Jan 22 The data behind 9 big challenges facing Biden By Vignesh Ramachandran, Chloe Jones, Dorothy Hastings, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas, Candice Norwood President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris face a confluence of crises as they kick off their first 100 days in leadership. Continue reading
Jan 15 At least 42 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings By Associated Press A strong, shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people. More than 600 people were injured by the magnitude 6.2 quake that struck just after midnight Friday and sent… Continue reading
Jan 12 26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides By Associated Press Rescuers are searching for 26 people still missing after two landslides hit a village in Indonesia's West Java province over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 17 Hurricane Iota lands in Nicaragua, dealing 2nd blow in 2 weeks By Gabriela Selser, Associated Press In a one-two punch, Hurricane Iota roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier. Continue reading
Nov 12 Tropical Storm Eta dumps blustery rain on Florida's west coast By Associated Press Tropical Storm Eta dumped torrents of blustery rain on Florida's west coast as it moved over Florida after making landfall north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay area Thursday morning. Continue reading
Nov 09 Tropical Storm Eta dumps rain on an already flooded Florida By Freida Frisaro, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Torrential rain from Tropical Storm Eta caused dangerous flooding across Florida's most densely populated urban areas on Monday after it made landfall in the Florida Keys. Continue reading
Nov 05 A weakened Eta moves on to Honduras with drenching rains By Marlon González, Associated Press Eta is moving over Honduras as a weakened tropical depression but still bringing the heavy rains that have caused deadly landslides while drenching the country's east and the north of neighboring Nicaragua. Continue reading
Nov 04 Tropical storm Eta hits Nicaragua with rains, deadly mudslides By Associated Press The storm had weakened from the Category 4 hurricane that battered the coast, but it was moving so slowly and dumping so much rain that much of Central America was on high alert. Eta had sustained winds of 50 mph… Continue reading
Nov 03 Hurricane Eta slams into Nicaragua as Category 4 storm By Associated Press The heart of powerful Hurricane Eta has moved ashore in Nicaragua with devastating winds and rains that had already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 5:51 These Western states have endured a relentless wildfire season -- and it's not over By Claire Mufson In the American West, there has been little relief from a record-breaking fire season that has burned more than 5 million acres. Maggie Mullen of the Mountain West News Bureau in Wyoming, Cassandra Profita of Oregon Public Broadcasting and Sharon… Continue watching