The Israel-Hamas war, which began after Hamas militants on Oct. 7 launcheda surprise, unprecedented attack by storming into Israeli towns from the blockaded Gaza Strip, has so far claimed at least 3,200 lives on both sides.
Scores of Israeli soldiers and civilians, including foreign nationals, arebeing held hostage by Hamas. The group has threatened to execute a captive each time Israeli airstrikes hit a home in Gaza without prior warning. Read More...
All eyes are on where it'll make landfall next. The National Hurricane Center has listed hurricane warnings as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday for the British and US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the southeastern and central Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos. Parts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti have warnings as well. Beyond that, there's uncertainty about where the storm will go. You may have seen maps showing a host of different future paths — known as spaghetti plots — for Hurricane Irma, like these below. Read More...
Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes its Dirty Dozen list, which ranks the 12 pieces of produce that contain the highest amounts of pesticide residues.
This year, one of the dirtiest fruits and vegetables turns out to be kale, occupying the third spot on the EWG’s list of most contaminated. Strawberries top the list, followed by spinach. (The full 2019 Dirty Dozen list, ranked from most contaminated to least, include strawberries, spinach, kale, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery and potatoes. Read More...
