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Play at the U.S. Open was interrupted on Thursday night when climate change protesters began shouting during a match. Play at the U.S. Open was interrupted on Thursday night when climate change protester s began shouting during a match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. The delay of the Coco Gauff/Karolina Muchova match began at 8:05 p.m. ET when protesters appeared to be shouting about climate change. They were wearing shirts that read "End Fossil Fuels." One of the protester s glued his feet to a concrete floor, according to The Associated Press. MORE: Rescue mission underway to save American who fell ill while exploring deep cave in Turkey "Following the first game of the second set in the Gauff-Muchova match, play was halted due to a protest conducted by four spectators," the U.S. Tennis Association said in a statement Thursday night. "Three of the four protesters were escorted out of the stadium without further incident. The fourth protester affixed th...

After Florida rolled out a controversial updated curriculum regarding Black history lessons, many residents raised their voices over how slavery was being downplayed. After Florida's governor and education department rolled out a controversial updated curriculum regarding Black history lessons, many students, parents, educators and elected officials raised their voices over how slavery was being presented. The new curriculum included instruction for middle school students that "slaves developed skills which, in some instances, can be applied for their personal benefit." "That's mean," Marvin Dunn, a professor at Florida International University, told ABC News. "That's mean to say that to Black people that there was some advantage, some positive benefit to being enslaved. They weren't even considered to be persons. So how could they have personal benefits?" Marvin Dunn of the Miami Center for Racial Justice leads a rally against Florida...

America's largest cities are at the forefront of climate change. America's largest cities are at the forefront of climate change. About 80% of the U.S. population live in urban settings, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Some of the country's most densely populated cities, like New York City, are already at the frontlines of global warming, according to experts. "This particular section of the population is very vulnerable to a range of climate impacts," Rachel Cleetus, policy director for the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, told ABC News. MORE: One urban heat island has a plan to bring residents some relief Hotter temperatures are posing threats to city dwellers Heat is one of the two major impacts expected to plague cities as climate change continues to worsen, the experts told ABC News. "Extreme heat is one of the most clearly recognized signals of climate change ," Cleetus said. Not only are residents and infras...

Beer lovers beware: Climate change could soon make one of the world's favorite libations much more bitter. Beer lovers beware: Climate change could soon make the world's most popular alcoholic drink much more bitter. Climate change could soon be altering the quality of hops used to make beer which will then alter the flavor, according to a new study published Tuesday in Nature. MORE: 2023 on track to become warmest year on record: Copernicus report European beer-producing regions are projected to experience up to an 18% reduction in their yield of traditional aroma hops by 2050 and up to a 31% reduction in hop acids that are key for bitter flavoring, researchers found. Beer is the world's third most widely consumed beverage, after water and tea, and is the world's most popular alcoholic drink, according to the paper. Hops grow at a farm in Sempeter, Slovenia, in May 2008. Tom Stoddart/Getty Images Beer is typically made with water, malting barley and yeast for flavor...

Climate change raises concerns for future of marathons and runner safety: Analysis As extreme weather conditions escalate across the world, marathons and long-distance races are succumbing to cancellations due to extreme heat and severe flooding, an occurrence that may intensify in the coming years. The Twin Cities marathon in Minnesota, which has been running for 40 years, experienced its second cancellation on Oct. 1, 2023, this time due to extreme heat. The previous cancellation occurred in 2020 due to COVID-19. Similarly, the TCS New York City Marathon training series 18M was called off on Sept. 30, 2023, due to the severe flooding New York was experiencing. The TCS New York City Marathon went on as scheduled in 2022, but runners experienced a record-hot day resulting in many heat-related injuries. Runners compete in the 2023 Chicago Marathon at Grant Park on Oct. 08, 2023 in Chicago. Michael Reaves/Getty Images The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (...

The management of Club Q, the site of a deadly mass shooting in November 2022, has decided to change its plans for reopening the Colorado Springs bar. The management team of Club Q, the site of a deadly mass shooting in November 2022, has decided to alter its plans for reopening of the LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The club was shut down in the aftermath of the shooting that killed five people and left dozens injured. Club Q owner Michael Haynes previously told ABC News that the club's owners initially planned to restructure the inside of the bar, implement new security precautions, and build a memorial to honor the lives lost, as well as the lives affected. However, after months of hearing perspectives from survivors and families of the victims, management has announced that it will not reopen Club Q in its old location and also will change its name. In this Nov. 26, 2022, file photo, a pride flag reading "Equality" and hundreds of items adorn the clos...

A Department of Education rules change would stop categorical bans on transgender student athletes. The Department of Education on Thursday announced a proposed change to Title IX to prohibit categorical bans on trans gender student athletes . If adopted as a rule, the change would make it illegal for schools or universities to bar transgender student athletes from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identities "just because of who they are," the department wrote. While the change would make "one-size-fits-all" prohibitions a violation of Title IX, it would still give schools discretion to develop eligibility rules for sports teams that could ultimately restrict a transgender athlete's ability to participate. MORE: Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginia ban on transgender student sports participation A senior department administration official said if a school assessed there was a need to limit transgender athletes for the pu...