Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. World 31 May, 2024
California faces more blizzards, floods in multistate storm California faces more blizzards, floods in multistate storm World 25 Feb, 2023
'So difficult': Winter snow, cold slam Northwest and Sierra The Pacific Northwest and Sierra Nevada grappled Tuesday with another day of snow, ice and unseasonable cold that has disrupted traffic, caused closures and forced people to find refuge in emergency warming shelters. World 29 Dec, 2021
California wildfires threaten famous giant sequoia trees Firefighters wrapped the base of the world's largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in California's rugged Sierra Nevada. World 17 Sep, 2021
California fire approaches Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation A ferocious wildfire approached Lake Tahoe just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to evacuate and communities just across the state line in Nevada were warned to get ready to leave. World 31 Aug, 2021
California's largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state's largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the U.S. West. World 25 Jul, 2021
Huge Oregon blaze grows as wildfires burn across western US The largest wildfire in the US torched more dry forest landscape in Oregon on Sunday, one of dozens of major blazes burning across the West as critically dangerous fire weather loomed in the coming days. World 19 Jul, 2021
California fire prompts evacuations; Oregon blaze balloons A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an extreme bike ride through the Sierra Nevada on Saturday as critically dangerous wildfire weather loomed in the coming days. World 18 Jul, 2021
California and other parts of the West broil and burn Firefighters working in searing heat struggled to contain the largest wildfire in California this year while state power operators urged people to conserve energy after a huge wildfire in neighboring Oregon disrupted the flow of electricity from three major transmission lines. World 12 Jul, 2021
Heat wave blankets US West as fires rage in several states Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas. World 11 Jul, 2021
From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit KATHMANDU: Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He's been to the summit 21 times. The potential for a COVID-19 outbreak at base camp had him just as fearful as a blizzard or cracking ice. The 60-year-old... Women 24 Mar, 2020
One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in US DENVER: Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 travellers to sleep overnight in Denver's airport after hundreds of flights were cancelled just as Thanksgiving travel... Women 27 Nov, 2019
