climate
Biden to release 1 million barrels of gasoline in bid to lower prices at pump
Business
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after ...
Houston faces heat risk, endangering thousands without power after storms
U.S.
HOUSTON (AP) — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left ...
US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil
U.S.
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge ...
Brazil floods: Forecast to worsen in south
World
ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (AP) — More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, ...
Severe storms battering the Midwest bring tornadoes
U.S.
DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms barreled through the Midwest early Wednesday, a day after two reported tornadoes struck one Michigan city and ...
Too much water, and not enough: Brazil’s flooded south struggles to access basic goods
World
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — The mayor of a major city in southern Brazil on Tuesday pleaded with residents to comply with ...
Sperm whale language building blocks identified by scientists
World
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first ...
Texas floods: 1 child dies after being swept away in floodwaters
U.S.
HOUSTON (AP) — Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been ...
Brazil floods: At least 75 people dead, 103 missing
World
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over ...
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 ...
