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Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfire

Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County said Wednesday that it's suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked January’s Eaton Fire , which destroyed more than 9,400 structures and killed 17 people in the Altadena area.
Lava fountain height soars in latest episode of Hawaii volcano eruption

Lava fountain height soars in latest episode of Hawaii volcano eruption

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava fountains from a Hawaii volcano reached heights of 600 feet (180 meters) during the latest episode of an eruption that has been pausing and resuming for several months.
Mysterious affliction causing endangered sawfish to spin and die resurfaces in Florida

Mysterious affliction causing endangered sawfish to spin and die resurfaces in Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Five years after COVID upended tourism, the industry's revival is still up in the air

Five years after COVID upended tourism, the industry's revival is still up in the air

MONTREAL — Michael Hale still recalls the moment COVID-19 upended his world.
Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane

Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Residents were stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties Wednesday ahead of a tropical cyclone forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most populo
Powerful US storms kill 2 and bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions

Powerful US storms kill 2 and bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Powerful storms killed two people in Mississippi, tore the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in a small town in Oklahoma and threatened more communities across the nation Tuesday with wide-ranging weather.
Lava fountain spews over 100 feet into the air from Hawaii volcano

Lava fountain spews over 100 feet into the air from Hawaii volcano

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava from a Hawaii volcano shot into the sky Tuesday in tall fountains that were expected to grow even bigger as part of an off-and-on eruption. The eruption began Dec.
Coral reefs in Vietnam face collapse. Can conservation efforts turn the tide?

Coral reefs in Vietnam face collapse. Can conservation efforts turn the tide?

NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam's Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The life-giving coral reefs below are dying. The waters are eerily devoid of fish. The bounty of the ocean is coming to an end.
Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources say

Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community near its Louisiana plant, two sources fami
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds

North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds

RALEIGH, N.C.
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