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Why do gray whales keep dying in San Francisco’s waters?

The 4,140-sq-km bay is the largest estuary on the west coast of the US. Before 2018, this species of whales wasn’t known to stop seasonally or consistently in the bay, bypassing it on their migration route down to Baja California…

Homeless encampment pops back up in Seattle park less than a day after being cleared

Seattle authorities cleared out a homeless encampment from a park earlier this week, only for the homeless to return within less than a day. Rotary Viewpoint Park in the western part of the city was cleared Wednesday. By Thursday, tents…

French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon

President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies “any connection” to the incident. Source link

D.C. police declare four weekend juvenile curfew zones a day after mayor’s order reauthorizing them

The Metropolitan Police Department declared four juvenile curfew zones Friday, a day after a mayoral order reauthorizing the District of Columbia’s curfews. The police established the “Navy Yard,” “RFK,” “NoMA” and “Takoma” zones, each of which went into effect Friday…

Bodies of 50 infants dumped at Trinidad graveyard

Police say a preliminary investigation shows it may be a case of an “unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses”. Source link

Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people

LUANDA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV challenged Angola’s leaders to break the “cycle of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries as he arrived in the southern African country on Saturday with a message of encouragement for its…

Australia's most-decorated soldier vows to 'fight' war crime charges

Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week. Source link

North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles toward sea

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, the North’s latest weapons testing activity this year. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches happened on Sunday morning from…

Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked

Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries. Source link

Obama meets Mamdani in New York City before reading to preschoolers

Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a child care center where they read to preschoolers and led a singalong. The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist who…