1 of 2 Georgia wildfires doubles in size overnight
NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds…
Severe weather in northern Texas leaves at least 2 dead, families displaced
RUNAWAY BAY, Texas (AP) — A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and…
A bank robber’s cellphone gave him away. His case is at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Okello Chatrie’s cellphone gave him away. Chatrie made off with $195,000 from the bank he…
Ukrainians fear for Chernobyl’s safety after Russia’s attack
PRIPYAT, Ukraine (AP) — The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart in the…
Indonesia removing tons of ‘janitor fish’ from capital
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Cheers broke out in Indonesia’s capital on Friday as residents, city workers and environmental…
Chernobyl fueled fears about nuclear power. Now, there’s a global revival for it
The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere.…
Colorado River water releases aim to help Lake Powell electricity
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water…
Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people, sends 19 to hospital, officials say
INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — A chemical leak at a West Virginia silver recovery business on Wednesday killed two…
Wildfires burning in Georgia and Florida, homes destroyed
NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — Wildfires burning across the southeastern U.S. were intensifying Wednesday after destroying nearly 50 homes…
War could make petroleum products from clothes to crayons more costly
NEW YORK (AP) — It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with…
US judge overturns Trump administration orders to slow wind and solar projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down…
The rewilding of Chernobyl shows nature’s resilience
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — On contaminated land that is too dangerous for human life, the world’s wildest horses…