New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season
St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office inmate workers move free sandbags for residents in Chalmette, La., Thursday, July 11, 2019. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is telling people in the...
View ArticleAs Barry approaches, New Orleans residents debate evacuation
People walk past Brennan's restaurant in the French Quarter with sandbags on the front door as bands of rain from Tropical Storm Barry from the Gulf of Mexico move into New Orleans, La., Friday, July...
View ArticleThe Latest: Mississippi River won't be as high as feared
People check out the waves on Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans, La., Friday, July 12, 2019, as water moves in from Lake Pontchartrain from the storm surge from Tropical Storm Barry in the Gulf of Mexico....
View ArticleItaly firefighters battle wildfires; 1 dead, others evacuate
Italy firefighters battle wildfires; 1 dead, others evacuate July 13, 2019The Associated PressROME (AP) — Firefighters are battling wildfires on multiple fronts in southern Italy, including one blaze...
View ArticleThe Latest: Louisiana residents urged to stay 'vigilant'
Fred Foster makes a delivery on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter Saturday, July 13, 2019, in New Orleans, as Tropical Storm Barry nears landfall. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)The Latest: Louisiana...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey visits Maui Humane Society following wildfire
FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2018 file photo, Oprah Winfrey smiles during a tribute to Nelson Mandela and promoting gender equality event at University of Johannesburg in Soweto, South Africa. Winfrey...
View Article1 dead, 5 injured, 7 missing in Kentucky pipeline explosion
In this Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 photo provided by Naomi Hayes, a fire burns after an explosion near Junction City, Ky. A regional gas pipeline ruptured early Thursday in Kentucky, causing a massive...
View ArticleUK town evacuated over fears of dam collapse
A team of men look at the damage to the wall of Toddbrook Reservoir near the village of Whaley Bridge, Cheshire, England, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. British police have ordered the evacuation of a town of...
View ArticleUSA Today HQ evacuated after report of man with weapon
A Fairfax Police tactical officer walks near the building that houses Gannett and USA Today, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in McLean, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)USA Today HQ evacuated after report of man...
View ArticleHonolulu authorities investigate arsons at 3 Waikiki hotels
The Grand Waikikian at Hilton Hawaiian Village is shown in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise...
View ArticleVillages evacuated as fire burns Greek island nature reserve
Flames rise from a forest fire at Psachna village on the island of Evia, northeast of Athens, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Dozens of firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft are battling a wildfire on...
View ArticleRussian military orders village evacuation, then cancels it
In this grab taken from a footage provided by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM press service, a Russian military band prepare to attend the funerals of five Russian nuclear engineers...
View ArticleFirefighting planes resume flights over Greek island fire
An airplane drops water over a wildfire near Halkida town on the Greek island of Evia, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. More than a thousand firefighters battled wildfires Tuesday in Greece, with the largest...
View ArticleThe Latest: Police: 2 officers in building with gunman freed
Officers gather for crowd control near a massive police presence set up outside a house as they investigate an active shooting situation, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt...
View ArticleCritics blast Oregon repeal of tsunami-zone building ban
In this Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, photo, evidence of a Cascadia earthquake's awesome destructive power is visible at the beach in Neskowin, Ore. A "ghost forest" of Sitka spruces juts up from the beach...
View ArticlePolice seek to question man in NYC rice cooker bomb scare
An investigator bags a suspicious package as evidence after it was thought to be an explosive device in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in New York. The scare happened about two...
View ArticleAid group: Italy must let all migrants off rescue ship
Migrants are evacuated by Italian Coast guards from the Open Arms Spanish humanitarian boat off the coast of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. A Spanish aid...
View ArticleNew York City subway scare suspect taken into police custody
FILE - This photo released by NYPD shows a person of interest wanted for questioning in regard to the suspicious items placed inside the Fulton Street subway station in Lower Manhattan on Friday, Aug....
View ArticleWildfire forces 4,000 to evacuate in Spain's Canary Islands
In this photo issued by the Guardia Civil, an officer looks at a forest fire in Gran Canaria, Spain, on Saturday Aug. 11, 2019. Spanish authorities say a wildfire on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria...
View ArticleFlorida nursing home employees charged in patient deaths
FILE - A Sept. 13, 2017 file photo shows a police staging area at the south entrance of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills where residents died, in Hollywood, Fla. Defense attorneys said...
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