Jan 10 Search teams deployed after avalanche at ski resort near Lake Tahoe By Associated Press The avalanche occurred around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Palisades Tahoe, the resort says in a statement on X, formerly Twitter. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was missing or injured. Continue reading
Jul 05 Hopes dim as rescuers continue to search for survivors of Italian avalanche By Paolo Santalucia, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Rescuers are finding body parts and equipment as they search for hikers missing following a powerful avalanche in the Italian Dolomites. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Akron police fatally shot unarmed Black man Jayland Walker, authorities say In our news wrap Sunday, authorities in Akron, Ohio say 25-year-old Black man Jayland Walker was unarmed when police fatally shot him last week, police in Copenhagen, Denmark say several people are dead after a mall shooting, at least five… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Buttigieg maintains Iowa lead in latest caucus results In our news wrap Wednesday, delayed results from Monday’s Democratic presidential caucuses in Iowa are still trickling in -- and Pete Buttigieg appears to be keeping his lead. With 75 percent of precincts reporting, the former mayor of South Bend,… Continue watching
Feb 05 Avalanche in Turkey kills dozens, including rescue team By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press A snowslide killed five people and left two missing. Then, around noon Wednesday, the rescue team was struck by the second avalanche. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Virginia becomes 38th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment In our news wrap Wednesday, Virginia became the crucial 38th state to ratify the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment, which bars discrimination on the basis of sex. Three-quarters of the states now approve the amendment. Also, Russia’s government abruptly resigned after… Continue watching
Jan 15 21 more people found dead from avalanche in Kashmir By Roshan Mughal, Associated Press Rescuers were racing against time to reach scores of people believed still to be trapped inside their homes, buried under avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Continue reading
May 03 Despite death and destruction, climbers head back up Mount Everest By Sarah McHaney PBS NewsHour spoke to Grayson Schaffer, a senior editor for Outside Magazine, about the destruction the avalanche caused, whether Mt. Everest is getting more dangerous and why business as usual will start again so soon. Continue reading
Apr 26 Photos: Massive earthquake strikes Nepal By Triana Kalmanoff One day after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake ravaged Nepal on Saturday, a series of aftershocks have continued to shake the region, one of which measured 6.6 on the Richter scale. Continue reading