Whale Batters a Yacht, Leaving Its Crew Stranded for 18 Hours NYT - World By: Ishani Desai 3 October 2026 at 12:54 Four people were rescued after being adrift in a life raft in the South Pacific. One of them said he thought he had a better chance of winning the lottery than of being hit by a whale. Β© Royal New Zealand Air ForceTai Tam, a 52-foot yacht, sinking in the South Pacific as the four people who had been on board await rescuing from their life raft.
Another Day of Pounding Rain Raises Flooding Fears in Texas NYT - Home Page By: Erin McCannοΌ Jesus JimΓ©nezοΌ Ishani Desai and Judson Jones 30 September 2026 at 16:26 Texas had a dry summer, and rain on Wednesday could run off the arid ground like water on concrete. Β© Ross D. Franklin/Associated PressVehicles navigating a road after torrential rains moved through the Phoenix area on Tuesday.