HELSINKI — Dozens of classic sailing vessels from 13 countries that are plying the Baltic Sea…
Climate and environment
Hurricane Beryl roars toward Mexico after leaving destruction in Jamaica and eastern Caribbean
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Hurricane Beryl ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in…
Indian mother delivers baby on boat as her river island is inundated by floodwaters
MORIGAON, India — A blue tarp covered a mother and her newborn daughter from the incessant…
India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
BENGALURU, India — Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts…
GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the…
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious…
Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer
PHOENIX — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one…
Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to address excessive heat in the…
Chinese woman facing charge of trying to smuggle turtles across Vermont lake to Canada
A woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to…
Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat
PHOENIX — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a…