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Rain after big fires last year had whole neighborhoods in Flagstaff, Ariz., sandbagging to protect homes. Near-record snowpack in the mountains are threatening to test larger scale flood controls.

A blanket of smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to move south and hover over many Northeastern cities. Officials have issued many health alerts — warning people to avoid outdoor activities.

President Biden has held on to one of the signature economic policies of his predecessor: tariffs on imports from China. We look at why he's kept them, and what it means for businesses.

Lilia Chanysheva was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison in the latest in a series of lengthy prison terms handed down to Kremlin political opponents. Women are increasingly singled out for repression.

Houseless individuals tend to gather near flood prone areas, making them increasingly vulnerable to consequences of natural disasters.

Summertime ice in the Arctic Ocean has been in quick retreat. There's a lot of uncertainty about how quickly it will melt away entirely in the summertime. Estimates range from 2013 to beyond 2100. The uncertainty is explained by the science behind the phenomenon of melting.

Bridgeport's plans to break ground for the construction of a new high school in the city’s south end this spring are stalled. Officials say the hold is due to a delay in state funding. But even before that, the move of the 100-year-old Bassick High School faced stiff opposition from neighborhood groups and environmentalists.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered a startling defeat in a referendum that would have greatly enhanced his power, including ending presidential term limits. Voters rejected the referendum, 51 percent to 49 percent. Opponents said the country was hurtling toward dictatorship.

The papal conclave is beginning Wednesday at the Vatican, as 133 cardinal electors undertake the solemn task of choosing the next leader of the Catholic Church.

In public health circles, there's growing concern that the CDC is being hamstrung in ways that are hurting the pandemic response and that could limit the agency's tools in the future.