Disasters

A fire lookout discusses what's lost in a transition to technology
The number of manned fire lookouts in the U.S. is dwindling, as technology is increasingly used to spot and monitor wildfires. But can technology fully replace the human eye?
Still reeling from Dorian, Bahamas hit by tropical storm
Officials temporarily suspended aid efforts and closed a couple of small airports in the Bahamas on Saturday as Tropical Storm Humberto dumped rain on parts of the archipelago's northwest region that were hammered by Hurricane Dorian two weeks ago.
'The Only Plane In The Sky' offers a powerful, graphic narrative of 9/11
When today's children someday ask "What was 9/11 really like?," Garrett Graff's book will be the answer: He vividly recounts the most upsetting and totemic moments — and critical, little-told others.
Congregants mourn loss of synagogue and ‘so much history’ in fire
Officials are still investigating the cause of the fire at the 120-year-old synagogue belonging to the Adas Israel Congregation in Duluth.
Ship overturns near Georgia port; 4 crew members missing
Rescuers were searching Sunday for four crew members of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire near a port on the Georgia coast, but the efforts ran into trouble amid the flames and instability of the ship, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Silence, devastation mark town devastated by Dorian - but some are staying
Nearly a week after disaster roared in from the sea, much of Marsh Harbour on Abaco Island felt empty Saturday. A hot wind whistled through stands of decapitated pine trees and homes that collapsed during Hurricane Dorian. But some residents remain, and say they plan to stay and help rebuild the community.
Dorian topples crane, knocks out power in eastern Canada
Dorian arrived on Canada's Atlantic coast Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out power for more than 300,000 people a day after the storm wreaked havoc on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
'Hour of darkness' for Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian death toll rises
Search and rescue teams are still trying to reach some Bahamian communities isolated by floodwaters and debris after Hurricane Dorian, while the official death toll has risen to 43 and is likely to increase even more, top officials said.
Newly hired scientist for California among boat fire victims
Aboard were respected scientists, engineers, free spirits and parents with their teenage and adult children — all brought together over a passion for scuba diving. Two divers were celebrating their birthdays.
Central Minn. colleges raise funds for Bahamas relief
Students at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University are raising money for relief efforts in the Bahamas, devastated this week by Hurricane Dorian. About 1,200 alumni of the two colleges live on the islands, including both the president and provost of the University of the Bahamas.