NEW YORK (AP) — While they fought unsuccessfully to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs from prison after his Arrest for sex traffickingIn their interview, the music mogul’s lawyers described a whole series of atrocities in the federal prison in Brooklyn where he was to be taken: horrific conditions, rampant violence and numerous deaths. Combs, 54, was […]
LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — A massive pipeline fire sent a column of fire looming over some Houston suburbs Monday as emergency workers evacuated surrounding neighborhoods and tried to prevent more nearby homes from catching fire. The fire in a 20-inch liquefied natural gas pipeline must burn out on its own, according to Dallas-based operator […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Perhaps it was fate that a man’s pickup truck became trapped in the rising floodwaters that Hurricane Francine not far from Miles Crawford’s home. The 39-year-old emergency room nurse is professionally trained to save lives — fast — and that’s exactly what he did when he saw what happened in his […]
The upper atmosphere storm system responsible for gusty winds in the Bay Area has moved inland over the Rocky Mountains, resulting in warmer temperatures and significantly weaker winds across most of the region on Thursday. On the backside of the storm, sustained winds of 10 to 15 mph with stronger gusts from the north-northwest will […]
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Three large forest fires in Southern California expanded dramatically – houses, cars and horse stables burned in the mountain communities, at least a dozen people were injured, officials said on Wednesday. In the close-knit community of Wrightwood, trees burned behind homes as authorities pleaded with residents to evacuate the surging Bridge […]
Amid a spate of climate-related weather disasters such as flooding And Hurricanestogether with the Breaking heat records,Forest fires and many Americans are increasingly concerned about global warmingClimate change was during the Presidential debate. When Vice President Kamala Harris asked the only debate question on climate on Tuesday night, she said, “The young people of America […]
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled the skies east of Los Angeles on Tuesday as firefighters battled three large forest fires which broke out amid an extreme heatwave and threatened tens of thousands of homes and other buildings. Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday evening as the fires grew and affected parts […]
America’s hottest city: Phoenix adapts to life in the heat Phoenix has always been hot. People survive the heat, if they’re lucky, by adapting. The Republic Phoenix broke another heat record on Tuesday, reaching at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit for 100 consecutive days since May 27. The previous record was 76 days in 1993, and […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Ferguson takes his place on the street next to Chase Field – home of Major League Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks – about four hours before the first pitch to set up his usual presentation of cold water, sports drinks, peanuts and candy. On this Labor Day afternoon, the temperature in downtown Phoenix […]
I often have dreams – nightmares, actually – of fires, storms and floods. In these dreams, I am with my daughters, desperately trying to escape. We run from one place to another, only to find that there is no place to run. There is no safe harbor from these storms. Dreams are an integral part […]
