Climate change is already hitting Alaska hard — the state has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the country, and those warming temperatures are driving a loss of sea ice, melting of permafrost, and worsening fire season. Already, the majority of Alaska’s native villages are threatened by erosion and flooding, and a handful have made serious plans to relocate. … [Read more...]

A detective says there was evidence a Georgia man accused of killing his toddler son by intentionally leaving him in a hot vehicle wanted freedom from his family. The testimony from Cobb County police Det. Phil Stoddard came during a hearing Monday on pretrial motions in the case of Justin Ross Harris. … [Read more...]

Two men who rented the former home of disgraced Olympian and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius have apologized after posting a Youtube video they created of the property where he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, The Guardian reports. … [Read more...]

In case you haven’t heard, honeybees aren’t doing so great. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture thinks it’s found a way to make life a little easier for these imperiled pollinators. This week, the USDA announced that it would be setting aside $4 million for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who want to plant more pollinator-friendly flora — including wildflowers, … [Read more...]

The town of Crested Butte has been notified by the EPA of a mine spill estimated at 2,000 gallons or less of water and gray-colored sediment from a holding pond at the Standard Mine. According to the EPA, a contractor had been dewatering the pond containing un-mineralized sediment from drilling operations and water from the lower mine adit. … [Read more...]

Despite claims by Doctors Without Borders that the U.S. bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan was a "war crime," a top legal expert ABC News spoke with said it is unlikely that international charges will be leveled in the incident, which left 22 dead. … [Read more...]

A Texas law enforcement investigator working on the murder case of a deputy gunned down at a gas station this summer has allegedly admitted to sexual contact with a witness during the investigation, according to court documents obtained by ABC station KTRK-TV in Houston. … [Read more...]

When it comes to climate change, many political candidates who reject mainstream climate science often claim, “I’m not a scientist.” According to a new poll, the majority of Americans are responding to that by saying, “Well, maybe you should be.” … [Read more...]