Disasters

Passersby credited with saving woman from fiery crash
A Thunder Bay woman's SUV burst into flames with her inside it, and the patrol said she was too badly hurt to get out.
Crews gaining upper hand on Iron Range blaze
The wildfire, which began Friday near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., is about 57 percent contained, officials said Tuesday morning.
Photos: Wildfire raging in Alberta, thousands of people evacuated
A massive wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta grew to 85,000 hectares (210,035 acres) and officials said Thursday they would like to move south about 25,000 evacuees who had previously fled north, including 8,000 by air.
Firefighters say flames were shooting out of the home when they arrived about 12:30 a.m. Friday.
Not a drone after all? Unclear what hit that British Airways plane
The incident prompted calls for more drone regulation, but a U.K. lawmaker now says it probably was not a drone that struck the plane. And an investigation has ended because of a lack of evidence.
Traffic-related deaths in 2016 are on pace to match or exceed last year's five-year high, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said Thursday. Four behaviors behind the wheel continue to drive the grim data.
From Ebola to Zika: What we're learning about global health crises
The medical director for Partners in Health explains what she -- and the world's medical establishment -- learned from the response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa, and whether it's useful in responding to the dangers of the Zika virus.