In a scene reminiscent of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, a solitary northern rātā tree with a striking resemblance to a walking Ent has been crowned New Zealand’s 2024 Tree of the Year.

An uprooted tree fell onto a North Carolina home, killing 11- and 13-year-old brothers, firefighters said. The boys were “trapped in their bedroom” after the tree came crashing down in the mountain ...