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Beau Hossler shoots 10-under 60 at vulnerable Sedgefield in the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Beau Hossler shot a 10-under 60 on Friday in the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship, squandering a chance for a sub-60 round with pars on the last three holes at soft and vulnerable Sedgefield Country Club.
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Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge

Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes.
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Calgary mayor says city considering replacing water pipe that ruptured

Calgary mayor says city considering replacing water pipe that ruptured

CALGARY — City officials are weighing options to strengthen a key water main for the long term -- including building a new one -- after a June rupture forced Calgarians to cut their water use and further inspection found more weaknesses.
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Polar bears kill worker in attack off Baffin Island in Nunavut

Polar bears kill worker in attack off Baffin Island in Nunavut

IQALUIT — A worker has died after being attacked by two polar bears off the eastern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut. The Nasittuq Corporation says in a statement that employees responded to the attack Thursday at its work site on Brevoort Island.
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Colorado wildfire that destroyed 27 homes was human-caused, officials say

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado wildfire that tore through 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) and destroyed 48 buildings, over half of which were homes, was human-caused, investigators said Friday.
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68 dead fish found after contaminated water discharge from Yukon mine disaster site

68 dead fish found after contaminated water discharge from Yukon mine disaster site

WHITEHORSE — The federal government has ordered the company that owns the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon to build barriers to protect fish from cyanide-contaminated water after 68 dead fish were found following a discharge of treated water from the site of
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You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity. Faster development is one thing Congress and the administration agree on.
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'Extra hoops': Parks Canada's lease system, building rules could delay Jasper rebuild

'Extra hoops': Parks Canada's lease system, building rules could delay Jasper rebuild

Residents of Jasper, Alta., who lost their homes in last month’s wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada, as well as modern rules dictating what they can and can’t construct.
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To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S.
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Flooding restricts aid to areas of Sudan facing famine, UN says

Flooding restricts aid to areas of Sudan facing famine, UN says

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday that flood conditions in Sudan have hindered the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing hunger and famine , including to a camp in North Darfur for those who have fled ongoing
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