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Rising temperatures could delay more flights

The explanation comes down to physics.

yesterday 10

The Hill

The Associated Press

A Slovak town just broke its own heat record — for the third time this year

Kamenica nad Hronom hit 41.4°C as Austria set an all-time high too — part of a summer in which Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average.

yesterday 8

Fortune

The Associated Press

Trump claims — yet again — that a deal to reopen Hormuz is close

Regional negotiators finalized a draft accord awaiting approval from Iran, as attacks on shipping continue and Brent crude holds near $80.

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Fortune

The Associated Press

Leo DiCaprio teams with Jeff and Lauren Sanchez Bezos on $200 million plan to save 100 endangered species

From Madagascar’s golden‑crowned sifaka to the Malayan pangolin, it's the largest single fund dedicated solely to species on the brink.

previous day 9

Fortune

The Associated Press

Europe’s long, hot summer leads to thousands evacuated and fire operators dead

France, Greece and the United Kingdom have faced severe heat and dry weather—leading to emergency fire operations and drought conditions.

tuesday 2

Fortune

The Associated Press

Danube River’s shrinking water levels expose dozens of World War II ships

Amidst record-low water levels that have caused governments across Europe to plan for electricity shortages, German ships sunk in the war are...

tuesday 2

Fortune

The Associated Press

Global shares rally, oil rebounds as Iran war de-escalation, yen intervention worries ease

European and Asian indexes rose Tuesday and oil rebounded as investors weighed the U.S.-Japan yen intervention and Trump's Iran strike delay.

tuesday 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Sotomayor lets $656 million terror verdict against Palestinian Liberation Organization stand

The Palestinian Authority warned paying could "destabilize" West Bank services; the judgment stems from Jerusalem attacks that killed 33.

tuesday 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules

President Donald Trump's administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of...

tuesday 10

The Hill

The Associated Press

Authorities arrest arson suspect in connection with one of Washington's devastating wildfires

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the devastating wildfires that have...

tuesday 10

The Hill

The Associated Press

Oil tumbles and stock futures surge after Trump said Iran deal was near

Brent crude fell 4.9% to $83.66 and U.S. crude dropped 5.8% to $79.81 as Dow futures rose 1.1% ahead of Monday's open while Asian markets fell.

03.08.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Someone broke into Liechtenstein’s secret wealth haven list overnight

The overnight cyberattack hit Liechtenstein's anti-money-laundering register, exposing beneficial owners in a nation of just 40,000 residents.

03.08.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

‘Indiana Jones-esque’: someone tried to smuggle Civil War-era cannonballs through TSA in Alabama

The TSA officer was stunned: "I've seen inert grenades and training munitions but never an Indiana Jones-esque stolen artifact-type situation."

31.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Bank of England keeps interest rates at 3.75% for fifth time this year

The monetary policy committee voted to keep the rate, following the expectations of most economists.

30.07.2026 20

Fortune

The Associated Press

Beyond the Covid origins: Fauci’s pandemic diary reveals a starstruck Julia Roberts and Trump gasping for oxygen

Newly released pages show the president's temperature hit 103°F before Mark Meadows called Fauci for advice on his return to public life.

29.07.2026 5

Fortune

The Associated Press

Netanyahu and Zelenskyy meet Trump at the White House as Washington honors Lindsey Graham

Both leaders held closed-door talks with Trump on the day of Graham's funeral, with Iran and Ukraine topping the agenda.

28.07.2026 3

Fortune

The Associated Press

eBay will pay nearly $50 million after employees reportedly sent a Massachusetts couple a bloody pig mask, cockroaches and death threats

The settlement resolves a lawsuit over former employees' stalking of a newsletter couple who covered eBay.

28.07.2026 7

Fortune

The Associated Press

Trump, Zelenskyy discuss expanding Ukraine’s Patriot missile production in closed meeting ahead of Lindsey Graham’s funeral

In a post on social media after the meeting, Zelenskyy thanked Trump for the “good meeting” and the Republican administration's efforts to aid Kyiv.

28.07.2026 3

Fortune

The Associated Press

Video appears to show someone kicking sea lion in California; authorities investigating

Federal wildlife authorities are investigating after a video appeared to show a person kicking a protected sea lion at a beach in California.

28.07.2026 10

The Hill

The Associated Press

Trip.com struck with $765 million penalty from China over monopoly allegations

China alleges Trip.com prohibited hotels from collaborating with competing platforms and entered exclusive partnerships.

27.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

U.S. and Iran edge toward talks as Hormuz shipping hits three-week low, regional officials say

Qatar- and Pakistan-led mediators are pushing the U.S. and Iran to return to an interim ceasefire deal that had collapsed after the exchanges of fire

27.07.2026 4

Fortune

The Associated Press

Fuel prices stemming from a war in Iran is reshaping daily life for people in the U.S. and Chile to Turkey and Nepal

A Santiago cabdriver, an Istanbul carpet seller and a Lagos printer are among those absorbing fuel costs that have doubled since the war began.

27.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Canada’s awkward tariff summer: Gordie Howe Bridge opens for traffic a week after Michigan and White House officials got uninvited

Trump slapped 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, then posted "We changed the terms" as Windsor celebrated the new Gordie Howe crossing without him.

27.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

NYC stabbing suspect charged with hate crimes over 2 attacks

Raul Morales allegedly stabbed an Asian man and a Jewish man near a synagogue, as officials say Jewish New Yorkers face disproportionate hate crime...

25.07.2026 20

Fortune

The Associated Press

‘There are no rules. It is the wild west of data centers’: Texas Democratic candidates pounce on AI data center projects in Republican strongholds

AI data center projects have divided the Republican rural community in states like Texas, and Democratic nominees are taking advantage.

24.07.2026 6

Fortune

The Associated Press

EU strikes Google with $1 billion fine in major crackdown on antitrust regulations even as Trump threatens retaliation

Despite warnings from US President Trump about penalties on American tech companies, the European Union issued a $1 billion fine on the tech giant...

24.07.2026 6

Fortune

The Associated Press

Two gun rights groups are suing the U.S. Virgin Islands over concealed carry for nonresidents

The lawsuit is the second challenge to the territory's gun laws, following a Justice Department suit filed in December.

24.07.2026 7

Fortune

The Associated Press

Salman Rushdie describes a ‘lake of blood’ as his convicted attacker faces terrorism charges tied to the 2022 stabbing

Hadi Matar, who stabbed Rushdie 15 times and blinded him, faces life in federal prison if convicted of terrorism charges tied to a 1989 Iranian fatwa.

24.07.2026 7

Fortune

The Associated Press

The Secret Service is investigating a member of JD Vance’s detail over a suspected news leak

The probe follows a report that agents privately griped about last-minute travel requests from Vance and his family.

24.07.2026 5

Fortune

The Associated Press

Nun detained by ICE on her way to Mass speaks out for first time: ‘For me, a nun, not to go to Mass…it was very, very heartbreaking’

Officers gave little explanation for detaining Sister Leticia Ugboaja despite her years of compliance with immigration requirements

24.07.2026 6

Fortune

The Associated Press

Nearly 150,000 California mail ballots rejected in June primary, a record high thanks to late-arriving ballots

Experts point to USPS postmark changes as a possible cause for the ponderously slow vote counts and even missing or late-arriving ballots.

24.07.2026 5

Fortune

The Associated Press

Hollywood’s iconic Cinerama Dome to reopen under deal with Sony, Alamo Drafthouse

Shut since 2021, the 86-foot curved dome that ran three-projector 70mm gets a 2028 reopening — minus Alamo's usual dine-in seats.

24.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

China adds 14 European firms to export control list in tit-for-tat over EU’s Russia sanctions

The move blocks dual-use exports to firms including Tatra Trucks and Cavok UAS after the EU sanctioned Chinese companies over Russia's war.

24.07.2026 20

Fortune

The Associated Press

Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russia’s Amazon rival’s warehouses hit military supply chain and shake public morale

The retailer Wildberries handles 52% of Russian online orders and its marketplace lists body armor and helmets.

24.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

South Korea’s ‘divorce of the century’ results in order for SK chair to pay ex-wife $640 million

Chey Tae-won's payout to Roh So-yeong shrank after Korea's top court rejected slush-fund claims tied to her father, ex-President Roh Tae-woo.

24.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Trump admin deferring $1 billion-plus Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota amid ‘suspected fraud’

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the deferrals are part of a strategy to 'stop the fraud before it happens'.

22.07.2026 6

Fortune

The Associated Press

Nearly 1,000 people dead from Ebola outbreak in Congo amid health worker strike

Healthcare workers in Congo have faced local resistance, unpaid labor, and physical assault during the declared fastest Ebola outbreak in history.

22.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Trump approves Saudi nuclear deal that could allow uranium enrichment as U.S. wages war to end Tehran’s program

The 30-year agreement would let the kingdom enrich its own uranium—a capability nonproliferation experts warn could open a path to weapons.

22.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Tiny Texas town sues to block Trump’s border wall that it says threatens the Rio Grande’s flood levees

The town of Presidio argues that the administration's $46 billion wall could compromise Rio Grande levees and skirts the Rivers and Harbors Act.

22.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Trump Accounts draw 6.5 million sign-ups, but some families are still waiting on the promised $1,000 funding

The baby investment accounts seed $1,000 for babies born 2025-2028, though some parents report waiting weeks past the promised 10 days.

22.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

Mamdani fails to arrest Netanyahu while insisting ‘war criminal’ isn’t welcome in New York City

“It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant,” the New York mayor said in a video posted on X.

22.07.2026 10

Fortune

The Associated Press

In Lesotho, the country’s only fully operational ski resort offers snowy slopes for Africa’s ski enthusiasts

A small landlocked south African nation became the hub of snowy recreation in the continent, with 7% of its GDP coming from tourism.

21.07.2026 6

Fortune

The Associated Press

‘Without these funds, we face critical shortfalls’: Hegseth on additional defense spending following $37.5B Iran War price tag

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified at a Senate hearing that Donald Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget would be a necessary...

21.07.2026 5

Fortune

The Associated Press

Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion over pirated books used to train Claude in first major AI copyright settlement

Anthropic will pay roughly $3,000 per book to thousands of writers in what plaintiffs call the largest copyright recovery ever.

21.07.2026 5

Fortune

The Associated Press

Seeds, schmear, sesame: How a bagel’s toasted crunch that became a reflection of America’s identity

New York’s immigrant neighborhoods turned the bagel into a ticket to the American table.

21.07.2026 3

Fortune

The Associated Press

U.N. reports Southeast Asia’s criminal networks are using tech to build a global illicit economy

Scams caused an estimated $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in losses last year as criminal groups increasingly turned to AI, deepfakes, and...

21.07.2026 6

Fortune

The Associated Press

Smithsonian director derides a White House report branding the museum as ‘woke’

Anthea Hartig rejected a White House report accusing the Smithsonian of “ideological capture” and anti‑American bias.

21.07.2026 9

Fortune

The Associated Press

‘It is a failure by AliExpress’: European Commission fines the Chinese marketplace $629 million for not blocking counterfeit goods

The online retailer allegedly breached the European Union's Digital Services Act, mainly through the spread of "counterfeit clothing" and "illegal and...

20.07.2026 6

Fortune

The Associated Press

FIFA President Infantino spent over 100 hours in the air during the 2026 World Cup amid pledge to reduce carbon emissions

Flight logs show the FIFA President utilized a private jet gifted by World Cup sponsor Qatar Airways to travel to 21 different airports throughout the...

20.07.2026 5

Fortune

The Associated Press

A passenger brought a 6-pack of beer on an Alaskan pilot’s plane. He now has to defend his plane’s seizure in front of the Supreme Court

An Alaskan pilot cites "excessive fines" to protect his aircraft from seizure by Alaskan state authorities following a passenger bringing alcohol...

20.07.2026 5

Fortune

The Associated Press