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An arson suspect in custody is believed to be responsible for starting the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Southern California, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday.The suspect has been identified as Ramon Santos Rodriguez, 48, a homeless man, according to…
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in western India as a powerful cyclone is expected to make landfall Tuesday, threatening a region already struggling with a devastating second coronavirus wave.Tropical Cyclone Tauktae, which formed in…
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in western India as a powerful cyclone is expected to make landfall Tuesday, threatening a region already struggling with a devastating second coronavirus wave.Tropical Cyclone Tauktae, which formed in…
After a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season last year, storm forecasting will get off to an earlier start this year thanks to consecutive years of pre-season activity.At least one named tropical system has formed in the Atlantic prior to June 1…
The Colonial Pipeline is up and working again, but gas shortages -- and the ensuing gas panic -- probably won't be resolved for a few more days.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with…
Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate, as Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr, the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also get "5 Things You…
With the official start of summer just 39 days away, an unseasonably cold air mass is gripping a large area of the southeastern US, dropping temperatures 10 to 25 degrees below seasonal averages.For parts of the South, these temperatures are…
Instagram for kids? Dozens of attorneys general are asking Facebook to scrap plans for a social network aimed at the under-13 crowd, citing mental health and privacy concerns.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On…
Interest in the field of public health has risen since the pandemic started. Many hope this means our global tragedy has moved students to work toward a better future.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and…
Steel prices have tripled since plummeting at the beginning of the pandemic. That sounds like good news, but analysts warn it could be a bubble just waiting to burst.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and…
Will we see a pandemic baby boom? Maybe not. The US birth rate fell more than 6% in the last quarter of 2020, which includes the first weeks babies conceived in the early days of the pandemic would have been…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just released new national climate normals, and no, it's not your imagination. Your city really is getting warmer. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You…
The risk of severe thunderstorms was raised to a Level 4 out of 5 in parts of Mississippi and Alabama amid a multiday storm outbreak that has already killed three people.In all, nearly 100 million people stretching from the Gulf…
One man is dead after a tree fell on a car as a tornado touched down in the Atlanta area on Monday. Severe weather threatened more than 100 million people from the southern Plains through the Mid-Atlantic.The man died in…
Two separate storm systems -- one from the Gulf Coast region and the other coming from the Mountain West -- will threaten millions of people with severe weather Sunday and Monday.The Gulf Coast system will arrive Sunday. More than 15…
A winter-like chill and unseasonably warm temperatures are clashing to create high winds in the northeastern US through Friday night while severe weather and flash flooding threaten the South this weekend. One strengthening storm system is exiting the Northeast Friday,…
Hail as large as softballs rained down Wednesday evening as severe thunderstorms struck parts of Texas and Oklahoma.There were 38 reports of severe hail across Texas and Oklahoma, including near San Antonio, Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, according to the…
Severe thunderstorms, some of which will produce tornadoes, are likely across the Southern Plains Wednesday as a severe weather threat expands through the interior Northeast."Even though today may not look like a classic set up for a severe weather outbreak,…
Severe thunderstorms return to the Plains on Tuesday as a dramatic temperature swing brings potentially record-breaking, summerlike heat to the eastern United States this week.The weather pattern will evolve as the jet stream dips across the West, bringing cooler temperatures…
Officials declared a county emergency for the Flag Fire in Arizona after it grew from 600 to 1,400 acres Monday, according to the latest information from the Bureau of Land Management.The fire, which was described by officials as "raging out…
