Calm days bring gains on giant Southern California wildfire
In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a Bombardier 415 Super Scooper makes a water drop on hot spots along the hillside east of Gibraltar Road in Santa Barbara, Calif.,...
View ArticleCalifornia fire crews, homeowners brace for return of winds
In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, firefighters follow a hose line while walking rugged and scorched terrain below E. Camino Cielo near Gibraltar Road in Santa Barbara,...
View ArticleAll significant California wildfire evacuation orders lifted
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, file photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, flames from a back firing operation underway rise behind a home off Ladera Lane near Bella Vista...
View ArticleMattis: 'Storm clouds gathering' over Korean Peninsula
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis greets soliders at Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)Mattis: 'Storm clouds gathering' over Korean Peninsula December 22, 2017The Associated...
View ArticleThe Latest: California wildfire now largest in state history
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, file photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, flames from a back firing operation underway rise behind a home off Ladera Lane near Bella Vista...
View ArticleVietnam escapes worst of typhoon that battered Philippines
This image made from video shows debris from tropical storm Tembin, in Lanao del Norte, southern Philippines Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. A powerful storm that left a trail of death and destruction in the...
View ArticleFerry gets stuck on sandbar with 27 people aboard off NYC
Ferry gets stuck on sandbar with 27 people aboard off NYC December 28, 2017The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A ferry carrying more than two dozen people hit a sandbar and got stuck for hours...
View ArticleSyria: Hundreds left behind in evacuations near Damascus
In this photo released on Thursday Dec. 28, 2017, by the International Committee of The Red Cross, shows a member of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, left, carries a baby during a human evacuation of sick...
View ArticleThis week in odd news: 'Stooges' hairdo and a $284B bill
ADDS THAT ROBINSON IS AT LEFT - In this Dec. 23, 2017, image made from a video provided by Honolulu news station KHON, Alan Robinson, left, and Walter Macfarlane are interviewed in Honolulu. The two...
View Article2 planes collide on the ground at Toronto's airport
2 planes collide on the ground at Toronto's airport January 5, 2018The Associated PressTORONTO (AP) — Passengers were forced to evacuate via emergency slides in the frigid cold on Friday night after...
View ArticleRain unleashes risk of mudslides in fire-ravaged California
Rain water pools where a Fountaingrove neighborhood home once stood Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Storms brought rain to California on Monday and increased the risk of mudslides in...
View Article13 dead in Southern California as rain triggers mudslides
This photo provided by Ventura County Sheriff's Office shows an arial view of Montecito, Calif., with mudflow and debris due to heavy rains on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Several homes were swept away...
View ArticleResidents didn't heed voluntary evacuation before mudslide
A car sits stranded in flooded water on Highway 101 in Montecito, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Dozens of homes were swept away or heavily damaged and several people were killed Tuesday as...
View Article17 dead in California mudslides, more than a dozen missing
A bulldozer moves debris as a vehicle sits stranded in flooded water on U.S. Highway 101 in Montecito, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Dozens of homes were swept away or heavily damaged and several...
View ArticleCalifornia mudslides happened as cellphone alerts went out
This aerial photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows mudflow and damage to homes in Montecito, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Anxious family members awaited word on loved...
View ArticleMost of mudslide-stricken California town told to empty out
Emergency crew members search an area near houses damaged by storms in Montecito, Calif., Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. The number of missing after a California mudslide has fluctuated wildly, due to shifting...
View ArticlePrayers for California mudslide victims; death toll hits 20
In this Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Capt. John Pepper, Fresno Fire Department, and Rescue Squad Leader RTF-5 searches homes off East Valley Road...
View ArticleLava flowing from Philippine volcano, thousands evacuated
In this image made from video, dark pyroclastic ash cloud rises from Mayon volcano after its eruption as seen from Legazpi city, Albay province, around 340 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Manila,...
View ArticleVolcano in Papua New Guinea little known, hard to predict
Volcano in Papua New Guinea little known, hard to predict January 15, 2018The Associated PressCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — People in Papua New Guinea are being warned that an eruption of a volcano in the...
View ArticleGlowing red lava causes more to flee from Philippine volcano
Lava continues to cascade down the slopes of Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi city, Albay province, around 340 kilometers (210 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines, at dawn Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018....
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