Emergency responders have rescued two hikers trapped by a hill fire that raged for more than four hours in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long. Police said they were alerted to the fire at Kai Kung Leng ...

Adan Ruiz, 27, of Garden Grove, was sentenced to 17 years and 11 months behind bars and co-defendant Omar Navia, 39, of South Los Angeles, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District ...

A weak La Niña climate pattern has emerged in the Pacific Ocean, months later than was initially forecast. This will raise the risk of drought and heavy rain in parts of the world, even as it ...

The company leased a 25,000-square-foot space in the Smith Haven Plaza shopping center at 2075 Moriches Road which is slated to open this fall. The store will be built in a portion of the space ...

Scientists will continue to monitor the tropical Pacific sea-surface temperatures to see how long the La Niña lasts, and investigate the drivers behind this potentially shorter and weaker ENSO event.

Authorities negotiated for several hours with a suspect barricaded in a vehicle who eventually surrendered on Friday in Maple Grove. The incident began at around 3:15 p.m. when Maple Grove police ...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its highest level since July. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate loan rate rose to 6.93% from 6.91% last week ...

Although the smoke’s immediate effect has begun to dissipate, lingering ash and toxic chemicals in burn areas probably will be a long-term public health concern. The explosion of smoke and ash ...

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