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Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires

PORTLAND, Ore.

Jan 23, 2024 7:51 PM Read more >

FEMA devotes more resources to outstanding claims filed by New Mexico wildfire victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday that it is devoting more resources to processing outstanding claims filed by victims of the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history.

Jan 23, 2024 6:03 PM Read more >

Scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica

Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery. Emperor penguins, considered “near threatened” with extinction, are the world’s largest penguins.

Jan 23, 2024 6:02 PM Read more >

'Doomsday Clock' signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth, for the second year running, is nearing apocalypse, a science-oriented advocacy group said, pointing to its famous “Doomsday Clock” that shows 90 seconds till midnight.

Jan 23, 2024 5:41 PM Read more >

Avalanche kills snowboarder in Colorado backcountry

OPHIR, Colo. (AP) — An avalanche killed a 67-year-old man as he was snowboarding solo in the Colorado backcountry, authorities said Tuesday, marking the fourth U.S. avalanche death this winter.

Jan 23, 2024 4:05 PM Read more >

Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley to carry wind-generated electricity to customers as far away as California.

Jan 23, 2024 2:45 PM Read more >

Mexico's Yucatan tourist train sinks pilings into relic-filled limestone caves, activists show

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Activists in Mexico have published photos of steel and cement pilings from a government project that were driven directly through the roofs of sensitive limestone caves on the Yucatan peninsula.

Jan 23, 2024 12:34 PM Read more >

Ottawa skaters take advantage of Rideau Canal’s partial opening while they can

OTTAWA — Heavy snow blanketed some of the views, and the ice was in rough shape, but that didn't stop skaters from gliding down the partially opened Rideau Canal Skateway on Monday.

Jan 23, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

More flooding forecast for Australia's northeast as storm in Coral Sea nears cyclone strength

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A tropical low strengthening over the Coral Sea on Tuesday is forecast to be the second cyclone in as many months to bring destructive winds and flooding to Australia's northeast coast.

Jan 23, 2024 12:17 AM Read more >

Hawaii's governor hails support for Maui and targets vacation rentals exacerbating housing shortage

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov.

Jan 22, 2024 8:02 PM Read more >