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A security guard wipes sweat from his brow in Beijing, on July 3, 2023. Record-breaking heat is unfolding around the world because of human-caused climate change and the cyclic climate pattern El Niño.

This week has had several days of the hottest temperatures on record

Some of the hottest global weather in recorded history is happening this week. It's likely that records will continue to fall this year.

New natural gas hookups to commercial buildings and homes are in the crosshairs of policymakers intent on reducing a growing source of carbon emissions.

A California legal battle over gas stoves stirs uncertainty for energy policies across the West

A court case in California could hamstring efforts in Oregon and Washington to limit new natural gas connections, after an appeals court ruled in April that a city ordinance conflicted with federal law.

A Russian serviceman guards the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in in southeastern Ukraine in May 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has placed devices that look like explosives on top of reactors at the plant. He says Russia may carry out sabotage and blame Ukraine. Russia, in turn, says Ukraine is planning to attack the plant.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy warns of possible Russian sabotage at nuclear plant

Zelenskyy made the alarming claim in his nightly video address, adding that he believes the Russians may soon damage the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and blame Ukraine.

Thousands of area youth climate activists and supporters marched through downtown Portland, May 20, 2022, as part of a youth-led climate mobilization demanding city leaders take meaningful action on climate change.

Extreme weather events disproportionately affect marginalized groups, Oregon Health Authority says

Climate change disproportionately affects communities of color, the elderly, people with disabilities and low-income households.

Scientists say they've found a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, can cause out-of-body experiences.

Having an out-of-body experience? Blame this sausage-shaped piece of your brain

An obscure bit of brain tissue appears critical to both out-of-body experiences and our sense of being anchored to a physical self.

An electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles. The mpox emergency of last summer is over. Was it a passing threat? Or is there reason to believe another global outbreak could happen.

The doctor who warned the world of the mpox outbreak of 2022 is still worried

Is the mpox emergency over or is there still cause for concern? Numbers are down, but some specialists are still concerned about the likelihood of another outbreak.

Deandrea Rahming was apprehensive about going back to work after more than a decade out of the job market, but in the wake of the pandemic she found employers eager to hire.

Women are returning to the job market in droves, just when the U.S. needs them most

The pandemic was hard on working women, but they've come roaring back into the labor force. The share of working-age women who have jobs or want one hit an all-time high in June.

Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita, SUBA Trio: Tiny Desk Concert

With members hailing from Cuba, Senegal and Venezuela, this Tiny Desk is a truly international musical experience.

A woman walks past beauty salons with window decorations that have been defaced in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021.

The Taliban say they are outlawing women's beauty salons in Afghanistan

The announcement is the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment.

The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Biden was at Camp David after a suspicious powder was discovered by the Secret Service in a common area of the West Wing, and a preliminary test showed the substance was cocaine, two law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

Suspicious powder found at the White House was cocaine, sources say

The Secret Service said in a statement the White House was closed as a precaution as emergency crews investigated, and local fire officials determined that the substance was not hazardous.

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