As intense heat batters much of the planet, people cool off however they can. In Pasadena, California, where Wednesday's high was 鈥渙nly鈥� in the mid-90s, seniors found relief 鈥� and some fun 鈥� in a morning swim class in this image made by Associated Press photographer Ryan Sun.Elsewhere, ...
EAST PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT, Alberta (AP) 鈥� Carrol Johnston counted her blessings as she stood on the barren site where her home was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that forced her to flee her northern Alberta community two months ago.Her family escaped unharmed, though her beloved cat, ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) 鈥� A suspected underground gas explosion during Johannesburg's evening rush hour ripped open roads and flipped more than 20 cars in South Africa蘑菇视频 biggest city Wednesday, injuring at least nine people, authorities said.The nine were sent to the hospital with injuries that ...
LOUTRAKI, Greece (AP) 鈥� Wildfires outside Athens forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes Monday, as high winds pushed flames through hillside scrub and pine forests parched by days of extreme heat.Authorities issued evacuation orders for at least ...
CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� An emergency evacuation slide fell from an airliner Monday and landed in the backyard of a home near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, causing no injuries but damaging a roof, officials and witnesses said.The Federal Aviation Administration said a United Airlines Boeing ...
