William E. Leuchtenburg, eminent presidential historian and Ken Burns consultant, dies at 102
William E. Leuchtenburg, a leading scholar of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression, has died at age 102.
The Cairns Post20h
Far North Qld severe weather warning: Areas between Cairns and Ingham drenched with 200mm of rain
An initial flood watch for parts of the north tropical coast is also current ... and the possibility a tropical low could form in the Coral Sea. “This has potential to develop into tropical ...
Russian Nuclear Icebreaker and Cargo Ship Collide in Arctic
One of Moscow's nuclear icebreakers has sustained significant damage after colliding with a cargo ship in the Kara Sea.
A marine heat wave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish—it's heading south
Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heat wave intensifies.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1h
Hundreds Died When This Steamship Sank in the Pacific Northwest in 1875 With Gold Worth Millions On Board
The loss of the steamship Pacific on November 4, 1875, left the community of Victoria, British Columbia, in shock. Laden with at least 250 passengers and crew, along with 600 tons of cargo and gold ...