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Philadelphia declared a disaster emergency after severe microburst storms damaged buildings, uprooted trees and disrupted electricity across the city. Mayor Cherelle Parker signed the order Sunday, one day after the storms struck West and South Philadelphia. The declaration directs city

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to make the Responsibility to Protect a routine part of national policy, saying conflict, impunity and technology risks have raised the danger of mass atrocities. Courtenay Rattray, his Chef de Cabinet, delivered the

Venezuela’s earthquake death toll has risen to 3,342, according to updated government figures, after twin earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24. The Venezuelan information ministry said 16,470 people suffered injuries and 17,345 people lost their homes. Rescue crews continued

Gunfire wounded eight people, including four children, during a Fourth of July cookout in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood, police said. The shooting happened late Saturday in a courtyard near the Coney Island boardwalk. New York Police Department officials said the

Venezuela’s earthquake death toll has risen to 2,645 after twin quakes struck the country on June 24, authorities said. The disaster injured more than 12,000 people and left about 15,000 homeless. The Communication and Information Ministry released the latest figures

Three California drivers filed a proposed class action on June 22 accusing major fuel retailers and pricing software provider Kalibrate of using artificial intelligence to raise gasoline prices across the state. The complaint in U.S. District Court in Sacramento says

Twelve people died Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport in western Missouri. The dead included 11 skydivers and the pilot. Authorities said there were no survivors. The crash happened near Butler, about 65

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of 73 United Nations personnel held by the Houthis in Yemen. The demand came as the United Nations marked two years since a June 2024 wave of detentions. Guterres also

Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the 2026 eastern Pacific hurricane season, formed over open waters west southwest of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and maintained 40 mph maximum sustained winds late Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Eleven people have been confirmed dead after a chemical tank ruptured and imploded at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, with crews recovering the last of nine missing workers after several days of searches through debris at