Unemployment rate more than triples in heart of North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene disaster zone
Data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce showed the unemployment rate rose from 2.5% in September to 8.8% in October.
Day: December 4, 2024
Decemberâs Cold Moon marks final full moon of the year
The final full moon of 2024, known as the Cold Moon, will rise in mid-December lighting up the night sky.
Hawaii beachgoers injured while surviving harrowing encounter with massive waves
Video shot on Friday shows three men being battered by powerful waves crashing onto Ke Iki Beach in northern Oahu.
World’s oldest known wild bird lays egg at 74 years old
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific region says Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to lay an egg. The bird was first tagged in 1956 by experts with the United States Geological Survey.
Earthquakes increase at Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano as scientists note increased level of unrest
The most active volcano in Hawaii has seen the number of earthquakes at its summit double over the past week, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Astronomers track tiny asteroid’s entry down to the minute it created a fireball over Russia
Astronomers predicted when and where a tiny asteroid would create a fireball in the sky over remote Russia roughly 12 hours after its discovery.
Watch: Colorado deputies rescue 2 kids trapped in snowy backyard as fire engulfs home
Two heroic Colorado deputies risked their lives to save a young brother and sister trapped in their snowy backyard as their home burned.
Cheese byproduct used to treat icy roads this winter in southern Wisconsin county
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Highway Commissioner Chris Narveson said Green County has been using cheese brine to prewet roads before putting down salt treatments for about 20 years.
Rescuers search for grandmother who may have fallen in sinkhole while searching for cat
Pennsylvania woman Elizabeth Pollard, 64, may have fallen into a sinkhole Monday night while looking for her cat, according to state authorities.
NASAâs Voyager 1 spacecraft makes yet another comeback after technical hiccup
NASA said one of its oldest spacecraft, Voyager 1, is back operating normally after an unexpected blackout from the 47-year-old spacecraft traveling more than 15.4 billion miles from Earth.