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TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Shanshan slowly made its way northeast through Japan toward the capital Saturday, setting off a mudslide that killed three people, halting trains and leaving underground passages brimming with water.

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year's devastating Maui wildfires.

The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S.

The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S.

CALGARY — Calgarians who are watering their lawns can expect to get tickets in the coming days. The city is reporting another day of higher-than-allowed water use since rationing rules came into effect Monday.

TOKYO (AP) — A slow-moving tropical storm had a far-reaching impact in much of Japan on Friday, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south.

Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she’d completed more than a dozen times before.

As climate change reshapes the way humans live outdoors, it's affecting the way they play, too. That includes runners, who may find themselves in harm's way on a warming planet.

The Falmouth race is a magnet for heatstroke.

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A tropical storm developing in the Arabian Sea prompted authorities to shut schools in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, on Friday, as weather forecasters warned fishermen not to venture out to sea.