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A month's worth of rain floods Vermont town, with more on the way

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's latest summer storm dumped a month’s worth of rain in one community, leading to the rescue of three people from a car roof, and more rain was in the forecast Friday.

Landslide hits Georgia mountain resort, killing seven people and leaving more than 30 missing

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A landslide hit a resort area in the mountains of the country of Georgia, killing at least seven people and leaving more than 30 missing, officials and news reports said Friday. The landslide hit the Shovi area on Thursday.
Adams Lake wildfire flares as wind, harsh terrain challenge B.C. on multiple fronts

Adams Lake wildfire flares as wind, harsh terrain challenge B.C. on multiple fronts

VANCOUVER — It was a scene of confusion, sadness and fear in what is usually an idyllic lakeside community as a "drastic wind shift" caught fire forecasters off guard in British Columbia's Shuswap region on Wednesday.
California high court says county can't enforce oil well ban as state debates future of fossil fuels

California high court says county can't enforce oil well ban as state debates future of fossil fuels

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Rare otter attack injures three women floating on inner tubes on popular Montana river

Rare otter attack injures three women floating on inner tubes on popular Montana river

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner tubes and inflicted wounds serious enough that one victim had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities said Thursday.
Big waves becoming more common off California as Earth warms, new research finds

Big waves becoming more common off California as Earth warms, new research finds

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the increasing height from historical data
EV rebates suggest uptake in battery-powered cars soared in spring

EV rebates suggest uptake in battery-powered cars soared in spring

OTTAWA — The number of rebates issued for electric vehicles soared in the spring, sparking hope that sales of battery-powered cars and trucks might finally be on track to meet national targets set by Ottawa.
Alberta announces six-month pause on renewable energy, citing rural concerns

Alberta announces six-month pause on renewable energy, citing rural concerns

EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government is pausing all approvals in the province's booming renewable energy industry in response to what it says are rural and environmental concerns.
Death of woman hit by branch in Toronto park shows need for maintenance: arborists

Death of woman hit by branch in Toronto park shows need for maintenance: arborists

TORONTO — The recent death of a woman who was hit by a falling branch in a popular Toronto park has highlighted the need to carefully maintain the more than 3.5 million trees in the city's public spaces, arborists say.
Pope gets an electrifying World Youth Day welcome and urges fighting for economic justice, climate

Pope gets an electrifying World Youth Day welcome and urges fighting for economic justice, climate

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of flag-waving young people from around the globe gave Pope Francis a raucous welcome to the World Youth Day festival in Portugal's capital Thursday, in a sign of youthful support for the 86-year-old pont
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