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WATCH: Roommates help rescue Vietnam vet stuck in California floodwaters
ABC News
A pair of roommates helped rescue a Vietnam veteran as his car floated away in floodwaters in Southern California early on Friday morning.
Nov 24, 2025, 4:02 AM
WATCH: Drone shows Ukraine apartment block devastated by Russian strike
ABC News
At least 26 people, including three children, were killed in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian city of Ternopil.
Nov 20, 2025, 12:46 PM
WATCH: Tourist blamed for massive fire at historic Chinese temple site
ABC News
Footage shows flames engulfing a pavilion at the Yongqing Temple complex in China, sending smoke into the sky. Chinese state media reported the blaze was caused by a tourist using incense and candles.
Nov 19, 2025, 10:40 PM
WATCH: Hot-air balloon riders crash into trees in Mexico
ABC News
A hot-air balloon ride in Mexico ended with a bump after the balloon drifted straight into a tree, sending branches spilling into the basket.
Nov 18, 2025, 12:43 PM
WATCH: Northern lights dazzle in US skies
ABC News
A powerful solar eruption produced aurora in areas as far-flung as New Hampshire, Texas and Colorado.
Nov 12, 2025, 11:37 AM
WATCH: Funnel cloud of ash forms next to spewing lava in Hawaii
ABC News
A swirling ash "tornado" formed next to jets of lava on Sunday as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is once again shooting lava more than 1,000 feet into the air.
Nov 12, 2025, 1:10 AM
WATCH: Millions of Americans experience first major snowfall of the season
ABC News
More than 200 million people across multiple U.S. states woke up on Tuesday to an early blast of winter with the first major snowfall of the season.
Nov 11, 2025, 7:19 PM
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System Is Crumbling
Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com
Funding and staffing cuts are shuttering the monitoring stations that sustain this life-saving early warning system.
Nov 11, 2025, 2:00 AM
Chicago escapes major snowfall as north suburbs, NW Indiana see up to 1 ft. of accumulation
Stephanie Wade, Greg Dutra, ABC7 Chicago Digital Team, Lissette Nuñez, WLS-TV
The first snowstorm of the 2025 season in the books. Drivers saw dangerous conditions on the roads as overnight snowfall blanketed the Chicago area.
Nov 10, 2025, 6:13 PM
WATCH: Fireball from deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville caught on camera
ABC News
A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky killing at least seven people.
Nov 5, 2025, 2:25 PM
WATCH: Medieval tower partially collapses in Rome
ABC News
One worker was critically injured and another trapped in the collapse, authorities said.
Nov 3, 2025, 3:24 PM
WATCH: JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after losing altitude
ABC News
A JetBlue flight traveling from Mexico to New Jersey on Thursday made an emergency landing after experiencing a drop in altitude, leaving several passengers injured, according to the airline.
Oct 31, 2025, 6:31 PM
Satellite images show Jamaica before and after Hurricane Melissa
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News
Hurricane Melissa made landfall along Jamaica's southwestern coast Tuesday as an extremely powerful Category 5 storm.
Oct 30, 2025, 2:29 PM
What it’s like to be in the middle of a conspiracy theory (according to a conspiracy theory expert)
Mike Rothschild, MIT Technology Review
On a gloomy Saturday morning this past May, a few months after entire blocks of Altadena, California, were destroyed by wildfires, several dozen survivors met at a local church to vent their built-up frustration, anger, blame, and anguish. As I sat there list…
Oct 30, 2025, 10:00 AM
WATCH: More homes fall into ocean along North Carolina’s Outer Banks
ABC News
Several more North Carolina homes have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean, and more could collapse in the coming days, according to the National Park Service.
Oct 29, 2025, 8:04 PM
WATCH: Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane
ABC News
Melissa is set to bring catastrophic winds, rain, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica, where residents and tourists are sheltering in place.
Oct 28, 2025, 5:56 PM
WATCH: Lobby of luxury Florida hotel flooded amid storms
ABC News
Experts said the storm unleased rains comparable to what the region saw from a hurricane in 2022.
Oct 28, 2025, 12:14 PM
WATCH: Man struggles to walk as powerful winds hit France
ABC News
Strong winds in central France made it difficult for the man seen in this video to stay upright, much less make any forward progress.
Oct 26, 2025, 5:55 PM
Saturday, October 25. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine
Katya Soldak, Forbes Staff, Katya Soldak, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/katyasoldak/, Forbes
Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,340.
Oct 25, 2025, 10:37 PM
The weather disaster database that Trump killed has a new home
Justine Calma, The Verge
The national database on billion-dollar weather and climate disasters has found a new home after the Trump administration decided to ax it earlier this year. Thanks to researchers continuing the work despite a lack of federal support, we can keep the tally go…
Oct 22, 2025, 7:26 PM
Heavy snow to bury New Yorkers this winter with '100 inches' expected...
Hannah Broughton, Themirror.com
Forecasters are predicting plenty of snow for New York this winter, with some parts expected to receive over 100 inches.
Oct 22, 2025, 2:25 PM
Ukrainian city in total blackout after 'massive' Russian assault
BBC News
Across the wider region, four people are reported to have been killed and 10 others injured.
Oct 21, 2025, 5:36 PM
WATCH: Volcano watchers silhouetted against Kilauea's lava fountain
ABC News
A pair of volcano watchers were silhouetted against Mount Kilauea's lava fountain.
Oct 21, 2025, 8:10 AM
FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood
Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune, The Texas Tribune
Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged county in Texas have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps.
Oct 19, 2025, 1:00 PM