Ava Anderson
Ava Anderson, 24, is an early-career Canadian investigative reporter covering social trends, technology and community reporting. Their reporting aims to be clear, sourced and accountable to readers.
2025 Canadian wildfires
The 2025 Canadian wildfire season began in mid-May 2025, with over 160 wildfires reported across the country, primarily in the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and...
Kentucky Floods Close 500 Roads, Kill 2
Five hundred roads. That is the number Kentucky is now counting, not in miles but in closures, after floodwaters swept across the state. Two people are dead. Go
2024 Jasper wildfire
The 2024 Jasper wildfire was a devastating wildfire complex that burned in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, in July 2024. The fires started north...
Suzetrigine
As of January 28, 2025, a new medication is on the horizon for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain. Suzetrigine, which will be...
Samsung Unveils Galaxy S25 Series at Unpacked Event
Samsung Electronics has just unveiled its latest flagship series, the Galaxy S25, at the Galaxy Unpacked event in San Jose, California, marking a significant milestone...
2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak
A significant measles outbreak occurred in the Southwest United States, starting in January 2025, with cases initially reported in Texas and neighboring states. This outbreak...
Sora text-to-video AI model and app launched by OpenAI for ChatGPT...
On December 15, 2024, OpenAI released the first generation of Sora, a text-to-video model and social media app, to the public for ChatGPT Plus and...
BA.3.2
A new subvariant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, known as BA.3.2, has been detected in a sample from South Africa, sparking concern among researchers due to...
COP16 Biodiversity Talks Fracture Over Funding Gaps
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was supposed to be a turning point. Signed in 2022, it set a series of targets for halting the destruction of
HondaJet Crash Kills Five During Arizona Takeoff
A devastating incident occurred on November 6, 2024, at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, when a Honda HA-420 HondaJet crashed into a vehicle during takeoff, resul
Van Crash Kills 8 Family Members in Philippines
Roads in Quezon province are narrow. They cut through fields and towns, with delivery trucks and family vans sharing the same cramped lanes. On August 18, 2024,
Diesel Leaks from Second Sunken Vessel in Manila Bay
Diesel fuel is leaking into Manila Bay. The Philippine Coast Guard has sealed the cargo tanks of the sunken MTKR "Jason Bradley," but the damage may already be
Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States
In a significant development in the 2024 United States presidential election, Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his withdrawal from the...
Stoltenberg Chairs Final NATO Summit in Washington
Jens Stoltenberg walked into the Washington summit as secretary general for the last time. He will leave the job when his successor takes over later this year.
Pilot Dies in Montana Air Tanker Crash into Hauser Lake
The single-engine air tanker hit the water in the middle of a shift. Hauser Lake, July 10, 2024. The pilot was fighting the Horse Gulch fire. He did not survive
India Floods Kill 16, Displace 300,000 in Assam
Devastating floods and landslides have struck the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, leaving at least sixteen people dead and over 300,000 others dis
Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine has been a crucial development in the fight against the virus, which affects an estimated 64 million people and...
MacOS Sequoia announced at WWDC 2024 as successor to macOS Sonoma
On June 10, 2024, Apple announced the twenty-first major release of its macOS operating system, macOS Sequoia, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). This release...
2024 dengue epidemic in Argentina
The 2024 dengue epidemic in Argentina has been deemed the largest dengue outbreak in the country's history, with 215,885 cases reported from epidemiological week 1...
Robinho Starts 9-Year Sentence in Brazil Rape Case
When a Brazilian court ordered Robinho into a cell last week, it resolved a legal standoff that had dragged on for years. The former Real Madrid and AC Milan fo
SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbital Velocity in Third Test
SpaceX’s third Starship flight test on March 14, 2024, did something no previous attempt had managed: the vehicle reached orbital velocity. That single fact cha
Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist
On March 11, 2024, the American Headache Society issued a statement that underscores the evolving landscape of migraine treatment, highlighting the emergence of calcitonin gene-related...
Belarus Votes Amid Opposition Boycott
Voting has begun in elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, and local councils, with a notable abse
Nanjing High-Rise Fire Kills 15, Injures 44
The death toll stands at 15. Another 44 are injured. The fire at a Nanjing apartment block on February 23 has already carved its place into the grim statistics
