SYDNEY — Australia experienced its hottest day on record and temperatures are expected to soar even higher as heatwave conditions embrace most of the country. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the average temperature across the country of 105 Fahrenheit Tuesday beat the record of 104 Fahrenheit from Jan. 7,...
Young Protesters Around Globe Demand Climate Change Action
BERLIN — From Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to Berlin and across the globe, hundreds of thousands of young people took the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N. summit. Many were children who skipped school to take part in the...
Australian Court Upholds Sex Abuse Verdict of Cardinal Pell
MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a decision cheered by scores of abuse survivors and victims' advocates demonstrating outside the court. A unanimous jury in December found Pope Francis'...
New California Sea Dragon Habitat Is Among World’s Largest
LA JOLLA — At first glance, it looks like a branch of kelp, but then an eye moves among its leafy appendages, and ridges of tiny, translucent fins start to flutter, sending the creature gliding through the water like something from a fairy tale. A Southern California aquarium has built...
Cardinal Pell Sent to Prison for Abusing 2 Boys in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — The most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for molesting two choirboys in an Australian cathedral in a crime the judge said showed "staggering arrogance." Cardinal George Pell must serve a minimum of 3 years and 8 months...
Steer Too Beefy to Become Burgers Reprieved to Life on Farm
LAKE PRESTON, Australia — Knickers the steer is huge on the internet — for being huge. The black-and-white Holstein Friesian won social media fame and many proclamations of "Holy Cow!" after photos surfaced of the 6-foot-4-inch steer standing head and shoulders above a herd of brown wagyu cattle in Western...
U.S. Bombing Plan for Iran Reported, Disputed
Citing government sources, an Australian television network is reporting that the United States is prepared to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities as early as next month. "The ABC has been told Australian defence facilities would likely play a role in identifying targets in Iran, as would British intelligence agencies," said a...
Senate Neglects a Life-Saving Cure for Opioid Abuse
In a recent Senate confirmation hearing for the role of secretary of Health and Human Services, nominee Alex Azar mentioned “fighting the scourge of the opioid epidemic” as one of four priorities that would guide him as head of the department. Unfortunately, Azar declined to further elaborate and the senators...
Senate Neglects a Life-Saving Cure for Opioid Abuse
In a recent Senate confirmation hearing for the role of secretary of Health and Human Services, nominee Alex Azar mentioned “fighting the scourge of the opioid epidemic” as one of four priorities that would guide him as head of the department. Unfortunately, Azar declined to further elaborate and the senators...