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Bones may be those of Japanese American from internment camp
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — In the closing days of World War II, a Japanese American set out with other men from the infamous internment camp at Manzanar on a trip to the mountains, where he went off on his own to paint a watercolor and got caught in a freak summer snowstorm. A hiker found Giichi...
9 tornadoes confirmed in Dallas area from Sunday's storms
DALLAS (AP) — The National Weather Service says nine tornadoes struck the Dallas area during Sunday's stretch of severe storms in Texas. Forecasters confirmed the twisters Tuesday after surveying damage throughout North Texas. The strongest of the tornadoes hit the heavily populated north Dallas area,...
Correction: Severe Weather-The Latest story
DALLAS (AP) — In a story Oct. 21 about storms that spawned tornadoes in several states, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Bush Institute event was in South Texas. It was in south Dallas. A corrected version of the story is below: The Latest: Bushes home spared by Dallas tornado The tornado...
Japan warns of more rain, mudslide risk in typhoon-hit areas
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese weather agency warned people in Tokyo and northern Nagano that heavy rainfall Tuesday may set off flooding and mudslides, including in areas recovering from a deadly typhoon. The Japan Meteorological Agency said heavy rain was expected throughout the day, with waves and...
Tornado slams Dallas; 4 killed in Arkansas, Oklahoma
DALLAS (AP) — A tornado tossed trees into homes, tore off storefronts and downed power lines but killed no one in a densely populated area of Dallas, leaving Mayor Eric Johnson to declare the city "very fortunate" to be assessing only property damage. A meteorologist said Monday that people took shelter...
Japan braces for 2 more storms after deadly typhoon
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is bracing for two more storms heading its way a week after a typhoon devastated the country's central and northern regions. The Meteorological Agency said Monday that a tropical storm was off the southern coast of Japan's southwestern main island of Shikoku. It was heading northeast,...
Former TS Priscilla dissipates after coming ashore in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Tropical Storm Priscilla pushed onto Mexico's southwestern coast Sunday and then broke up while moving over land, but it still posed a threat of heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides. The U.S. National Hurricane Center downgraded Priscilla to a tropical depression as...
Nestor heads into Georgia after tornados damage Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Nestor raced across Georgia as a post-tropical cyclone late Saturday, hours after the former tropical storm spawned a tornado that damaged homes and a school in central Florida while sparing areas of the Florida Panhandle devastated one year earlier by Hurricane Michael. The storm...
Tropical Storm Nestor forces postponement at Florida A&M
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The clash between Mid-East Atlantic Conference unbeatens North Carolina A&T at Florida A&M has been postponed until Sunday at 2 p.m. (EST) because of concerns about inclement weather from Tropical Storm Nestor. NCA&T (4-1, 2-0) is ranked No. 10 in the STATS FCS poll and...
The Latest: Nestor brings rain, tornado warnings to Georgia
MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Nestor (all times local): 8:35 p.m. Former Tropical Storm Nestor has spread heavy rains over a large part of Georgia and triggered warnings for two potential twisters in the state. The National Weather Service issued two tornado warnings Saturday evening for...
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