The new heat record is an alarming signal of how hot the planet is getting and how fast it’s happening.

Hundreds of people have been rescued as severe flooding batters Hawaii’s Oahu island, prompting evacuation orders near a dam officials feared could overtop as water levels rose.

Our testing writers tried the Shark ChillPill, a portable fan with a swappable cooling plate and misting nozzle, to see how well it helps them beat the heat.

Former Iranian footballer Shiva Amini discusses with CNN World Sport’s Don Riddell the plight of the current women’s national team after being labeled “traitors” by Iranian State TV for failing to ...

Travelers are experiencing long security lines at a number of airports as TSA workers continue to work without pay.

Meteorologists are reaching for superlatives to describe an oncoming heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that it could leave some locations shattering their all-time temperature ...

Unpaid Transportation Security Administration workers are struggling to stay afloat — and on the job — amid a partial government shutdown that has frustrated travelers inching through security lines ...

Long lines and delays are growing at some US airports as hundreds of Transportation Security Administration workers — going without full pay during the partial government shutdown — have quit or taken ...

A new documentary called “The Track” highlights the challenges still being faced in Sarajevo, decades after the brutal conflict that tore Yugoslavia apart.

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a time of family, renewal, and the promise of fresh beginnings. Falling on the spring equinox, it is a celebration of a “new day” for millions in Iran and around the ...

Severe thunderstorms are bubbling along the East Coast as blizzard conditions continue in parts of the Midwest in the final push of a multiday storm that’s caused damage and disruptions across the ...

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