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Rescuers seek to bring down bodies found on Japan’s Mount Fuji

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO — Three bodies were found inside a crater at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous mountain, with one of them already brought down from the slopes, police said Thursday. The identities of the people, including gender or age, were not confirmed. An effort to bring back the two other bodies will continue Friday or later, depending on weather conditions, they said. A search was called off for Thursday because of forecasts for heavy rainfall. It’s unclear whether the three people were climbing the 3,776-meter (12,388-foot) ...

Air conditioners are a hot commodity in Nashville as summer heat bears down

By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After June temperatures started reaching into the high 90s Fahrenheit, Alexandra Mistekevic’s two-bedroom apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, became so sweltering that the air conditioning unit was only able to cool the shared living ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Extended forecast: Friday, showers likely, with thunderstorms also ...

Today in History: June 27, Hurricane Audrey makes deadly Gulf Coast landfall

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 27, the 179th day of 2024. There are 187 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm; the initial official death toll from the storm was placed at 390, although a variety of state, federal and local sources have estimated the number of fatalities at between 400 and 600. Also on this date: In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois. In 1880, author-lecturer Helen ...

Gusty winds help spread fast growing central Oregon wildfire and prompt evacuations

LA PINE, Oregon (AP) — Gusty winds fueled a rapidly growing wildfire just outside the central Oregon community of La Pine and prompted evacuations Tuesday. The fire was estimated to be 2.7 square miles in size Tuesday night, Central Oregon Fire Information posted on the social media site X. The fire was growing and not contained. Evacuation alerts were sent to 1,100 homes and businesses, said Lt. Jayson Janes of the Deschutes County Sherriff’s Office. He said about 50-60 people sought refuge at a local high school serving as an evacuation center. It was not clear whether any ...

Swiss inspect damage after storms flood roads, halt air traffic in Geneva

GENEVA (AP) — Clean-up crews and business owners were inspecting the damage Wednesday after sudden storms lashed southwestern Switzerland the previous night, sending torrents of water through roads and temporarily halting air traffic at Geneva’s airport. In the lakeside town of Morges, a creek overflowed, inundating downtown streets with tan-colored floodwater. The town said no one was injured but that water flows hit 43 cubic meters (1,518 cubic feet) per second, well above the 100-year record of 34 cubic meters (1,200 cubic feet) per second. Ignace Jeannerat, a spokesperson ...