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Strong quake kills 9, injures more than 800 in Japan
Associated Press | April 26, 2016 1:43 pmMASHIKI, Japan (AP) — At least nine people have been killed and more than 800 injured by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that toppled houses and… -
El Nino weakens, here comes La Nina, meteorologists say
Associated Press | April 24, 2016 6:12 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of an epic El Nino, federal meteorologists say its flip side, La Nina, is around the corner. The National… -
Museum enlists volunteers in search for creepy crawlies
Associated Press | April 24, 2016 3:01 pmLOS ANGELES (AP) — Long before Southern California was paved over with freeways and covered with cars and millions of people, it was teeming with… -
Feds: EPA fails to protect water from oilfield contamination
Associated Press | April 24, 2016 3:25 amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is failing in its mandate to protect underground drinking water reserves from oilfield contamination, according to… -
Oyster hatchery sows pearls of wisdom on climate change
Associated Press | April 23, 2016 11:08 pmWALPOLE, Maine (AP) — Say “infrastructure” and most people think roads and bridges, not tubes and valves. But to Bill Mook, the black box in… -
APNewsBreak: Endangered seals start journey home after rehab
Associated Press | April 23, 2016 12:09 pmABOARD US COAST GUARD HC-130 HERCULES (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard airplane rumbled down an airstrip on Hawaii’s Big Island, carrying hundreds of pounds… -
The Latest: Syrians thank pope for bringing them to Italy
Associated Press | April 23, 2016 1:36 amMYTILENE, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis’ visit to the Greek island of Lesbos (all times local): 9:50 p.m. The 12 Syrians brought… -
Poor policies blamed as India reels from drought, hardship
Associated Press | April 22, 2016 10:51 pmSHAHAPUR, India (AP) — Shantabai Babulkar’s day begins before dawn with a 5-kilometer (3-mile) trek across barren fields and dusty scrubland to fetch water from… -
The Latest: Kasich says he can still be GOP’s 2016 choice
Associated Press | April 22, 2016 7:09 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 in the lead up to Tuesday’s New York primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time): 12:50 a.m. Republican… -
Scientists: Greenland ice sheet is melting freakishly early
Associated Press | April 22, 2016 10:34 amWASHINGTON (AP) — Greenland’s massive ice sheet this week started melting freakishly early thanks to a weather system that brought unseasonably warm temperatures and rain,…