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The devastating wildfires in Northern California killed scores of people and left thousands homeless. They've also left many seasonal agricultural workers without jobs or income.

The La Tuna fire near Los Angeles — one of several burning in California, Montana and Oregon — is one-third contained. But firefighters warn there is still much to be done to bring it under control.

Called ALSV, the virus causes headache and fever and was found in Inner Mongolia. Scientists say the discovery illustrates how much we still don't know about ticks.

Storms dumped rain and snow all along the coast, prompting evacuations, closing roads and knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers. But all that water has helped the West's severe drought.

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a new United Nations report.

In Ohio, officials are working to prevent any major explosion from the wreckage of a Friday night train derailment that occurred in a small town near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line.

An obscure bit of brain tissue appears critical to both out-of-body experiences and our sense of being anchored to a physical self.

Facilities for delivering babies are expensive to run and hard to staff. But when small rural hospitals close their birthing units, pregnant women must travel much farther for care.

While Florida is cleaning up from Hurricane Debby, the storm is still dumping record amounts of rain onto Coastal Georgia and South Carolina.

Parts of "The Big Apple" could see at least 6 inches of snow, while somewhere between 8 inches to a foot could fall in Boston. Public schools in both cities will be closed Tuesday.

The deadliest Hezbollah rocket attack since fighting began on July 12 left ten Israelis dead Sunday morning. The victims, soldiers from a reserve unit, were hit on the parking lot of a communal farm in northeastern Israel. Israel today also continued ground and air attacks on Lebanon, killing at least 17 people.

Outrunning a tornado is very unlikely. But there are several things you can do to increase your chances of staying safe if a tornado hits.

As tens of thousands of people struggle to rebuild their homes and lives in the Philippines, officials say the number of casualties is expected to rise.

The Cranston Fire has destroyed five homes and forced some 3,200 people to evacuate from Riverside County. The fire spread very rapidly, expanding to 4,700 acres in just a few hours.

Iraqi troops, with U.S. support, are on the outskirts of the Norther Iraqi city. Mosul has been under ISIS control for more than two years.

Trying to ignore a series of violent disruptions, Afghan voters go to the polls for the nation's first free legislative elections in three decades.

Military officials in Pakistan say the country's army is preparing for a massive assault on Islamist militants in the Swat Valley, 100 miles north of the capital, Islamabad.

Researchers have found that a few lessons in a meditation technique adapted from Tibetan Buddhism can change the way people perceive pain.

Researchers have found that a few lessons in a meditation technique adapted from Tibetan Buddhism can change the way people perceive pain.

The volcano may have been primed to erupt before the magnitude 8.8 quake pushed it over the edge.