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This photo by climbing partner Wayne Merry and provided by the Whitmore Family Trust shows George Whitmore dangling off an outcropping during the historic first ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in 1958.

Legendary Climber And Conservationist George Whitmore Dies At 89

Whitmore died from complications from COVID-19, according to his wife. The storied climber helped make history as part of the team who first climbed Yosemite's El Capitan.

The appointment of a climate change denier to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration comes as Americans face profound threats stoked by climate change, from the vast, deadly wildfires in the West to an unusually active hurricane season in the South and East.

Longtime Climate Science Denier Hired At NOAA

David Legates, a professor whose research has been supported by fossil fuel companies, has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that oversees weather and climate forecasting.

If the U.K.'s rate of new coronavirus cases doubles four more times, Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance said, "you would end up with something like 50,000 cases in the middle of October per day."

In A Month, U.K. Could See 50,000 New Coronavirus Cases A Day, Expert Warns

"The epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days," the U.K.'s top science adviser says, warning of a dangerously high rate of new coronavirus cases.

The stock market swung dramatically Wednesday, ending about where it started the day â after record losses earlier in the week.

White House Says Despite Stock Market Volatility, Economy Is Doing Well

President Trump's top economic adviser Kevin Hassett says that despite recent large drops in the stock market, "the fundamentals for the economy are very sound."

House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings talks with reporters at the capital. The Maryland Democrat has launched an investigation into the White House security clearance process.

House Oversight Panel Launches Inquiry Into White House Security Clearances

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the committee's chairman, said the White House appeared "to have disregarded established procedures for safeguarding classified information" — and he wants to know more.

How Admissions Really Work: If The College Admissions Scandal Shocked You, Read This

There are lots of legal ways that wealthy students get into America's top schools.

Coal miners listened as GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke during a rally last month in Beallsville, Ohio. Both Romney and President Obama have made the state a focal point of their campaigns.

Obama, Romney Mine For Swing Voters In Ohio

Undecided voters in Ohio got a lot of attention this week from President Obama and GOP rival Mitt Romney. Coal may be the key to many swing voters in the Buckeye State, which remains a top coal producer.

Jimmy Fallon, right, and Jay Leno at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills.

'Tonight Show' Reportedly Moving To New York In 2014 With Fallon As Host

Jimmy Fallon is on track to replace Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show on NBC in 2014, according to reports in The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter.

Syrians carry a large revolution flag and chant slogans during a protest in Aleppo, Syria, where young people and children sang songs against President Bashar Assad and the Syrian regime, Dec. 21, 2012.

In Ancient Aleppo, Plotting The Future

In a rare test of democracy, a soft-spoken, 31-year-old aid worker won a seat on the Aleppo provincial council in a vote held on March 3 in neighboring Turkey. Abdul Rahman Kahir won top votes for his work organizing aid distributions in the Syrian city.

Hondurans To Elect New President On Sunday

Eight candidates are vying for the office in a race that has tightened in recent weeks. The top two contenders include the candidate from the ruling party that has been in power since 2009, and the wife of the former president who was deposed by the military four years ago.

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