The U.S. Department of Transportation said it will look into flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines that have left travelers stranded at airports across the country amid an intense winter storm Read more
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Dig-out begins after deadly winter storm claims 27 lives in western New York alone
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The death toll from a pre-Christmas blizzard that paralyzed the Buffalo area and much of the country has risen to 27 in western New York, authorities Read more
MH17 verdicts: 2 Russians and 1 Ukrainian separatist convicted of 298 murders
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Thursday convicted two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian separatist in absentia of the murders of 298 people who died in the 2014 downing Read more
Nicole was U.S.’s first hurricane in November in 40 years. Here’s why.
Nicole has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall along the East Coast of Florida early Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane, flooding coastal buildings and knocking out power Read more
Tesla stock removed from Wedbush’s Best Ideas list over Twitter debacle; deal is an ‘agonizing cycle for investors to navigate’
Tesla Inc. stock was removed from Wedbush’s Best Ideas list on Thursday, with analyst Dan Ives citing the overhang from Chief Executive’s entanglement with Twitter Inc. “In what has been Read more
Homeowners can check a property’s flood, heat and wildfire risk for free
What if before you lay down thousands for a downpayment or sign a 30-year mortgage in today’s uncertain housing market you had a clearer idea of the flooding, extreme heat Read more
For EVs, solar tax breaks and climate change, the midterm elections that matter
Climate change may not top inflation when it comes to burning midterm election issues, but the younger the voter, the more important the topic grows. Clean-energy jobs are at stake, Read more
How I survived Hurricane Ian
I’ve lived through earthquakes, wildfires and tropical storms. I have now survived Hurricane Ian hitting South Venice, Florida. In “Northanger Abbey,” when Jane Austen wrote, “There is nothing I would not do Read more
Hurricane Sandy: 10 lessons learned 10 years after the deadly superstorm
It’s been 10 years since Hurricane Sandy, the massive tropical cyclone that ranked among the biggest in U.S. history, slammed into the U.S. East Coast. Landfall came on a Monday Read more
How to survive a stampede: What to keep in mind after the South Korean event
There have been several incidents at concerts and other events in recent years where people died because of unsafe crowd conditions and stampedes. The latest such scenario unfolded in Seoul, Read more