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Tenn. center that hosted 1996 Olympics events burns down

Apr. 26, 2022 10:39 AM EDT
COPPERHILL, Tenn. (AP) — A fire early Tuesday destroyed Tennessee's Ocoee Whitewater Center, which served as the host site for paddling events during the 1996...

United States players console goalkeeper Strauss Mann after losing to Slovakia 3-2 in a shoot-out in a men's quarterfinal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
US men's hockey team gets noise complaint after Olympic loss

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 19, 2022 05:53 AM EST

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Afidnes area, northern Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Wildfires rekindled outside Athens and forced more evacuations around southern Greece Thursday as weather conditions worsened and firefighters in a round-the-clock battle stopped the flames just outside the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Resurgent wildfires in Greece burn homes, threaten monuments

By Derek Gatopoulos And Elena Becatoros Aug. 05, 2021 05:11 AM EDT

Bobbie Uno displays photographs of burnt brushes outside her home Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Clearfield, Utah. July Fourth fire works are a mainstay summer tradition for Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions ease, but the megadrought gripping the West means the colorful sparklers and exploding bottle rockets could be seriously dangerous. They also carry risk, starting thousands of fires a year - including one that burned Uno's home on the holiday last year. "Within five seconds my house, from the bushes to the rooftop, it was burning," she said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears

By Lindsay Whitehurst Jun. 27, 2021 11:20 AM EDT

In this Wednesday, June 23, 2021, photo, lawmakers meet in the Oregon House of Representatives during the legislative session at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. (Abigail Dollins/Statesman-Journal via AP)
Oregon Legislature adjourns 2021 session marked by COVID

By Sara Cline Jun. 26, 2021 09:17 PM EDT

FILE - This July 23, 2020, file photo shows the view of the Space Needle, in Seattle. Record-high heat is forecast in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, raising concerns about wildfires and the health of people in a region where many don't have air conditioning. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch and predicted “dangerously hot” conditions Friday, June 25, 2021, through at least Tuesday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Pacific Northwest braces for record-breaking heat wave

By Nicholas K. Geranios Jun. 24, 2021 03:04 PM EDT

FILE — In this Jan. 8, 2019 file photo Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses emergency preparedness during a visit to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection CalFire Colfax Station in Colfax, Calif. On his first full day as governor, Newsom announced executive actions to improve the state's response to wildfires and other emergencies. Newsom has vastly overstated wildfire prevention work done under his administration according to an investigation by Capital Public Radio, published Wednesday, June, 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File )
Report: California governor overstated fire prevention work

Jun. 23, 2021 07:48 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 11:53 AM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 22 The Kansas City Star on hubris and COVID...

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Chicago Tribune. June 15, 2021. Editorial: Pass it: A gun safety bill even gun-rights groups support More than two...

Idaho officials brace for tough wildfire season amid drought

By Keith Ridler Jun. 16, 2021 02:34 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials are bracing for what could be a challenging wildfire season. A meteorologist on Tuesday told Republican...

A police officer stands at the entrance to a Mueller Co. fire hydrant plant where police said multiple people were shot to death and others were wounded in Albertville, Ala., on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Police: Gunman dead after killing 2 at fire hydrant factory

By Jay Reeves Jun. 15, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

Alert warns of poor air quality due to smoke from wildfires

Jun. 09, 2021 10:22 AM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Residents of western and central New Mexico are being warned that air quality is being diminished by large amounts of smoke from...

Ford pickup trucks built lacking computer chips are shown in parking lot storage in Dearborn, Mich., Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Automakers are cutting production as they grapple with a global shortage of computer chips, and that's making dealers nervous. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Automotive chip maker says it's nearly recovered from blaze

Jun. 01, 2021 11:45 AM EDT

Fire in Brazilian hospital's COVID-19 ward kills 4 patients

By David Biller May. 28, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fire broke out Friday in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in the northeastern Brazil city Aracaju, killing several patients, according...

A man watches horses warm up before the first race at Freehold Raceway in Freehold N.J. on Friday, May 28, 2021, the day that New Jersey's indoor mask mandate ended. About 20% of early arrivers at the track were wearing masks. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The Latest: China reports 16 new confirmed coronavirus cases

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 05:49 AM EDT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom highlights new firefighting equipment and his proposed $2 billion investment in wildfire and emergency preparedness at a press conference at Cal Fire's airbase in McClellan Park in Sacramento County on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
As drought intensifies, California seeing more wildfires

By Don Thompson May. 24, 2021 07:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 30, 2016 file photo firefighters respond to a wildfire near the Morningside Heights neighborhood near Table Rock in east Boise, Idaho. With a potential ferocious wildfire season ready to ignite across the western U.S., the push is on to persuade state and federal wildland firefighters to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday, May 18, 2021, that lives could be lost if frontline firefighters get sidelined with the illness. (Joe Jaszewski/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)
US wildland firefighting force urged to get vaccinated

By Keith Ridler May. 18, 2021 06:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 22, 2010, file photo, workers, from left, Johan Du Preez, Susan Dupreez and Rouxle Crafford clear honey from dead bee hives at a bee farm east of Merced, Calif. California's Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing spending $11 billion on programs to combat climate change amid a drought that followed a year of historic wildfires exacerbated by a warming planet. The windfall will fund everything from charging stations for electric cars to preparing communities for disasters ranging from fire, flooding and earthquakes to creating habitat for threatened bumble bees that are essential to pollinating crops in the nation's most productive farmland. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Newsom's green budget has something for everyone — even bees

By Brian Melley May. 14, 2021 08:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 28, 2021, file photo, a firefighter prepares to battle the North Fire from a backyard on Via Patina, in Santa Clarita, Calif. U.S. officials say they'll try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its grip across the West. (Emily Alvarenga/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal via AP, File)
Fire officials aim to douse blazes fast, avoid megafires

By Matthew Brown May. 13, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

Official says fire at ICU in Egypt hospital kills 2 patients

May. 12, 2021 05:12 AM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — A fire broke out in an intensive care unit of an Egyptian hospital Wednesday, leaving at least two patients dead, an official said. ...