Disaster
Epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow
World
October 6, 2020
Epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The staggering scale of California’s wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed one million…
Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres
World
October 5, 2020
Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast,…
Better weather won’t keep California from grim fire landmark
World
October 3, 2020
Better weather won’t keep California from grim fire landmark
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters may get a reprieve from the weather Saturday as red flag warnings of extreme fire…
California’s wine country residents facing fire fatigue
World
September 30, 2020
California’s wine country residents facing fire fatigue
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with laptops, clothes, sleeping bags and a…
Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires
World
September 29, 2020
Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters say they hoped dying winds would enable them to bear down on a wildfire that…
California wine country wildfire forces evacuation of hospital, hundreds of homes
World
September 28, 2020
California wine country wildfire forces evacuation of hospital, hundreds of homes
ST. HELENA, Calif. (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire erupted on Sunday in the heart of northern California’s Napa Valley wine…
At least 13 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya
Middle East
September 25, 2020
At least 13 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Over a dozen migrants trying to reach Europe drowned in the Mediterranean Sea when their small dinghy…
Six dead, three injured in house collapse in Egypt’s Sohag village
Egypt
September 24, 2020
Six dead, three injured in house collapse in Egypt’s Sohag village
Six people, including four children and two women, died, while three others were injured on Thursday as a result of…
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth
World
September 23, 2020
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire…
‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast
Middle East
September 23, 2020
‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast
JIYYEH, Beirut (AP) — When Mustafa Kinno felt the ground shake and heard the deafening blast toward the port, he…