Thousands evacuated as wildfire rages in southwestern France
PARIS (AP) — About 20,000 people were evacuated from towns and vacation resorts along the French Atlantic coast…
Catastrophic Texas flooding leaves at least 2 dead
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Catastrophic flash floods in Texas have killed two people and forced hundreds of rescues…
Missouri flooding leaves one dead, prompts hundreds of rescues by helicopter from summer camp
A woman was found dead in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the…
China boosts relief funding for disaster-hit areas
BEIJING (AP) — China allocated millions of dollars in additional relief funding for disaster-hit areas Wednesday after severe…
Some evacuations and street closures in effect after NYC building buckles
NEW YORK (AP) — Crews worked through the night to shore up a massive, under-construction apartment building in…
Wildfires devastate forests in Europe as temperatures rise again
Hundreds of firefighters have been battling forest infernos in heatwave-scarred Europe, as temperatures are set to rise again…
Wildfire near Denver forces evacuation of thousands and destroys more than 160 structures
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and…
40,000 ordered to evacuate in Southern California after chemical leak at plastics facility
Authorities in Southern California on Friday were racing to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a…
Police on scene of reported bomb threat at Pittsburgh-area Walmart, sources say
BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Police, firefighters and medics are on the scene of a reported bomb threat at…
2 more cruise ship passengers test positive for hantavirus
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A French woman and an American tested positive for the hantavirus, as nations…
Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home
TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home Sunday aboard military…
Spanish authorities prepare for hantavirus cruise ship arrival
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members…