Bad weather cited in 2 fatal Nebraska plane crashes minutes apart

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bad weather was reported near two Nebraska farm fields where small planes crashed minutes apart in August, according to preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board. The two crashes happened on Aug. 26, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) apart,...

Phoenix ends its streak of 100-degree days at 113 consecutive days

PHOENIX (AP) — After a meltdown summer, Phoenix finally is getting just a glimpse — ever so briefly — of a cooldown. The National Weather Service said Tuesday’s high temperature was 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius) at 4 p.m. MST. “It's not going to go to...

'Firehose' storm hits part of North Carolina and scientists see climate change

The Carolinas braced for a storm that forecasters warned could bring heavy rain — as much as 6 to 8 inches in some spots. But one narrow band got a “firehose” that dumped as much as 20 inches in a so-called 1,000-year flood that shocked many with its intensity. The storm that...

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2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm

BEIJING (AP) — Two people died in China’s eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful winds before easing into a tropical storm, state media reported Tuesday. Two residents of Zhoushi Town, about 80 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of...

Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coast

MIAMI (AP) — Heavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn't quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast Monday. The center of the storm system was near the South Carolina coast Monday afternoon, moving inland, the U.S. National...

Tropical Storm Gordon weakens to a depression

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon has weakened to a depression as it swirls through open waters in the Atlantic. The storm was located about 955 miles (1,540 kilometers) east of the northeast Caribbean on Monday. It had top winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was moving...

Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. More than 414,000 people had been evacuated...

Tropical storm warning posted for parts of the Carolinas for disturbance offshore

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning has been issued for a stretch of the Southeast seacoast from a disturbance that is likely to become a tropical storm in the coming hours, forecasters said Sunday night. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm system has been moving...