Shipwreck discovered of schooner that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago
MADISON, Wis. — After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage…
WTO’s fisheries subsidy ban takes effect
GENEVA (AP) — A World Trade Organization agreement aimed at reducing overfishing took effect Monday, requiring countries to…
Germany tries to recover the rusty WWII ammunition poisoning the Baltic Sea
BOLTENHAGEN, Germany (AP) — Slowly, Dirk Schoenen dives down to a huge pile of ammunition from World War…
Trump administration proposes canceling public lands rule
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday proposed canceling a public land management rule that…
Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for…
Sweden’s plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders
KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped…
World’s largest iceberg splintering, faces collapse
The world’s largest and most enduring iceberg is splintering into smaller pieces, to the point that it’s no…
Half a million flee homes in Pakistan to escape flooding
MUZAFFARGARH, Pakistan (AP) — Rivers are swelling to dangerous levels in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, forcing more than…
A Chinese mining company is accused of covering up the extent of a major toxic spill in Zambia
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a…
Sudan landslide death toll exceeds 1,000
CAIRO (AP) — A landslide wiped out an entire village in Sudan ’s western region of Darfur, killing…
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border
KABUL, Afghanistan — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late Sunday, according to…
Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
OGUNQUIT, Maine — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day…