NYTIMES (Megan Specia) - See Record-Breaking Extreme Heat Wave Across Europe in Photos
Temperature records were broken in several European countries on Wednesday.
NYTIMES (Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic) - To Escape the Heat, Parisians Jump into an Old Industrial Canal
Crowds are filling the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as temperatures soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Forty people drowned while swimming in other waterways.
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Back-to-Back Powerful Earthquakes Rock Venezuela, Causing Widespread Damage
People walk amid debris after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela Published June 25, 2026 CARACAS, Venezuela — June 25, 2026 — Venezuela was struck by two powerful earthquakes in rapid succession on Wednesday evening, causing [...]
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Powerful 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicenter was 50 kilometers deep off the coast of Iwate Prefecture Published June 25, 2026 TOKYO, Japan — June 25, 2026 — A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off [...]
NPR (Emma Bowman) - 2 major earthquakes strike northern Venezuela, near Caracas
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake and a 7.5-magnitude were less than a minute apart, said the U.S. Geological Survey. The second earthquake was the largest to hit the country since 1900.
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake and a 7.5-magnitude were less than a minute apart, said the U.S. Geological Survey. The second earthquake was the largest to hit the country since 1900.Open
NYTIMES (Tracey Tully) - Representative Tom Kean, Missing for Months, Is Back Home in New Jersey
The congressman, who has been absent from Washington since March, answered the door of his home on Wednesday evening. He was wearing a suit and tie.
REDSTATE (Nick Arama) - Here's the Democrat House Primary Result We Can Have a Good Chuckle Over
REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - DHS Drops Massive Gang Arrest Numbers—And They're a Damning Indictment of Biden's Border Crisis
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Denmark Renews Push to Restrict Public Islamic Call to Prayer
Denmark is planning to ban the Islamic call to prayer, with the country’s immigration minister claiming parts of the nation risk sounding like ‘a suburb of Islamabad’. Published June 25, 2026 COPENHAGEN, Denmark — June [...]
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York primaries
The wins show voters may be willing to move farther left than the mainstream Democratic Party.