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Sea turtles strandings have increased dramatically. Congress might create a fund to bail them out

Sea turtles strandings have increased dramatically. Congress might create a fund to bail them out

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water.
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Picturesque glacier releases water down a river in Alaska. More than 100 homes are damaged

Picturesque glacier releases water down a river in Alaska. More than 100 homes are damaged

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods.
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Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast

Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast

CHARLESTON, S.C.
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Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations

Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and damaged three others, authorities said Tuesday.
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Audit of BC Timber Sales program finds issues with road and bridge maintenance

Audit of BC Timber Sales program finds issues with road and bridge maintenance

VICTORIA — The Forest Practices Board says an audit of the BC Timber Sales program and timber sales license holders in the Boundary region found "significant issues" with road and bridge maintenance.
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More than 130 dogs living in poor conditions seized from Manitoba home

More than 130 dogs living in poor conditions seized from Manitoba home

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has seized more than 130 dogs living in what it has called unsanitary conditions at a home north of Winnipeg.
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Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers

Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers

MONTREAL — On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter.
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Heatstroke death of Baltimore worker during trash collection prompts calls for workplace safety

Heatstroke death of Baltimore worker during trash collection prompts calls for workplace safety

BALTIMORE (AP) — Elected officials and union leaders in Baltimore are calling for safer and more humane working conditions for the city’s public works employees after a man collapsed and died from heatstroke last week while collecting trash during ho
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French imports of Russia's liquified natural gas surge, and Ukraine supporters seek a stop

French imports of Russia's liquified natural gas surge, and Ukraine supporters seek a stop

Shipments of Russian liquified natural gas to France more than doubled the first half of this year, according to new analyses of trade data, at a time when Europe has tried to pull back from energy purchases that help finance the Kremlin's invasion o
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Human remains found inside a crocodile in Australia believed to be that of a 40-year-old tourist

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police said Tuesday human remains were found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist in Australia’s second fatal attack in about a month.
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