Authorities arrest man in connection with Spokane wildfires
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested and charged with setting one of the…
Some Spokane residents return to find homes leveled by wildfires
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes…
Tiger shark caught off Massachusetts a sign of warmer seas
Nate Rouette and his brother Nelson went shark fishing on Cape Cod hoping for an exciting catch, but…
Greece orders evacuations as gale-force winds fuel wildfire crisis
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two firefighting helicopters collided Sunday while battling a wind-driven wildfire in the Porto Germeno…
Icelandic coast guards seize Paul Watson Foundation anti-whaling ship and its 21 crew
LONDON (AP) — Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by…
Record-breaking heat wave prompts safety warnings across Western US
A heat wave gripped large swaths of the Western U.S. on Saturday as temperatures hovered near record highs,…
Many French return home after wildfires, but new blazes pop up
LE PORGE, France (AP) — Europe’s wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday, but its…
Enbridge pipeline tunnel under Great Lakes rejected by Michigan court
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel…
Colombia’s deforestation rises 5% in 2025, Amazon pressure persists
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government said nationwide deforestation increased slightly in 2025 but that it had still…
Firefighters battle the last hot spots of a monster wildfire in France’s southwest
LANTON, France (AP) — With his watering can and bucket, Jean-François Pauner meanders from one small fire to…
UN warns record strong El Nino will add fuel to a burning planet
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages,…
Oil companies are expected to reap big profits because of US-Iran conflict
NEW YORK — Analysts are expecting major oil companies to report raking in large spring profits while fighting…