United States

House prices rose by 14.6% year on year, the fastest rate in the 34-year history of the S&P index; apparently one of reasons is the quest for settling out of bigger cities

The government has announced that it will for the first time offer gender confirmation surgery for transgender veterans through its health care coverage; until now hormone therapy and mental health services were covered, but not surgery

An extreme and abnormal heat wave is threatening 50 million people in the west of the country, particularly in California, Nevada and Arizona, with the National Weather Service issuing an urgent weather warning for temperatures to exceed 48°

The world's highest cogwheel railway has reopened after a three-year renovation period and is ready to take tourists on the scenic ride up Pikes Peak in Colorado

Wind turbines will power McDonald's and Facebook, as GE Renewable Energy has been selected to provide 107 onshore wind turbines for the Lincoln Land Wind project in Morgan County, Illinois

The US Port of Bellingham to reduce GHG emissions by 86% annually by using renewable energy. The port is now receiving 100% carbon free electricity as part of Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Green Direct

Roughly 90 million chocolate eggs are sold in the USA every year for Easter Holidays

Cello star Yo-yo Ma performed at Berkshire Community College, Massachusetts, after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine

In San Francisco a house was moved almost a kilometre on trolleys pulled by trucks to avoid demolition

A kangaroo born at New York zoo has all-white fur due to rare mutation