Sweltering Americans have fewer protections against power shutoffs this summer
With another searing heat wave blanketing parts of the United States this week, many Americans are sweating being able to afford their air conditioning. And often there's not a lot of public assistance available.
2023-07-11 21:27
Texas power demand to hit record highs again as heat bakes state
Texas' power grid operator projected electricity use would break records again this week as homes and business crank
2023-07-11 20:16
Powerball prize jumps to an estimated $725 million after no jackpot winners Monday
There were no jackpot winners after Monday's Powerball drawing and the grand prize jumped to an estimated $725 million -- the seventh largest Powerball jackpot, according to lottery officials.
2023-07-11 16:20
Sex offender Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times in prison
Nassar, who sexually abused gymnasts, is believed to have been stabbed in the chest and the back.
2023-07-10 22:48
US-China talks a 'step forward' in relations, says Janet Yellen
But the US Treasury Secretary says the countries still have "significant disagreements" at the end of her trip.
2023-07-09 17:48
Winning numbers have been drawn for Saturday's $615 million Powerball jackpot -- the 10th largest prize in history
The winning numbers have been drawn for the massive Powerball jackpot Saturday and one lucky person could nab $615 million -- the 10th largest Powerball prize in history.
2023-07-09 11:24
Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing grows to $615 million -- the 10th largest prize in history
Feeling lucky? The potential prize for the massive Powerball jackpot just made history, lottery officials announced Friday.
2023-07-08 14:15
Load-shedding could switch South Africans off the ANC
With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.
2023-07-02 07:50
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for office for 8 years
Brazil's highest electoral court formed a majority to ban former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro from running for office until 2030 on Friday on charges alleging that he abused his political power and misused of public resources.
2023-07-01 02:15
Crisis-hit Pakistan strikes $3bn funding deal with IMF
The South Asian nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1947.
2023-06-30 12:54
Texas hits record power use as intense heat leaves 90 million Americans under safety alerts
Power use in Texas hit an all-time high Tuesday, the state's power authority said, and the blistering temperatures that prompted the usage surge will continue to scorch parts of the US Wednesday -- putting nearly 90 million people under heat alerts.
2023-06-28 20:53
Canada wildfires spark air quality alerts in Chicago and Milwaukee
Smoke drifting south causes a haze over parts of Ontario as well US cities like Chicago and Milwaukee.
2023-06-28 07:48