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How to prepare your pets for when a hurricane makes it rain cats and dogs
HOUSTON — Getting ready for a hurricane’s landfall means making sure everyone in your household is prepared, including your furry family members. It’s important that the work in gathering essential […]
OPEC+ to boost oil production by 548,000 barrels per day in August
NEW YORK — Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries say they will boost production by 548,000 barrels per day in August in a move that could […]
A look at some of the deadliest floods in the U.S. in the last 25 years
Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods […]
Tropical Storm Chantal forms off the coast of the Carolinas
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the southeast U.S. coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miamia says tropical storm warnings have been issued for portions of the Carolinas. […]
Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation’s top storm-related killer
The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of west-central Texas Friday, killing at least 13 and leaving nearly two dozen missing, was a flash flood, the nation’s […]
Judge blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan one day after Supreme Court clears the way
A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal, saying new claims by the immigrants’ […]
What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
St. Louis — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics also make it an especially dangerous […]
Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship to hike, didn’t return
JUNEAU, Alaska — Authorities say they have found the body of a woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said […]
California’s largest blaze this year explodes in size as hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide
LOS ANGELES — A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for large portions of the state […]