Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say
Cooling from air conditioning saves lives — more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone — but it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say. As the world warms, heat waves strike nearly every continent and United Nations officials estimate that about half a million people die a year from heat, air conditioning is needed and being used more than ever. A study in Nature Health reported Monday that air conditioning saved nearly 58,000 lives between 2010 and U...
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- Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say
- The Latest: US pump prices remained above $4 a gallon throughout August for first time, AAA says
- More storms possible at Grand Canyon where a flash flood killed 1 person and left 15 missing
- Closing arguments to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing
- The disease that decimated American elms could help bring them back
- DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans
- Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deliberating for a third day in child killings case
- Grand Canyon flash flood leaves 1 dead and several missing or unaccounted for, park service says
- As Pell grants expand, students see openings to afford short-term job training
- Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms
- Karina rapidly becomes a major hurricane in the Pacific far from land, forecasters say
Sun, 30 Aug 2026
- Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change
- Hundreds show up to judge New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest
- What we know about Trumps deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela
- An officer is dead and a second is injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says
- Meep, meep. Coyote vs. Acme opens with $15.5 million, Spider-Man stays No. 1 for fifth weekend
- NASAs newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
- Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in
- Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in Californias Sierra Nevada
- USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore on its way home from Middle East
- Spinning and dipping, Minnesota fairgoers delight in the classic Tilt-A-Whirl ride as it turns 100
Sat, 29 Aug 2026
- Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported after his immigration arrest in US
- Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules
- The Earth is sizzling, but climate isnt a hot topic for Democrats in this years campaigns
- Noncitizen voting claims animate Trumps attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges
- Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers
- Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by US immigration enforcement
- Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights
- As jurors deliberate in the Lindsay Clancy trial, here are key moments they may be considering
- Was Dolly Parton a feminist? She wouldnt say it, but fans heard it in her life and her lyrics
Fri, 28 Aug 2026
- The Latest: Trump says US will take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelas oil reserves
- Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trumps Lake America executive order
- Artemis II astronauts receive nations highest space honor for their successful moonshot
- US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies
- Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology
- Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial ends second day of deliberations without a verdict
- Washington chemical tank was called unfit for service before deadly failure, investigators find
- Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover
- Democrats and Republicans draw battle lines for Novembers general election with primaries ending
- In AP interview, Attorney General Todd Blanche defends his record as political pressure mounts
- Key takeaways about pain specialist to star athletes accused of issuing illegal opioid prescriptions
- Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribes objections
- Shackled Tate brothers testify in bid to get out of jail, but judge delays decision
- ICE officers release from Texas jail opens a new front in the escalating fight over extradition
- White House construction contributed to radio problems that let Trump copter come close to jet
Thu, 27 Aug 2026
- ICE awards $16.7M contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks
- Stars and Stripes publisher, editor and reporter sue Pentagon to challenge their firings
- Judge questions why Kennedy Center is moving so quickly to return Trumps name to building
- Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America in the United States
- Jury weighs whether Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her children
- The Latest: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
- About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet
- Execution date set for man convicted of killing 2 real estate agents near Atlanta in 2003
- Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that
- Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic and could bring heavy rain to portions of the Caribbean
- Republicans face a midterm verdict as Iran war drags on months longer than Trump promised
- In Dolly Partons theology, God and acceptance shared the same stage
- Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Metas new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough
- Father says college student was killed by police in Pennsylvania after he went to wrong house
- Investigators sift for evidence at burned Montana home where 8 family members were killed at dinner
- Maryland court rules Democratic-backed redistricting amendment cannot go on November ballot
- The Latest: Democratic states sue Postal Service to block Trumps limits on voting by mail
Wed, 26 Aug 2026
- A judge suspends charges against an ex-Marine arrested on Trumps golf course with ammunition
- Dolly Partons love of the Great Smoky Mountains helped transform her hometown
- Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction
- Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer who shot iconic Burst of Joy, dies at age 99
- Judge denies Minnesotas bid to compel the extradition of an ICE officer from Texas
- Michigan AG releases Flint water crisis report, says final accountability step her office can take
- Tim Curry, iconic character actor and Rocky Horror Picture Show star, dies at 80
- Judge removes one hurdle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge before midterms
- US-Canada animosity could impede an end to a trade war neither country wants
- Testimony concludes in Lindsay Clancys murder trial. Jury to hear closing arguments Thursday
- Judge grants Blake Lively $400,000 of $8M in legal fees she sought in film fight with Justin Baldoni
- Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs
- Florida jury deliberates in the alleged murder-for-hire killing of a Microsoft manager
- California couple confront their surrogate in a Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates
- Wave energy testing site opens off Oregon, a green energy milestone in the Trump administration
- How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do
- USS Abraham Lincoln will stop in Thailand on its way home from lengthy deployment in Middle East
- The next Atlantic storm will be named Dolly, but its not connected to Partons death
- Republican with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska US Senate primary
- Release of Marine veteran from Russian custody turns focus to other detainees with health concerns
- In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers
- Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80 of cancer
- San Diego Padres minor league coach is released from ICE custody
- A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says
- Texas wildfire mushrooms within hours, ripping through ranchlands
Tue, 25 Aug 2026
- Polygamous sect leader gets 24-year sentence in Arizona for hauling girls in unventilated trailer
- Prosecutions final witnesses at Lindsay Clancys murder trial challenge postpartum psychosis claim
- Father of Navy sailor aboard USS Lincoln released from immigration custody
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trumps second term
- Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwells miscarriage of justice claims and bid for prison release
- Louisiana National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans after eight months patrolling French Quarter
- Tropical Storm Iselle expected to absorb Tropical Storm Julio in the Pacific Ocean
- Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalates
- Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated
- FBI sets $25,000 minimum reward for dozens of unsolved Indian Country cases
- The Latest: Canada is expected to announce retaliatory tariffs against the US
- A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earths mini-greenhouse
- Florida, hard-hit by Obamacare drop-off, feels the squeeze of rising healthcare costs
- Trumps trade war with Canada could rattle economies in states with key Senate races
- Firefighters make progress against a Nevada wildfire thats destroyed more than 30 homes
Mon, 24 Aug 2026
- US Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain
- Lindsay Clancy didnt have acute psychosis when she killed her 3 children, psychologist says
- California Supreme Court hears arguments over sheriffs seizure of ballots
- Zillow and Redfin resolve litigation over deal FTC claims suppresses rental listings competition
- From honey to hockey sticks, Trumps trade war with Canada hikes tariffs on a long list of goods
- The Latest: Bessent warns the world to cut financial ties to Iran or face US retaliation
- Washington Post ordered to reinstate Black opinion writer fired after Charlie Kirk posts
- 8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater
- Economists dont expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices
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