New U.S. rules require all dogs coming into the U.S. to be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies. The new rules published Wednesday require vaccination for dogs that have been in countries where rabies is common. The regulations apply to dogs brought in by breeders or rescue groups as well as pets traveling with their U.S. owners. Worries about rabies resulted in a temporary order in 2021, suspending the importation of dogs from more than 100 countries. The new rules take effect on Aug. 1, as the temporary order expires.

Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources — ones that don't emit planet-warming pollutants like carbon dioxide and methane — according to a report published Wednesday by Ember, a think tank based in London.

Three tornadoes have been confirmed in Michigan as severe storms barreled through the central U.S.,  killing one man in Tennessee when a tree toppled onto a vehicle he was in. National Weather Service meteorologist Nathan Jeruzal says Wednesday that the tornadoes in Michigan touched down one each in Kalamazoo, Cass and Branch counties — all in the southwestern part of the state. Kalamazoo County’s Portage area was hard hit as a FedEx facility was shredded and more than a dozen mobile homes destroyed. Tornadoes were first reported after dark Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, while portions of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri were also under a tornado watch.