Zurich Insurance Beats Estimates Despite LA Wildfire Hit August 7, 2025 By Noele Illien Zurich posted a 6% gain in profit for the first half of 2025 as the insurer shook off losses from...
Deadly Wildfires Ravage Southwest France as Heat Wave Builds August 6, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Nayla Razzouk Wildfires ravaged vineyards and farms in southern France, leaving one person dead and forcing residents to flee as flames shut...
Small New Jersey Earthquake Rattles New York City Buildings August 5, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan A small earthquake shook the dust off the walls and rattled windows across northern New Jersey and the greater New...
Hong Kong Sets Rainfall Record, Hundreds of Flights Delayed or Canceled August 5, 2025 By Mary Hui, Sangmi Cha and Danny Lee Hong Kong set a rainfall record for August after violent storms lashed the city on Tuesday, leading to flight delays...
Tsunami Reaches US as Powerful Quake Puts Pacific on Alert July 30, 2025 By Mary Hui, Shoko Oda and Brian K. Sullivan Coastal regions from Chile to the western U.S. were on edge after a powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East triggered...
Taylor Wimpey Provision Shows Long Road to Fixing UK Fire Safety July 30, 2025 By Damian Shepherd More than eight years on from the tragic Grenfell fire that claimed 72 lives, the U.K.’s home builders are still...
Shanghai Faces Deluge After Floods Kill at Least 30 in Beijing July 29, 2025 Shanghai is bracing for heavy rain from a tropical storm tracking toward China’s financial hub, a day after flooding killed...
Severe Storm Soaks Northern Philippines After Second Strike July 25, 2025 By Mary Hui and Neil Jerome Morales Severe Tropical Storm Co-may is drenching northern Philippines and threatening some rice and corn crops following a second landfall on...
Los Angeles Sues Airbnb for Alleged Price Gouging Following Wildfires July 18, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Los Angeles sued Airbnb, accusing the home rental company of allowing price gouging affecting at least 2,000 properties during January’s...
Search for Missing in Texas Will Resume After Rain-Induced Pause July 14, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday, hoping to resume the search for people still...