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What to know about ferocious storms moving east after spawning damaging tornadoes in several states

What to know about ferocious storms moving east after spawning damaging tornadoes in several states

TYLERTOWN, Miss. (AP) — A severe storm on Monday swept through the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, bringing thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes.
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Oklahomans survey devastation after hundreds of homes are destroyed and damaged by wildfires

Oklahomans survey devastation after hundreds of homes are destroyed and damaged by wildfires

DALLAS (AP) — As Oklahomans assessed the devastation from wildfires that whipped across the state, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, officials in both Oklahoma and Texas warned Sunday of an increased risk of fire danger in the coming week.
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At least 39 dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple US states

At least 39 dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple US states

TYLERTOWN, Miss. (AP) — Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires over the weekend, leaving at least 39 people dead.
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Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edge

Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edge

BUDONG-BUDONG, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her life, Munirpa walked to the estuary outside her home with her husband and her children, ready to brave a reenactment.
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Indonesia's cocoa farmers work with businesses to fight the bitter impact of climate change

Indonesia's cocoa farmers work with businesses to fight the bitter impact of climate change

TANJUNG REJO, Indonesia (AP) — The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke, a severed knobby branch hits the ground.
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Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision appears in UK court

Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision appears in UK court

LONDON (AP) — The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker earlier this week appeared in a U.K. court Saturday where he was remanded in custody over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead.
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A river ‘died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine

A river ‘died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine

KITWE, Zambia (AP) — Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after signs of pollution were detected
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Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk

Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk

COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S.
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Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax, after Carney kills federal version

Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax, after Carney kills federal version

British Columbia's government will follow through on its promise to repeal the province's consumer carbon tax after new Prime Minister Mark Carney moved to eliminate the federal version of the levy on Friday.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin Trudeau's signature climate policy.
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