California declares state of emergency – fights fires
At least 27 fires are raging across the state, including some caused by lightning from a rare summer
Massive Texas plant fire could rage for hours
The Grand Prairie fire’s plume of smoke was so large it could be seen on National Weather Service
The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches Virtual 5K/10K
NWP Fundraising Goal for Parkinson’s
China on alert for Yangtze River flooding as storms close in
By Alice Yan of SCMP Heavy rain is expected across China’s southwest, northwest and northeast in the next
A man broke into an aquatic center in Arizona, got trapped in a water slide support pipe, and died before rescuers could get to him
By Kelly McLaughlin of Insider The Scottsdale Police Department said in a statement that the man, identified to
Lost Santa Fe Forest hiker rescued after 14 days stranded
A father and his two children helped rescue a man who was stranded in the Santa Fe National
Done with wearing high heels? After pandemic?
By Carly Mallenbaum for USA Today Remember when we wore high heels? My stilettos and I had a rapport going
Champ Novak Djokovic tests positive for COVID-19
By Emily Shapiro for ABC News Tennis champion Novak Djokovic has issued an apology after he became the
Heat bakes West for nearly 42 million
Daytime high temperatures will reach over 110 degrees across the Southwest By Adam Klotz, Travis Fedschun, Brandon Noriega for
Tokyo’s latest attraction: Transparent public toilets
By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Kaori Enjoji for CNN • Published August 18, 2020 Tokyo (CNN) — One of Tokyo’s
Fountainstown Beach: Bioluminescent plankton light up Cork beach
By Barra BestBBC News NI Weather Presenter “The intensity was incredible, each wave splashing millions of sparkles on
Strong quake in Philippines kills one
By AAP newswire via Sheppertan news A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck the Philippines, killing at least one
Oldest person celebrates 115th (or 116th) birthday
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips for USA Today The oldest living person in the U.S. celebrated her birthday Saturday, local media
Cargo Ship Splits In Two Off Mauritius Coast
By Matthew S. Schwartz for npr A Japanese cargo ship that ran aground in late July off the
An Icelandic ritual for wellbeing
When Iceland reopened its public swimming pools after two months of closure, the nation was so delighted that
Neighbors Rescue Woman After Tree Falls
By Joy Lim Nakrin for NBC Boston / Updated on August 16, 2020 at 11:51 pm Neighbors worked together to free the
Virus stalks nurses after they leave work
For four nurses in a Southern California hospital, the scariest place isn’t the ward where they care for
Robocalls back on the rise, smaller telecom carriers leave door open to major fraud, report says
The FTC reports robocall fraud swindled American consumers out of more than $38 million in 2019 By Julia Musto