An 11-month-old South Carolina boy buried alive in a dog crate by his father was rescued after 24 hours, crying and covered in dirt, and is expected to make a full recovery. The father has been charged with attempted murder after the dramatic search in the woods.

The naval blockade of the strategic strait of Hormuz has transformed a vital shipping lane into an environmental disaster zone. Months of missile and mine attacks on oil tankers have left massive, visible slicks that threaten fragile marine ecosystems, coral reefs, and coastal wildlife across the Gulf. There is no such thing as a clean war. Not for the unlucky humans that are drawn into it, nor for the unlucky environment in which the conflict takes place.