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The federal government is starting to forecast the budget impacts of climate change. Hurricane damage is a big driver, and could cause up to an additional $94 billion annually in coastal disaster response costs by 2100.

The future cost of climate inaction? $2 trillion a year, says the government

The federal government has begun tallying the damage climate change could do to the economy and its budget. This comes as scientists warn time is running out to avoid catastrophic global warming.

Dr. Lamont Jackson faces challenges as the new permanent San Diego Unified School District Superintendent, University Heights, CA, March 7, 2022

New San Diego Unified superintendent receives congratulations and expectations

Lamont Jackson has been named the new permanent superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District.

When it comes to fighting inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said, "We will keep at it until we are confident the job is done."

Financial markets are a mess around the world. Fingers are pointing at the Fed

Customarily, the Fed and other central banks do as much as they can to keep markets calm. This time they're the reason behind the volatility.

To get properly cooked dark meat without sacrificing a tender breast, some cooks choose to spatchcock their turkey before they roast it.

This Thanksgiving, let science help you roast a tastier turkey

Cooking your bird to a safe 165 F often just results in a dry, boring plate of meat. Luckily, food scientists have studied this problem. Learn their techniques to roast your tastiest bird yet.

Former President Donald Trump arrives on stage at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Sept. 3. According to a new poll, 67% of independents do not want Trump to run again, while just 28% said they do.

Two-thirds of independents say they don't want Trump to run for president

The former president's base remains firmly intact behind him, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows, but voters in the middle are saying they want him to bow out.

Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, was selected as a first-round NFL draft pick for the Minnesota Vikings in 2020. He died Monday, May 31, 2022 in a car crash in Dallas.

Arizona Cardinals player Jeff Gladney has been killed in a car crash at age 25

Gladney played for Texas Christian University before being selected as a first-round NFL draft pick for the Minnesota Vikings in 2020.

Boys play in a stairwell in Cissie Gool House, an abandoned hospital now home to over 1,000 people. By painting, decorating and maintaining the building, its new residents have managed to turn it into a decent home for themselves and their families within striking distance of central Cape Town.

Inside South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings: 'All we want is a place to call home'

Compelling photos capture the lives of occupiers who say gentrification and a lack of affordable housing in Cape Town have left them no choice but to reclaim space in a city that's squeezing them out.

Police block the scene where a semitrailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio.

More than 40 migrants are found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in South Texas

A U.S. official says at least 46 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas.

Iraqis buy ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital, Baghdad, on July 2 amid power outages and soaring temperatures.

July Was The Hottest Month In Recorded Human History

The global combined land and ocean-surface temperature was 1.67 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, according to NOAA, the hottest in 142 years of record-keeping.

Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, left, attends his sentencing hearing in 2019.

The officer who killed Laquan McDonald is free after three years. Activists are angry

Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke earned early release from prison. Activists now seek federal charges for violating McDonald's civil rights. He was 17 when he was killed in 2014.

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