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US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer for Arizona copper mine

US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer for Arizona copper mine

A U.S. appeals court has temporarily blocked the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America. The transfer was scheduled for Tuesday.
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Pakistan restores electricity and reopens roads in areas where floods killed over 300

Pakistan restores electricity and reopens roads in areas where floods killed over 300

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest and restored 70% of the region's electricity after flash floods there killed more than 300 people, officials said Tuesday, as a downpour continued to lash several flood-hit r
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Hurricane Erin forecast to churn up dangerous swells and winds from Florida to New England

Hurricane Erin forecast to churn up dangerous swells and winds from Florida to New England

RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin chugged slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues days before the biggest storm surges are expected.
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What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it heads past the US East Coast

What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it heads past the US East Coast

Hurricane Erin was creating potentially deadly water conditions all along the East Coast days before the largest waves are expected, even as the strength of the storm weakened on Tuesday.
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Hurricane Erin's massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina's Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin's massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina's Outer Banks

There's a popular T-shirt on Hatteras Island along the North Carolina Outer Banks that says: “One road on.
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New Brunswick deficit forecast rises by almost 22 per cent to $668.7 million

New Brunswick deficit forecast rises by almost 22 per cent to $668.7 million

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is revising its budget deficit upward by almost 22 per cent, adding that "unstable trade conditions" and poor weather are casting a shadow over the province's finances.
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Quebec City using artificial intelligence to manage traffic, reduce congestion

Quebec City using artificial intelligence to manage traffic, reduce congestion

Quebec City has started synchronizing traffic lights with the use of Google's artificial intelligence, technology the city says will improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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Spain battles one of its most destructive fire seasons even as its heat wave eases

Spain battles one of its most destructive fire seasons even as its heat wave eases

MADRID (AP) — Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula.
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Italy's Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely

Italy's Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely

ROME (AP) — Italy’s Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years.
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Photo of a stalled commuter train on a submerged track shows Mumbai’s frailties during monsoon

Photo of a stalled commuter train on a submerged track shows Mumbai’s frailties during monsoon

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A commuter train is stalled on a railway track that is submerged in water. Passengers get off it, open their umbrellas and leave, frustrated by the abrupt stop in their journey.
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