In their words: Survivors and others talk about fatal Swiss Alpine bar fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — In the aftermath of a fire inside a Swiss Alpine bar that killed 40 people…
A fire in an Swiss ski resort bar has left about 40 people dead
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Axel Clavier felt like he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before…
‘Zootopia 2’ reclaims No. 1 spot at box office, grosses $1B worldwide
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “Zootopia 2” regained the No. 1 spot at the domestic box…
Israeli forces in southern Syria open fire, killing 13, officials and residents say
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by…
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls 11% even as fires surge to record levels
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this…
Fears of massive battery fires spark local opposition to energy storage projects
More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S.…
Study finds wildfires are now four times more frequent due to climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s nastiest and costliest wildfires are blazing four times more often now than they did…
Maui students face ongoing mental health battle after wildfires
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Mia Palacio felt like she lost a piece of herself when wildfires destroyed her…
Climate change made Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
MADRID — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the IberianPeninsula’s most destructive wildfire…