A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite’s Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young woman who fell to her death during a descent forced by a sudden storm that pounded the iconic granite monolith.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza and condemned American protesters in a scathing speech to Congress Wednesday.
Monday was the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, according to the European climate change service.
The hydrothermal explosion on Tuesday in Biscuit Basin caused no injuries as dozens of people fled down the boardwalk before the wooden walkway was destroyed.
The International Olympic Committee pushed Utah officials to end an FBI investigation into a suspected doping coverup.
A woman died while hiking near a state park in southwestern Utah after running out of water on a sweltering day, officials said.
Netanyahu arrived in Washington Monday for a several-day visit that includes meetings with President Joe Biden and a Wednesday speech before a joint session of Congress.
“It’s certainly a worrying sign coming on the heels of 13 straight record -setting months,” said Berkeley Earth climate scientist Zeke Hausfather, who estimates there’s a 92% chance that 2024 will beat 2023 as the warmest year on record.
A surprise eruption that shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt dozens of feet into the sky Tuesday sent people running in Yellowstone National Park.
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed in Beijing to form a government together, the groups said Tuesday.
One of Oscar Mayer’s hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago highway, police said.
He reiterated the Israeli military will continue its attacks on the Iran-backed Islamist group, which is considered a terrorist organization in the U.S., Canada and the European Union.
Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign.
There are approximately 120 hostages still being held in Gaza, though Israel believes more than 40 are no longer alive.
Utah State cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. died Saturday in an apparent drowning at Porcupine Reservoir, according to the school.
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