Southern California wildfire is 100 percent contained

California wildfire 100 percent contained

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — Firefighters have fully surrounded a 145-acre wildfire in Southern California.

Los Angeles County says US Forest Service should allow helicopter firefighting at night

USFS urged to allow night aerial firefighting

LA County says US Forest Service should allow aerial firefighting at night

LA County: Night aerial firefighting needed

Senate panel studies whether national forests can be used to store carbon, slow global warming

Forest Service says trees can slow climate change

East Coast states totaling damage from nor’easter, already estimated at tens of millions

East Coast states totaling damage from nor’easter

Southern California wildfire is 95 percent contained; no homes threatened

SoCal wildfire 95 percent contained

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in Southern California.

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake off Canada’s western coast

Magnitude 6.6 quake off Canada’s pacific coast

250-plus-acre wildfire is 75 percent in Southern California; no homes threatened

Wildfire almost contained in Southern Calif.

254-acre wildfire is 75 percent contained in Orange County, no homes threatened

Wildfire grows to 254 acres in Southern California

Landslide in northern China kills 23; rescuers search for survivors

Landslide in northern China kills 23

BEIJING — A state media report says a massive landslide in northern China partially has buried a village and killed at least 23 people, and that rescuers are seeking survivors.

250-acre Southern California wildfire burns in Orange County; no homes threatened

Wildfire grows to 250 acres in Southern California

4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes remote area of California desert

4.6-magnitude quake shakes California desert

NFL, union contributing $50,000 to aid victims of tsunami that struck American Samoa

NFL, union contributing $50,000 to tsunami victims

Death toll in El Salvador storms, mudslides rises to 192; dozens still missing

Death toll in El Salvador storms rises to 192

China’s plan to raise water level of Three Gorges dam stalled amid drought, landslide concerns

China’s plan for Three Gorges’ water level stalled

Brief storm shows potential for mud flows from huge Southern California wildfire burn area

Mud slide scare hits LA suburb near burn area

APNewsBreak: Report finds deadly LA County wildfire spread due to steep terrain, dense brush

Report: Terrain, brush to blame in huge wildfire

Rainstorm sends mud, debris flowing into LA foothill suburb below wildfire burn area

Rainstorm sends water, mud flowing into LA suburb

Strong earthquake strikes northern Chile; no major damage reported

Earthquake shakes northern Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile — A strong earthquake struck northern Chile early Friday, briefly knocking out power to a city but otherwise causing no major damages, authorities said.

US Geological Survey reports 6.5-magnitude quake strikes in northern Chile

USGS: 6.5-magnitude quake hits northern Chile

Diary of British reporter who sacrificed reputation to expose Stalin’s famine goes on display

Diary that helped expose Stalin’s famine displayed

Calif. suspect in fire that killed 5, destroyed hundreds of homes pleads not guilty to murder

Calif. fire suspect pleads not guilty to murder

UN children’s agency official warns of looming famine in south Sudan, says more funds needed

UN children’s agency warns of south Sudan famine

National team to help Forest Service manage bark beetle epidemic in Colo., Wyo.

National team to help manage bark beetle problem

Deadly landslide in Tanzanian village kills 11 children, 9 adults near famous Mt Kilimanjaro

Tanzanian landslide kills 11 children, 9 adults

Clinton vows suppport for US-backed Philippine antiterrorism campaign, typhoon relief efforts

Clinton supports Philippine antiterrorism fight

Philippines’ Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt in weeks

Philippines’ Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt

Gulf Coast residents mostly unscathed as Ida weakens to a depression, soaks Southeast

Ida weakens to a depression, soaks the Southeast

World Food Program: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need urgent food assistance

UN: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need food

Landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 42 in southern India

Landslide triggered by rains kills 42 in India