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A tornado ripped off roofs, knocked down utility polls and cut off power to thousands in New Orleans early Wednesday, but no serious injuries were reported in what one city official called an unexpected dry run for the approaching hrricane season.

Two Los Angeles County firefighters could be fired and a third suspended after some first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter and seven others, court documents say.

A grand jury has cleared officers who shot and killed a Black man last year, and his familys attorney said he will request a federal investigation.

Florida one of the most vulnerable places in the world to sea level rise will spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years to protect against coastal flooding under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Wednesday.

Multiple groups have asked the federal government to rename three Montana geographic features currently named after a Confederate Civil War leader and proponent of slavery.

The Womens World Cup in New Zealand will kick off in October next year after a delay of more than 12 months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A DJ for rapper Jack Harlow has been charged with murder in a May 1 shooting at a nightclub in Louisville.

An Iowa woman who stabbed her estranged husband's girlfriend to death was found guilty Tuesday of firstdegree murder.

Explosive New Zealand centre Ngani Laumape has signed with Stade Francais and will join the French club after the Super Rugby TransTasman competition.

Saudi Arabia's civil defense said on Twitter early on Tuesday that a Houthi projectile had fallen in a border village in Jazan in the south of the kingdom, resulting in some damage to a house and cars but causing no injuries.

In India, Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday of May every year

Former President Barack Obamas dog Bo died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media.

Brazil expects to sign a new deal next week with Pfizer Inc for 100 million more COVID19 vaccine doses, a Health Ministry official said on Friday, which would double the U.S. drugmaker's delivery to the Latin American country this year.

Brazil's government said on Friday it welcomed a call from the United States for multilateral talks on vaccine patents, and would engage constructively to find a way to increase the availability and distribution of COVID19 vaccines.

They're lean, they're mean and they're green. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Not exactly, but hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from subterranean storm drains along the Jersey Shore.

The Justice Department on Friday released a proposed rule that would broaden the definition of a firearm, requiring some gunmaking kits to include a serial number as the Biden administration moves forward to combat socalled ghost guns.