

Jul 31 Health Issues Being Overweight as Young Adult Changes Heart’s Structure, Increases Future Risk of Disease

Jul 27 Health Issues Tickborne Diseases Surged Over Past Decade

Jul 25 Health Issues Scientists Find How Much Older Adults Need to Exercise to Avoid Disease

Jul 23 Health Issues Secondhand Smoke Causes About 17,000 Still Births Per Year in Developing Countries

Jul 19 Weather & Environment The Great Barrier Reef Is Losing Its Ability to Recover, Could Cost Australia Billions

Jul 18 Americas U.S. Expected to Become World’s Top Oil Producer Next Year

Jul 17 Health Issues Liver Cancer Death Rates Increased 43 Percent Since 2000

Jul 5 Economy & Personal Finance Pew: Share of Teens with Summer Jobs Dropped Since 2000

Jul 5 Health Issues Air Pollution Contributes Significantly to Diabetes Globally

Jul 1 Asia U.S. Human Trafficking Report Cites Mixed Progress in Asia

June 2018

Jun 29 Terrorism & Security Shooting Suspect Had Bitter History with Maryland Newspaper Where 5 Killed

Jun 26 Politics Voters Are More Engaged Than in Past Midterm Elections, Pew Finds

Jun 22 Health Issues Tobacco Aside, E-cigarette Flavorings May Harm Blood Vessels

Jun 21 Americas Can Republicans Fix Immigration Amid Outrage over U.S.-Mexico Border?

Jun 20 Health Issues Study: Marriage May Protect Against Heart Disease and Stroke

Jun 19 Science & Technology MIT Engineers Mimic Otters and Whales to Protect Divers in Frigid Waters

Jun 18 Health Issues Teenage Girls Who Binge Drink Risk Weaker Bones Their Entire Lives

Jun 17 Society & Lifestyles It Only Takes 25 Percent of Population to Bring Sweeping Social Change, Study Shows

Jun 12 Health Issues Skip the Midnight Snack: Study Finds Link Between Sleep Loss and Nighttime Cravings

Jun 5 Society & Lifestyles 1 in 5 Young Adult Deaths from Opioids

Jun 3 Society & Lifestyles Report: Drugged Driving Surpasses Drunk Driving in Traffic Deaths

May 2018

May 30 Society & Lifestyles Study: Social Media Posts Can Indicate Whether a Protest Will Turn Violent

May 28 Society & Lifestyles Portugal to Decide on Allowing Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide

May 27 Health Issues In Your Kitchen? Scientists Find Household Staple May Help Combat Disease

May 26 Economy & Personal Finance Turkey’s Currency Plummets to Historic Low, Threatens President Erdogan’s Political Clout

May 23 Asia Report: Militant Muslims Slaughtered Hindus Before Myanmar Began Persecution of Rohingya

May 22 Health Issues Study: Daily 15-Minute Walk or Jog Significantly Improves Children’s Health

May 16 Health Issues The Indoor Generation: What Spending Too Much Time Inside Does to Your Health

May 14 Asia China Poised to Build Bigger Warships as New Aircraft Carrier Heads Out for Sea Trials

May 13 Africa Health Workers Preparing for Worst in Congo Ebola Outbreak

May 13 Weather & Environment Deep Sea Mission Discovers Ocean Layer with 100 New Species

May 9 Society & Lifestyles Why Are More American Workers Testing Positive for Drugs?

May 8 Health Issues Just 1 Day of Fasting Can Regenerate Stem Cells, Study Finds

May 6 Science & Technology Scientists Detect Galaxy Clusters Much Earlier in Universe History than Expected

May 4 International U.S. Expands Military Presence in Somalia: Could It Become the Next Iraq?

May 3 Weather & Environment Rainstorm Kills at Least 91, Injures Over 160 in India

May 3 Americas CDC: Infections from Ticks, Mosquitos Increase in U.S.

April 2018

Apr 30 Religion 90 Percent of Americans Say They Believe in God—What Do They Mean?

Apr 28 Americas Over 2.5 Million Have Been Murdered in Latin America Since 2000

Apr 25 Health Issues National Study: 1 in 20 U.S. Children, Teens Diagnosed with Anxiety or Depression

Apr 24 Weather & Environment Fish Populations Plummet After Mass Coral Bleaching in Great Barrier Reef

Apr 22 Society & Lifestyles Study: Children Learn to Be Helpful by Seeing Helpful Adults

Apr 20 International U.S.-Japan Relationship Tested by Trade Tensions

Apr 15 Americas Headed to $4 Per Gallon? Summer Gas Prices Expected to Jump 14 Percent

Apr 12 Economy & Personal Finance The Downside to U.S. Jobless Claims Remaining Low

Apr 9 Geopolitics China: Conflict with Taiwan “More Probable” After U.S. Promises to Help Build Naval Fleet

Apr 8 Americas Blame Humans: Engineering Causing More, Bigger Mississippi Floods

Apr 4 Health Issues CDC: Drug-resistant “Nightmare Bacteria” Poses Growing Threat

Apr 3 Europe French Strikes Cause Railway Chaos and Challenge President Macron

Apr 2 Society & Lifestyles London Murder Rate Surpasses NYC

March 2018

Mar 29 Analysis China Reached Its Carbon Goals Early—Why Are Its Emissions Still Increasing?

Mar 28 Weather & Environment Study: Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico Will Not Disappear Any Time Soon

Mar 27 Terrorism & Security Bombs Disguised as Rocks in Yemen Show Iranian Involvement

Mar 27 Health Issues CDC: Second Strain of Flu Spreading, Children Most at Risk

Mar 24 Health Issues Study: Commercial Pesticides Are More Toxic than They Seem

Mar 20 Europe UK Only Days from Anarchy if Power Grid Fails

Mar 19 Health Issues Study: Heavy Drinking Biggest Factor for Dementia

Mar 17 International White House: U.S. Is Waging Wars in 7 Countries

Mar 15 Americas Students Hold Historic Walkouts over Gun Violence

Mar 14 Weather & Environment South Africa Drought Now a National Disaster

Mar 13 Health Issues Study: Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Brain Damage

Mar 13 Africa Signs of Ethnic Cleansing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mar 12 International U.S. Officials: North Korea Will Face No More Conditions for Talks

Mar 9 Health Issues West Virginia Records 872 Fatal Overdoses Last Year

Mar 8 Weather & Environment Europe’s 2017 Fire Season One of Worst: More to Come?

Mar 7 Health Issues Nigeria Reports Record High Cases of Deadly Lassa Fever

Mar 6 Americas U.S. Oil Expected to Meet Most of World’s Growth in Demand

Mar 5 Health Issues Study Argues U.S. Child Obesity Is Increasing Rather than Declining

Mar 1 Economy & Personal Finance Average Venezuelan Lost 24 Pounds Last Year Due to Economic Woes

February 2018

Feb 28 Middle East North Korea Supplying Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program, UN Finds

Feb 25 Economy & Personal Finance 1 in 5 Americans Have More Credit Card Debt than Savings

Feb 22 Weather & Environment Plastic Particles Found in Three-quarters of Deep-sea Fish

Feb 21 Weather & Environment Indonesia’s Forest Burning Threatens Orangutans, Human Health

Feb 20 Science & Technology Astronomers Find Nearly 100 Planets Beyond Solar System

Feb 17 Health Issues Study: Consuming “Ultra-processed” Foods Can Lead to Cancer

Feb 14 Europe NATO Chief Urges Defense Budget Hike to Counter More Assertive Russia

Feb 10 Health Issues Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide Shortening Americans’ Life Expectancy

Feb 9 Health Issues UN: Global Antibiotic Resistance “One of the Biggest Threats to Public Health”

Feb 8 Americas U.S. Jobless Claims Lowest in 45 Years

Feb 6 International Human Activity Means Animals Roam Less, Causing Fears of Disease

Feb 5 Asia German Intel: N. Korea Obtained Nuclear Tech in Berlin

Feb 5 Africa Cape Town Set to Run Out of Water in 3 Months

Feb 3 Health Issues Yellow Fever Deaths Triple in Brazil

Feb 1 Health Issues Health Officials Concerned Super Bowl Fans Could Spread Influenza

Feb 1 Americas 12-year-old Girl Suspected in LA School Shooting

January 2018

Jan 30 Science & Technology 86 People in China Have Been Gene-edited with CRISPR

Jan 26 Society & Lifestyles Adulthood Does Not Start Until Age 25, Researchers Claim

Jan 25 Americas Mexico Murders Hit Record High in 2017

Jan 23 Economy & Personal Finance World’s 8 Richest Men Have Same Wealth as Poorest 50 Percent

Jan 16 Religion Pope’s Visit to Chile Marred by Controversy, 9 Churches Burned

Jan 15 International Russia Deploys More Surface-to-air Missiles in Annexed Crimea

Jan 13 Weather & Environment Ocean Dead Zones Have Quadrupled Since 1950

Jan 9 Asia Every Hour, an Indian Student Commits Suicide

Jan 8 Health Issues Flu Is Packing California ERs as the Death Toll Rises

Jan 6 Health Issues Study: Zika’s Effects Linger in Babies Long After They Are Born

Jan 4 Economy & Personal Finance Apple Set to Become First $1 Trillion Company This Year

Jan 2 International More Than 80 Reporters Lost Their Lives in 2017

Jan 1 Health Issues U.S. Hit Hard by Early Flu Season

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