Disasters

Biden is touring Hurricane Idalia damage. But DeSantis doesn't have plans to meet him
President Joe Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea.
'I have to do it': Midwest Indigenous crew in California to fight wildfires on native land
People from around the country, including some Minnesotans and Wisconsinites, are answering the call for help as more than 4,900 wildfires rage in California.
More than 6 months after Turkey's quake, people who lost homes still await new ones
The Feb. 6 earthquake and its aftershocks left nearly 3 million displaced and in need of shelter. In the hard-hit city of Adiyaman, families wait for promises of new homes to be fulfilled.
3 U.S. Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia, officials say
A United States Marine Corps aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multi-nation training exercise, officials said.
People mourn victims of the Florida shooting as a hate crime investigation begins
A man opened fire at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville on Saturday, killing three people before taking his own life. Police described the shooting as a "racially motivated" hate crime.