A British estate used as a filming location in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins” may be taken from its owners if repair work, including bat surveys, does not commence, according to local council notices. The stately home was built between 1852 and 1854 in Buckinghamshire, a region in southeast England. It stood in for Wayne Manor in…
A bear attacked and injured a runner on a popular trail in Alaska, officials said, and she was able to ultimately deter the animal with bear spray. The attack unfolded on Thursday near the Prospect Heights trailhead in Anchorage, Alaska’s Fish and Wildlife Department said in a statement. A woman was running alone on a…
As France battles what President Emmanuel Macron called the country’s worst wave of wildfires since World War II, there is also concern about the impact on one of the nation’s most prized industries. For generations, wine-making has been deeply woven into French culture and heritage. Now, winemakers and enthusiasts are worried about the economic impact…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday issued a glacial lake outburst flood (Glof) alert for Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the first week of August. Meanwhile, commuters were stranded in various parts of GB as road access to several areas remained cut off for the fifth consecutive day due to flash floods and Glofs….
Senate and House Democrats launched a congressional inquiry on Wednesday into a new controversial Justice Department legal opinion that would make it easier for states to keep people with mental illness institutionalized, rather than paying for them to receive community-based care. In a letter to Acting Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, the lawmakers asked the…
