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…
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…
France swelters under a heat wave as fire crews guard smoldering vineyards
PARIS — A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4…
Yacht-sized passenger boat runs aground in high surf off Hawaii beach
HONOLULU — A yacht-sized passenger boat ran aground in the high surf off a Hawaii beach over the…
Tsunami warnings fade after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know
HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated…
Man dies trying to cross the English Channel from France
PARIS (AP) — One person has died after attempting to cross the English Channel from a beach in…
Turkey wildfires spread along Mediterranean coast
ISTANBUL (AP) — New wildfires broke out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast Friday, as the government declared two western…
250-year-old shipwreck discovered on Scottish island
LONDON — When a schoolboy going for a run found the ribs of a wooden ship poking through…
Tsunami threat after 2 large quakes off Russia’s Pacific coast
MOSCOW (AP) — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a threat forecast for Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula after…
Tropical storm Wipha threatens southern China after battering Taiwan, Philippines
BEIJING — A tropical storm that prompted flight and ferry cancellations in Taiwan is forecast to reach typhoon…