The sequoias and redwoods — which aren’t invasive — have still managed to grow and survive after being introduced and planted in the 1800s throughout the northern part of the region.

The summer movie season may kick off next weekend, but the release calendar is still a work in progress.

Zendaya stunned Thursday at the “Dune: Part Two” world premiere in London in a silver cyborg suit.

NBC News will provide a special report on the U.S. beginning retaliatory strikes after a drone attack that killed three U.S. Soldiers.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the Noto Peninsula region on Monday, which as of Tuesday left a confirmed 48 people dead and rescuers searching for more people amidst crumbled buildings and rubble.

Pres. Biden and Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy held a joint news conference on Tuesday evening.

Instead of continuing to feel down and risk your mental health over the images on social media, there are ways you can show support without feeling overwhelmed mentally.

Photos conveying just how damaging the conflict has been since it began on Oct. 7.

The crowd set a world record for largest to ever view a women’s sporting event, surpassing the 91,648 fans that saw Barcelona play Wolfsburg in a UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinal on April 22, 2022.

David Grusch, a former member of a U.S. Air Force panel on unidentified anomalous phenomena, said the U.S. government has been concealing a defense program that collects and reverse engineers UFOs.

The World Meteorological Organization, an agency of the UN, said the first week of July was the hottest week on record for the planet as a whole.

A koala is seen crossing a road as brush fires engulfed a nearby forest, and then is taken off of a tree by a women who stopped on the road and then went into the woods to help.

A small dog named Pearl is making her mark after being named the world’s shortest dog on Guinness World Records’ Italian TV show “Lo Show dei Record.”

Afghanistan's state-run news agency reported a powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of the country's east, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more.

Shares in a company planning to buy former President Donald Trump’s new social media business plunged Monday on a news report that two key executives have departed.

Beyoncé and Billie Eilish are headed to the Oscars.

Nineteen-year-old pop singer Billie Eilish has broken numerous records in her short career.

Britain’s royals have joined Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux and the cast of No Time to Die” on the red carpet for the new Bond film’s world premiere, a glittering event that marked the movie’s release after multiple delays caused by the pandemic.

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Champloo Desserts explains the origin of their ice cream and shows us how it’s made.

There was an all-time record high of over 67 degrees Fahrenheit over eastern Greenland last week.

World champion and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Jiri Prskavek of the Czech Republic won Olympic gold Friday in the men's kayak slalom.

In closing President Joe Biden's global climate summit, world leaders shared stories of their own nations' drives to break away from climate-wrecking fossil fuels.

Gleaning for the World says a ‘Sweet Thank You’ today through Friday. The organization will set up at the Sam’s Club on Wards Road in Lynchburg daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The organization will give away sweet treats as a way of saying thank you for supporting them over the last 22 years. The Hotel Roanoke Conference Center Commission will meet today. The meeting takes place at 1 p.m. via Zoom.

President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism if it follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million to American terror victims and their families. Delisting Sudan from the state sponsors blacklist is a key incentive for the Sudanese government to normalize relations with Israel. New government of Sudan, which is making great progress, agreed to pay $335 MILLION to U.S. terror victims and families. Once deposited, I will lift Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism dates back to the 1990s, when Sudan briefly hosted bin Laden and other wanted militants.

It happened in less than 30 minutes, but that’s all it took to create one of the most famous moments in history.

LYNCHBURG, Va. Gleaning for the World is already collecting donations for people who will be impacted by Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression Marco. Because of the pandemic, donation collections look different outside the Sams Club in Lynchburg. To prevent contact, volunteers are asking people to drop off donations in Gleaning for the World carts. Right now, were in communications with our partners in Texas and Louisiana to see where our help is going to be needed most, said communication representative Teresa Davis. The truck will be at Sams Club until Wednesday.

A crowd looks through items at the World's Longest Yard Sale, which stretches from Alabama to Michigan, at its southernmost point in Gadsden, Ala., on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. And though the coronavirus pandemic has canceled events around the globe, the six-state yard sale is happening this weekend for the 34th straight year. "Its a big problem.The yard sale began in 1987 as a way to lure visitors off interstate highways to a small town in Tennessee. Also known as the 127 Yard Sale, the event follows U.S. 127 from near Addison, Michigan, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, through Ohio and Kentucky. But realistically, she said, the yard sale is just too big to cancel.

ROANOKE, Va. – Saharan dust plumes emerge from Africa frequently. True Color satellite imagery of Saharan Air Layer around 8 a.m. Tuesday (College of Dupage)However, for some of you, this is new. WHAT IT IS NOTWhile this plume of Saharan dust is more pronounced than others, it doesn’t warrant some of the hype it’s garnered on social media. That is far different from what is happening with the Saharan Air Layer. PROSThe Saharan Air Layer (SAL) is a layer of dry, dusty air thousands of feet above that travels from east to west into the tropics multiple times a year.

Later, another US official told the same network that the concerns about Kim’s health are credible but the severity is hard to assess. Earlier, Daily NK had cited anonymous sources saying Kim was recovering from heart surgery in the capital Pyongyang and that his condition was improving. AP's earlier story is below:The South Korean government on Tuesday was looking into reports saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile condition after surgery. But North Korea’s state media months later showed that Ri was alive and in possession of several new senior posts. South Korea’s spy agency said days later that he had a cyst removed from his ankle.

As wildfires continue to scorch parts of Australia, threatening the koala population, one thirsty koala got some TLC. Anna Heusler was riding her bike Thursday with a group of cyclists when she spotted this koala sitting in the middle of the road. Heusler stopped and the koala climbed on her bike. She offered it water and it was clearly thirsty. According to the Australia Zoo, there were only about 40,000 to 100,000 koalas remaining after “uncontrolled habitat destruction.”The animals are now considered endangered.

As the world watches the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, we are asking people to share photos of their visits to the famous landmark.