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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...

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As 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...

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The 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....

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Italy 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...

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The 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...

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Oprah 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...

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1 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...

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UK 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...

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USA 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...

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Honolulu 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...

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Villages 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...

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Russian 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...

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Firefighting 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...

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The 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...

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Critics 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...

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Police 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...

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Aid 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...

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New 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....

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Wildfire 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...

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Florida 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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