Temperatures this year are on course for their highest globally since records began, with oceans bearing the brunt of the heat and the U.S. and Canada spared the worst, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

The inflator inside the air bag, made by Takata, malfunctioned and ruptured, firing a one-inch-wide shard of metal into the neck of Law Suk Leh.

North Korea may have had a hand in a digital attack against Sony Pictures that used destructive malware to disable systems and destroy data, according to two people with the knowledge of the investigation.