Recent record-high temperatures in the US and Canada, which caused hundreds of deaths and huge wildfires, would be “virtually impossible” without climate change, analysis has found. A rapid analysis of last week’s heatwave in parts of North America by an international team of climate scientists found global warming driven by human activity made it at
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Eight more people have been confirmed dead in the Florida apartment block collapse – taking total deaths to 36, while 109 residents are still missing. Emergency teams appear increasingly pessimistic of finding any more survivors among the rubble and say they have detected no new signs of life since the immediate aftermath. Miami-Dade County fire
A grizzly bear killed a person in a remote campsite in Montana early on Tuesday morning, police have said. The animal is said to have previously wandered through the site before the attack, which happened between 4am and 5am. The people of the village of Ovando – home to fewer than 100 people – were
Many of the 2,312 US military personnel who have been killed on duty in Afghanistan are buried in Arlington Cemetery, Virginia. Row upon row of white gravestones stretch into the distance, each of them representing a family ripped apart in a matter of seconds by events in a foreign land. But few have suffered a
Hackers who claim to be behind a mass ransomware attack that has affected hundreds of companies have demanded $70m in Bitcoin to restore the data. The attack was executed on Friday and has affected at least 200 companies in the United States. On Sunday, a ransom demand was posted on a blog typically used by
A Florida apartment building which partially collapsed last month has been demolished. Champlain Towers South, in the city of Surfside, collapsed 11 days ago while many of its residents were asleep. Some 24 bodies have been recovered but more than 120 people are still missing. Image: There were fears that the remaining section of the
Joe Biden has said his government is not sure who was behind a major ransomware attack that hit hundreds of US businesses – but he did not rule out Russian influence. A “colossal and devastating” ransomware attack is thought to have paralysed the networks of at least 200 US companies. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
The remainder of the 12-storey apartment block that collapsed in Miami will be demolished on Sunday, city officials have said. It comes as authorities announced that two more bodies have been pulled from the rubble in Florida, bringing the number of people that have died in the collapse to 24. There have been concerns over
A “colossal and devastating” ransomware attack is thought to have paralysed the networks of at least 200 US companies. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has said it is closely monitoring the situation and is working with the FBI to collect more information about the impact of the attack. John Hammond of the security
Hundreds of people are thought to have died in a record-breaking heatwave sweeping across parts of the US and western Canada. More than 700 “sudden and unexpected deaths” have been reported in British Columbia, Canada, over the past week – while nearly 100 deaths are being investigated as heat-related in Oregon in the US. Deaths
A white police chief in Ohio has retired after he was seen placing a note saying “Ku Klux Klan” and a jacket displayed in the KKK’s style on a black officer’s desk. Anthony Campo was caught in CCTV footage and resigned from the force after Sheffield Lake Mayor Dennis Bring confronted him on Tuesday. The
US President Joe Biden has visited the families of those affected by last week’s apartment building collapse in Florida. Mr Biden’s visit came after the search and rescue effort at the 12-storey Champlain Towers South was suspended due to safety concerns. Eighteen people are confirmed dead but 145 are still missing and are feared to
The Trump Organization and its financial chief have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges. The company and its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg are accused of defrauding tax authorities by awarding “off the books” benefits to executives. The 15-count indictment laid by the Manhattan district attorney includes charges of tax fraud and falsifying business records
The remains of two children have been found in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Florida, raising the death toll from the tragedy to 18, as the search for survivors enters its second week. Miami-Dade mayor Daniella Levine Cava described the loss of the sisters – Emma, four, and Lucia Guara, 10 –
Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who served during the Iraq War under George W Bush, has died aged 88. His family said: “History may remember him for his extraordinary accomplishments over six decades of public service, but for those who knew him best and whose lives were forever changed as a result, we will
The race to become the next mayor of New York City has been plunged into chaos after election officials admitted they had wrongly counted test votes. The Democratic primary contest to choose the party’s candidate for November’s election was held a week ago. But fresh data released by the city’s Board of Elections on Tuesday