Water shortages

Mexico’s drought, heatwave and water shortage are so bad even police are blocking traffic in protest

World
David Turner

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s drought, heatwave and water shortages have gotten so bad that even police blocked traffic in protest Wednesday. ...

Colombia drought: Four-minute showers – a parched Bogota rations water

World
David Turner

This embedded content is not available in your region. About ten million residents of the Colombian capital Bogota are being forced to ...

South Africa water crisis: Taps dry in Johannesburg

World
David Turner

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s ...

Mexico City residents protest ‘unprecedented’ water shortages

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Frustrated Mexico City residents have been protesting weeks of water shortages, with officials warning of “unprecedented” ...

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli troops battle militants across north Gaza

World
David Turner

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Palestinian militants in an urban refugee camp and outside a nearby hospital Tuesday ...

Thousands flee Gaza’s main hospital but hundreds, including babies, still trapped by fighting

World
David Turner

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of people appear to have fled from Gaza’s largest hospital as Israeli forces and Palestinian ...

Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage

U.S.
Amanda Smith

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A few years ago, Tiffany Wilburn just didn’t see the point in voting any longer. Her children didn’t ...