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Colin Balfour, a sophomore studying robotics engineering, flies a small drone at a simulated night flight at a laboratory at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Worcester, Mass.
Innovation

These tiny ‘bat bots’ can see in the dark, fly through smoke, and might save your life one day

By Holly Ramer and The Associated Press
October 30, 2025
Texas approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plans just 2 days before deadly flooding killed more than 2 dozen people there
Politics

Texas approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plans just 2 days before deadly flooding killed more than 2 dozen people there

By Jim Mustian, Christopher L. Keller, Sean Murphy, Ryan J. Foley and The Associated Press
July 9, 2025
Texas residents cry and mourn the dead after catastrophic floods
Environment

Experts worry Trump’s National Weather Service cuts will result in a patchwork system where taxpayers pay private companies for accurate forecasts

By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press
July 7, 2025
Heat dome bringing ‘near historic ’ heat wave settles over Northeast: ‘Like an air fryer, it’s going to be hot’
Environment

Heat dome bringing ‘near historic ’ heat wave settles over Northeast: ‘Like an air fryer, it’s going to be hot’

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press
June 24, 2025
Kentucky 9-year-old boy caught by a flood on the way to his school bus is one of 18 dead in South after days of unrelenting rain
Environment

Kentucky 9-year-old boy caught by a flood on the way to his school bus is one of 18 dead in South after days of unrelenting rain

By Jon Cherry, Kimberlee Kruesi, Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated Press
April 7, 2025
Myanmar rescuers save 63-year-old woman from rubble 91 hours after being buried but hope of finding more earthquake survivors fades after death toll passes 2,700
Environment

Myanmar rescuers save 63-year-old woman from rubble 91 hours after being buried but hope of finding more earthquake survivors fades after death toll passes 2,700

By David Rising and The Associated Press
April 2, 2025
Myanmar death toll passes 2,000 as tragic tales mount: 200 Buddhist monks in a collapsed monastery, 50 children in a crumbled preschool, 700 Muslims praying at mosques
Environment

Myanmar death toll passes 2,000 as tragic tales mount: 200 Buddhist monks in a collapsed monastery, 50 children in a crumbled preschool, 700 Muslims praying at mosques

By David Rising and The Associated Press
April 1, 2025
Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed as deaths from cataclysmic earthquake surge past 1,700: ‘The scale of deaths and injuries is not yet fully understood’
Environment

Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed as deaths from cataclysmic earthquake surge past 1,700: ‘The scale of deaths and injuries is not yet fully understood’

By David Rising and The Associated Press
March 31, 2025
After the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold
Environment

After the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold

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March 30, 2025
Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire
Politics

Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire

By Grant Peck, Jintamas Saksornchai and The Associated Press
March 29, 2025
Mississippi couple huddle with huskies in Toyota while windows explode as storm that spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires kills at least 39
Environment

Mississippi couple huddle with huskies in Toyota while windows explode as storm that spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires kills at least 39

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March 17, 2025
FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts
Politics

FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts

By Christine Fernando and The Associated Press
March 8, 2025
Powerful storms kill 2 in Mississippi and launch wildfires and blizzard conditions across the U.S.
Environment

Powerful storms kill 2 in Mississippi and launch wildfires and blizzard conditions across the U.S.

By Jeff Martin, Jack Brook and The Associated Press
March 5, 2025
New Orleans scrambles to rework Mardi Gras in the face of severe storm and tornado warnings
Environment

New Orleans scrambles to rework Mardi Gras in the face of severe storm and tornado warnings

By Jeff Martin, Jack Brook and The Associated Press
March 4, 2025
Firefighter and helicopter fight LA wildfire
Environment

Useless high-voltage power lines risk sparking California fires

By Mark Chediak, Dave Merrill and Bloomberg
February 23, 2025

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