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New Mexico reached its 2030 clean energy goal in 2024, proving ambitious climate targets can work ahead of schedule. The state's largest utility now generates 80% carbon-free electricity while planning massive growth.
After retiring twice from high-level engineering positions, Dr. Ashok Kumar just enrolled in a master's psychology program at age 68. His journey proves that curiosity and growth have no expiration date.
A new coalition led by Jeff Bezos is investing half a billion dollars to save more than 31,000 endangered species from disappearing forever. Conservation teams finally have the long-term funding they need to bring animals and plants back from the brink.
Two Australian basketball champions are heading to their nation's most prestigious sporting honor. Coach Sandy Brondello and Paralympic legend Dylan Alcott will join icons like Cathy Freeman in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame's Class of 2026.
Eight Sonoma County nonprofits are recruiting volunteers for everything from rescuing injured birds to making holiday cards for underserved neighbors. These opportunities let locals make a real difference in their community, no matter their schedule or skill set.
Second Lady Usha Vance visited Arkansas schools to celebrate a literacy program that more than doubled student participation this year. The push comes as the state reports 20% higher test scores following major education reforms.
Fifteen political rivals in Nigeria's Zamfara State just promised to keep their election peaceful. Governor Dauda Lawal and 14 other candidates signed a historic peace accord to ensure the 2027 elections stay free, fair, and violence-free.
Nigerian drug enforcement agents dismantled four methamphetamine labs run by Mexican cartels, seizing $360 million in drugs and stopping West Africa from becoming a global drug corridor. The United States praised the operation as a model of international cooperation in fighting organized crime.
After doctors gave her a terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis at age 70, culinary researcher Shim Young-soon turned to the healing power of food and achieved a complete recovery within one year. Now 89, she continues teaching cooking classes weekly and sharing her philosophy that food can be medicine.
Fabian Hürzeler became the youngest Premier League manager ever at 31, and now he's leading Brighton to their best season yet with six straight wins. The German coach who once worked at an art dealership while coaching fifth-tier football is proving age and playing credentials don't define coaching greatness.
After years of medal drought, Canada's figure skating program is rebuilding with fresh talent and renewed ambition. New CEO Therese Brisson is leading the charge to bring the next generation to the podium.
After nine harrowing days in captivity, the Zakka family is rebuilding their lives with help from Nigeria's Kaduna State. Governor Uba Sani is providing housing, medical care, and psychological support to Ahmed, Nafisah, and their six-month-old daughter Fatima.
Nigeria just delivered $2.8 million in long-overdue pension and severance payments to 600 former airline employees, some who waited over 20 years. The government has now paid 3,300 former Nigeria Airways workers a total of $14.8 million since beginning the settlement process.
Peru and Chile are reviving plans to connect their power grids, letting them share Chile's abundant solar energy with Peru's hydropower in a partnership that could prevent waste and power millions. The 1,000 MW transmission line would exchange up to 5,700 GWh of electricity annually while saving both countries $170 million every year.
America eliminated measles in 2000 through community health workers who went door to door building trust. A physician who fought disease outbreaks worldwide says we need that same personal approach now.
Billionaire Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs is now manufacturing custom-made genetic medicines for individual rare disease patients, potentially slashing costs for life-saving treatments. After five years making generic drugs affordable, Cuban's Dallas factory has started producing personalized DNA-based therapies.
Health experts say being honest about measles survival rates might actually increase vaccination rates. The counterintuitive approach acknowledges parents' observations while still promoting vaccine protection.
Weighing just 50 grams, dunlin birds travel from Russia and eastern Europe to winter at Poole Harbour, where over 2,000 gather by January. One conservationist shares why witnessing this annual migration spectacle fills her with wonder.