TAMPA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Debby was strengthening rapidly Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4, and was expected to become a hurricane as it churned through the
MIAMI — A tropical depression over Cuba is growing better organized, forecasters said Saturday, and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much
MORGAN, Vt. — Vermonters started removing debris and silt from their houses and yards and pulled out damaged goods from homes on Thursday, Aug. 1,
CHICO, Calif. — Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions entering the weekend when expected thunderstorms may unleash fire-starting
The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the
SAN DIEGO — Arrests of migrants for illegally crossing the border to the United States from Mexico plummeted about 30% in July to a new
FOREST RANCH, Calif. — Fire crews worked Tuesday to maintain the progress made against the largest blaze in California this year ahead of warming temperatures
PHOENIX — The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday, July 30, to test a tribal law that bans uranium from being transported on its land by ordering
FOREST RANCH, Calif. — Over the weekend, improving weather helped firefighters make progress in the battle against wildfires that have covered massive areas and left
FOREST RANCH, Calif. — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday, July 28, as
WASHINGTON — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — A wildfire that has tripled in size in one day, becoming California’s largest of the year even as other blazes scorched the
BOISE, Idaho — A wildfire burning in Oregon that’s kicking smoke into neighboring states is now the largest active blaze in the U.S., authorities said,
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got into a pickle on a Chicago highway. The hot-dog shaped Wienermobile hit a car Monday
PORTLAND, Ore. — Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest scrambled Tuesday, July 23, to contain two fires that were threatening several small towns in Oregon, and
AP — UPS boosted its volume in the U.S. for the first time since 2022 during its second quarter, but profit and revenue fell short
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with
DETROIT — A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Another wave of severe storms pummeled a wide swath of the United States and Canada, leading to flash floods and water
WASHINGTON — Dozens of aging bridges in 16 states will be replaced or improved with the help of $5 billion in federal grants announced Wednesday,
