For Duke students, the hardest exam they take all year is for basketball tickets

At Duke University, there’s one exam students spend weeks studying for — and still consistently fail.

Heavy rain, strong winds cause power outages, poor driving conditions in the Maritimes

More than 15,000 Maritimers are without power Tuesday as high winds and heavy rains batter the region.

Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis

Officials in Cuba report an islandwide blackout in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises ...

Oscars stars ready for their big fashion moment as red carpet opens

As Hollywood’s biggest names gather for the Oscars on Sunday, A-list celebrities will have their moment in the spotlight on ...
Nature

Do wet or dry soils trigger thunderstorms? It depends on how the wind blows

Satellite data show that wind conditions affect the connection between soil moisture and thunderstorms, which could be used to inform forecasting. Thunderstorm updraughts are driven by a process ...
WXIX-TV

Man jumps into lake to save baby after gust of wind blows stroller into water

CHICAGO (WLS) - A good Samaritan in Chicago made a daring rescue after a gust of wind blew an 8-month-old girl in a stroller into a freezing cold lake. Lio Cundiff jumped into Lake Michigan on ...
ABC7

Gust of wind blows baby in stroller into Lake Michigan; man helps save child

CHICAGO -- A gust of wind blew a baby girl in a stroller into Lake Michigan on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the stroller with the 8-month-old inside fell in the water on Chicago's North Side at ...