Suspicious package sent to elections officials in Minnesota prompts evacuation and FBI investigation

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Friday were investigating the origin of a suspicious package that was sent to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office, prompting an hourslong evacuation. Friday's episode in Minnesota was the latest in a...

Israel's military says it is conducting airstrikes in Beirut area where it had warned residents to evacuate

Israeli army warns residents in Beirut to evacuate from 3 buildings it says Hezbollah uses to hide weapons

Lebanon fears Gaza-like carnage as Israel ramps up airstrikes across the country

When she first heard about the evacuation warnings Israel was sending to residents of Lebanon, Aline Naser’s thoughts immediately turned to Gaza. For the past year, the 26-year-old Beirut resident has been following with horror the reports about besieged Palestinians in the Gaza...

Evacuation order lifted for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurred

WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Residents in an Ohio community where a dangerous chemical leak occurred have been allowed to return to their homes. An evacuation order was issued shortly after styrene, a toxic and flammable chemical that is used to make plastic and rubber, began...

House approves GOP resolution condemning Biden and Harris over Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday voted to condemn President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, capping their work in Washington with legislation that carried no legal weight but drove a political point ahead of the...

Evacuation order remains in effect for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurred

WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — An evacuation order remained in effect Wednesday for residents in an Ohio community as crews continued to work at the scene of a dangerous chemical leak. Styrene, a toxic and flammable chemical that is used to make plastic and rubber, began leaking...

Dangerous chemical leak spurs evacuation order in Ohio town

CLEVES, Ohio (AP) — Students in school buildings and residents in neighboring homes were told to evacuate after a dangerous chemical began leaking from a railcar Tuesday near Cincinnati. Aerial video showed firefighters spraying down the car, which was sitting upright on tracks...

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating

Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said. Heavy rains and big waves already lashed the Cayman Islands, and some Florida residents began to evacuate or fill sandbags ahead of anticipated...

Israel's Netanyahu urges Lebanese civilians to heed Israeli calls to evacuate and to 'take this warning seriously'