By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Nov. 16, the 321st day of 2024. There are 45 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 16, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of an 800-mile oil pipeline ...
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press MADRID — The Spanish regional leader facing immense pressure for his handling of the catastrophic Valencia floods last month defied calls to step down Friday, but conceded that authorities made mistakes in their response to the disaster. More than 220 people were killed from the powerful Oct. 29 storms that brought tsunami-like waves to parts of eastern and central Spain, wrecking countless homes and leaving entire towns caked in mud. Carlos Mazon of the conservative Popular Party addressed regional lawmakers in Valencia more than two ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, increasing clouds, with a high near 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Tonight, showers, mainly after 1 a.m. Low around 43. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of ...
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday in the Caribbean Sea and began lashing the sparsely-populated Caribbean coast of Honduras with heavy rain. Sara was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras, forecasters said. The storm is about 65 miles (105 kilometers) north-northwest of the east coast border between Honduras and Nicaragua, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Sustained winds were maxing out at nearly 40 mph (65 kph), with stronger gusts, as the storm moved west at ...
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — Record-setting dry conditions in some parts of the U.S. are raising fears of new wildfires and also could threaten drinking water supplies if substantial rain does not fall in the coming months. Firefighters battled wildfires from ...
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press RINGWOOD, N.J. — Fire crews battled small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. on Monday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans. A quarter-inch of rain fell overnight ...
