Scientists calculate Earth will likely cross crucial warming threshold in early 2029

In a little more than five years – sometime in early 2029 – the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate.

Watch: Spanish police save great horned owl trapped in barbed wire fence

In a heartwarming rescue operation, Spanish authorities, including local police and the Nature Protection Group, came to the aid of a great horned owl trapped in a barbed wire fence near the Limonero dam in Malaga.

Oklahoma teen hunter bags rare 'Cactus buck' during youth season

Oklahoma teen hunter, Major Edmonds, made headlines for his rare catch – a "Cactus buck." During the youth hunting season, Edmonds encountered a deer with abnormal antler growth, retaining its velvet, resembling a cactus.

Washington clears backlog of more than 10,000 sexual assault kits

It's an issue that FOX 13 has been tracking for months, a massive backlog in testing sexual assault kits.  Now the state attorney general has announced that backlog has finally been cleared. 

AG Ferguson announces end to sexual assault kit backlog
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson says more than 10,000 kits have been tested, some after languishing in law enforcement evidence rooms across the state for decades.

Food Safety Lawyer: Check Halloween candy labels for Red No. 3, recently banned in California

When the little ones start bringing home the bags of candy, experts say you might want to look at the labels to make sure the ingredients are something that you don't mind them munching on.

NASA targets April for Boeing Starliner's first astronaut launch

NASA officials said they are targeting an April launch for Starliner, to "better accommodate upcoming crew rotations and cargo resupply missions this spring."

Half-eaten great white washed up in Australia, experts blame killer whales

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), killer whales are the “ocean's top predator," growing in sizes of up to 32 feet in length.

Billions of snow crab deaths off Alaska coast linked to marine heatwave

Dropping to a historical low in 2021, and after historical highs three years earlier, the disappearance of snow crabs is one of the largest losses of marine life worldwide.

Ohio zoo employee taken to hospital after bite from rattlesnake

The Cincinnati Fire Department said that law enforcement was called to the local zoo after a woman was reported being bitten by an eastern diamondback rattlesnake.

Ships encouraged to slow down for orcas
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Large vessels are being asked to voluntarily slow down to allow orcas to find food.

NOAA lists kidney failure as Tokitae's official cause of death

Tokitae, a Southern Resident killer whale that was held captive most her life, died in September. NOAA Fisheries has listed her cause of death as "kidney failure."

Necropsy: Tokitae died from old age
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We are learning more about how Tokitae, an orca held captive for years at the Miami Seaquarium died.

Orionid Meteor Shower peaks this weekend as Earth passes through Halley's Comet dust

While Halley's Comet only becomes visible to Earth every 76 years, the planet passes through the comet dust every October, providing the source for the spectacular Orionid Meteor Shower.