El Nino is here and scientists fear itll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will likely turbocharge extreme weather across the planet. Meteorologists forecast it will rival — or exceed — a record El Nino that began in 1997 and helped trigger billions of dollars...
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- El Nino is here and scientists fear itll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
- Storms knock out power in the Midwest and disrupt Chicago flights, high heat expected in East
- The man accused of killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband is due to change plea
- Alabama asks appeals court to let it continue nitrogen gas executions
- Judge considers arguments in challenge to New Mexicos universal childcare program
- A key congressional race in California will test progressives appeal in a Republican district
- A burning cross in a Chicago park shocks residents and has police searching for who did it
Wed, 10 Jun 2026
- Feds wont seek death penalty in plea deal with man accused of killing top Minnesota Democrat
- Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors
- Prosecutors paint Palisades Fire suspect as a premeditated arsonist in opening statements
- Collins isnt Trumps best friend but hes on her side in Maine Senate matchup with Platner
- FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated and forced evacuations
- A Pentagon list overhaul puts Mormon churchs Christian identity back in the spotlight
- The Latest: Trump signs $70 billion bill to fund his deportation agenda
- Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to his immigration enforcement agenda through end of his term
- Police zero in on 2 suspects after a mass shooting at a festival in Toledo, Ohio
- An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles
- Teens reading and math scores have stagnated, US test results show
- Paraguay fans are eager for their long-awaited World Cup return, in the country they now call home
- Nevada is set to have one of nations premier races for governor as Democrats seek to reclaim seat
- A Trump order asked national park visitors to flag negative historical info. They had other ideas
- US Catholic bishops are consecrating the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Heres what that means
- Tuesdays takeaways: Platners big night, Clyburn carries on and Trumps support gets mixed results
- Texas teen who fatally stabbed track athlete at school meet found guilty and sentenced to prison
- 2 prominent California congressional races will test Democrats redrawn US House map
- Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel
- House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending to Trump
- Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will face off in California governors race
Tue, 09 Jun 2026
- Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists kidnappings
- Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds
- FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years
- The Latest: Trump says US must respond to downed helicopter
- New Yorks busiest train station to get $8 billion remodel with columns, sunlight and Trumps name
- NASA unveils Artemis III astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing
- Carney says the new Canadian-built bridge across Detroit River that Trump threatened will open
- Salt Lake City lawsuit is latest against DHS plan to use giant warehouses to detain immigrants
- A government-commissioned study found drinking risks. US guidelines didnt feature its findings
- Southern Baptist Convention weighs stricter ban on churches with women pastors
- Rahm Emanuels uphill climb in New Hampshire tests a 2028 presidential bid
- Rob Reiners son Nick seeks money from trust parents left him for his defense in their killings
- Some host cities are aiming to house, not arrest, homeless people ahead of the World Cup
- Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
- Democratic group launches ad campaign to help flip control of Congress in midterm elections
- Takeaways from Scott Pelleys emotional interview about his 60 Minutes demise
- US appeals court raises concerns about Alabamas use of nitrogen gas for executions
Mon, 08 Jun 2026
- Federal judge strikes down Trumps $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
- Testimony ends after 4 days, closing arguments set in trial of fatal Texas track meet stabbing
- A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found
- Hulk Hogan died of natural causes Florida police report says in closing investigation
- ICE facility in Louisiana reports its second detainee death in less than 2 months
- The Kennedy Center drops Trump branding as Bill Mahers Twain Award guests are revealed
- Los Angeles trial begins for man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire
- Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash
- A watchdog report flags security risks in the IRS-ICE taxpayer data-sharing deal
- Fewer Americans say democracy is central to countrys identity, AP-NORC poll finds
- Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexicos southern Pacific coast and brings flooding threat
- 6 people hurt in stabbings at New Yorks Penn Station with a suspect in custody, authorities says
- Broadway revivals and Liberation win big at the Tony Awards, hosted by Pink
- Rob Sand rallies with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear as Democrats aim to flip Iowa governor seat
- Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt locked in tight race to make runoff for Los Angeles mayor
Sun, 07 Jun 2026
- Police search for suspects in Ohio shooting that wounded 12 near a street festival
- Maverick Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon, who resigned after sexual harassment scandal, dies
- Scary Movie tops box office, slaying Masters of the Universe and adding to low-budget streak
- At least 12 people shot at an Ohio festival and a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say
Sat, 06 Jun 2026
- Judge tosses Kennedy Center suit against musician who canceled Christmas Eve show
- Fuel prices are shaping summer plans as US boaters get ready to hit the water
- FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed Catholic ideology memo
- Remaining 3 60 Minutes stars say theyre staying at CBS show, dont want to see it die
- Stadium workers near Los Angeles vote to authorize a strike days before the World Cup begins
- Virginia man gets life in prison for double murder scheme in affair with au pair
- Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to general election in race for California governor
- After actor James Handys stabbing death, his girlfriends son is charged with murder
Fri, 05 Jun 2026
- Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone
- National Park Service ranger dies after falling into a crevasse on Alaskas Mount McKinley
- A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries
- The electric guitar spawned garage bands, rock-god dreams and generations of popular music
- Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride
- Connecticut police officer hugs supporters, appears in court in fatal shooting of Black man
- Jury awards $176M for wrongful deaths of young brothers struck by California socialites car
- ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody
- Treasury warns banks of red flags tied to customers in the US illegally
- Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it
- 4 years running, Southern Baptists weigh tightening ban on churches with women pastors
- US set to hold latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Longtime CBS correspondent Scott Pelley lived many workers fantasy: Telling your boss off
- Californias slow ballot count makes it a target for critics. It doesnt mean elections are rigged
- Copilot of United jet that struck a light pole realized flight was low, but not in time, report says
Thu, 04 Jun 2026
- Murder charge dropped for Arkansas sheriff nominee who killed daughters alleged abuser
- Minnesotans whose loved ones were killed by police condemn state GOP for praying for Derek Chauvin
- Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain
- Prosecutor tells jury that teens killing at a Texas track meet was murder, not self-defense
- Trump says Pulte wont be his nominee for director of national intelligence
- What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US
- Prosecutors lose appeal in Arizonas fake elector case and vow to present it again to a grand jury
- Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
- Video shows moment truck-driving preacher helps thwart alleged kidnapping in South Carolina
- House poised to pass Ukraine aid over the objections of Republican leaders
- Trump says Reflecting Pool work is done and its set to be filled with water
- Karen Read sues the police agencies that investigated her Boston police boyfriends death
- With Oval Office replica and skyline views of Chicago, Obamas new museum is political and personal
- Trump expected to announce $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry
- Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US
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