Disasters

4 rescued from flooded cave in Thailand; 9 remain inside as crews regroup
Eight of the boys and the coach remained inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex as authorities paused the international effort until Monday to replenish air tanks along the treacherous exit route.
The Minneapolis Police Department reported that the adult male bicyclist was eastbound on East 22nd Street in the city's Seward neighborhood at the time of the collision, while the vehicle was traveling south on 26th Avenue South.
Eleven of 50 dogs being transported by an animal rescue group from Mississippi to Minnesota were found dead after the van carrying them broke down on Interstate 55 in north Mississippi.
The U.S. Coast Guard reported that its personnel responded at about 7 a.m. after being notified that someone was yelling for help in the harbor waters.
Thai soccer players trapped in cave write letters, tell parents not to worry
The boys and their coach have been trapped since June 23, when they went exploring in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave after a practice game. Monsoon flooding cut off their escape and prevented rescuers from finding them for almost 10 days.
After weeks of rain, officials in SW Minnesota look to rebuild
Gov. Mark Dayton, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, Rep. Collin Peterson and other state and federal officials got a first-hand look Friday at the damage caused by recent storms in southwest Minnesota.
Dayton travels to SW Minnesota to assess weather damage
The governor declared a state of emergency Thursday for 36 counties and the Red Lake reservation because of a persistent pattern of severe weather since June 9 that has brought waves of heavy rains, flash flooding, high winds and tornadoes to much of the state.
Thai diver dies during cave rescue operations
A former member of an elite Thai navy unit died while returning from placing oxygen canisters in the cave where 12 boys and their coach have been trapped.