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Stories from September 25, 2021

Feels-like-fall Saturday; summerlike Sunday and next week

Feels-like-fall Saturday; summerlike Sunday and next week

A pleasant Saturday will lead us into an extended period of summerlike temperatures beginning on Sunday. Scattered rain showers could arrive later next week.
by Bill Endersen

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Scientists seize chance to study phosphorus in low Minnesota River

Scientists seize chance to study phosphorus in low Minnesota River

During this year’s drought, the Minnesota River dropped to near historic low levels. Those low flows created optimal conditions — last seen in 2012 — for researchers to collect data on phosphorus from wastewater treatment plants, and its effects on the river’s health.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Sam is now a major hurricane but isn't likely to hit land

Sam is now a major hurricane but isn't likely to hit land

With wind speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour, Sam was a Category 3 hurricane and was expected to become a Category 4 by Sunday. But forecasters say it currently poses little threat to land.
by Dave Mistich

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A 'miracle house' surrounded by lava is still standing amid eruption

A 'miracle house' surrounded by lava is still standing amid eruption

Smoldering lava is exploding into the sky, residents have been evacuated and the local airport has been closed — but one small home on the island of La Palma has been spared, bringing a small sign of hope as a volcanic eruption intensifies off the northwestern coast of Africa.
by Dave Mistich

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Federal judge temporarily blocks vaccine mandate for NYC teachers

Federal judge temporarily blocks vaccine mandate for NYC teachers

New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was to take effect.
by The Associated Press

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Canadian Catholic bishops apologize for residential schools

Canadian Catholic bishops apologize for residential schools

The bishops’ apology is the latest expression of remorse from the Canadian arms of the Catholic Church, but falls short of calls for the pope himself to apologize in Canada. Pope Francis is preparing to meet with Indigenous leaders at the Vatican later this year.
by The Associated Press

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Canadian cooldown Saturday; warm Sunday

Canadian cooldown Saturday; warm Sunday

A comfortably cool Saturday will be followed by warmer-than-normal temperatures on Sunday and for the upcoming week. Our next chances of rain will arrive later next week.
by Bill Endersen

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Taliban hang body in public, signal return to past tactics

Taliban hang body in public, signal return to past tactics

The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane parked in a city square in Afghanistan on Saturday in a gruesome display that signaled the hard-line movement’s return to some of its brutal tactics of the past.
by The Associated Press

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Ask a Bookseller: Epic fates and myth in this novel set in ancient Greece

Ask a Bookseller: Epic fates and myth in this novel set in ancient Greece

To wrap up September’s theme of books for kids, teens and in-between, Rosalind Casey of Books of Wonder in Manhattan recommended “Amber and Clay” by Newberry Medal-winning author Laura Amy Schlitz.
by Emily Bright

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