1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (510+ words) For millions of Southern California homeowners, insurance is becoming harder to afford as rates soar. Some are even being told their policies are no longer being reviewed by a person, but instead by an algorithm. "Well, it's not fair. It's…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1024+ words) (Editor's note: This column has been updated to clarify Commissioner Adkinson's position on how she'd consider funding ocean rescue.) Sometimes I get stuck on small things and they gnaw at me, causing all types of duress. I recently read something…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (360+ words) The dangers of alcohol consumption are well-known as this point " perhaps that's why a record low of 54% of adults consumed alcoholic beverages in 2025. Gen Z created a shift in the market, but there are still millions who enjoy the occasional…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (161+ words) For decades, I have cared for victims of hurricanes, extreme heat, wildfires and other public health emergencies. I began my career as an EMT and a nurse in New Jersey in 1999, and have either volunteered or worked throughout every local…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (407+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) " Spring snow is falling on Mount Hood this week. But is it too little, too late? Wednesday's snowstorm comes just days after Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort closed its season a lot earlier than expected. With Highway…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (764+ words) Singapore - known for its widespread use of air-conditioning - has told government employees to bring up the temperature in offices to at least 25 C (77 F) as it grapples with rising energy prices caused by the Iran war. The city-state's public offices will…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (689+ words) The eastern United States is bracing for an unseasonably long heatwave, with a furnace-like weather pattern threatening to shatter record-high temperatures in major cities including New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D. C. Forecasters predict the nation's capital will reach 93 degrees (33. 9 Celsius) late…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (358+ words) After thousands of new high temperature records were set across the lower 48 states, March 2026 concluded as the warmest March over 132 years, federal records show. The average temperature was 50. 85 degrees, which is 9. 35 degrees above the 20th century average and marks the very…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1358+ words) "Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The weather app on your phone isn't as accurate as you might assume. If you really want to know exactly what's going on outside each…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (721+ words) AOL. com How the humble hornwort could supercharge agriculture For all that heavy lifting, rubisco is remarkably inefficient. The enzyme converts carbon dioxide into sugars that sustain plants. But it is easily confused, and will react with oxygen in a…...