US: Winter Storm Hits Pennsylvania, Dropping Several Inches of Snow 2

A winter storm swept through Pennsylvania on Tuesday, December 2, dropping 3–4 inches of snow across much of the Pittsburgh region. Some communities reported up to 5 inches, while a few saw only 1–2 inches.

US: Large Waves Hit East Coast as Hurricane Erin Moves North in Atlantic 7

Large parts of the US East Coast are being battered by heavy waves as Hurricane Erin moves offshore, triggering rip currents and coastal flooding.

Illustration - Lyon

Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. THE STATUE OF POPE JOHN-PAUL II IN FRONT OF THE NOTRE-DAME DE FOURVIERES BASILICA BUILT AROUND 1880 BY THE ARCHITECTS PIERRE BOSSAN AND LOUIS SAINTE-MARIE PERRIN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse rears in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse rears in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse rears in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse rears in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse rears in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse rears in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse rears in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

Sant Joan Festival - Menorca

A horse rears in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on June 24, 2023. Photo by Pau Gener Fernandez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) SUMMER 2012. EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE TRESOR ROOMS, HOUSED IN THE CHAPTER SACRISTY SINCE THE MID-19TH CENTURY. DESIGNED BY VIOLLET LE DUC, THEY WERE RENOVATED TO MARK THE 850TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATHEDRAL. HERE, THE CAMEO COLLECTION. THESE FIGURES OF THE 268 POPES WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED EACH OTHER, FROM SAINT PETER TO PIUS IX, WERE SCULPTED ON CORAL BY THE ENGRAVERS OF TORRE DEL GRECO (NEAR NAPLES), WHO SPECIALISE IN THIS TYPE OF WORK. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Hawaii’s Kilauea Erupts For Its 10th Time Since Last December

Hawaii’s Kilauea erupted for the 10th time since it burst to life on December 23, on Wednesday, February 19. The eruption occurred at the volcano’s summit crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. However, it posed no threat to residential areas. The eruption lasted for nearly 13 hours.

Australia: Bushfire Rages In Donnybrook, Prompting Evacuations

A fire raged in Donnybrook, northwest of Western Australia, prompting a bushfire emergency warning for people south of the South Western Highway on Thursday, January 16.

Philippines: Alert Level Remains 2 For Kanlaon Volcano 2

Kanlaon Volcano in the Philippines recorded five ash eruptions and nine earthquakes in the past 24 hours. The alert level remained at 2 for "increasing unrest" as of December 4.

US: Pileup Involving 17 Vehicles Shuts Down I-94 In Southwest Michigan

A multiple-vehicle crash shut down I-94 in both directions near Hartford in Van Buren County, Michigan, on Monday, December 2. Michigan State Police reported that one person was critically injured, and they believed driving too fast under whiteout conditions to be a factor in the crash.

Kenya: Evacuations Ordered As Major Flooding Continues To Hit Country

Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed more than a hundred, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without their homes as heavy rains continued to hit. The government ordered people living near 178 dams and reservoirs to evacuate on Thursday, May 2.