The effects of climate change, frequent wildfires and heavy rains, are creating conditions that threaten the Pacific Coast Highway.
Author: David Baratz, USA TODAY
Mount Etna volcano eruptions on the rise
Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has a recent increase in the size and frequency of eruptions.
See photos from NASA Mars Perseverance landing
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is due to land on Mars Feb. 18, 2021. The rover will conduct a two-year search for signs of ancient microbial life.
Lunar New Year 2021: Year of the Ox celebrations during COVID-19 pandemic
Celebrations are somewhat subdued for the 2021 Lunar New Year, as COVID-19 restrictions impact what is traditionally a festive time.
Myanmar military coup: civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi detained
Myanmar’s military seized control in a coup Feb. 1, 2021, detaining the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her top deputies.
These realistic masks may hide your identity but don’t offer COVID-19 protection
A mask shop in Tokyo Japan, Kamenya Omote, sells hyper-realistic masks modeled on real people and created with a 3D printer
Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021
Jan. 27, 2021 marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945, where Germany’s Nazis were responsible for the deaths of over one million Jews and other victims during World War II.
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Protest erupts day after Tacoma officer drives squad car through crowd
Protesters set a large fire, damaged buildings and marched on Jan. 24, 2021 in response to a police car driving through a crowd in Tacoma, Wash. the day before.
The 2021 Presidential Inauguration: America’s front pages
America’s newspaper front pages feature the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
India celebrates historic inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris’ historic inauguration as vice president on Jan. 20, 2021 celebrated in India