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Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing

Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday.
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They study next to one of Africa's largest trash dumps. They're planting bamboo to try to cope

They study next to one of Africa's largest trash dumps. They're planting bamboo to try to cope

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Armed with gardening hoes while others cradled bamboo seedlings, students gathered outside their school in Kenya's capital.
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Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years. At least 39 people have died

Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years. At least 39 people have died

SAO PAULO (AP) — Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave t
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A judge is forcing Hawaii to give wildfire investigation documents to lawyers handling lawsuits

A judge is forcing Hawaii to give wildfire investigation documents to lawyers handling lawsuits

HONOLULU (AP) — A judge on Friday forced the Hawaii attorney general's office to turn over to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over last summer's Maui wildfires all documents, interviews and data collected by the outside team hired to inv
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Late-season storm expected to bring heavy snowfall to the Sierra Nevada

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A late-season storm is expected to hit the Sierra Nevada this weekend, bringing rain and mountain snow to Northern and Central California, meteorologists said.
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Fisheries Department warns boaters against disturbing orphan B.C. killer whale calf

Fisheries Department warns boaters against disturbing orphan B.C. killer whale calf

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The Fisheries Department says it's monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ability to reunite with her extended family.
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Kenya president postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths pass 200

Kenya president postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths pass 200

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue.
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Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer

TEMPE, Ariz.
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TransAlta cancels wind power project over new government rules on development

TransAlta cancels wind power project over new government rules on development

CALGARY — A major Alberta utility has cancelled a large wind power project in response to new government rules on where such developments can be built.
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US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits

US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500 but leading critics to accuse the Biden administration of helping China.
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