A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border
KABUL, Afghanistan — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late Sunday, according to…
Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
OGUNQUIT, Maine — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day…
Lawyers: firefighter arrested by immigration authorities was in US legally
SEATTLE (AP) — Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by Border Patrol while…
Oregon’s special session could bring new fees for electric vehicle owners
Oregon could become the second U.S. state to require electric vehicle owners to enroll in a pay-per-mile program…
Japan uses AI-generated eruption of Mount Fuji to prepare Tokyo for worst-case scenario
TOKYO — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released…
Amazon tribe seen near logging bridge site
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid…
Study finds climate change worsened deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in…
A ‘sea war’ brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other
BANJUL, Gambia — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as…
Heavy rain causes flooding in Vietnam and Thailand
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides Wednesday in parts of Southeast Asia, where at…
Stone Age settlement found under the sea in Denmark
BAY OF AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — Below the dark blue waters of the Bay of Aarhus in northern…
India warns Pakistan of flood threat in first known official contact for months
ISLAMABAD (AP) — India has alerted Pakistan about possible cross-border flooding after heavy monsoon rains in the South…
Democrats urge Trump to restart offshore wind farm near Rhode Island
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly complete wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut…