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AP IMPACT: Tragedy meant big money for NY minister
Before the Sept. 11 attacks, the Rev. Carl Keyes was a little-known pastor of a small New York City congregation searching for members and money.
AP Exclusive: Neglect ruins Marcos' prized shoes
Termites, storms and neglect have damaged part of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos' legendary collection of shoes and other possessions left ...
The nation's weather
Wet weather will diminish across the East Coast on Sunday as a low pressure system in eastern Canada lifts northeastward and away from the region.
Final testing under way for Wyoming supercomputer
Final testing is being done on a National Center for Atmospheric Research supercomputer on the outskirts of Cheyenne that will be used for climate ...
Storms dampen hopes for bountiful NKorea harvest
First came an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by a summer of flash floods and typhoons. Now, with North Korean farmers preparing to head ...
Villages slowly vanish as Hispaniola lakes grow
No one thought much about it when the largest lake in the Caribbean began rising in a year of heavy rains. But then it never stopped. Lake Enriquillo ...
Death Valley recognized as world's hottest spot
California's Death Valley has racked up another extreme accolade — it's now deemed the world's hottest place. Long known as the lowest, driest and ...
Hurricane Isaac sends US jobless claims up to 382K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped to the highest level in two months, although the figures were skewed in part by Hurricane ...
Rain eases drought as Midwest corn harvest unfolds
Recent rainfall came too late to help to the nation's withered corn crop already being harvested in many parts, but it kept drought conditions from ...
Seattle is sun-splashed while SW deals with rain
Heavy rains and flooding in the Southwest? A near-record dry streak in Seattle? The seemingly counterintuitive weather is not necessarily unusual for ...
Stubborn wildfires vex crews in Northwest, Calif.
Firefighters battled stubborn blazes that kept residents from homes in Montana, Wyoming and Washington as authorities worried the weather could worsen ...
Intense systems of thunderstorm soak Southwest
Wild summer thunderstorms slammed parts of the Southwest, stranding residents in Navajo Nation in their homes in northern Arizona and leaving an ...
Storms cause flooding in Nev., Southern Calif.
Intense thunderstorms drenched parts of the Southwest on Tuesday, delaying flights and stranding motorists in the Las Vegas area and flooding two ...
Storm moves out to sea after slamming Newfoundland
Post-tropical storm Leslie moved out to sea Tuesday afternoon, hours after its stiff winds and heavy rains pummeled Newfoundland, knocking out power ...
Salton Sea fingered as culprit of big Calif. stink
After a day of "odor surveillance" and other scent-based sleuthing, Southern California air quality investigators confirmed Tuesday what they had ...
Ranchers cope with herd losses from Isaac's floods
In August, ranchlands spreading across the boot of Louisiana were dotted with hundreds of cows and calves grazing on a smorgasbord of marsh grasses.
Foul smell reported across Southern California
A strong rotten egg smell had Southern Californians plugging their noses and crying foul Monday as air quality investigators scrambled to determine ...
Tropical storm takes aim at Newfoundland
Tropical Storm Leslie headed on a northward track toward Canada's Newfoundland early Monday, after its outer bands buffeted Bermuda with a day of ...
Images, not frequency, make NYC twisters notable
Most people wouldn't say New York and tornado in the same breath. But two twisters that touched down in the nation's biggest city on Saturday are the ...
NYC cleans up from 2 twisters after Eastern storms
Damaging storms that spawned tornadoes in New York City, darkened tens of thousands of homes in the Washington, D.C., area and flooded New England ...
A look at tornadoes that have hit major cities
Two tornadoes touched down at the edge of New York City on Saturday. No serious injuries were reported. Once exceedingly rare in New York, tornadoes ...
Bermuda wary, but calm as storm likely to pass by
Tropical Storm Leslie swirled northward in the Atlantic late Saturday toward Bermuda, and forecasters said it might strengthen into a hurricane again ...