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Sky mystery: Slow-moving object spotted – but it wasn't a meteor

Sky mystery: Slow-moving object spotted – but it wasn't a meteor

A strange, spiraling trail appears in the Sunshine Coast sky, leaving residents and experts baffled
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Scottish Highland bull on the loose in Connecticut's rural hill country

Scottish Highland bull on the loose in Connecticut's rural hill country

KENT, Conn. (AP) — A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the rural hills of western Connecticut, where it has been roaming for over a month in the frigid winter weather after escaping from its confines.
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Michigan appeals court upholds permits for Great Lakes pipeline tunnel project

Michigan appeals court upholds permits for Great Lakes pipeline tunnel project

Enbridge Energy's plans to build a protective tunnel around an aging pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes can continue, a Michigan appeals court ruled.
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People with mobility issues struggle to navigate sidewalks as cities rush to clear snow

People with mobility issues struggle to navigate sidewalks as cities rush to clear snow

TORONTO — When Liisa Nisula left her home in east Toronto for a medical appointment, the snow-covered sidewalks were so impassable for her walker that she was forced to go out into the street.
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Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold

Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Roads in Virginia and North Carolina remained treacherous Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to hundreds of accidents, including crashes on an interstate that involved more than 50 vehicles.
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Michigan appeals court upholds permits for Great Lakes pipeline tunnel project

Enbridge Energy's plans to build a protective tunnel around an aging pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes can continue, a Michigan appeals court ruled.
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In its 10th episode, Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is again spewing lava

In its 10th episode, Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is again spewing lava

HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Wednesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life on Dec.
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Winter-weary East Coast hit with another storm as temperatures plunge elsewhere

Winter-weary East Coast hit with another storm as temperatures plunge elsewhere

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Officials urged people to stay off the roads Wednesday in portions of Virginia and North Carolina where a storm dropped heavy snow and caused hundreds of accidents in places unaccustomed to significant accumulations.
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Old-growth logging was 'goal' of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

Old-growth logging was 'goal' of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

British Columbia-based forestry giant Interfor reaped an estimated $1.8 million in net profit from logging in old-growth areas that were meant to be preserved, a decision by the province's Forest Appeals Commission says.
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Trump administration orders halt to NYC toll meant to fight traffic and fund mass transit

Trump administration orders halt to NYC toll meant to fight traffic and fund mass transit

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to congestion pricing tolls in New York City, which thin traffic and fund mass transit by making people pay to drive into Manhattan's core. Launched on Jan.
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