Our in-depth look at how AI data centers risk depriving Thai communities of water, contaminating waterways and driving fossil fuel consumption. Myself & @andyball.bsky.social for @mongabay.com worked with the Environmental Reporting Collective to look at how the AI boom is playing out in Thailand.
The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a Kuwait attack were released Wednesday by the Pentagon. They died Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, just a day after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran.
The LA city council has voted unanimously to designate the so-called "Brady Bunch" house in the San Fernando Valley as a historic-cultural monument.
BREAKING: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iranian state media reports.
BREAKING: President Trump says the U.S. has begun "major combat operations in Iran." Follow AP's live updates.
Catherine O’Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, with rectal cancer as the underlying cause. A Los Angeles County death certificate issued Monday lists the embolism as the immediate cause of her death on Jan. 30 at age 71.
New York City nurses reached a tentative deal to end strikes at two major hospital systems while a walkout continues at another.
The need to move to a nursing home, assisted living facility or another type of care setting often comes suddenly, setting off an abrupt, daunting search. It’s likely something no one ever wanted, but knowing what to look for and what to ask can make a big difference.
While Europe is pushing back publicly against U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland, the language appears softer behind the scenes.
President Donald Trump has commanded attention during his second term. From military interventions to controversial social media posts, the Republican has rewritten the presidency's role in a divided country.
The S&P 500 fell 2.1% Tuesday, its biggest drop since October, after President Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs in a standoff over Greenland.
Global CO2 from fossil fuels is projected to hit a record 38.1B metric tons in 2025, up 1.1%. Increases in the U.S., India and China, plus a 6.8% jump in aviation, outpace clean energy gains. Researchers warn that staying below 1.5°C is no longer plausible.
Camera traps in a Thailand wildlife sanctuary have confirmed flat-headed cats for the first time since 1995, with 29 records in 2024–25.
Fewer than 2,500 remain across Southeast Asia. Conservationists hope the rediscovery sparks protection for threatened peat swamp habitat.
China’s decision to bring serious firepower to bear for military drills in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots — both in the past several weeks and the past several decades.
Taiwan's aviation authority says more than 100,000 air travelers will be affected by China military drills.
Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand convened with their Chinese counterpart as the Beijing government, building on its expanding presence in the world diplomatic arena, sought to play a stronger mediating role in the violent border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries.
Lionel Messi wins the MLS MVP award, becoming the first player to win the honor in back-to-back years.
Japan has issued a megaquake advisory after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture on the main island. Damage from this quake was modest — 34 mostly mild injuries and some damage to roads and buildings.
Police have recovered a James Bond-inspired Faberge pendant after six days of waiting for it to exit a suspect's gastrointestinal tract.
Hong Kong officials said the protective netting that covered scaffolding around buildings that caught on fire last week did not meet codes for fire resistance.
Princess Aiko's increasing popularity is sparking discussions about changing Japan's male-only succession law. Aiko is the only child of the current emperor and cannot succeed him under the law.
A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold.
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.
I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:
World leaders expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed to the “first phase” of a deal signaling a major breakthrough in the two-year war in Gaza. Follow AP's live updates.
Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations. The Bonhams auction begins Nov. 11 in Los Angeles with three of the paintings.
About 900 hikers, guides, and staff stranded by a snowstorm on Mount Everest's Chinese side have reached safety.
BREAKING: Palestinian government welcomes Trump's plan to end the Israel-Hamas war and vows to make reforms demanded by U.S.
A federal judge agreed to temporarily suspend the Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America.
