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Fires engulf Turkey's Mediterranean coast as government declares 2 disaster zones

Fires engulf Turkey's Mediterranean coast as government declares 2 disaster zones

ISTANBUL (AP) — New wildfires broke out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast Friday, as the government declared two western provinces in the country to be disaster zones.
Early Hawaiian petroglyphs on a beach are visible again with changing tides and shifting sands

Early Hawaiian petroglyphs on a beach are visible again with changing tides and shifting sands

WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaiian petroglyphs dating back at least a half-millennium are visible on Oahu for the first time in years, thanks to seasonal ocean swells that peel away sand covering a panel of more than two dozen images of mostly human-loo
Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris

Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris

Natural air is flowing to the area where three contractors are trapped in a northern British Columbia mine, the operator's safety chief said, adding that there appears to be a stable rescue route to them behind the massive rockfall that cut them off.
Turkey mourns 10 people killed battling a wildfire

Turkey mourns 10 people killed battling a wildfire

ISTANBUL (AP) — The funerals of 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers killed while battling a wildfire were held on Thursday in Turkey.
Outdoor work in southern Europe's sweltering tourist hot spots is becoming hellish

Outdoor work in southern Europe's sweltering tourist hot spots is becoming hellish

Cruel heat is baking southern Europe as the continent slips deeper into summer. In homes and offices, air conditioning is sweet relief. But under the scorching sun, outdoor labor can be grueling, brutal, occasionally even deadly .
California utility creates compensation program for victims of January's deadly Eaton Fire near LA

California utility creates compensation program for victims of January's deadly Eaton Fire near LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California Edison announced this week that it will create a program to compensate victims of January’s devastating Eaton Fire near Los Angeles, even as the cause of the blaze that killed 19 people remains under investigati
US and Mexico sign accord to combat Tijuana River sewage flowing across the border

US and Mexico sign accord to combat Tijuana River sewage flowing across the border

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps and a new timetable to clean up the longstanding problem of the Tijuana River pouring sewage across the border and polluting California beaches, officials
Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the US

Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the US

President Donald Trump’s plan to boost artificial intelligence and build data centers across the U.S. could speed up a building boom that was already expected to strain the nation’s ability to power it .
Cyprus gets help from other countries to battle huge wildfire that has killed 2

Cyprus gets help from other countries to battle huge wildfire that has killed 2

SOUNI, Cyprus (AP) — Aircraft from Jordan, Israel, Lebanon and Spain were on their way Thursday to help battle a huge wildfire in Cyprus that has claimed the lives of two people.
The Environmental Protection Agency wants to bring back the weed killer dicamba

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to bring back the weed killer dicamba

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed allowing the weed killer dicamba for genetically engineered soybeans and cotton, two crops that are grown extensively in the United States.