JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan’s government on Tuesday said schools will reopen next week following a two-week closure due to extreme heat across the country. The health and education ministries said temperatures were expected to steadily drop with the rainy season set to begin in the coming days. South Sudan in recent years has … Read more
JUBA, South Sudan — JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government is closing down all schools starting Monday as the country prepares for a wave of extreme heat expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45 degrees … Read more
NEBAR HADNET, Ethiopia — The cruel realities of war and drought seem to have merged for Tinseu Hiluf, a widow living in the arid depths of Ethiopia’s Tigray region who is raising four children left behind by her sister’s recent death in childbirth. A two-year war between federal troops and regional forces killed one of … Read more
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware woman who was convicted of torturing her two stepsons with the knowledge and help of their father was sentenced Thursday to 106 years in prison by a judge who called the abuse “the most extensive and persistent evil” he has ever seen. Mary Vinson, 46, pleaded guilty last year … Read more
Get Sandisk’s Extreme Pro Portable SSD for $125 off today only. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Best Buy is celebrating Valentine’s Day by spreading the love — and the savings. Today only, you can snag a Sandisk’s Extreme Pro Portable 2TB SSD for yourself or a loved one, and trust me, this deal is a treat. Also: The 60+ … Read more
It was meant to be a “friendly.” But Hong Kong hasn’t been shy about expressing its anger over Lionel Messi sitting on the bench for the entirety of his soccer team’s much-hyped exhibition match in the city on Sunday, especially as the government worries about how such a high-profile disappointment for so many attendees could … Read more
Ice climbers and ecosystems will be forced to adapt as winter patterns change—and Arnold believes the sport will survive. People who engage in outdoor activities are adaptive, he says. “Sometimes I am concerned. But I don’t think it will happen,” he says of the possibility of ice climbing going extinct. There is already research showing … Read more
There’s no language barrier when it comes to love for three new reality stars. ET’s Denny Directo spoke to Kahlil Haughton, Dylan Hodge and Tripp Bromley, the three guys looking for love on Love & Translation, TLC’s new show in which the American men try to find build a connection with woman from all over … Read more
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Most electric vehicles are built for the prim streets and highways of cities, never to sully their tires in anything dirtier than a mud puddle. And then there are the EVs that like to gobble gravel, take flight over a dirt ramp, or generally wallow in the mud. Ford’s new one-off electric truck, the F-150 … Read more
Police declare emergency after extreme flooding swamps popular beach town High tide flooding on Wednesday morning following a drenching rainstorm that moved through overnight wreaked havoc on coastal New Hampshire, where a popular beach town declared an emergency. Town-by-town report: Which Mass. communities had the strongest wind gusts, highest rain, snow totals In Hampton, New … Read more