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April 30, 2024

Wolf population on remote island on Lake Superior remain stable while moose numbers decline

An annual survey of wildlife has been cut short as warm temperatures hit Isle Royale, but enough data has been documented to show the wolf population is stable while the moose population is declining.

April 30, 2024

California's population has grown for the first time since 2019, according to governor's report

The populous state of California has seen a major decline in population since 2019, but it is finally seeing the growth in the state's residential numbers according to a report.

April 30, 2024

Billion dollar Powerball winner highlights little-known lu Mein community in West Coast

Cheng "Charlie" Saephan has brought attention to his lu Mein culture, a southeast Asian ethnic group, in America after winning the $1.3 billion Powerball in Oregon.

April 30, 2024

Finnish hacker sentenced for blackmailing therapy patients after accessing thousands of records

A Finnish man has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison for hacking into a private psychotherapy center's database, according to authorities.

April 30, 2024

As Olympics near, Paris police clear 100 migrants from camp near City Hall

Paris police cleared a migrant camp in the city. Aid groups say it is part of a campaign to beautify the city before it hosts the Summer Olympics.

April 30, 2024

Georgia's second nuclear reactor comes online, may be most expensive power plant ever built at around $35B

Georgia's second new nuclear reactor is now operational. Each can power 500,000 homes and businesses, but the project exceeded both cost and timeline projections.

April 30, 2024

6 fatally shot in Shiite mosque in Afghanistan: Taliban

In Afghanistan, a gunman fatally shot six people and wounded one other at a Shiite mosque. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

April 30, 2024

Former Kazakhstan minister arrested for alleged role in unrest that left 238 dead

Former Kazakh Interior Minister Erlan Turgumbayev has been arrested in connection with a deadly police crackdown on protests that erupted in 2022, officials say.

April 30, 2024

Chinese scientist, first to publish COVID sequence, protests lab lockout

Zhang Yongzhen, the first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China, staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after being locked out by authorities.

April 30, 2024

Poland will not yet adopt the euro, finance minister says

Twenty years after joining the European Union, Poland has still not adopted the euro. The Polish finance minister said keeping the zloty helped avoid recession and weather other shocks.