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Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 Max planes after flight suffers midair window blowout
Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 aircraft late Friday, hours…
Japan issues tsunami warnings after dozens of quakes, including a 7.6 magnitude, off western coast
TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued tsunami alerts and ordered evacuations following a…
Morocco earthquake kills at least 600 people
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing…
Biden surveys hurricane’s toll from the sky and on the ground in Florida. DeSantis opts out of meeting.
President Joe Biden got a look Saturday from the sky at Hurricane…
Hawaiian Electric’s stock slides 26% as S&P downgrades credit to junk on risk from Maui wildfire lawsuits
Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.’s stock added to losses Tuesday, tumbling 26% after…
Why have frozen fruit and vegetable prices soared by almost 12% — but the cost of fresh produce has not?
What’s going on with frozen fruit and vegetables? Food prices rose 0.2%…
‘We are heartsick’: Death toll from Maui wildfires rises to at least 53
LAHAINA, Hawaii — A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian…
‘It was apocalyptic’: At least 6 killed in devastating wildfires on Hawaiian island of Maui
KAHULUI, Hawaii — A wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of…
Secret Navy listening system detected Titan’s implosion Sunday: report
A top-secret U.S. Navy listening system detected the implosion of the tourist…
OceanGate believes all 5 passengers on Titanic exploration sub ‘have sadly been lost’
All five passengers on the missing submersible that has captured the world’s…
How dangerous is U.S. air from Canada’s wildfires? Here’s how to read the EPA’s Air Quality Index.
With hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada, a large swath of…
Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up dam near Kherson; flood could displace thousands
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing…
Sonic boom heard across D.C. area as fighter jet scrambles in response to flight of small plane through restricted airspace
WASHINGTON (AP) — A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over…
Is it safe to live near recycling centers? Questions surge after Indiana plastics site burns.
As the fire at an Indiana plastics-recycling storage facility burned over several…
East Palestine derailment: Norfolk Southern sued by Justice Department and EPA
The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency have filed a complaint…
Turkey ETF tumbles and lira slumps to record low after major earthquake adds to economic woes
Turkey’s lira hit a record low and its stock market tumbled on…
Soccer star Christian Atsu ‘under the rubble’ following Turkey earthquake, report says. ‘We remain hopeful for positive news’ says Ghana Football Association
Ghanaian soccer star Christian Atsu is “under the rubble” following the deadly…
Arctic blast threatens negative-50ºF temperatures in New England, while Texas power grid is again sputtering
Rising temperatures offered some hope Friday for frustrated Texans days after they…
Amazon gets 3 more warehouse-safety citations as OSHA warns company to ‘take these injuries seriously’
The federal government on Wednesday hit Amazon.com Inc. with worker-safety related citations…