Climate and environment
Talks advance on a treaty to end plastic pollution
World
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks finished early ...
Oklahoma tornadoes kill 4; state of emergency issued amid damage
U.S.
SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive ...
Tornadoes devastate parts of Nebraska and Iowa with more coming
U.S.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and ...
Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town
Business
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed ...
United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation
World
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates tried to wring itself out Thursday after the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to ...
Environmentalists protest as Biden administration approves huge oil export terminal off Texas coast
Business
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that environmentalists called a betrayal, the Biden administration has approved the construction of a deepwater oil ...
Water pouring out of rural Utah dam through 60-foot crack, putting nearby town at risk
U.S.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Workers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot (18-meter) crack sent water ...
Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it
Health
PORTLAND, Maine — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ...
South Africa water crisis: Taps dry in Johannesburg
World
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s ...
Long recovery ahead for some in path of deadly tornadoes in central US
U.S.
LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Residents in a swath of the central U.S. hit by deadly tornadoes were cleaning up, assessing damage and ...
