Heat wave poses extreme risk across the West
SEATTLE (AP) — Residents of the Western U.S. sweltered in a heat wave Saturday that hospitalized some people,…
Trump halts Revolution Wind project that’s nearly complete off the Rhode Island shore
The Trump administration halted construction on a nearly complete offshore wind project near Rhode Island as the White…
A fire is burning one of the world’s tallest trees near the Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one of…
Firefighters battle to save Oregon’s 325-foot Doerner Fir
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one…
Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite
A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some visitors…
US appeals court stalls Arizona land transfer for copper mining
A U.S. appeals court has temporarily blocked the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair…
Cloudbursts are causing chaos in parts of India and Pakistan. Here’s what they are
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of…
Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heatwave
LISBON, Portugal — Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched…
Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday as its outer…
Pakistan defends flood response after hundreds killed
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern…
Explosion at US Steel’s Pittsburgh-area plant sparks questions about its future
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel’s Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate…
Flash floods kill hundreds in Pakistan
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said…