Somalia has declared a national emergency as large swarms of locusts spread across east Africa.
The country's Ministry of Agriculture said the insects, which consume large amounts of vegetation, posed "a major threat to Somalia's fragile food security situation".
There are fears that the situation may not be brought under control...
Joe Biden's campaign for the presidency tore into President Trump early Tuesday morning for his claims to have won the election as votes were still being counted. Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon, in a statement released just before 4 a.m. Eastern, accused Mr. Trump of a "naked effort...
Koalas could be extinct in New South Wales within 30 years unless urgent action is taken, according a report by a parliamentary committee.
The report from an Upper House inquiry into koala populations and their habitats was released today.
Committee Chairwoman Cate Faehrmann said it was estimated at least 5,000 koalas...
The estranged husband of a woman whose body was found in her home has appeared in court charged with murder.
Elaine Pandilovski, 44, was found dead at her home in Mill Park about 9.30pm on Tuesday by police who were conducting a welfare check.
Her husband, Zoran Pandilovski, appeared briefly in...
The fast-spreading coronavirus has pushed up prices on hand sanitizer and surgical face masks by at least 50% on Amazon. Consumers are paying the price.
According to a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group released Wednesday, the sky-high prices weren't isolated to third-party sellers. While Amazon has said...
• Arizona: Biden leads Trump by about 30,000 votes as of Friday evening. The AP called Arizona for Biden around 2:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday. Fox News had also called the state for Biden, angering the president's campaign, which expressed confidence it can still win.
• Nevada: Biden had been...
NBC has unveiled a first look at Jim Carrey impersonating Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live.
In a promo released on Twitter, Carrey appears as the Democratic presidential candidate alongside Maya Rudolph as running mate Kamala Harris.
While this is Carrey’s debut performance as Biden, Rudolph previously played Harris on SNL...
A south Louisiana sex offender who hired two men to kill the niece he was accused of raping got a nasty surprise when the alleged shooter instead gunned down his sister and the sister’s neighbor.
Brittany Jane Cormier, 34, and Hope Danos Nettleton, 37, were slain Jan. 13 in Cormier’s...
The Los Angeles Fire Department has released harrowing audio from multiple 911 calls from those who witnessed the tragic helicopter crash which killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant.
Bryant, 41, and 13-year-old daughter Gianna were amongst the nine passengers killed when the Sikorsky S-76B they were travelling on crashed into a...
