U.S. Refining Capacity Poised For First Big Drop in Nearly a Decade August 5, 2020 By Laura Sanicola and Erwin Seba NEW YORK/HOUSTON — U.S. oil refining capacity this year could decline by the largest amount in nearly a decade as...
Murder, Arson Charges Filed Against Man in Seattle Fire August 3, 2020 SEATTLE — A deadly fire that sent people jumping from a fourth-floor window at an apartment building-turned motel in Seattle...
Portland Protesters Gassed After Setting Fire at Courthouse July 21, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — Protesters outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse set a fire in the building’s entryway early Monday in yet another...
Fire at French Cathedral in Nantes Destroys Famed Organ July 20, 2020 By Laetitia Notarianni and Thomas Adamson NANTES, France — French officials launched an arson inquiry Saturday after a fire broke out in the famed Gothic Cathedral...
Explosion Threat Eases at Burning Navy Warship in San Diego July 16, 2020 By Julie Watson SAN DIEGO — A fire aboard a U.S. warship moved away from fuel tanks, easing the threat of an explosion...
Portland’s Downtown Police Precinct Boarded Up July 2, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — Workers have installed plywood over windows and washed off graffiti near the entrance to the downtown Portland...
The Arctic is on Fire: Siberian Heat Wave Alarms Scientists June 25, 2020 By Daria Litvinova and Seth Borenstein MOSCOW — The Arctic is feverish and on fire — at least parts of it are. And that’s got scientists...
Warehouse Fire Devastates San Francisco’s Fishing Industry May 26, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO — A huge fire that tore through a warehouse on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf has destroyed fishing gear...
Probe Into LA Explosion Begins as Firefighters Recover May 20, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES — Investigators on Monday began combing the wreckage of a fire and explosion at a downtown Los Angeles...
Federal Hate Crime Charge in Missouri Islamic Center Fire May 14, 2020 By Jim Salter O’FALLON, Mo. — A man accused of setting a fire that destroyed an Islamic center in southeast Missouri has been...